MCSA 70-742 Cert Guide Identity with Windows Server 2016

by Finkel, Benjamin

• ISBN13: 9780789757036
• ISBN10: 0789757036
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-06-05
• Publisher: Pearson IT Certification

Summary

The MCSA 70-742 Cert Guide is the most comprehensive study guide available for certification candidates who want to pass Microsoft’s 70-742 exam and successfully run Active Directory and Group Policy on Windows Server 2016 in production environments. With uniquely thorough coverage carefully mapped to the exam’s objectives, it brings together all the information and insight you need to succeed on your MCSA 70-742: Identity with Windows Server 2016 exam. Coverage includes:

• Installing and configuring Active Directory Domain Services, including domain controllers, users, computers, groups, and OUs
• Managing and maintaining Active Directory Domain Services, including configuration of service authentication and account policies, and challenges of complex enterprise environments
• Creating and managing Group Policy: objects, processing, setting, and preferences
• Implementing Active Directory Certification Services: installation, configuration, and management
• Implementing Identity Federation and Access Solutions, including Web Application Proxy and Rights Management Services

From start to finish, this book is organized to help you focus your study time where you need the most help, so you can retain more, earn higher scores, and be more effective in your day-to-day work. Its features include:

• Pre-chapter "Do I Know This Already" (DIKTA) quizzes that help you assess your knowledge of each chapter’s content and decide how much time to spend on each section
• Foundation Topics sections that thoroughly explain concepts and theory, and link them to real-world configurations and commands
• Key Topics icons that flag every figure, table, or list which you must absolutely understand and remember
• Chapter-ending Exam Preparation sections with even more exercises and troubleshooting scenarios

Author Biography

Benjamin Finkel has had his hands on a keyboard since his father brought home the original Compaq portable when he was just four years old. He began professional consulting in 1997 directly out of high school. Ben spent the next 17 years developing and supporting systems in a wide variety of industries, from health care to finance to medical research, before becoming a full-time trainer with CBT Nuggets. Today he lives near Niagara Falls, New York, with his wife and two children. When he’s not busy learning about the next big thing in IT, he enjoys snowboarding, reading, and dissuading his wife from adopting yet another cat.

Table of Contents

Part 1 - Install and Configure Active Directory Domain Services
Chapter 1 - Introducing Active Directory
Chapter 2 - Install and Configure Domain Controllers
Chapter 3 - Create and Manage Active Directory Users and Computers
Chapter 4 - Create and Manage Active Directory Groups and Organizational Units

Part 2 - Manage and Maintain Active Directory Domain Services
Chapter 5 - Configure Service Authentication and Account Policies
Chapter 6 - Maintain Active Directory
Chapter 7 - Configure Active Directory in a Complex Enterprise Environment

Part 3 - Create and Manage Group Policy
Chapter 8 - Create and Manage Group Policy Objects
Chapter 9 - Configure Group Policy Processing
Chapter 10 - Configure Group Policy Settings
Chapter 11 - Configure Group Policy Preferences

Part 4 - Implement Active Directory Certification Services
Chapter 12 - Install and Configure Active Directory Certificate Services
Chapter 13 - Manage Certificates

Part 5 - Implement Identity Federation and Access Solutions
Chapter 14 - Install and Configure Active Directory Federation Services
Chapter 15 - Implement Web Application Proxy
Chapter 16 - Install and Configure Active Directory Rights Management Services