Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft Windows XP is the operating system from Microsoft. Based on the Windows 2000 code base, Windows XP has been represented as a big release for Microsoft one that will be similar to the revolutionary release of Windows 95. The technical implementation and support of Windows XP Professional within corporate environments is crucial for organisations that plan to move to the Windows XP Professional operating system.

Overall, XP is a relatively reliable operating system, has an overhauled user interface and includes multimedia enhancements.

XP comes in three editions, Home and Professional and Server versions. The Home Edition lacks enterprise functionality including tiered authentication services, IP Security (IPSec) VPN support, endemic file/folder encryption support and back-up software. Microsoft has imposed limitations on usability of the Home Edition in business networks, but has paid attention to building residential networks from XP and connecting those networks via XP Home Edition to the Internet.

The strongest enhancement to the XP Professional Edition is the delivery on promises Microsoft made for Windows 2000. Group policy administration (via the Win 2000 Active Directory) components are easier to define and manage. There are more than 200 more policies for desktop lockdown, defining users and security setup than in Win 2000. The new Resultant Set of Policy utility gives you on-the-spot policy configuration information about any PC or logged-on user and can help you to debug policies for that PC.

User mobility functions are improved. IntelliMirror functions, which let users easily take their PC desktop and folder settings to other computers, have been improved. Users can place files from a local, network or Internet files/data source into portable cache, making the data on remote machines available to authenticated users.

Additionally, hardware power management has been largely perfected, and the ability for a single PC to support multiple users has been upgraded without sacrificing user privacy or security for group-applied policy characteristics.

Audience

The target audience for this curriculum includes IT support professionals who are new to the Windows XP Professional environment, provide help desk support for Windows XP Professional desktops or provide support for the Windows.NET family of products. More specifically, an ideal candidate will be responsible for addressing the implementation and desktop support needs of customers that are planning to deploy and support Microsoft Windows XP Professional in a variety of stand-alone and network operating system environments. They may also be involved in implementing and supporting Windows XP Professional.

Installation and Configuration

• Identify methods for determining whether system hardware and software are compatible with Windows XP Professional.
• Identify factors that dictate which file system to select when formatting a partition for Windows XP Professional.
• Identify key features of the text-only portion of the Windows XP Professional installation procedure.
• Identify advantages of automating Windows XP Professional installation by using answer files and Uniqueness Database Files (UDFs).
• Identify user interaction level, distribution method, and essential general and network settings for an answer file.
• Identify additional network and advanced settings for creating an answer file.
• Identify guidelines for installing hardware devices on a computer running Windows XP Professional.
• Identify features of configuring multiple monitors in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify Scanner and Camera Installation Wizard options that can be selected when installing a scanner or camera on a computer running Windows XP Professional.

Networks and Desktops

• Sequence the stages in the Windows XP Professional boot process.
• Identify features of control sets in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify guidelines for using the Last Known Good configuration to start a computer running Windows XP Professional.
• Create a local user account in Windows XP Professional.
• Sequence the stages in the authentication of a local user account in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify the main features of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify features of the configurable properties of the Windows XP Professional desktop display.
• Identify features of configuring Windows XP Professional desktop shortcuts.
• Match Windows XP Professional desktop accessibility configuration options with their functions.

TCP/IP and Remote Support

• Manually assign a static Internet Protocol (IP) address for a network device in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify the different methods of assigning an alternate dynamic Internet Protocol (IP) address to a network device.
• Automate Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment in Windows XP Professional by changing from static to dynamic IP addressing.
• Identify features of user-friendly names used in Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks.
• Sort characteristics of text files used for static mapping of names to an Internet Protocol (IP) address in Windows XP Professional.
• Sort characteristics of services used for dynamic mapping of names to an Internet Protocol (IP) address in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify features of establishing outbound remote access connections in Windows XP Professional.
• Match remote access connection types supported by Windows XP Professional with their features.
• Identify New Connection Wizard options that can be selected when creating a direct cable connection to another computer in Windows XP Professional.

Remote and Mobile Computing

• Identify features of virtual private network (VPN) connection from a Windows XP Professional client.
• Identify New Connection Wizard options that can be selected when configuring an outbound virtual private network (VPN) connection in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify features of virtual private network (VPN) protocols available in Windows XP Professional.
• Create a hardware profile for a mobile user in Windows XP Professional.
• Select an optimal power scheme for a computer running Windows XP Professional.
• Differentiate between characteristics of the standby and hibernation power-saving options available in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify Add Printer Wizard options that can be selected when manually installing a local printer in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify Add Printer Wizard options that can be selected when installing a network printer in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify features of configuring a network printer in Windows XP Professional.

Disk and File Management

• Identify functions of Windows XP Professional disk management.
• Identify features of basic disk organization in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify New Partition Wizard options that can be selected when creating partitions on a basic disk in Windows XP Professional.
• Differentiate between the capabilities of the FAT and FAT32 file systems that are supported by Windows XP Professional.
• Identify the capabilities of the New Technology File System (NTFS) that are supported by Windows XP Professional.
• Identify guidelines for selecting a file system when formatting a hard disk in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify system information that can be determined in Windows XP Professional.
• Identify tasks for monitoring and managing applications by using Windows XP Professional Task Manager and Windows Installer.
• Identify commonly used measures available for monitoring processes in Windows XP Professional Task Manager.

Delivery

Computer Based Training (CD-ROM) and Manuals

Content

Interactive, skills-based with full testing for exam preparation training

Duration

Approx 40 hours

Qualifications

This Windows XP certification maps to vendor exam 70-270

Pre-requisites

A knowledge of Windows Operating systems and Networking

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