Introduction
The NICSE Exam Cram Self Assessment
Chapter 1
Microsoft Certifi cation Exams
Assessing Exam-Readiness
The Exam Situation
Exam Layout And Design
Recognizing Your Exam Type: FixedLength or Adaptive
Question-Handling Strategies
Mastering The Inner Game
Additional Resources
Chapter 2
Windows NT Architecture
Basic Features
User And KerneI Mode
Windows NT Memory Organization
Server And Workstation Differences
Windows NT Workstation And Windows And 98 Comparison
Practice Questions
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Chapter 3
Installing And Configuring Workstation
PreinstalIation Requirements
InstaIIing Vs.Upgrading
Booting Multip1e OSs
Planning Windows NT WOrkstation InstalIation
Automated Windows NTWorkstation lnstaIIation
Actual lnstaIlation StepByStep
UninstalIing Windows NT Workstation
Practice Questions
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Chapter 4
Users, Groups And Policies
Users And User Accounts
Working With The User Manager
Security PoIicies
Practice Questions
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Chapter 5
Configuring Windows NT Workstation
Control PaneI Applets
User Configuration Applets
User Profiles
Working With The Windows NT Registry
Windows NT Diagnostics (WlNMSD)
Practice Questions
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Chapter 6
Windows NT FiIe Systems And Structures
FAT Comes ln Many Flavors
NewTechnoIogy File System (NTFS)
Differences Between FAT And NTFS
Windows NT Volume Structures
Disk Structure
Special Boot Considerations
Practice Questions
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Chapter 7
FiIe And Di rectory Secu rity
Basics Of Security
NTFS Security
Shares And Permissions
Permission Combinations
Managing Shared Resources
Windows NT Backup
Other NT Security lssues
Practice Questions
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Chapter 8
Windows NT System Secu rity
The Windows NT Security Model
Customizing The Logon Process
Practice Questions
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Chapter 9
Windows NT Networking
Microsoft Network Component Architecture
Builtln Windows NT Protocols
NetBEUI Connectivity lssues
NWLink Connectivity Issues
TCP/IP Connectivity Issues
InterProcess Communications
Redirectors
Network Configuration
Practice Questions
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Chapter 1O
TCP/IP
The TCP/IP Protocol Suite
TCP/IP Tools
Windows NT Names And Name Services
Peer Web Services
Practice Questions
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Chapter 11
NetWa re Connect ivity
ProtocoIs And CompatibiIity lssues
Gateway Service For NetWare
CIient Service For NetWare
FiIe And Print Services For NetW8re
NetWareAware Applications
NetW8re TroubIeshooting
Practice Questions
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Chapter 12
Workg roups, Doma ins And Browsers
Workgroups
A SimpIe Look At Domains And ControIIers
Workstation Logon
Browsers
Practice Questions
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Chapter 13
Remote Access Service (RAS)
Windows NT RAS
TeIephony APl (TAPl) Properties And Phonebooks
InstalIing RAS
The RAS Logon Process
AdditionaI RAS Features
Practice Questions
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Chapter 14
Windows NT Printing
The Windows NT Print Lexicon
Printing With Windows NT WOrkstation
Printing From Windows NT CIients
Printer InstalIation
Printer Configuration
Print Job Management
Printer Shares
Multiple Printers: Physical And Logical
Print Auditing
Ownership
Spooling
Logical Printers And Printing Pools
DLC
TCP/IP And Unix Printers
Printer Troubleshooting
Practice Questions
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Chapter 15
Tuning And NIonitoring Windows
NT Workstation
Task Manager
PerfOrmance Monitor
Windows NT Paging File
Managing Process Priorities
Practice Questions
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Chapter 16 Application Subsystem Architecture
The Windows NT Environmental Subsystems
Practice Questions
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Chapter 17
Booting Windows NT
Bootstrapping A Computer
The Windows NT Boot Components
ARC Names And Attached Hard Drives
Managing The BOOTINl File
Troubleshooting The Windows NT Boot Process
Multiboot Configuration lssues
Practice Questions
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Chapter 18
Troubles hooting
lnstallation F8ilures
RepairTools
Boot Failures
Printing Solutions
MiscellaneousTroubIeshooting lssues
Advanced Troubleshooting
Practice Questions
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Chapter 19
SampIe Test #1
Questions, Questions, Questions
Picking Proper Answers
Decoding Ambiguity
Working Within The Framework
Deciding What To Memorize
Preparing ForThe Test
Taking Thetest
Sample Test #1
Chapter 2O
Answer Key #1
Chapter 21
Sample Test #2
Chapter 22
Answer Key #2
Glossary
Index