Are You Certified? Part 2
As promised, I’m following up on my earlier “Are You Certified?” post on the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate track.
As a refresher, the MCSA track contains three components:
- Exam 70-410, Installing and configuring WS 2012
- Exam 70-411, Administering WS 2012
- Exam 70-412, Configuring advanced WS 2012 services
I covered exam 410 in my first post, so today I’m providing a summary of exam 411, Administering WS 2012. I’ll cover the last exam in my next blog posts. Exam 411 is targeted for IT administrators who are managing WS 2012 in their IT environment. Topics covered include:
- Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure
- Managing User and Service Accounts
- Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services
- Configure and Troubleshoot DNS
- Configure and Troubleshoot Remote Access
- Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server role
- Optimizing File Services
- Increasing File System Security
- Implementing Update Management
The question distribution on this exam is weighted as follows:
| Focus area | Weight |
| Deploy, manage and maintain servers | 17% |
| Configure file and print services | 15% |
| Configure network services and access | 17% |
| Configure a network policy server infrastructure | 14% |
| Configure and manage active directory | 19% |
| Configure and manage group policy | 18% |
Microsoft is offering a 5-day training class for MCSA, and I found a few other resources available here:
- Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
- Quick Cert Practice Test
I recommend using the practice test questions and resources. We’ve had much success with certifications and these resources with our engineers here at Unitrends.
Good luck with your studies!
