[geeks] Help with MCSE

[alex j avriette]

My girlfriend is attempting to get an MCSE (which as I understand is 
actually a set of six or seven tests). I originally thought when she 
signed up for the series of courses, that I would be able to help her. I 
know all the protocols and stuff underlying what microsoft's stuff 
actually does (e.g., IMAP is not some funky marketing-named "exchange 
protocol" or whatever). However, she was complaining to me today that 
she was frustrated with the class and the professor. I thought, gee, 
this should be easy.

I was way wrong. Its like a whole new language. I mean, take regular 
network protocols and switch it all around so youre talking pig latin 
and thats about the size of it.

"see-pee-eye-pee-tee-aye" -> tcp/ip

Below is an excerpt from this link: 
http://polaris.umuc.edu/~lgibbons/cmit366/htmdocs/answersqmf4051.htm

You work for XYZ Company as the head of network administration. The 
company has 250 computers running Windows 2000 Professional with two 
domain controllers running Windows 2000 Server. You have two assistants 
that help you administer the network and the client machines. To make 
work easier, you have created a custom MMC with tools that you need to 
work on the machine; however, you have noticed that a few users have 
been adding and removing snap-ins that you put into the custom MMC. This 
needs to be corrected so that users cannot adjust any settings on the 
MMC.

Required results: Keep users from altering the MMC.
Optional results: Allow full access to all the snap-ins in the custom 
MMC.

Sorry, the above link has this document in *word* format. yay windows.

Anyhow, the problem I'm running into here is I can help her with the 
protocols and understanding network topography and managing resources 
and all that. But I cant get through this microsquish marketing 
doublespeak.

She's a pretty clueful geek; where can I find information that would 
help her pass MCSE exams from the perspective of somebody who doesnt buy 
into the marketing?

Thanks,
alex


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alex j avriette, perl hacker
avriettea at speakeasy.net