[geeks] Help with MCSE

[Rob]

Simple answer, you can't! MS has created their own language to confuse the
PHB's of the world into thinking that whatever MS has developed is new,
trendy and therefore worth buying.

- Rob

On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, alex j avriette wrote:

> 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
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