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A+ Certification Part 4 - Operating System Fundamentals 


This is the fourth course in a seven part series that presents students with both theoretical and practical instruction on the fundamentals of major
Operating Systems. Students will learn the instruction on underlying
DOS (command prompt functions) in
Windows 9X and
Windows 2000, and the functions and structure of Windows 9X and Windows 2000. Additionally, they will learn how to navigate through
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Win2000 Professional Connect through Networks 
This course covers the various aspects of networking connections. You will be introduced to the different types of dial-up networking connections, and you will learn to install and configure a
Virtual Private Connection (
VPN) and a dial-up connection. You will also learn to share the
Internet connection over a network. In addition, this course introduces you to the installation and configuration
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Win2000 Dir Serve Man Optimizing Active Dir Components 
This course provides an explanation of
Active Directory components and how to best manage these components. First, you will learn about the different types of user accounts in
Windows 2000, and how to create and manage local and domain user accounts. Next, you will learn how to locate, move and control access to Active Directory objects, as well as how to manage permission inheritance between
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Win2000 Netwk Sec Design Analyzing an Org Sec Reqts 
In this course you will learn to analyze an organization's business models, processes, organizational structures, and IT management structure. You will learn the various network roles and responsibilities and will analyze the impact of security design on an organization. After learning about the different types of network security risks, you will learn to plan secure boundaries through firewalls
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CompTIA Linux 2004 Security 
...covers basic installation, operation, and troubleshooting operating systems on workstations and servers. The learner will be able to explain fundamental open source resources/licenses, demonstrate knowledge of user administration, understand file permissions/software configurations and manage local storage devices and network protocols. The audience includes
Professionals who want to certify
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UNIX Editing Printing and Text Formatting 
This course presents the basics of editing, printing and formatting
UNIX text files. The course concentrates on the vi editor and nroff programs. The course covers the features and capabilities of the vi editor and introduces the student to the editor's features, navigation, editing commands techniques, as well as the screen related editor options. It also introduces the following tasks;
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UNIX System Administration 
This course presents the basics of administering a
UNIX operating system. It includes instruction on adding and removing users, backing up the file system, managing the file system, and manipulating the run-time environment. The course introduces the concept of system administration. It describes the duties of the system administrator, introduces the superuser and discusses how an administrator
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UNIX Programming Tools 
The
UNIX Programming Tools course is designed to introduce some of the development tools commonly available on the
UNIX operating system. These are powerful tools that can cut down on development time as well as simplify the tasks of maintaining a system. This course introduces the UNIX operating system, cc. It covers the main options available as well as the file naming conventions cc requires.
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UNIX User and Data Management 
To demonstrate the core administrative functions of managing users, data, and software on
UNIX systems IT professionals working in a UNIX environment for the first time
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Win2000 Netwk Security Design Providing Secure Access in Remote Netwks 
This course covers demand-dial routing as a feature of
RRAS security and also explains the
LAN and
WAN routing protocols supported by RRAS. You will learn about RRAS security strategies and will learn to configure the RRAS callback options used to verify identities of clients and servers. You will learn about the components of a virtual private network and about the features of the
VPN tunneling
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Win2000 Netwk Security Design Providing Secure Access-Internet 
This course provides an overview of maintaining security for a private network configured for public access and explains the risks that a network is prone to while using the
Internet. You will learn how to protect a network using a firewall and will also learn about the guidelines for placement of
Web and
FTP servers, application servers,
RRAS servers, and
DNS servers while configuring a firewall.
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Managing System Security in Windows Server 2003 
To outline the process and considerations for securing the software infrastructure and for using security templates
Systems engineers, systems administrators, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals tasked with implementing and maintaining a
Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure; learners preparing for certification in the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (
MCSE) or
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Win2000 Netwk Infra Design Designing a Network Strategy 
This course discusses the factors to be considered while designing a
TCP/IP network and explores strategies for managing a TCP/IP network, such as generating event notification and anticipating design changes. Further, the course explains the role of
DHCP on a network and describes an effective DHCP infrastructure design. The course also discusses the benefits of integrating DHCP with other
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Win2000 Netwk Infra Design Designing a WINS Dfs Strategy 
This course covers the role of
WINS in name resolution, with special reference to a legacy network, and describes the WINS client interaction and query forwarding. You will also learn about the use of WINS proxy for integrating WINS enabled client with non-WINS clients in a routed environment. The course also describes how to ensure the availability of WINS servers, secure data transfer, and
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Win2000 Netwk Infra Design Internet Connection Infra 
This course introduces the role of
Proxy Server in a routed environment and explains ways of preventing unauthorized
Internet access. It also explains the need for enhancing
Proxy server availability and optimizing Proxy server performance. Further, the course explains the steps involved in migrating a
Web server to
IIS 5.0, along with capacity planning for Web server and access to legacy
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Win2000 Netwk Infra Design Internet Connectivity Strat 
This course describes the need for, and the role of, connection sharing for a small network. It also describes the configuration of connection sharing to provide services of
DHCP,
DNS, and
WINS for a small private network, as well as the different functions performed by
NAT in a network. It further describes the different components of NAT routing protocol: translation components, the addressing
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Introduction to UNIX 
This course presents the basics of using a
UNIX operating system, including logging in, using simple commands, and creating files. It also addresses several useful electronic communication programs available on a UNIX operating system. The course begins with an introduction to the features and capabilities of a UNIX operating system. It introduces the student to the system's main components
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UNIX Files and Directories 
This course describes the
UNIX system of directories and files. It explains the structure of the UNIX hierarchical file system and how to access files and directories. It also presents the commands for copying, moving, removing, renaming, and backing up files in the directories, as well as the process for renaming, removing and backing up directories. Permission rights which are required for
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Unix Shell Scripting Basics 
To explain how to create simple shell scripts using
UNIX shell commands IT professionals and UNIX end-users who need to familiarize themselves with the UNIX shell environment
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UNIX Shell Programming 
The
UNIX Shell Programming course is designed to give students an idea of what can be accomplished with shell scripts and how to write them. This course teaches the features of the shell such as I/O redirection, filename shorthand, looping constructs, variables, and signal handling. The course introduces the concept of shell programming, how and when to create shell programs, and how to run shell
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The Sun Solaris Operating System 
This course covers the origin and history of the
Solaris 2.x operating system, and its relationship with other
Unix family systems. It presents the Solaris operating system as a business solution, and examines its various components and addresses issues surrounding its use, administration, and development. The course highlights those aspects that make Solaris an innovative operating system, and
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The HP-UX Operating System 
This course covers the origin and history of the
HP-UX operating system and its relationship with other
UNIX family systems. It examines the HP-UX system components and addresses issues surrounding its use, administration, and development. The course highlights those aspects that make HP-UX an innovative operating system and provides some commmonly used UNIX skills and tricks. This course
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Installing SUSE Linux 
To recognize milestones in the development of
Linux and plan and conduct a basic
SUSE Linux installation Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 year's practical Linux experience
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Command-Line Management in SUSE Linux 
To use commands to create files, directories, and shell scripts, to set environment variables, and to work with text files
Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 year's practical Linux experience
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Win2000 Professional Installing and Upgrading 
... You will learn about the different types of
Windows 2000 operating systems and about the features of
Windows 2000 Professional. You will become acquainted with the requirements for installing Windows 2000 Professional, and you will have a chance to practice installing Windows 2000 Professional. Finally, you will learn about the common causes for, and solutions to installation problems, and you
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Win2000 Professional Installing on Multiple Computers 


In this course, you will learn about
Windows 2000 Professional's powerful features that enable you to install the operating system on multiple computers simultaneously. You will become acquainted with the concept of answer files and distribution folders, as well as with the procedure for creating an answer file and distribution folder. You will also learn about the system requirements for
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Win2000 Professional Managing Hardware Devices 
In this course you will learn to install, operate, and manage
MCSE hardware devices. You will be introduced to the procedure for installing and configuring
Plug and
Play devices. You will learn to unplug hardware devices, sign device drivers digitally, and verify file signatures. You will find out how to monitor and configure
DVD and
CD-ROM devices and removable media, such as tape devices. You
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Win2000 Professional Administering Resources 
In this course, you will become acquainted with the various tasks involved in administering resources. The course will introduce you to the different file systems supported by
Windows 2000 Professional:
FAT,
FAT32, and
NTFS, show you a comparison of these file systems, and help you determine the most appropriate file system for a given situation. It will also explain the procedure for converting
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Win2000 Professional Optimizing System Performance 
In this course, you will learn to optimize system performance and to automate tasks and create offline files and folders. This course explores the use of
Task Scheduler, as well as changing schedules and customizing tasks. You will also learn about the benefits of offline files and the situations in which the offline files and
Briefcase are used. The course also explores creating and synchronizing
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Win2000 Professional Recovering Data and Systems 
This course covers system and data recovery. You will be introduced to the procedure of recovering encrypted files and folders. As a user, you will use various components and tools for recovering data. You will also become familiar with the procedure for creating backups, restoring data from backups, and repairing disks using
Emergency Repair Disk (
ERD), as well as troubleshooting system errors
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Win2000 Server Managing File and Print Resources 
In this course, you will learn about managing
Windows 2000 file and printer resources. First, this course introduces you to the procedure of sharing and managing files and folders over the network. You will learn to create and replicate a
Distributed File System share. Then, you will become familiar with the concept of securing data on a network, and you will learn to monitor access to files and
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Win2000 Server Configuring Storage Use 
This course covers issues related to data storage in
Windows 2000 operating system. First, you will become familiar with two types of disks in Windows 2000: basic disks and dynamic disks. You will learn to set up a basic disk and a dynamic disk for storing data. Then, you will learn to configure and monitor a new feature of Windows 2000, disk quotas, for a single user or for multiple users. The
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Win2000 Server Monitoring and Optimizing 
This course discusses issues related to monitoring and optimizing system performance. Optimizing memory usage, monitoring, detecting, and resolving memory bottlenecks in a system, and creating logs and alerts to track system performance are all covered in this course. The course describes processor-related counters and explains the procedures for monitoring processor performance and detecting
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Win2000 Server Configuring Network Services 
This course introduces you to the procedures for installing and configuring networking services,
DHCP, and name-resolution services,
DNS and
WINS, on a
Windows 2000 Server. You will learn to create a reservation, authorize the DHCP server, and troubleshoot problems related to the DHCP server. Configuring WINS and DNS servers and troubleshooting problems related to those servers are also covered in
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Win2000 Server Setting Up Remote Access Service 
This course explains the procedure for setting up a routing and remote access server (
RRAS), which enables users at remote locations to connect to an organization's network. The procedures for configuring the dial-in properties of a user account to allow remote access and for creating a remote access policy are also discussed in this course. In addition, you will learn to configure a remote access
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Win2000 Server Sharing Resources Over the Internet 
This course discusses setting up workstations running
Windows 2000 Professional. First, it introduces methods for creating and configuring network connections and describes the system requirements for setting up and configuring
Internet connection sharing. You will review guidelines for troubleshooting problems with Internet connection sharing. Next, you will become familiar with the components
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Win2000 Server Implementing Interoperability 
On a
Windows 2000 network, you can implement interoperability to enable users to share files and printers in a heterogeneous network environment. This course explains how to integrate
Novell NetWare and
Apple networks with a Windows 2000 network. The course discusses implementing interoperability with Novell NetWare and with Apple networks and familiarizes you with the protocols required to
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Win2000 Network Infrastructure Implementation Administering DNS 
This course introduces you to the concept of
Domain Name System (
DNS) and explains the benefits of using DNS. You will learn how to install and configure a DNS server and DNS client computers, as well as how to monitor a DNS server and troubleshoot problems related to DNS servers and clients. The course also discusses the concept of zones that are used to store this information. You will learn how
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Win2000 Network Infrastructure Administering DHCP 
This course discusses
DHCP services. It describes the procedure for installing, managing and troubleshooting
DHCP Server, configuring DHCP client services, and for integrating DHCP Server services with other networking services, such as
Active Directory,
DNS, and
RRAS. Further in this course, you will learn how to create and manage scopes, superscopes, multicast scopes, and new reservations. The
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Win2000 Network Infrastructure Administering WINS 
This course discusses the components, features, and benefits of
WINS. It describes the procedure for installing the WINS server service and explains how to add and start a WINS server on a
Windows 2000 network, as well as how to troubleshoot name resolution problems. Further, the course covers the strategies followed to select replication partners and describes how to configure a WINS server as a
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Win2000 Network Infrastructure Administering RAS 
This course covers remote access, and the function of an
RAS Server as a dial-up networking server and as virtual private networking server. You will learn to install, configure, and administer the RAS Server, as well as to manage remote access clients. Next, the course explains the elements of remote access policy and the procedure for creating this policy. You will learn to configure a remote
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Win2000 Network Using Certificate Services 
This course introduces the concept of certificates and certification authorities. You will learn about digital signatures and installing certificate services on a
Windows 2000 server. You will also learn about the types of certification authorities and their role in issuing and authorizing certificates. Then, the course covers managing certificates and examines the importance of
EFS keys in
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