Maricopa Community Colleges  MST157   20012-20015 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/00
MST157 20012-20015 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Implementing Windows Directory Services
Knowledge and skills to install, configure, and administer Microsoft Windows Active Directory directory services. Preparation for Microsoft certification examination. Prerequisites or corequisites: MST155 or permission of instructor.
 
Course Note:Under the terms and conditions spedified in the legal agreement between Microsoft Corporation and each AATP campus in the Maricopa Community College District, Microsoft requires that "all instructors of Microsoft Official Curriculum and Microsoft Approved Study Guides pass the Microsoft Certified Professional exam in the product area of the courseware being delivered."
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MST157   20012-20015 Implementing Windows Directory Services
1. Plan Active Directory logical and physical structures. (I)
2. Install and configure Active Directory directory services. (II)
3. Install and configure Domain Name System (DNS) server service to support Active Directory. (III)
4. Implement Group Policy. (IV)
5. Create and administer user accounts. (V)
6. Manage and administer software by using Group Policy. (VI)
7. Create, analyze, and modify security configurations. (VII)
8. Administer Active Directory objects. (VIII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
MST157   20012-20015 Implementing Windows Directory Services
    I. Active Directory Structure
        A. Logical components
        B. Physical components
        C. Organizational Unit (OU) structure
      II. Active Directory Directory Services
          A. Active Directory installation and configuration
          B. Sites, subnets, and site links
          C. Backup and restore
          D. Recovery from a system failure
        III. Domain Name System (DNS)
            A. DNS installation and configuration
            B. Active Directory DNS zones
            C. Non-Active Directory DNS zones
            D. Dynamic updates
            E. Replication
          IV. Group Policy Implementation
              A. Group Policy Object (GPO)
              B. Administrative control
              C. Group Policy inheritance
              D. Security groups
              E. Modifications
            V. User Accounts
                A. User environments
                B. Administrative templates
                C. Create, analyze, and modify
                D. Script policies for users and resources
              VI. Software Development
                  A. Group Policy deployment
                  B. Group Policy mainenance
                  C. Deployment options
                  D. Remote Installation Services (RIS)
                  E. Troubleshooting
                VII. Group Policy Security
                    A. Security policies
                    B. Create and modify security configurations
                    C. Templates
                    D. Audit policy
                    E. Monitor and analyze security events
                  VIII. Administration of Active Directory Objects
                      A. Moving objects
                      B. Publishing resources
                      C. Locating objects
                      D. Controlling access
                      E. Delegating administrative control
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