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Introduction | |
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How This Book Is Organized | |
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About This Book | |
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Quick Assessment questions | |
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Labs | |
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Tables | |
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Prep tests | |
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Icons Used in This Book | |
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Where to Go from Here | |
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Getting Ready for the Exam | |
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The Workstation 4.0 Exam | |
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Your Workstation Exam Blueprint | |
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Planning | |
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Installation and configuration | |
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Managing resources | |
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Connectivity | |
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Running applications | |
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Monitoring and optimization | |
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Troubleshooting | |
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Number of questions | |
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How questions are structured | |
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Success from Start to Finish | |
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Preparation | |
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Exam day | |
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Starting with a smile | |
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Keeping your cool | |
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Leaving with the results | |
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Registering for the Exam | |
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Mapping an Exam Prep Strategy | |
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Comparing NT | |
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... And Windows 95 | |
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... And MS-DOS and Windows 3.x | |
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... And NT Server | |
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Windows NT Feature Set and Architecture | |
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Portability | |
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Multitasking | |
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Multithreading | |
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File systems | |
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Security | |
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Client support | |
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Multiprocessor support | |
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Connectivity | |
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NT memory architecture: Virtual memory and demand paging | |
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Planning, Installation, and Configuration | |
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File Systems and Disk Administration: Setting Up Shop | |
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FAT and NTFS File-Storage Systems: A Place for Everything | |
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FAT versus NTFS: Choosing the right system | |
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Compatibility: FAT is king | |
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Security: NTFS rules | |
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Hard disk structure | |
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Sector and cluster sizes | |
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File and partition sizes | |
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Volume size | |
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Compression | |
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Supported filenames | |
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Converting between NTFS and FAT | |
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NTFS fault tolerance | |
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Disk Administrator: NT's Answer to DOS Disk Operations | |
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Partitions | |
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Volume sets | |
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Stripe sets | |
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Formatting partitions, volumes, and stripe sets | |
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Drive letters | |
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Installing and Uninstalling NT Workstation | |
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Planning the Installation | |
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Meeting hardware requirements | |
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Minimum requirements for Intel and RISC systems | |
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Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) | |
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NT Hardware Qualifier (NTHQ) | |
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Partitioning the hard drive | |
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Choosing a file system | |
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Setting up a dual-boot system | |
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Upgrading to NT | |
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Installing Windows NT | |
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Starting the setup with or without the CD-ROM | |
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From the CD-ROM | |
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From the hard disk or a network | |
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Going through the setup | |
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Performing an unattended installation (server-based deployment) | |
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Answer files and Uniqueness Database Files (UDFs) | |
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Installing other applications along with Windows NT | |
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Removing Windows NT | |
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Installing and Uninstalling | |
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Booting NT Workstation | |
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Running through the Boot Process for Intel Systems | |
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Editing Boot.ini | |
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Structure | |
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Boot loader | |
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Operating systems | |
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ARC naming convention | |
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Switches | |
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What you can do in the Control Panel | |
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Setting Up a Dual-Boot System | |
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Configuring the Desktop | |
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Configuring Software with the Control Panel | |
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System | |
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General | |
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Performance | |
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Environment | |
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Startup/Shutdown | |
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Hardware Profiles | |
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User Profiles | |
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Ports | |
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Services | |
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Telephony | |
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UPS (software settings) | |
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Configuring Hardware with the Control Panel | |
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Network | |
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SCSI adapters | |
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Tape devices | |
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UPS (hardware settings) | |
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Display | |
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Mouse | |
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Working in the Registry | |
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Registry structure | |
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Searching the Registry | |
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Using Windows NT Diagnostics | |
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Managing Resources | |
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Users and Groups: The Digital Commune | |
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Creating and Managing User Accounts | |
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Using the default accounts | |
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Creating user accounts | |
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Changing user profiles | |
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Disabling, removing, and renaming user accounts | |
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Group Accounts | |
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Using Default groups | |
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Administrators | |
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Power Users | |
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Users | |
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Guests | |
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Backup Operators | |
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Creating your own local groups | |
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Editing your groups | |
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Deleting groups | |
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Users and Groups | |
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Security Policies and Tools: NT Lays Down the Law | |
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Controlling the Workstation with Security Policies | |
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Account policy: Passwords and automatic account lockout | |
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User rights | |
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Audit policy | |
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Applying Security Functions to Objects | |
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Access Control Lists (ACLs) | |
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Logon authentication and access tokens | |
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Customized logons and the Registry | |
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Securing Your Data with NT Backup | |
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File and Folder Permissions: Saying Please | |
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Share Permissions | |
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Sharing a folder and viewing permissions | |
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Using the default shares | |
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Accessing a share by mapping to it | |
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Removing a share | |
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NTFS Permissions | |
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Setting, gaining, and viewing permissions | |
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Copying and moving files and folders | |
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When Permissions Collide: How Different Permission Levels Interact | |
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Connecting Networks | |
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Adding and Configuring Network Components | |
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Working with NT Workstation Components | |
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Network Protocols Are NT's Alphabet Soup | |
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DLC (Data Link Control) | |
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NetBEUI | |
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NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport | |
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TCP/IP | |
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Routing | |
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Network Services | |
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Network Bindings | |
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Creating Domains and Workgroups | |
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Choosing Workgroup or Domain | |
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Workgroups | |
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Domains | |
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Joining a domain | |
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Servers and domain controllers | |
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Just Browsing | |
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Determining browser roles | |
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Browser elections | |
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Configuring a Preferred Master Browser | |
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NetWare and Connectivity: The True Story | |
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Linking Up to NetWare | |
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Installing NWLink | |
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Configuring NWLink | |
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Frame type | |
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Integrating with Client Service for NetWare (CSNW) | |
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Installing and configuring CSNW | |
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Changing your password in CSNW | |
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Running command-line utilities in CSNW | |
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NetWare and Connectivity | |
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Connecting to the Internet | |
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Do You See What I TCP/IP? | |
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TCP/IP Overview | |
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TCP/IP and the OSI Layers | |
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Network layer | |
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Internet layer | |
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Transport layer | |
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Application layer | |
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TCP/IP Configuration | |
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Configuring via DHCP | |
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Manually configuring TCP/IP | |
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IP address | |
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Subnet Mask | |
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Default Gateway | |
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Name resolution | |
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Reconfiguring TCP/IP | |
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TCP/IP Tools | |
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Ping | |
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Tracert | |
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Ipconfig | |
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The Internet and Intranets: Walking the Wire | |
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Accessing the Internet with NT Workstation | |
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Direct LAN Internet connection | |
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Remote-Access Service Internet connection | |
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Using Peer Web Services (PWS) | |
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Installation | |
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Limitations of Peer Web Services | |
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Advantages of Peer Web Services | |
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Data protection | |
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Name resolution | |
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WINS | |
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DNS | |
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Remote-Access Service: Commanding from Beyond | |
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Remote-Access Service (RAS) Requirements | |
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Using multi-link with communication devices | |
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Remote access via Point-to-Point Tunneling | |
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Installing RAS | |
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Troubleshooting RAS | |
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RAS Port and RAS Total counters | |
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Dial Up Networking Monitor and Device.log | |
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RAS Security | |
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RAS and the Internet | |
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Remote Access versus Remote Control | |
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Compression | |
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Commanding Remote-Access Service | |
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Running Applications | |
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Working with Legacy and 32-Bit Applications | |
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Legacy Applications | |
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Virtual DOS Machines (VDMs) | |
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Working with DOS legacy applications | |
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Working with WIN16 legacy applications | |
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Running WIN16 applications | |
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NT Application Subsystems | |
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Processes Prioritization | |
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Threads and scheduling | |
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Memory protection | |
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Printing: Putting It Down on Paper | |
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Printing Overview and the NT Print Model | |
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Managing Printers | |
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Managing print jobs | |
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Installing a local printer (print device) | |
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Connecting to a remote printer | |
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Configuring Printers | |
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General | |
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Ports | |
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Scheduling | |
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Sharing | |
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Security | |
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Device Settings | |
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Troubleshooting Printer Problems | |
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Monitoring, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting | |
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Workstation Monitoring and Performance | |
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Monitoring System Performance By Using Various Tools | |
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Identifying and Resolving a Given Performance Problem | |
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Bottlenecks | |
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Object counters | |
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Monitoring memory performance | |
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Monitoring processor performance | |
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Monitoring physical disk performance | |
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Monitoring logical disk performance | |
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Optimizing Memory Performance | |
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Optimizing the pagefile | |
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Optimizing Processor Performance | |
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Optimizing Disk Performance | |
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Application Performance | |
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Processes Prioritization | |
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Processes | |
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Threads | |
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Workstation Monitoring and Performance | |
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Troubleshooting without Guilt | |
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Installation | |
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Hardware | |
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New computers | |
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DOS | |
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BIOS problems | |
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Hardware conflicts (IRQs) | |
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Hard disk controllers | |
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The Boot Process: Restoration and ERD | |
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Windows NT Diagnostics | |
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Event Viewer | |
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Troubleshooting | |
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The Part of Tens | |
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Don't Panic! And Other Test-Day Tips | |
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Join a Study Group | |
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Organize Your Study Notes | |
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Use Flash Cards | |
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Memorize with Phonetics | |
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Go over the Exam Preparation Guide with a Fine-Tooth Comb | |
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Check out Microsoft TechNet | |
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Using the MS Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Resource Guide | |
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Take the Exam with a Friend | |
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Don't Cram | |
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Get a Good Night's Rest | |
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Taking Advantage of the Net | |
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Microsoft Home Page | |
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Microsoft Training and Certification | |
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The Microsoft Training and Certification Download Page | |
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Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online | |
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Yahoo! | |
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Transcender Corporation | |
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Bookpool | |
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Saluki Study Resources | |
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MCSE Info Page | |
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MCSE Connect! | |
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Appendixes | |
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Practice Exam 1 | |
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Practice Exam 2 | |
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MS Certified Professional Requirements | |
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Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) | |
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Qualifying exams | |
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Benefits | |
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Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) | |
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Requirements | |
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Benefits | |
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Microsoft Certified Professional+Internet (MCP+I) | |
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Qualifying exams | |
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Benefits | |
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Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) | |
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Windows NT 4.0 certification requirements | |
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Core exams | |
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Elective exams | |
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Windows NT 3.51 certification requirements | |
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Benefits | |
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MCSE+Internet | |
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MCSE+I requirements | |
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Core exams | |
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Elective exams | |
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Benefits | |
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Online References | |
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About the CD | |
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System Requirements | |
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Using the CD | |
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What You'll Find | |
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Dummies test prep tools | |
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Commercial demos | |
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If You Have Problems (of the CD Kind) | |
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Index | |
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IDG Books Worldwide End-User License Agreement | |
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Installation Instructions | |
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Book Registration Information | |