Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring - Skills Being Measured
In my last post I outlined the 70-680 exam overview and which certification you’d earn by taking and passing the exam (MCTS – Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist) as well as the credit you would get towards the cumulative Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certifications:
In this post I will be reviewing the skills measured from each of the domains within the 70-680 exam TS: Windows 7, Configuring
Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7
- Perform a clean installation.
- Identifying hardware requirements
- Setting up Windows 7 as the sole operating system
- Setting up Windows 7 in a dual or multi boot configuration
- Leveraging different installation methods
- Booting the system from the source of installation (DVD, network, image, WDS, etc)
- Preparing the installation source (DVD, network, image, WDS, etc)
- Upgrade to Windows 7 from previous versions of Windows.
- Performing an in-place upgrade from Windows Vista
- Migrating from Windows XP (custom install)
- Performing an in-place upgrade from one version of Windows 7 to another edition of Windows 7
- Migrate user profiles.
- Migrate user profiles from one machine to another
- Migrate user profiles from previous versions of Windows
- Reviewing the differences between side-by-side installations and wipe and load
Deploying Windows 7
- Capture a system image.
- Preparing the host system for image capture
- Creating a WIM file from the host system
- Performing an automated image capture
- Performing a manual image capture
- Prepare a system image for deployment.
- Inserting an application into a system image
- Inserting a driver into a system image
- Inserting an update into a system image
- Configuring tasks to run after image deployment
- Deploy a system image.
- Reviewing automated deployment methods
- Performing a manual deployment of a customized image
- Configure a VHD.
- Creating, deploying, booting, mounting, and updating VHDs
- Performing offline updates to images
- Managing offline servicing of images
Configuring Hardware and Applications
- Configure devices.
- Updating, disabling, and uninstalling drivers
- Reviewing what signed drivers are
- Resolving conflicts between drivers
- Configuring driver settings
- Resolving problem device driver
- Configure application compatibility.
- Setting application compatibility mode
- Implementing application shims
- Resolving compatibility issues with Internet Explorer
- Configure application restrictions.
- Configuring software restriction policies
- Configuring application control policies
- Configure application restrictions through group policy at the domain or though local security policy
- Configure Internet Explorer.
- Configuring browser compatibility view
- Configuring browser security settings
- Configuring internet service providers
- Managing browser add-ons
- Configuring InPrivate Browsing mode
- Configuring certificates for secure Web sites
Configuring Network Connectivity
- Configure IPv4 network settings.
- Connect systems to a network
- Configure name resolution
- Set up a connection for a network
- Configure network locations
- Resolve connectivity issues
- Using APIPA and configuring alternate settings
- Configure IPv6 network settings.
- Configure name resolution
- Connect systems to a network
- Set up a connection for a network
- Set up and define network locations
- Troubleshoot and resolve connectivity issues
- Configure link local multicast name resolution
- Configure networking settings.
- Add a physically connected (wired) or wireless device
- Connect to a wireless network
- Configure security settings on the Windows 7 client
- Set preferred wireless networks
- Set up and configure network adapters
- Set up and configure location-aware printing
- Configure Windows Firewall.
- Configure and administer rules for multiple profiles
- Allowing or denying an application access to the network
- Configure and administer network-profile-specific rules
- Configure, manage and monitor firewall notifications
- Configure and administer authenticated exceptions to firewall rules
- Configure remote management.
- Understanding remote management methods
- Configure remote management tools
- Administer systems with remote management tools
- Executing PowerShell commands
Configuring Access to Resources
- Configure shared resources.
- Configure and administer folder virtualization
- Configure and administer shared folder permissions
- Configure and administer printers and queues
- Configure and administer HomeGroup settings
- Configure file and folder access.
- Encrypting files and folders by using EFS
- Configure and administer NTFS permissions
- Troubleshoot and resolve effective permissions issues
- Understanding NTFS permissions when copying files vs. moving files
- Configure user account control (UAC).
- Configure and administer local security policy
- Understand the differences between the admin vs. standard UAC prompt behaviors
- Configure and administer Secure Desktop
- Configure authentication and authorization.
- Troubleshooting and resolving authentication issues
- Configure and administer user rights
- Configure and administer user privileges
- Configure and administer credentials
- Configure and administer certificates
- Configure and administer the use of smart cards with PIV
- Understanding the details regarding elevating user privileges
- Understanding the details regarding multifactor authentication
- Configure BranchCache.
- Understanding the details regarding distributed cache mode vs. hosted mode
- Understanding the details regarding network infrastructure requirements
- Configure and administer settings for BranchCache
- Configure and administer certificate management BranchCache
Configuring Mobile Computing
- Configure BitLocker and BitLocker To Go.
- Configure and administer BitLocker and BitLocker To Go policies
- Understanding and managing Trusted Platform Module (TPM) PINs
- Configure and administer startup key storage
- Configure and administer data recovery agent support
- Configure DirectAccess.
- Configure and administer client side settings for DirectAccess
- Configure and administer authentication for DirectAccess
- Understanding network infrastructure requirements for DirectAccess
- Configure mobility options.
- Configure and administer offline file policies;
- Configure and administer transparent caching
- Creating and migrating power policy
- Configure remote connections.
- Configure and administer VPN connections and authentication for remote connections
- Configure and administer VPN reconnect settings for remote connections
- Configure and administer advanced security auditing for remote connections
- Configure and administer NAP quarantine remediation for remote connections
- Configure and administer dial-up connections for remote connections
- Configure and administer remote desktop
- Configure and administer published apps
Monitoring and Maintaining Systems that Run Windows 7
- Configure updates to Windows 7.
- Configure and administer update settings
- Plan and determine source of updates
- Configure and administer Windows Update policies
- Reviewing update history
- Checking for new updates
- Understanding the details for rolling back updates
- Manage disks.
- Configure and administer disk volumes
- Configure and administer file system fragmentation
- Configure and administer RAID configurations
- Configure and administer removable device policies
- Monitor systems.
- Configure and administer event logging
- Understanding the details and use of filtering event logs
- Configure and administer event subscriptions
- Configure and administer data collector sets
- Configure and generate systems diagnostics reports
- Configure performance settings.
- Configure page files
- Configure hard drive cache
- Configure settings for updated drivers
- Configure networking performance
- Configure and administer power plans
- Configure and administer processor scheduling
- Configure the desktop environment
- Configure and monitor services and programs to resolve performance issues
- Configure and monitor mobile computing performance issues
- Configure and administer system power settings
Configuring Backup and Recovery Options
- Configure backup.
- Create a system recovery disk
- Perform a back up of files, folders, and full system
- Create and perform scheduled backups
- Configure system recovery options.
- Configure and manage system restore points
- Configure and manage restoring system settings
- Understanding the details regarding the last known good configuration
- Understanding the details regarding complete restore
- Understanding the details regarding driver rollback
- Configure file recovery options.
- Configure file restore points
- Performing a restore of previous versions of files and folders
- Performing a restore of damaged or deleted files by using shadow copies
- Perform a restore of user profiles
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