Certification Prep – The 20 Minute Workout

As part of your effort to take the 70-680 Exam for Windows 7 you’ll need to make sure you have a good, solid understanding of all of the skills measured. This will need to be a combination of academic knowledge of the subject matter and real world experience. The exam itself is intended for technicians and desktop administrators that have at least one year of experience working with the most recent desktop operating system (Vista). You will also need to have about one year of experience implementing and administering systems in a networked environment. The first domain is “Perform a clean installation” and the first set of knowledge to have is “Identifying hardware requirements.” What this means is that you need to understand the base, primary system requirements for Windows 7 which are: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) DirectX 9 graphics device...

So I had a couple of inquires as to what I might be doing other than the upcoming 70-680 exam overview so I thought I would post up some of my aggressive plans for the site since I seem to be getting a post up once a day (a lot more aggressive than I thought I was going to be able to). I will probably cap new items to five posts a week most weeks; the plan was at least three and I really didn’t have an upper limit because I didn’t think I’d have to worry about an upper limit but I can see how I might get on a roll from time to time. So anyway – I am planning to kick off 20 Minute Workout segments for all of the following exam tracks over the next couple of months: Exam 70-685: Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician Exam 70-686: Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastr...

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: MCITP: Enterprise Administrator MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 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 Win...

Published: June 01, 2009 Language: English Audience: IT Professionals Technology: Windows 7 Type: Proctored Exam Candidates for this exam should have a base set of skills working with the Windows 7 desktop operating system from a general use perspective as well as in an enterprise environment. They should have at least one year of practical experience in the IT field, as well as experience implementing, operating and administering current and previous Windows client operating systems in a networked environment. Examinees should be able to install, deploy, and upgrade to Windows 7 as well a troubleshoot pre-installation and post installation issues. Examinees should also be able to properly identify hardware and software compatibility and address and configure pre-installation and post-installation system settings, Windows security features, network connectivity and mobile computing. They should also be able to operate and update deployed systems, including monitoring for an...

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog Certification Prep – The 20 Minute Workout. I suppose the best way to kick this off is to introduce myself to you, give you a little run down on who I am and what I'll be embarking on here on this blog and what you can expect going forward. My name is Jason Zandri; I have been working in the information technology field in one form or the other since 1996. I am currently employed full time at Microsoft as a Senior Technical Account manager. I also write technical articles for numerous other sites and I teach an MCSE class at a local technical education center here in Wallingford Connecticut, which is my hometown where I have lived my whole life. As for my own certifications they are: Microsoft Certified IT Professional Enterprise Administrator Apr 24, 2009 Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Jan 19, 2009 Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Feb 05, 2009 Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration ...