The PrepKit for Microsoft exam 70-293 is designed to help individuals prepare for the actual Microsoft exam 70-293. The Microsoft exam 70-293 measures an individual’s ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot the Windows 2003 Active Directory components, DNS for Active Directory, and Active Directory security solutions. Before taking the 70-293 exam, you should practice the following:

  1. Install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition on two networked computers. During installation, through Setup, create a partition on the hard disks, on which you should install Windows Server 2003 as a stand-alone server in a workgroup.
  2. Make a Windows 2003 domain-based network of two computers.
  3. Install and configure DNS.

  4. Create sites.
  5. Create organizational units (OUs).
  6. Create users and computer accounts.
  7. Create different groups such as local, domain etc.
  8. Create group policy objects (GPOs).
  9. Take backup of Active Directory and restore it.
  10. Understand usage of troubleshooting utilities such as ROUTE, TRACERT, PING, PATHPING, and NETSH commands.
  11. Configure RRAS server and clients.
  12. Understand usage of System Monitor.
  13. Understand usage of Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) and Software Update Services (SUS).