HardwareUnderstand the minimum h/w requirements for NT 4.0

(processor, memory).Remember that there is no plug'n'play

support in Windows NT 4.0.SetupLots of questions on the

unattended setup of Windows NT Workstation; you need to know

what a .UDF file is and that you may need several

UNATTEND.TXTs for different configurations but only one .UDF

file. For example:

"You have a laptop configuration and a desktop configuration of

Windows NT, with 500 machines in each configuration. How many

.UDF files and UNATTEND.TXT files do you need to create?

a) One of each

b) One UNATTEND.TXT and 1000 .UDF files

c) Two UNATTEND.TXT files and 1 .UDF file

d) Two UNATTEND.TXT files and 2 .UDF files

e) Two UNATTEND.TXT files and 1000 .UDF files"You cannot

upgrade an HPFS partition to NTFS within Windows NT 4.0; you

need to run convert.exe whilst still running NT 3.51 to change the

partition format to NTFS or delete the partition and recreate.

(Also know that an NTFS partition cannot be converted back to

FAT.) Understand what sysdiff does and how it can be used to

automate application installation during the automated setup of

NT. (NB the test attempts to confuse you by also offering windiff

as a choice: this is the directory comparison tool included with

Windows NT 3.51 Resource Kit).RegistryThere are two registry

editor tools in Windows NT: regedt32.exe and regedit.exe.

regedt32.exe comes directly from Windows NT 3.51 and includes

functionality such as registry permissions etc. regedit.exe has

been imported from Windows 95 and has an updated user interface

and the ability to search both keys and the branches, but doesn't

have more advanced NT features such as registry permissions.

The test checks whether you know this.Know that you can't

upgrade Windows 95 to Windows NT Workstation 4.0 directly,

because the registry contents are not compatible. (NB In passing,

the format is identical; it's the structure and the data within the

structure that is different.)ProfilesUnderstand the difference

between a user profile and a system policy and when you would

use a mandatory user profile instead of a system

policy.DomainsThere is a "single scenario, multiple solutions"

question on this, along the lines of the following:

"The president of your company (DavidP) is being given a new

computer with Windows NT Workstation. He wishes to control

security on the machine, as well as adding users from the main

company NT domain and allowing other users full control over

permissions on their own documents created and stored locally."

A variety of possible solutions are offered. One is correct and the

others have flaws e.g. adding the machine to a workgroup instead

of a domain, leaving the file system as FAT.

ConnectivityKnow that Peer Web Services can be used to offer

FTP services from an NT Workstation, together with GOPHER

and WWW services.Understand the functionality provided by

Gateway Services for NetWare, Migration Tool for NetWare, File

and Print Services for NetWare and Client Service for

NetWare.Know how to set up multilink modem connectivity in

RAS.ArchitectureKnow that you can start an application minimised

or maximised by typing start /min <app> or start /max <app> from

a command line, and that the /low, /normal, /high, and /realtime

parameters can be used to set the priority class of an application

process.TroubleshootingKnow when to use the emergency repair

disk and when to use the Windows setup disksKnow how to save

system and application crash dumps in Windows NT (Dr. Watson

saves crash dumps for applications, Control Panel / System

Properties saves memory dumps for the system).

HardwareMinimum hardware requirements of NT 4 (processor,

disk, memory)SetupLots of Qs on

UDFs: computer specific info (comp name)

unattend.txt: unattended answer files

sysdiff.exe: stages of running sysdiff.exe

How many of each for scenarios given?

What does sysdiff.exe do (automate application installation during

NT setup)

(remember: windiff.exe is an NT Server 3.51 RK utility)

Can't upgrade an HPFS partition to NT 4 (convert to NTFS; then

upgrade)

Unistalling NT (back to DOS) - 2 Qs.

(35 out of 162 Qs in Beta: UDFs, unattend.txt, sysdiff.exe)

PrintingPrinters vs printing devices

How do you set up a pool?

How to modify the priority of a printer so than one group has

higher priority?

Changing the spool directory (different from NT 3.51)

How to install a printer (local or network)

How to clear a print job that's stuck in the spooler

Protocols used for a NIC printing device (eg. HP JetDirect)

Printing to (LPR) Unix printers.

NT printing to an Apple Laserwriter printer.

Setting up printers to server to serve various OS: Win95, NT

3.51/4.0

PermissionsFile/Directory permissions (NTFS) - interaction with

share permissions

Permissions table: what are effective - locally and over the

network

Registryregedt32.exe (NT version; supports registry permissions)

regedit.exe (comes for Win95/search keys and branches)

User accountsDefault groups on NT WS (rights and abilities they

have)

Limitations of an ordinary user vs a power user

Logging on to a domain vs local logon

Know how to change from on domain to the other

UpgradingCan't upgrade from Win95 to NT WS 4 directly: registry

contents not compatible

Upgrading from WFW, Win95, NT WS 3.51, NT Server 3.51, OS/2.

(how to retain, if possible, previous OS settings; - same dir)

ProfilesUser profile vs System policy

When to use a Mandatory user profile instead of a system policy?

Location of NT System policy file.

Roaming user profile (how to create, default location on local

machine)

All users & Default User (see note page - exam spotlight notes)

How to create a MANdatory user profile

Which takes precedence: system & user policies.

DomainsSingle scenario, multiple solutions

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ConnectivityKnow what PWS do: FTP, Gopher, WWW services (2

Qs)

Know about GSNW, Migration Tool for Netware, FPNW, CSNW

Know about multilink modem connectivity in RAS

TCP/IPThree basic items for IP (IP address, S/N mask, default

gateway)

Know what DHCP does

Know what WINS does

Know what DNS does: name resolution Internet Domain names à

IP address

(several Qs)

ArchitectureStart an application min/maximised: start /min *.exe

or start /max *.exe

Start an application with different priority: start /low, /normal,

/high, /realtime

Running a 16-bit app in its own memory space

Application types supported in NT 4 (DOS, Win16, Win32, OS2,

Posix)

How do you run a Posix application under NT 4?

Which type of OS/2 apps are supported under NT 4

NetwareProtocol needed to interact with Netware 4.x and 3.x

How to process a logon script

How to print a banner page & map drives.

x.500 naming

CSNW: NDS support (yes) - cannot run Netadmin or Nwadmin

(12 Qs: 2 on Context Setting Qs)

RASPPTP protocol (3 Qs)

Multi link: setting up dial out with Multilink and setting server

callback

Disk AdministratorHow and why to set up stripe sets

How much free space can you get out of a given configuration

When (or if) to use volume sets.

(few Qs)

TroubleshootingKnow about boot.ini and ARC naming convention

When to use ERD

When to use Windows NT Setup disks

When to use boot disk (which files are on it?)

What happends if an NT boot file is missing from C:\.

Difference of ERD, NT Setup disks and boot floppy

How to save system and application crash dumps in NT 4

(Control Panel/System properties à System, Dr Watson à

applications)

Last known good (how to use)

Hardware ProfilesWhen to use them

Know the difference between unattend.txt and a *.udf file.

Know when to use sysdiff.

Know what DHCP, WINS and DNS are for.

Know about IPnumber,subnetmask, default gateway. (in a routed

environment).

Know how to detect a bottleneck ( lot of paging -> add Ram).

Know when to use "last good known" and "boot from setup disks

and use

ERD").

Know to boot to "standard VGA" when you have problems with a

new

grafikdriver.

Know that a stripeset speeds up disk access, a volume set don't

do

that.

Know the differences accessing files remote and local, when you

have

share permissions and NTFS permissions.

Know that a RAS Server can only dial back one number, but a

ISDN line

with 2 B-channels (SAME telephone number) can be called back.

Know when to use regedit and when regedt32.

Know how to change passwords on a Novellserver (setpass for 3.x

and

Ctrl-Alt-Del for 4.x).

Know the 3 switches in CSNW (add formfeed, print banner, notify

when

printed).

know that for connecting to a Novell 4.x environment you have to

know

the "tree and context" and for a Novell 3.x (or 4.x in bindery

modus)

you have to know the "preferred server".

Know that you can connect to a Internet drive by mapping this way

:

\\microsoft.com\share

Know that you can watch processor usage in the taskmanager and

in

performance monitor.

Know that all MS-Dos applications run in different NTVDM and

can

therefore have priorities, but can`t share memory.

know that all Win16bit applications run by default in the same

NTVDM

(as different threads) and can share memory but can`t have

different

priorities. DDE and OLE is also possible when NOT sharing the

same

memory.

If you have 8 Win16bit applications, 4 of them need to share

memory,

but one of them is faulty, what to do ?

Put the 4 in the default NTVDM, the other 4 appliocations in

separate

NTVDMs.