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MCSE Certification - Requirements And Courses |
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In this article we're going to go over the current requirements
for getting an MCSE certification. Please keep in mind that
these requirements could be old news by the time you read
this. No knock on Microsoft intended.
So, you want to get an MCSE certification. Well, in order
to do so you're going to have to pass a series of exams. As
of this article, seven to be exact. Five of the exams are
what they call core exams and the last two are called elective
exams.
The five core exams consist of four operating system exams
and one design exam. The four operating system exams offer
the following choices. The first of the operating system exams
is the client operating system. You need to take one of these.
The last three are for the networking system itself. There
is a bit of an overlap here so we'll just cover the choices
as they apply to both options.
The overlaps are courses 2151 and 2152 which are Windows
2000 Network and Operating Systems Essentials and Implementing
Windows 2000 Professional Server. Also in the overlap is course
1560 which is upgrading from Windows NT to Windows 2000.
This is where we have the breakoff between client operating
system and the networking system. The last client operating
system exams are course 2272 and 2285 which are Implementing
Windows XP Professional and Installing and Configuring Windows
XP Professional. This concludes the client operating system
exams.
The remaining exams for the network system itself are courses
2153 and 2154. These include Implementing a Microsoft Windows
2000 Network Infrastructure and Implementing and Administering
Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services.
The design exam comes with a number of options which cover
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure,
Designing a Security-Enhanced Microsoft Windows 2000 Network,
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Networking Services Infrastructure,
Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure, Designing
a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network
Infrastructure and Designing Security for Microsoft Networks.
The good part about the design option is that the student
has a number of options to choose from.
The two elective exams are a bit of a blessing and a curse.
There are numerous courses that can be taken for the two elective
exams. The problem is, with so many choices a new student
may have a difficult time deciding which one to take. With
some being infinitely more difficult than the others, the
choice can mean the difference between passing and failing
the exams. Having said that, the more popular of the elective
exams, which doesn't necessarily mean they are the easiest
ones, are System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0,
which has been a staple for years, Implementing a Database
on Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, which is usually taken with the
other SQL exam, thus completing the elective section, Implementing
and Managing Microsoft Exchange 2000, which has been another
long time staple and finally its cousin, Designing Microsoft
Exchange 2000 for the Enterprise. There are of course other
courses but these are the most popular.
In our next article look for more information on MCSE certifications.
About the Author:
Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to MCSE Certification
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