MCSE
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Definition:
MCSE stands for "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer". Becoming
MCSE certified will open up new doors to your career as an Information
Technology professional. This is the basic Microsoft certification and
should be taken by anyone who plans to work in a Microsoft environment.
MCSE
on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Certification Requirements
(Published by Microsoft as of May, 2004):
Core Exams (6 Exams Required)
Four
networking system exams
Exam 70–290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Environment
Exam 70–291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-294: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
One client operating system exam
Exam 70–270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft
Windows® XP Professional
Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional
One design exam
Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
and Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-298: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network
Elective
Exams (1 Exam Required)
Together with the core exams, the elective exams provide a valid and reliable
measure of technical proficiency and expertise in solution design and
implementation. MCSE candidates should also have at least one year of
experience implementing and administering network operating systems and
desktop operating systems.
Elective
Exams
Exam 70–086: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management
Server 2.0
Exam 70-227: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet
Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-228: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL
Server™ 2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-229: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-232: Implementing and Maintaining Highly Available Web Solutions
with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies and Microsoft Application
Center 2000
Exam 70-281: Planning, Deploying, and Managing an Enterprise Project
Management Solution
Exam 70-282: Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for
a Small- and Medium-Sized Business
Exam 70-284: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
and Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-298: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network
Exam 70-299: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Network
Upgrade Exams
(2 Exams Required)
Microsoft has designed an upgrade path that will enable a current MCSE
to earn the Windows Server 2003 credential in a time- and cost-effective
manner.
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