MCSA
Windows Server 2016
Practice Tests:
Exams 70-740, 70-741, 70-742,
and 70-743
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This book is dedicated to Alexandria and Paige. We couldnt ask for better kids.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my wife and best friend, Crystal. She is always the light at the end of my tunnel. I want to thank my two daughters, Alexandria and Paige, for all of their love and support during the writing of all my books. The three of them are my support system and I couldnt do any of this without them.
I want to thank all of my family and friends who always help me when Im writing my books. I want to thank my brothers, Rick, Gary, and Rob. I want to thank my great friends Shaun, Jeremy, and Gene.
We want to thank everyone on our Sybex team, especially our development editor, Kezia Endsley, who helped make this the best book possible, and Chris Crayton, our technical editor. Its always good to have the very best technical person backing you up. I also want to thank Christine OConnor, our production editor, and Elizabeth Welch, our copy editor.
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Will Panek
I would like to second Wills sentiments and thank all the same individuals. I would like to personally thank my husband and best friend, Will, because without him I would not be where I am todaythank you! I would also like to express my love to my two daughters, who have always shown nothing but love and support for everything we do.
Crystal Panek
About the Authors
William Panek holds the following certifications: MCP, MCP+ I, MCSA, MCSA+ Security and Messaging, MCSE-NT (3.51 & 4.0), MCSE 2000, 2003, 2012/2012 R2, 2016, MCSE+ Security and Messaging, MCDBA, MCT, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA, CCDA, and CHFI. Will is also a five-time Microsoft MVP winner.
After many successful years in the computer industry, Will decided that he could better use his talents and his personality as an instructor. He began teaching for schools such as Boston University and the University of Maryland, just to name a few. He has done consulting and training for some of the biggest government and corporate companies in the world, including the United States Secret Service, Cisco, the United States Air Force, and the United States Army.
In 2015, Will became a Senior Microsoft Instructor for StormWind Studios (www.stormwindstudios.com). He currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two daughters. Will was also a representative in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2010 to 2012. In his spare time, he likes to do blacksmithing, shooting (trap and skeet), golf, racquetball, and ride his Harley. Will is also a commercially rated helicopter pilot.
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