Exam Ref 70-695 Deploying
Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps
Brian Svidergol
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Copyright 2015 by Brian Svidergol
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2014952206
ISBN: 978-0-7356-9809-3
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Introduction
This book helps prepare you for the Microsoft 70-695 exam titled Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps. The exam covers a wide range of technologies, and many readers might not have hands-on experience with all of them. The book uses a combination of fact-based content, step-by-step procedures for key exam topics, real-world experiences, and comprehensive review scenarios and questions to help you prepare for the exam. Its recommended that you use a lab environment to walk through the procedures covered in the book until you have hands-on experience with all the technologies covered on the exam.
The audience for this book includes IT pros with relevant job experience who are interested in passing Exam 70-695 or expanding their knowledge and skills related to deploying Windows and applications.
To maximize your chances of success in learning the material in this book and passing the 70-695 exam, you should have the following prerequisite knowledge:
Basic working knowledge of Windows Server, especially related to adding and removing roles and features, basic system management, and core networking concepts.
Windows client operating system management and support, including installation and troubleshooting.
Operating system deployment knowledge, including automated system deployment concepts. Even if you dont have experience with WDS, MDT, or Configuration Manager, some background in operating system deployments will go a long way when you are preparing for the exam.
Configuration Manager. Some exposure to Configuration Manager is helpful, even if it is not related to operating system deployment.
Windows PowerShell. Many Microsoft exams are including more questions and answers with Windows PowerShell commands. Knowing the basic nounverb pairing and how to construct Windows PowerShell commands in a pipeline will go a long way for the exam.
This book covers every exam objective, but it does not cover every exam question. Only the Microsoft exam team has access to the exam questions themselves, and Microsoft regularly adds new questions to the exam, making it impossible to cover specific questions. You should consider this book a supplement to your relevant real-world experience and other study materials. If you encounter a topic in this book that you do not feel completely comfortable with, use the links youll see in the text to find more information and take the time to research and study the topic. Great information is available on MSDN and TechNet and in blogs and forums.
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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Alison Hirsch for her overall guidance on this project as well as her attention to detail. Working with her on the team made things much easier for me. Id also like to thank Stan Reimer who has put his trust in me on several projects. I always appreciate the opportunities and have enjoyed working with him and his team. Thanks also goes out to Charles Pluta, a friend of mine with extensive technical depth that always makes time to help out. I can count on him at all hours of the night and that goes a long way! Bob Clements, my go-to guy on many deployment projects, came through with an excellent real-world perspective that helped me bring clarity to many topics. Elias Mereb, Ive really enjoyed hanging out with you over the past several years. Your love for life and technology is contagious. I appreciate your willingness to take my calls, offer up your words of wisdom, and engage with me on projects.
Finally, Id like to thank my beautiful wife Lindsay, my son Jack, and my daughter Leah. Although I try never to take away family time for work, I might have rushed around a bit more when we put the kids to bed, knowing that I had a boatload of work ahead of me every night. Lindsay might have gotten less sleep than me on this project, dealing with baby Leah, Jack, and all of the household stuff. I couldnt do these projects without her support, and I am grateful for that.
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