Charles Pluta - Exam Ref 70-743 Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA: Windows Server 2016

Charles Pluta

Exam Ref 70-743 Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA: Windows Server 2016

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ISBN-13: 978-0-7356-9743-0
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First Printing December 2016

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With each release of Windows Server, more and more features are added or modified that makes knowing the product inside and out more and more difficult. The 70-743 exam Upgrading your skills to Windows Server 2016 is for administrators that have previously achieved the MCSA certification for Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2012, and plan to achieve the latest certification offering.

Understanding that the exam is geared specifically towards administrators with existing knowledge, this Exam Ref book assumes you remember and know the knowledge that is necessary to pass the previous versions of the exam. Therefore, we focus solely on the skills that are measured in the 70-743 exam, sometimes skipping the basics of the skill. A lot of these skills build on the knowledge youve retained from Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012. However, some of the skills are brand new to Windows Server 2016, and are expected to be highlighted on the exam.

The goal of this book is to act as a reference to give you the tools and knowledge that you need to succeed in passing the exam. While we cover every skill that the exam measures and focus on real-world examples of how to use the technologies that are listed, there is no way of guaranteeing that you will pass the exam simply by using this book. As you are well aware as an existing MCSA credential holder, nothing is better than getting hands-on experience with each of the roles and features in Windows Server 2016 before taking the exam. It is recommended that you use the information in this book, combined with a hands-on approach of trying each role or feature discussed by using both graphical and Windows PowerShell (or command-line) tools. This will ensure that you have the best opportunity to succeed when taking the exam.

This book covers every major topic area found on the exam, but it does not cover every exam question. Only the Microsoft exam team has access to the exam questions, 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 Need more review? links youll find in the text to find more information and take the time to research and study the topic. Great information is available on MSDN, TechNet, MVA, and in blogs and forums.