Greg Tomsho - MCSA Guide to Identity with Windows Server® 2016, Exam 70-742

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MCSA Guide to Identity with Windows Server 2016, Exam 70-742, gives you in-depth coverage of the 70-742 certification exam objectives and focuses on the skills you need to configure identity services such as Active Directory, user and computer accounts, Group Policy, and Certificate Services with Windows Server 2016. With dozens of hands-on activities and skill-reinforcing case projects, youll be well prepared for the certification exam and learn valuable skills to perform on the job.

After you finish this book, youll have an in-depth knowledge of Windows Server 2016 identity management, including Active Directory OUs and accounts, Group Policy and preferences, domain controller and Active Directory management, Certificate Services, and advanced identity solutions such as Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).

This book is written from a teaching and learning point of view, not simply as an exam study guide. The chapters guide readers through the technologies they need to master to perform on the job, not just to pass an exam.

MCSA Guide to Identity with Windows Server 2016, Exam 70-742, is intended for people who want to learn how to implement Windows Server 2016 identity solutions and earn the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) certification. This book covers in full the objectives of Exam 70-742, one of three required for the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification. Exam 70-742 is also one of four exams needed for the MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure certification. This book serves as an excellent tool for classroom teaching, but self-paced learners will also find that the clear explanations, challenging activities, and case projects serve them equally well.

For those readers who start their study of Windows Server 2016 with this book (instead of the 70-740 book), Chapter 1 of the 70-740 book, which serves as an introduction to Windows Server 2016, is available as a free download from the Cengage website. That chapter introduces you to Windows Server 2016 core technologies such as Active Directory and the file system and provides a brief overview of new features found in Windows Server 2016 compared to earlier server versions.

• A lab setup guide is included in the Before You Begin section of this Introduction to help you configure a physical or virtual (recommended) lab environment for doing the hands-on activities.

• Step-by-step hands-on activities walk you through tasks ranging from installing Active Directory and configuring Group Policy to working with Active Directory Certificate Services. All activities have been tested by a technical editor.

• Extensive review and end-of-chapter materials reinforce your learning.

• Critical thinking case projects require you to apply the concepts and technologies learned throughout the book.

• Abundant screen captures and diagrams visually reinforce the text and hands-on activities.

• A list of 70-742 exam objectives is cross-referenced with chapters and sections that cover each objective (inside cover and Appendix A ).

Note

This text does not include Windows Server 2016 software. However, 180-day evaluation versions of Windows Server 2016 are available at no cost from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2016. More specific instruction can be found in Using an Evaluation Version of Windows Server 2016 in the Before You Begin section of this Introduction.

This book prepares you to take one of three exams in the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Windows Server 2016 certification. The MCSA Windows Server 2016 certification is made up of three exams, which can be taken in any order:

• Exam 70-740: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016

• Exam 70-741: Networking with Windows Server 2016

• Exam 70-742: Identity with Windows Server 2016

Note

This text focuses on Exam 70-742. Companion texts focus on Exam 740 and Exam 741, respectively: