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Preparing for an Exam: Candidates for this exam operate in computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 7 as a desktop operating system in an enterprise environment. Candidates should have at least one year of experience in the IT field, as well as experience implementing and administering any Windows client operating system in a networked environment. Audience Profile: Candidates for this exam operate in computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 7 as a desktop operating system in an enterprise environment

Audience Profile: Candidates for this exam support end users who run Microsoft Windows 7 in a corporate environment. They should have experience using applications that are included with the operating system, such as productivity applications used in a corporate environment and Microsoft Office applications. Candidates should be able to resolve operating system issues by telephone, email, connecting to an end user's system remotely, or by visiting an end user's desktop. They should have a working knowledge of operating in an Active Directory domain environment

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Preparing for an Exam: Candidates for this exam operate in computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 7 as a desktop operating system in an enterprise environment. Candidates should have at least one year of experience in the IT field, as well as experience implementing and administering any Windows client operating system in a networked environment. Audience Profile: Candidates for this exam operate in computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 7 as a desktop operating system in an enterprise environment

Preparing for an Exam: This exam is intended to validate a candidates ability to support medium to very large computing environments that use Windows 7. These responsibilities include setting the strategic direction for the client computers, the supporting infrastructure, and the applications. Audience Profile: Candidates for this exam should have a minimum of three years of experience installing, configuring, and administering clients in a Windows networked environment and also have experience deploying operating systems and applications.

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Preparing for an Exam: This Technology Specialist (TS) exam, Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring, became available in March 2008. This exam is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese [Simplified], French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. Audience Profile: The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credentials are intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies.

About this Exam: The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium-sized to large companies. Audience Profile: The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credentials are intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies with multiple physical locations and multiple domain controllers.

Preparing for an Exam: The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credential is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies. Audience Profile: The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) candidate should have at least one year of experience implementing and administering Windows Server 2008 R2 in an environment that has the following characteristics: 250 to 5,000 or more users

Audience Profile: The enterprise administrator is responsible for the overall Windows Server 2008 R2 environment and architecture. The enterprise administrator translates business goals into technology decisions and designs mid-range to long-term strategies. The enterprise administrator is responsible for infrastructure design and global configuration changes. The enterprise administrator's job role involves 20 percent operations, 60 percent engineering, and 20 percent support tasks.

Audience Profile: Candidates for Exam 70-620: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring, should have at least one year of experience in the IT field. They typically provide phone support at the tier-1 or tier-2 level in a wide range of environments, including retail stores and the medium-sized organization or enterprise environment. Candidates should have experience resolving issues concerning network connectivity, desktop operating systems, security, and applications. Also include addressing logon problems and performing password resets

Preparing for an Exam: Candidates for this exam operate in computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 7 as a desktop operating system in an enterprise environment. Candidates should have at least one year of experience in the IT field, as well as experience implementing and administering any Windows client operating system in a networked environment. Audience Profile: Candidates for this exam operate in computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 7 as a desktop operating system in an enterprise environment

About this Exam: This exam validates a candidates ability to deploy, and upgrade to Windows 7 and Office 2010. Audience Profile: Candidates for Exam 70-681: TS: Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deploying are IT professionals who deploy and maintain Windows 7 desktops and Office 2010. Candidates have a minimum of one year of experience managing Windows desktop deployments. Exam 70-681: TS: Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deploying: counts as credit toward the following certification(s): Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator

Preparing for an Exam: This Technology Specialist (TS) exam, Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring, became available in March 2008. This exam is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese [Simplified], French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. Audience Profile: The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credentials are intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies.

Audience Profile: The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credentials are intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies. The MCTS candidate should have at least one year of experience implementing and administering Windows Server 2008 R2 in an environment that has the following characteristics: 250 to 5,000 or more users, multiple physical locations and multiple domain controllers.

Audience Profile: A server administrator is responsible for the operations and day-to-day management of an infrastructure of Windows Server 2008 R2 servers for an enterprise organization. Windows server administrators manage the infrastructure, Web, and IT application servers. The Windows server administrators use scripts and batch files written by others or those that they occasionally write themselves to accomplish tasks on a regular basis.

About this Exam: This exam focuses on desktop virtualization technologies such as Windows Virtual PC, MED-V, Windows XP Mode for Windows 7, App-V, Remote Desktop Services, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Windows Server 2008 R2 environments, and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. Audience Profile: Candidates for this exam should have more than one and a half years of experience as virtualization administrators working with desktop virtualization technologies like Windows Virtual PC and Microsoft Hyper-V.

About this Exam: This exam validates a candidates knowledge of Microsoft virtualization technologies. Audience Profile: Candidates should have one to three years of experience using Microsoft virtualization products, including Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, and Remote Desktop Services (RDS), in a Windows Server 2008 R2 infrastructure. Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who have jobs in which managing or deploying virtualization technologies is their main area of responsibility.

About this Exam: This exam is intended for candidates to validate their skills around the areas of Microsoft server virtualization products and technologies. Audience Profile: Candidates for this exam should have more than one and a half years of experience working with Windows Server 2008, including Windows Server 2008 R2 environments, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, and Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 as virtualization administrators. Additionally, candidates have experience with server virtualization products and technologies.

Preparing for an Exam: Candidates for this exam typically have more than one and a half years of experience working in Windows Server 2003 and/or Windows 2008 Server environments as system administrators. Additionally, the target audience is familiar with virtualization products and technologies. Audience Profile: This exam retired on September 30, 2011. Candidates for this exam should have more than one and a half years of experience working with Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008.