You are a consultant of an IT consulting firm. You are responsible for the network of Northwind Traders. The network consists of six client computers that run Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Office 2000 with Microsoft Outlook.

Northwind Traders wants to give customers the ability to send questions to salespersons by means of e-mail messages.
Salespersons use the Internet to search for products for buyers. Northwind Traders wants to allow e-mail accounts for each of its salespersons. The salespersons need to keep track of contacts and scheduling. Northwind Traders currently has one Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) connection with IP addresses assigned to each computer.

You need to allow Northwind Traders the functions it needs with the least amount of expense.

What should you do?

You are the network administrator of an Active Directory domain that runs Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition.

You are responsible for managing and maintaining all DHCP servers in the organization.

You need to create a test lab that represents the current production environment. The lab network needs to be completely isolated from the rest of the production network.

You need to recreate the current production DHCP server configuration in the test lab as quickly as possible.

What should you do?

You are the network administrator of a residential construction company.

The main office has 30 users. The company also has three remote offices in various parts of the city. Each
remote office has five users. You provide each office with Internet access through a Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) line. You purchase a new server.

You need to provide all of the users with Web access to a central file storage location in the main office and to e-mail functions that are hosted locally on the new server.

What should you do?

You are a network administrator for a regional automotive club. The club accepts new memberships and also takes orders for merchandising. The club currently is running an online Web site at a third-party hosting company.

The club’s network consists of five Microsoft Windows XP Professional client computers. The network has a single server that runs Microsoft Windows Server 2000. The server hosts shared files and a single printer device. The users share the Internet through a router that is connected to a high-speed Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) connection.

You need to move the organizations Web site from a third-party hosting service onto its own server.

What should you do? (Choose all that apply.)

You are a network consultant for Fabrikam, Inc.
Fabrikam has 15 computers. The desktop operating systems are running Microsoft Windows XP, Home Edition. Each computer runs Microsoft Office 97 Suite. One employee receives all of the company e-mail messages on one computer that has an external modem. Printing is accomplished on local inkjet printers that are attached to each computer.

Fabrikam uses a Microsoft Windows 98 computer for file sharing. Fabrikam also uses a networkable laser printer for all employees to share.

Management wants to eliminate multiple network logins.

You need to assess the current network and make recommendations for addressing management’s concerns.

What do you recommend? (Choose all that apply.)

You are the sales engineer for a technology consulting firm.

A customer, Litware, Inc., is using Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 4.5 as its network operating system. The network consists of one file server and twenty computers that use a mixed environment of Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. Litware is considering an upgrade of its network to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 product.

You need to identify the key features of Microsoft Windows Server products that enable team building and collaboration. Litware needs to ensure a moderate investment, but reliability is a high priority.

You need to present a proposal that benefits Litware’s need for improving team building and provides a cost-effective network solution.

What should you propose? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)

You are a network administrator for your company.

The company network contains 10 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional computers and 15 Microsoft Windows XP Professional mobile computers. A single computer that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition hosts e-mail functions and file sharing.

You set up a Microsoft SharePoint site to enable the employees to share documents. The SharePoint site works properly, however, employees out of the office report they cannot access the SharePoint site. You test and confirm that Internet connectivity is working properly.

You need to ensure that all remote employees can access the SharePoint site.

What should you do?

You are the network administrator for Southridge Video.

Southridge Video has a new server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. Southridge Video has a broadband router with a static IP address. Southridge Video registers the domain name southridgevideo.com.

Southridge Video wants to host its own e-mail messaging. You configure Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. You install Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 on all of the company computers. Employees report that
they are receiving internal e-mail messages but are not receiving external e-mail messages.

You need to ensure that employees can receive external e-mail messages.

What should you do? (Choose all that apply.)

You are a network administrator for a law firm.

The firm has a server that runs Microsoft Windows 2000 Small Business Server. The server has 256 MB of RAM and a Pentium 3 500-mhz processor.

You need to upgrade the server without losing any data and maintain all functionality.

What should you do?

You are the network administrator for a marketing firm.

Trey Research is a 10-person firm with its headquarters located in Denver. The company opens a second office in New York and hires five new employees to operate that office. The main office has computers that run Microsoft Windows XP Professional and a server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. The New York office has five computers that run Microsoft Windows XP Professional in a peer-to-peer network. A Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) connection is available for Internet acccess at each location.
Trey Research wants to keep both locations up to date on projects and current events that take place in the company. The company currently relies on access to e-mail messages and a shared company calendar and contacts to communicate between both offices.

The New York office needs to receive notification when information is posted to or modified on the Microsoft Windows SharePoint site.

What should you do? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)