MCSA :-: Cyber Networks (ICT)

MCSA - MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

The MCSA training covers the skills of network administrators, network engineers, systems administrators, IT engineers, information systems administrators, network technicians, and technical support specialists as defined by the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies Skill Standards for Information Technology and other research organizations worldwide.

MCSA Job Titles:

Systems administrator
Technical support administrator
Systems analyst
Technical consultant

MCSA's are typically responsible for the day to day operations on a computer network running on Windows platform, including, creating user accounts, resetting passwords and other maintenance tasks. MCSA's are, many times, also Computer and/or Network Technicians. An MCSA can take additional certification especially in designing network infrastructure to become an MCSE.

MCSA Requirements:

Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA) candidates are currently required to pass 3 Core Exams [2 networking system and 1 client operating system] + 1 Elective Exam.

Core Exams: Networking System (2 Exams Required)	Courses offered at CyberNetworks
Exam 70–290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment	Course 2273: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (5 days) OR Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (5 days) Course 2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (3 days) OR Course 2208: Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (3 days)
Exam 70–291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure	Course 2276: Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts (2 days) Course 2277: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services (5 days) OR Course 2208: Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (3 days)
Core Exams: Client Operating System (1 Exam Required)	Courses
Exam 70–270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows® XP Professional	Course 2285: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional (2 days) OR Course 2272: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5 days)
Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	Course 2151: Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials (3 days) Course 2152: Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server (5 days)
Elective Exams: (1 Exam Required)	Courses
Exam 70-089: Designing, Implementing, and Managing a Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Infrastructure	Course 2596: Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 and Course 2597: Planning and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Exam 70-227: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition	Course 2159: Deploying and Managing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 (three days)
Exam 70-228: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition	Course 2072: Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database (five days)
Exam 70-284: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003	Course 2400: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or Workshop 2011: Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Exam 70-299: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network	Course 2823: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 70-350: Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004	Course 2824: Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
Exam 70-431: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Implementation and Maintenance	Course 2779: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database (available as three-day classroom training in early 2006) and Course 2780: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database (available as three-day classroom training in early 2006)
Certification combinations that may substitute for an MCSA elective.
Certifications	Courses
MCDST	MCDST
MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2000	MCSA
MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000	MCSE
MCSE on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0	N/A
CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+	Currently, corresponding Official Microsoft Learning Products are unavailable.
CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Server+	Currently, corresponding Official Microsoft Learning Products are unavailable.
CompTIA Security+³	Course 2810: Fundamentals of Network Security (four days)
Upgrading from MCSA on Windows 2000 MCSA on Windows 2003 (One Exam Required)
Certifications	Courses
Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000	Course 2299: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000 (available November 2003) or Workshop 2209: Expert Track: Updating Systems Administrator Skills from Microsoft Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003 or Course 2273: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (five days) or Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (five days) and Course 2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (three days) plus Course 2276: Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts (two days) and Course 2277: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services (five days)

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