Kevin Wolford - Mr. Wolford started his computer career in 1983. He has been a technical writer, network administrator, and trainer. Kevin spent many years with Novell and is a CNI and Master CNE. In 1998 Kevin founded Tech Training, giving him a chance to test his training ideas. He is also an MCSE, Microsoft Certified Trainer MCT, and is certified in SMS, SQL Server, TCP/IP, NT Workstation, NT Server, Exchange Server, Windows 9x and 2000. Kevin has authored Microsoft certification books for New Riders and Sybex. He owns a consulting company dedicated to teaching complex technical topics in a simple way. He was involved in the early stages of Windows.NET Server's development and beta testing.
- Main Menu
Move through hours of in-depth content - quickly and easily due to the efficient and organized structure.
- PowerPoint
Utilizing PowerPoint presentations enhances the delivery by displaying a variety of visual information to the user. This type of representation allows the user to better interpret the material through charts, definitions, graphs, and more...
- Exclusive Learning Zone
Train around the clock, around the world. Our certified online instructors are located at global support centers in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Singapore to provide real-time answers to technology- and soft-skill-related questions 24x7. This means access to a live subject matter expert no matter where you are - day or night. This level of student/instructor interaction provides real-time training specific support and extends training beyond content and instructor-led solutions by providing flexibility to accommodate individual needs and schedules.
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Move forward, back, and repeat entire topics or just a section. A progress bar illuminates as you advance through exercises.
- Full Motion Video
All courses feature full-motion videos of instructors teaching the information as if they are speaking directly to you. Our unique delivery simulates a one-on-one classroom environment creating a more personal lesson and learning experience.
- Study Guides
Printable study guides for the entire course are available. This allows all material to be viewed, reviewed, and printed for viewing at a later date.
- Review Exercises
Each section has a review quiz to aid in the learning process by validating the comprehension of the material covered before moving on to a new section.
- Resume
All courses are resumed to where you left off last session allowing you to learn when it is convenient for you without the hassle of remembering where you where.
- Microsoft Authorized Practice Exams
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- Live Demonstrations
Demonstrations are a way for the instructor to show and tell the user how to perform
a task by actually doing it on screen in front of them. In this format it gives the user the power to see things done by a professional in the intended environment as many times as they would like.
- Labs
This course features cutting-edge, interactive labs, which provide a hands-on learning experience. This environment allows you to interact with the software with out the need for purchasing it or having it installed on your computer.
- Certificate of Completion
Career Academy is recognized worldwide for its technology-based IT training curriculums. Upon successful completion of our program, you will be receiving a Career Academy Distance Education Certificate of Completion.
Level 1
Hardware Management
1.1 Device Manager
1.2 Control Panel
1.3 Driver Signing
Lab - Managing Driver Signing
Lab - Windows 2003 Server Installation
Disk Management
2.1 Disk Management Console
2.2 Disk Tools
Basic Disks
3.1 Partitions
3.2 Primary Partitions
3.3 Extended Partitions
Lab - Creating Basic Partition
Dynamic Disks
4.1 Volumes
4.2 Simple and Spanned Volumes
4.3 Stripped Volumes
4.4 Fault Tolerant Volumes
Lab - Creating Dynamic Volume
Lab - Extending Dynamic Volume
Lab - Disk Mirroring
Lab - Configuring Raid
Lab - Converting Basic Disk to Dynamic Disk
Level 2
Administrative Environment
1.1 MMC
1.2 Installing Tools
1.3 Active Directory Structure
Lab - Create MMC
User Accounts
2.1 Creating Accounts
2.2 Automated Account Creation
2.3 User Profiles
2.4 Logon Issues
Lab - User Account Setup
Lab - Organization Units
Groups
3.1 Group Scopes
3.2 Creating Groups
3.3 Automated Group Creation
3.4 Managing Groups
Lab - Add Users
Lab - Group Scopes
Level 3
Computer Accounts
1.1 Automating Account Creation
1.2 Joining Domains
1.3 Computer Account Issues
1.4 Creating Computer Accounts
Lab - Add Computer Account
Lab - Change Computer Properties
Lab - Join the Domain from Client
Lab - Move Computer Object
Using Groups
2.1 Local Groups
2.2 Permission Schemes
2.3 Permission Assignments
File Sharing
3.1 Creating Shares
3.2 Share Permissions
3.3 NTFS Permissions
3.4 Combining Permissions
Lab - Create a Shared Folder
Printer Management
4.1 Printer Sharing
4.2 Managing Printers
4.3 Special Printer Issues
Lab - Printer Setup
Level 4
System Monitoring
1.1 Task Manager
1.2 Event Viewer
1.3 Key Performance Counters
1.4 System Monitor
1.5 System Optimization
Software Management
2.1 Updates
2.2 Web Server Configuration
2.3 Disk Quotas
2.4 Software Licensing
Remote Management
3.1 Remote Tools
3.2 Terminal Services
Level 5
Automatic System Recovery
1.1 Creating an ASR Set
1.2 Using ASR
Backups
2.1 Backup Schemes
2.2 Making Backups
2.3 Managing Backups
2.4 Restoring from Backup
Recovery Tools
3.1 Boot Process
3.2 Recovery Console
3.3 Shadow Copies
