Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Epigraph
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
The Microsoft Certified Professional Program
How Do You Become Certified on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0?
MCTS Exam Requirements
The Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring Exam
Types of Exam Questions
Multiple-Choice Questions
Select-and-Place Questions
Simulations
Case Study-Based Questions
Tips for Taking the MCTS: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring Exam
Exam Registration
Who Should Read This Book?
What’s in the Book?
What’s on the CD?
Contacts and Resources
How to Contact the Authors
Assessment Test
Answers to Assessment Test
Chapter 1 - Getting Started with the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Platform
Overview of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Understanding the Technology Features of WSS 3.0
Planning, Planning, and Planning a WSS 3.0 Solution
Planning and Understanding the Logical Architecture
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 2 - Integrating Windows SharePoint Services in the Network
Understanding the Physical Architecture
Planning for Availability
Planning for Extranet Environments
Planning for and Designing a Secure Infrastructure
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 3 - Installing and Deploying Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Implementing Security Requirements
Installing WSS 3.0 on a Stand-Alone Computer
Installing WSS 3.0 in a Server Farm
Reviewing the Installation
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 4 - Configuring the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Environment
Introducing Central Administration
Using the Central Administration Home Page
Configuring Services
Using Central Administration to Create and Manage Web Applications
Creating a Site Collection
Managing Your Site Collection in Central Administration
Extending Your Web Application
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 5 - Building and Configuring the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Topology
Planning the Site Collection Hierarchy
Creating Sites
Managing Sites and Site Collections Using Site Settings
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 6 - Configuring Lists and Managing Documents
Understanding Document Management
Defining Governance
Defining Metadata
Creating and Maintaining Lists
Creating and Maintaining Libraries
Submitting Content to Lists and Libraries
Introducing and Creating Content Types
Creating and Implementing Workflows
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 7 - Configuring Authentication and Security
SharePoint Security Overview
Planning Security
Managing Content Security
Implementing User Security
Implementing Web Application Security
Understanding Code Access Security
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 8 - Administering the Implementation
Understanding Central Administration
Site Collection Administration
Backup and Restore Using the Operations Page
Administering WSS 3.0 Using Stsadm
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 9 - Managing Customization
Introducing Customization and Branding
Understanding Master Pages
Indentifying Strategies for Customization
Summary
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 10 - Extending Windows SharePoint Services
Introducing Features
Understanding Web Parts
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 11 - Monitoring Windows SharePoint Services
Why Monitoring Is Important
Maintaining SQL Performance
Using Performance Monitor with WSS Metrics
Troubleshooting Problems with Logs and the Event Viewer
Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and WSS
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 12 - Upgrading Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 from Windows SharePoint ...
Upgrade Approaches
Handling Customizations
The Upgrade Process
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Appendix - About the Companion CD
Glossary
Index
MCTS: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Configuration Study Guide
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To my family, my friends, and all who love learning
— Marilyn Miller-White
To all those who feel most alive when they are learning something new
— Paul Papanek Stork
For my partner Stacy, our kids, and my family
— Kris Wagner
Acknowledgments
I always knew I wanted to be a teacher. There was no question — it was my passion. I am fortunate to live my passion and share my results with you. I have had the privilege to be on the forefront of many new advancements. My life centers on research, development, and education. This is what this book is all about — enabling you to develop and hone your skills in the exciting arena of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to build highly usable collaboration products for your organization.
This book is for you, my friend and reader — may you consume all the information that Paul, Kris, and I have put into this book to help your pass the 70-631 exam as well as help you understand WSS 3.0.
A very, very special set of thanks goes to all my family and friends who encouraged me to pursue this project and allowed me to neglect them during the process. Please chill the wine!
I would like to send my heartfelt appreciation to the other two members of the team, Paul and Kris. Without their exceptional knowledge and input, this book would not have the special quality of being both a study guide and an implementation guide.
Thanks to the Wiley team, and especially acquisitions editor Jeff Kellum and development editor Alexa Murphy, for helping me through this process and always being there when I needed guidance. The team at Wiley has worked long hours to bring you such a professional finished product.
And speaking of professional products, thanks to the Microsoft Office SharePoint Services team for giving us such a unique collaboration product. I have enjoyed working with you for this version of the product and know the next version will be even more awesome.
— Marilyn Miller-White
First I want to thank Marilyn White, my fellow author, and Jeff Kellum, an acquisitions editor for Wiley, who first approached me about working on this project. Your belief that I had knowledge to share is what made all this possible. Marilyn, it is always a delight working on projects with you, even when it’s writing books. Jeff, your continuing faith and occasional gentle prodding kept me on track to get my chapters written.
I also want to thank the rest of the team at Wiley, especially development editor Alexa Murphy, copyeditors Liz Welch and Linda Recktenwald, and production editor Angela Smith. Your skillful editing of my writing made the knowledge that I tried to impart that much easier to understand. I couldn’t have done this without you.
Finally, I want to thank Kris Wagner, who was the technical reviewer for my chapters and also a coauthor of the book. We couldn’t have done this without you, Kris. I hope I’ve made a new friend whom I’ll keep for many years.
— Paul Papanek Stork
First I would like to thank my partner Stacy for letting me miss many weekend plans, nightly television dates, and walks with our dogs Resin, Cody, and Little Bit.
Thank you to all my close friends whom I have not seen in months. Thank you to my parents (Toni, Nancy, Nene, Mark, Richard, and Ron) for supporting and pushing me in every way possible. Special thanks to my friends, Gaurav Issar and Asif Rehmani, for providing me with the last bit of motivation I needed to finish this book. Thank you to Jeff Kellum at Wiley for giving me this opportunity and thank you to the other authors Marilyn White and Paul Stork, this has truly been an amazing experience.
And finally I would like to thank Dave Cutler and the Slalom Consulting family, for supporting me in my SharePoint adventures.
— Kris Wagner
About the Authors
Marilyn Miller-White, a SharePoint 2007 MCTS, SQL Server 2005 MCTS and MCITP, MCT, MODL, MCDBA, and MCSE, is the owner of White Consulting, a New Jersey- based consultancy specializing in database and systems training and solutions.
With a master’s degree in education and a passion for learning, Marilyn began teaching computer science in New Jersey’s schools and colleges. While teaching, she decided to branch out to both the government and private sectors, specializing in designing database, programming, and systems solutions to support the growing needs of her customers.
She has been training and implementing Microsoft technologies for customers throughout North America for over ten years. An early achiever on both the Windows 2003 and SQL Server 2005 platforms, she is often called upon to speak on Microsoft solutions. She has presented at Microsoft launch events for SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005. In June 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 she was a Technical Learning Guide at Tech Ed North America (NA).
She has authored two MCITP study guides under the Sybex label: MCITP Developer: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Data Access Design and Optimization Study Guide (70- 442) and MCITP Administrator: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Optimization and Maintenance Study Guide (70- 444).
Most recently she has been specializing in SharePoint development and training. At TechEd NA 2007 and 2008, she presented an instructor-led lab session on customized Visual Studio workflows. Marilyn has been training and consulting since January 2007 in a variety of SharePoint venues. When not in the field — or on the road, or in the air — she is writing and performing technical editing.
Marilyn enjoys working with customers and assisting them with their solutions. She loves to travel, especially to Washington and Texas where she can include a visit with her children. When home, she enjoys attending concerts and plays, scrapbooking, listening to classical music, and the company of her cats, Holly and Sequel.
Paul Papanek Stork, a Microsoft SharePoint Server MVP, MCT, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCSD, MCDBA, MCITP, MCPD), is a senior instructor and principal consultant for Mindsharp, one of the preeminent SharePoint training firms in North America. Paul has been working full time in the computer industry since the mid-1980s. After obtaining an MBA in 1995, he began specializing in training and consulting on Microsoft products. Over the last 15 years he has passed numerous Microsoft certification exams and earned an extensive list of Microsoft certifications on everything from NT 3.5 to his latest certifications on WSS and MOSS.
Paul has developed expertise as an administrator, developer, and database administrator (DBA). His primary area of expertise has always been Microsoft application servers. Since coming to work for Mindsharp several years ago, Paul has focused primarily on SharePoint technologies.
Paul has worked for a variety of companies, including religious nonprofit organizations, a local government, a regional bank, a university, and several consulting and training firms.
His knack for quickly learning new technologies allows Paul to work on the “bleeding edge” of technology. His breadth of knowledge makes him a much sought after resource for SharePoint questions that cross the traditional boundaries of administration, development, and design. Paul maintains an active blog at http://sharePoint.mindsharpblogs.com/pauls.
In July 2008 Paul was awarded a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award by Microsoft in recognition of his work: writing, speaking at conferences, and supporting the SharePoint community.
Kris Wagner, MCP, MCSE, MCTS, and MCITP, has over 15 years of experience in the IT sector delivering web-based client applications. For the past 9 years he has been architecting, deploying, and supporting enterprise SharePoint solutions. Kris became a Microsoft SharePoint evangelist by helping in the community, running SharePoint-focused events such as SharePoint Saturday — Chicago, and actively maintains his blog at http://www.sharepointkris.com.
Kris has a deep passion for SharePoint, and his dedication shows through his delivery of solutions and customer satisfaction. He has been involved in the delivery and deployment of over 200 SharePoint installations.
Kris currently lives in Chicago with his partner Stacy, their three dogs, and their bird Max. Kris works for Slalom Consulting as a Microsoft Solutions Architect and Slalom’s SharePoint Practice Lead for Chicago.
Introduction
With the release of SQL Server 2005, Microsoft changed its certification program to contain three primary series: Technology, Professional, and Architect. The Technology Series of certifications are intended to allow candidates to target specific technologies and are the basis for obtaining the Professional Series and Architect Series of certifications. The certifications contained within the Technology Series consist of one to three exams, focus on a specific technology, and do not include job-role skills. By contrast, the Professional Series of certifications focus on a job role and are not necessarily focused on a single technology, but rather a comprehensive set of skills for performing the job role being tested. The Architect Series of certifications offered by Microsoft are premier certifications that consist of passing a review board composed of previously certified architects. To apply for the Architect Series of certifications, you must have a minimum of 10 years of industry experience.
When obtaining a Technology Series certification, you are recognized as a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on the specific technology or technologies that you have been tested on. The Professional Series certifications include Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD). Passing the review board for an Architect Series certification will allow you to become a Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA).
This book has been developed to give you the critical skills and knowledge you need to prepare for the exam requirement for obtaining the MCTS: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring (Exam 70-631).
The Microsoft Certified Professional Program
Since the inception of its certification program, Microsoft has certified more than 3 million people. As the computer network industry continues to increase in both size and complexity, this number is sure to grow — and the need for proven ability will also increase. Certifications can help companies verify the skills of prospective employees and contractors.
Microsoft has developed its Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) program to give you credentials that verify your ability to work with Microsoft products effectively and professionally. Several levels of certification are available based on specific suites of exams. Microsoft has recently created a new generation of certification programs:
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) The MCTS can be considered the entry-level certification for the new generation of Microsoft certifications. The MCTS certification program targets specific technologies instead of specific job roles. You must take and pass one to three exams.
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) The MCITP certification is a Professional Series certification that tests network and systems administrators on job roles, rather than only on a specific technology. The MCITP generally consists of passing one to three exams, in addition to obtaining an MCTS-level certification.
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) The MCPD certification is a Professional Series certification for application developers. Similar to the MCITP, the MCPD is focused on a job role rather than on a single technology. The MCPD generally consists of passing one to three exams, in addition to obtaining an MCTS-level certification.
Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) The MCA is Microsoft’s premier certification series. Obtaining the MCA requires a minimum of 10 years of experience and requires the candidate to pass a review board consisting of peer architects.
How Do You Become Certified on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0?
Attaining a Microsoft certification has always been a challenge. In the past, students have been able to acquire detailed exam information — even most of the exam questions — from online “brain dumps” and third-party “cram” books or software products. For the new generation of exams, this is simply not the case.
Microsoft has taken strong steps to protect the security and integrity of its new certification tracks. Now prospective candidates must complete a course of study that develops detailed knowledge about a wide range of topics. It supplies them with the true skills needed, derived from working with the technology being tested.
The new generations of Microsoft certification programs are heavily weighted toward hands-on skills and experience. It is recommended that candidates have troubleshooting skills acquired through hands-on experience and working knowledge.
Fortunately, if you are willing to dedicate the time and effort to learn Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, you can prepare yourself well for the exam by using the proper tools. By working through this book, you can successfully meet the exam requirements to pass the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring exam.
This book is part of a complete series of Microsoft certification Study Guides, published by Sybex Inc., that together cover the new MCTS, MCITP, MCPD exams, as well as the core MCSA and MCSE operating system requirements. Please visit the Sybex website at www.sybex.com for complete program and product details.
MCTS Exam Requirements
Candidates for MCTS certification on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Configuration must pass only the 70-631 exam. Many Other MCTS certifications may require up to three exams. For a more detailed description of the Microsoft certification programs, including a list of all the exams, visit the Microsoft Learning Web site at www.microsoftcom/learning/mcp. .
The Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring Exam
The Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring exam covers concepts and skills related to deploying, configuring, administering, and monitoring Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
This exam captures the skills needed to implement and manage a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environment. Since Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 interacts with web and database services, you need to also have a basic understanding of these services to be an effective WSS 3.0 administrator. Each chapter of this book is based on specific objectives for the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring exam.
Microsoft provides exam objectives to give you a general overview of possible areas of coverage on the Microsoft exams. Keep in mind, however, that exam objectives are subject to change at any time without prior notice and at Microsoft’s sole discretion. Please visit the Microsoft Learning Web site (www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp) for the most current listing of exam objectives.
Types of Exam Questions
In an effort to both refine the testing process and protect the quality of its certifications, Microsoft has focused its newer certification exams on real experience and hands-on proficiency. There is a greater emphasis on your past working environments and responsibilities and less emphasis on how well you can memorize. In fact, Microsoft says that certification candidates should have hands-on experience before attempting to pass any certification exams.
Microsoft will accomplish its goal of protecting the exams’ integrity by regularly adding and removing exam questions, limiting the number of questions that any individual sees in a beta exam, limiting the number of questions delivered to an individual by using adaptive testing, and adding new exam elements.
Exam questions may be in a variety of formats: depending on which exam you take, you’ll see multiple-choice questions, as well as select-and-place and prioritize-a-list questions. Simulations and case study-based formats are included as well. You may also find yourself taking what’s called an adaptive format exam. Let’s take a look at the types of exam questions and examine the adaptive testing technique, so you’ll be prepared for all of the possibilities.
With the release of Windows 2000, Microsoft stopped providing a detailed score breakdown. This is mostly because of the various and complex question formats. Previously, each question focused on one objective. Recent exams, such as the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory exam, however, contain questions that may be tied to one or more objectives from one or more objective sets. Therefore, grading by objective is almost impossible. Also, Microsoft no longer offers a score. Now you will only be told if you pass or fail.
Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice questions come in two main forms. One is a straightforward question followed by several possible answers, of which one or more is correct. The other type of multiple-choice question is more complex and based on a specific scenario. The scenario may focus on several areas or objectives.
Select-and-Place Questions
Select-and-place exam questions involve graphical elements that you must manipulate to successfully answer the question. For example, you might see a diagram of a computer network, as shown in the following graphic taken from the select-and-place demo downloaded from Microsoft’s website.
A typical diagram will show computers and other components next to boxes that contain the text “Place here.” The labels for the boxes represent various computer roles on a network, such as a print server and a file server. Based on information given for each computer, you are asked to select each label and place it in the correct box. You need to place all of the labels correctly. No credit is given for the question if you correctly label only some of the boxes.
In another select-and-place problem you might be asked to put a series of steps in order, by dragging items from boxes on the left to boxes on the right and placing them in the correct order. One other type requires that you drag an item from the left and place it under an item in a column on the right.
For more information on the various exam question types, go to www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/policies/innovations.asp.
Simulations
Simulations are the kinds of questions that most closely represent actual situations and test the skills you use while working with Microsoft software interfaces. These exam questions include a mock interface on which you are asked to perform certain actions according to a given scenario. The simulated interfaces look nearly identical to what you see in the actual product, as shown in this example:
Because of the number of possible errors that can be made on simulations, be sure to consider the following recommendations from Microsoft:
• Do not change any simulation settings that don’t pertain to the solution directly.
• When related information has not been provided, assume that the default settings are used.
• Make sure that your entries are spelled correctly.
• Close all the simulation application windows after completing the set of tasks in the simulation.
The best way to prepare for simulation questions is to spend time working with the graphical interface of the product on which you will be tested.
Case Study-Based Questions
Case study-based questions first appeared in the MCSD program. These questions present a scenario with a range of requirements. Based on the information provided, you answer a series of multiple-choice and select-and-place questions. The interface for case study-based questions has a number of tabs, each of which contains information about the scenario. At present, this type of question appears only in most of the Design exams.
Microsoft will regularly add and remove questions from the exams. This is called item seeding. It is part of the effort to make it more difficult for individuals to merely memorize exam questions that were passed along by previous test-takers.
Tips for Taking the MCTS: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring Exam
Here are some general tips for achieving success on your certification exam:
• Arrive early at the exam center so that you can relax and review your study materials. During this final review, you can look over tables and lists of exam-related information.
• Read the questions carefully. Don’t be tempted to jump to an early conclusion. Make sure you know exactly what the question is asking.
• Answer all questions. If you are unsure about a question, then mark it for review and come back to it at a later time.
• On simulations, do not change settings that are not directly related to the question. Also, assume default settings if the question does not specify or imply which settings are used.
• For questions you’re not sure about, use a process of elimination to get rid of the obviously incorrect answers first. This improves your odds of selecting the correct answer when you need to make an educated guess.
Exam Registration
You may take the Microsoft exams at any of more than 1,000 Authorized Prometric Testing Centers (APTCs) around the world. For the location of a testing center near you, call Prometric at 800-755-EXAM (755-3926). Outside the United States and Canada, contact your local Prometric registration center.
Find out the number of the exam you want to take, and then register with the Prometric registration center nearest to you. At this point, you will be asked for advance payment for the exam. The exams are $125 each and you must take them within one year of payment. You can schedule exams up to six weeks in advance or as late as one working day prior to the date of the exam. You can cancel or reschedule your exam if you contact the center at least two working days prior to the exam. Same-day registration is available in some locations, subject to space availability. Where same-day registration is available, you must register a minimum of two hours before test time.
You may also register for your exams online at www.prometric.com.
When you schedule the exam, you will be provided with instructions regarding appointment and cancellation procedures, ID requirements, and information about the testing center location. In addition, you will receive a registration and payment confirmation letter from Prometric.
Microsoft requires certification candidates to accept the terms of a nondisclosure agreement before taking certification exams.
Who Should Read This Book?
If you want to acquire a solid foundation in configuring Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and your goal is to prepare for the exam by learning how to use and manage the new operating system, this book is for you. You’ll find clear explanations of the fundamental concepts you need to grasp and plenty of help to achieve the high level of professional competency you need to succeed in your chosen field.
If you want to become certified as an MCTS, this book is definitely for you. However, if you just want to attempt to pass the exam without really understanding Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, this Study Guide is not for you. It is written for people who want to acquire hands-on skills and in-depth knowledge of configuring WSS 3.0.
What’s in the Book?
What makes a Sybex Study Guide the book of choice for hundreds of thousands of MCTSs? We take into account not only what you need to know to pass the exam, but what you need to know to take what you’ve learned and apply it in the real world. Each book contains the following:
Objective-by-Objective Coverage of the Topics You Need to Know Each chapter lists the objectives covered in that chapter.
The topics covered in this Study Guide map directly to Microsoft’s official exam objectives. Each exam objective is covered completely.
Assessment Test Directly following this introduction is an Assessment Test that you should take. It is designed to help you determine how much you already know about Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Each question is tied to a topic discussed in the book. Using the results of the Assessment Test, you can figure out the areas where you need to focus your study. Of course, we do recommend you read the entire book.
Exam Essentials To highlight what you learn, you’ll find a list of Exam Essentials at the end of each chapter. The Exam Essentials section briefly highlights the topics that need your particular attention as you prepare for the exam.
Glossary Throughout each chapter, you will be introduced to important terms and concepts that you will need to know for the exam. These terms appear in italic within the chapters, and at the end of the book, a detailed Glossary gives definitions for these terms, as well as other general terms you should know.
Review Questions, Complete with Detailed Explanations Each chapter is followed by a set of Review Questions that test what you learned in the chapter. The questions are written with the exam in mind, meaning that they are designed to have the same look and feel as what you’ll see on the exam. Question types are just like the exam, including multiple choice, exhibits, and select-and-place.
Hands-on Exercises In each chapter you’ll find exercises designed to give you the important hands-on experience that is critical for your exam preparation. The exercises support the topics of the chapter, and they walk you through the steps necessary to perform a particular function.
Real World Scenarios Because reading a book isn’t enough for you to learn how to apply these topics in your everyday duties, we have provided Real World Scenarios in special side-bars. These explain when and why a particular solution would make sense, in a working environment you’d actually encounter.
Interactive CD Every Sybex Study Guide comes with a CD complete with additional questions, flashcards for use with an interactive device, and the book in electronic format. Details are in the following section.
What’s on the CD?
With this new member of our best-selling Study Guide series, we are including quite an array of training resources. The CD offers bonus exams and flashcards to help you study for the exam. We have also included the complete contents of the Study Guide in electronic form. The CD’s resources are described here:
The Sybex E-book forMCTS: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Configuration Study Guide Many people like the convenience of being able to carry their whole Study Guide on a CD. They also like being able to search the text via computer to find specific information quickly and easily. For these reasons, the entire contents of this Study Guide are supplied on the CD, in PDF. We’ve also included Adobe Acrobat Reader, which provides the interface for the PDF contents as well as the search capabilities.
The Sybex Test Engine This is a collection of multiple-choice questions that will help you prepare for your exam. There are four sets of questions:
• Two bonus exams designed to simulate the actual live exam.
• All the questions from the Study Guide, presented in a test engine for your review. You can review questions by chapter or by objective, or you can take a random test.
• The Assessment Test.
Sybex Flashcards for PCs and Handheld Devices The “flashcard” style of question offers an effective way to quickly and efficiently test your understanding of the fundamental concepts covered in the exam. The Sybex Flashcards set consists of 100 questions presented in a special engine developed specifically for this Study Guide series.
Contacts and Resources
To find out more about Microsoft Education and Certification materials and programs, to register with Prometric, or to obtain other useful certification information and additional study resources, check the following resources:
Microsoft Learning Home Pagewww.microsoft.com/learning
This website provides information about the MCP program and exams. You can also order the latest Microsoft Roadmap to Education and Certification.
Microsoft TechNet Technical Information Networkwww.microsoft.com/technet 800-344-2121
Use this website or phone number to contact support professionals and system administrators. Outside the United States and Canada, contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for information.
Prometricwww.prometric.com
800-755-3936
Contact Prometric to register to take an exam at any of more than 800 Prometric Testing Centers around the world.
MCP Magazine Onlinewww.mcpmag.com
Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine is a well-respected publication that focuses on Windows certification. This site hosts chats and discussion forums and tracks news related to the MCTS and MCITP programs. Some of the services cost a fee, but they are well worth it.
Windows IT Pro Magazinewww.windowsITPro.com
You can subscribe to this magazine or read free articles at the website. The study resource provides general information on Windows Vista, Server, and .NET Server.
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Assessment Test
1. You are the WSS 3.0 farm administrator for your company. You want to deploy a public extranet site using WSS 3.0 as an Internet presence site to promote your products. What should you do?
a. You should create an Internet solution using anonymous access.
b. You should build an extranet solution using forms-based authentication.
c. You should create an Internet solution using Basic authentication.
d. You should create an Intranet solution using a default Active Directory account for all the users who want to view your products.
2. You are a WSS 3.0 site collection administrator for your organization. You want to customize the default.aspx page on your site, but you aren’t a programmer. What application should you use to change the “look and feel” of the page?
a. Microsoft FrontPage 2003
b. Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
c. Macromedia Dreamweaver
d. Microsoft Word
3. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. Your organization is planning a WSS 3.0 deployment using three web front-end (WFE) servers. You need to ensure your users’ optimal access to their content as well as provide for adding new WFE servers for future needs. What should you do?
a. Configure the WFE servers to use active/passive clustering.
b. Configure WFE servers with default IIS settings.
c. Configure the WFE servers for network load balancing (NLB).
d. Configure the WFE servers for Domain Name System (DNS) round-robin.
4. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You have deployed WSS 3.0 on three servers, each containing one network adapter. You have implemented NLB in the default operating mode. When you try to ping one of the servers from the other, it is not successful. You need to be able to communicate among the NLB servers. What should you do? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Install a second network adapter on all the NLB servers.
b. Implement dynamic IP addressing on all the NLB servers.
c. Install a second network adapter on the first server that you configured for NLB and configure it to use unicast mode.
d. Configure the NLB cluster to use multicast mode.
5. You are the WSS 3.0 farm administrator for your company. You have deployed a single WSS 3.0 server using the Basic installation option. After several months, the usage and content has grown dramatically. You have decided that you need to scale out your implementation to a medium farm architecture. What should you do?
a. You should move the existing WSS 3.0 databases to a dedicated SQL 2005 server and the search activities to a second dedicated server.
b. You should move the existing WSS 3.0 databases to a dedicated SQL 2005 server.
c. You should perform a new server farm installation and migrate the content databases to the new farm.
d. You should add another web front-end server to the current installation.
6. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You have deployed a WSS 3.0 server farm. To allow external access to your sites, you decide to install an ISA server. You need to configure it so that your solution is as secure as possible and your internal users still have access to the site. What should you do?
a. Implement an edge firewall topology.
b. Implement a split back-to-back topology.
c. Implement a multihomed perimeter topology.
d. Implement a back-to-back perimeter topology.
7. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your company. The CIO has asked you to set up a site for him where he can keep a daily journal of thought about the state of the company. He would like to use this site to generate discussion among the managers who report to him. What site template will best provide the capabilities required by the CIO?
a. Blog site
b. Blank site with a discussions list
c. Team site
d. Wiki site
8. Which of the following is not a site permission in SharePoint?
a. Apply Themes and Borders
b. Use Self-Service Site Creation
c. Manage Alerts
d. Manage Lists
9. As the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization, you are preparing to deploy Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a server named Web1. You have installed Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, including all service packs and prerequisite files, on Web1. You are ready to start installing WSS 3.0. Which installation option should you choose?
a. Basic Installation as a Stand-Alone Server
b. Basic Installation as a Front-End Web Server
c. Advanced Installation as a Front-End Web Server
d. Advanced Installation as a Stand-Alone Server
10. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You are in the process of configuring WSS on a new server farm. You are on the Configure SharePoint Central Administration web application page. Your next task is to select a method of authentication under the Configure Security Settings section. Which of the following are options you can select? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Kerberos
b. SSL
c. NTLM
d. HTTP
11. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. Your WSS 3.0 implementation consists of a medium-sized farm with four load-balanced web front-end servers. You have deployed three web applications on your farm. One web application requires Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security. You have obtained the necessary certificate(s) from a trusted certificate authority. What should you do?
a. Install a certificate on the database server.
b. Install a certificate on each WFE server and the database server.
c. Install a certificate on the first configured WFE server.
d. Install a certificate on each WFE server.
12. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. Both internal users and external users will be accessing your WSS 3.0 web application. You must implement a solution so that both sets of users are able to access the content using different URLs. Your solution should minimize administrative overhead and hardware requirements. What should you do?
a. Create separate web applications for internal and external users.
b. Create separate WSS 3.0 deployments for internal and external users.
c. Extend the web application by defining separate zones for internal and external users.
d. Create two separate database servers to hold the content, one for internal users and one for external users.
13. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You are creating a web application that will be accessed only by your customers. The authentication for the web application must meet the following conditions: customer accounts will be stored in a SQL Server database; authentication to the web application is performed by a membership provider created by an ASP.NET developer; and two levels of permissions will be created for customer access to the content. You must select an appropriate authentication option. What should you do?
a. Select Windows authentication.
b. Select forms authentication.
c. Select web Single-sign On authentication.
d. Select SSL authentication.
14. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You have deployed WSS 3.0 in a small farm topology. Users inform you that they are getting no results when they search the WSS 3.0 sites on WSS01. What should you do?
a. Open Windows Components on WSS01 and reinstall WSS 3.0 with the option Start Search.
b. Open Central Administration; on the Home page under Administrator Tasks, select WSS01 and start the search service.
c. Open the Central Administration website, on the Operations page under Topology and Services, select WSS01 and start the search service.
d. Open the SQL Server Surface Area Configuration tool. Select WSS01 Search and click Start.
15. You have deployed WSS 3.0. Your users store expense reports in a document library on a WSS website. A user tells you that she deleted an expense report three weeks ago. You need to recover the lost document. What should you do?
a. Instruct the user to recover the document from the Recycle Bin in the WSS site.
b. Recover the document from the Deleted from End User Recycle Bin view of the site collection Recycle Bin.
c. Restore the recent full backup of the WSS website to a test server. Copy the expense report to the original document library.
d. Recover the document from the Recycle Bin on the WSS server desktop.
16. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You want to secure a document library so that users who have permissions to just view the documents in the library are not allowed to print them out. What should you do?
a. Edit the permissions of the library to allow no users to print documents.
b. Implement Information Rights Management on the library.
c. Modify the permission level for the users in the Visitors group to use Restricted Read with No Printing.
d. Implement auditing on the library.
17. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You are planning your implementation of WSS 3.0. You want to ensure that your business processes are supported. What should you do?
a. Create and implement an Information Rights Management plan.
b. Create and implement a workflow.
c. Create and implement a governance plan.
d. Create and implement content types.
18. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your company. Managers in your company use team sites to facilitate collaboration in their departments. Recently one of the managers created a site but accidentally selected Document Workspace instead of Team Site for the template. He would like to delete the site but doesn’t know how. What two ways can you show him that he can use to delete the site? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Navigate to the Site Settings page on the top-level site and select Sites Hierarchy from the Site Collection Administration column. Click the Delete link next to the site on the Sites Hierarchy page.
b. Navigate to the Site Settings page on the site and select Delete This Site from the Users and Permissions column.
c. Navigate to the Site Settings page on the site and select Delete This Site from the Site Administration column.
d. Navigate to the Site Settings page on the Parent site and select Sites and Workspaces from the Site Administration column. Click the Delete link next to the site on the Sites and Workspaces page.
19. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. All the regulation documents for the HR department have been uploaded into a document library on their website. You need to attach pertinent information to each of the documents for historical and auditing purposes. What should you do?
a. Create metadata to hold the information.
b. Create versioning to hold the information.
c. Create an Information Management Policy to hold the information.
d. Create folders to hold the information.
20. You have deployed WSS 3.0. You create a new Announcements list for the managers in your company. Security on the list has not been broken. You need to ensure that managers can only view and add tasks to the list. Which group should you add the managers to on the site?
a. Sitename Owners
b. Sitename Members
c. Sitename Visitors
d. Sitename Designers
21. You have deployed WSS 3.0. You want to use forms-based authentication to a SQL database to authenticate remote users that do not belong to your Active Directory domain. You configure a web application to use forms, but external users report that they can’t authenticate to the WSS website. You need to ensure that external users are able to authenticate to the WSS website. What should you do?
a. Restart the Netlogon service on the WSS server.
b. Configure the Active Directory object for the WSS server to be Trusted for delegation.
c. Edit the web application web.config file to specify the connection string and member ship provider entries for the AspNetSqlMembershipProvider.
d. Use Internet Information Services Manager to configure the Basic authentication on the website.
22. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You are asked to restore a document that was deleted by an end user 29 days before the request. What should you do?
a. Perform a restore using STSADM -o restore -file.
b. Use the Backup and Restore feature to perform a site collection restore.
c. Have the user restore the file by using the SharePoint Recycle Bin.
d. Instruct the user to restore the file from the Windows Deleted Files folder.
23. You are the WSS 3.0 administration for your organization. You are informed by the networking team that the WSS 3.0 Central Administration port number is the same as another web application on the corporate network. You’re told you must change the WSS 3.0 Central Administration port number to 4500. What do you do?
a. In Application Management, choose Network Settings and change the port number for the Central Administration web application.
b. Run the SharePoint Technologies Configuration Wizard to change the port.
c. Install a second network adapter and set a new port number.
d. Use the command STSADM -o setadminport -port 4500.
24. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You want to create new pages on your sites that include custom web part zone layouts. What should you do?
a. Use Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 to customize the default.master page and add your zone layouts.
b. Use the Create Web Part pages from the Page Create option in Office SharePoint Designer 2007 and select the layout you want from those available.
c. Using the browser, select Web Part Page from the Create page and select one of the existing layouts. Customize the layout in the browser.
d. Use Office SharePoint Designer 2007 to create your custom pages and add your zone layouts.
25. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You want to change the image on the home page of your site using the least amount of effort. What should you do?
a. Using the browser, select Create from the Site Actions menu and add the new image.
b. Using the browser, select Title, Description, and Icon from the Site Settings page and add the new image.
c. Using Office SharePoint Designer 2007, select Title, Description and Icon from the Site Settings page and add the new image.
d. Using Office SharePoint Designer 2007, select New from the Common menu and add the new image.
26. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization with a small farm deployment. You need to deploy a custom web part assembly to your web application. You are concerned with code access security so you have installed the assembly in a secure location. However, you cannot add the web part to a web part page. What should you do?
a. Create a new custom policy for the web part assembly and have the web.config point to it.
b. Change the trust level in the web.config file to Full.
c. Change the trust level in the web.config file to Medium.
d. Change the trust level in the web.config file to Minimal.
27. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. Using a Level 1-supported browser, you can perform which of these functions? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Customize the look and feel by moving web parts on the page.
b. Deploy Features that have been activated in your WSS 3.0 site.
c. Close or remove web parts using the drop-down menu on a web part.
d. Change the location of a web part in a Web Part zone by moving it on top of another web part.
28. WSS 3.0 site definition files allow developers and administrators to do which of the following to WSS 3.0 and SharePoint sites? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Roll out custom sites with Features available in a site, site collection, or farm.
b. Save administrators time when rolling out new sites in SharePoint.
c. Avoid missing Features in newly created sites.
d. Create a standard for deploying changes to WSS 3.0 and SharePoint.
29. You have deployed a WSS farm consisting of three web front-end WSS servers and a back-end SQL Server. You need to monitor services across all of the servers in the web server farm. What should you do?
a. On each server, configure the Central Administration Diagnostic Logging feature to store trace logs on a network share drive.
b. Create a custom Microsoft Management Console (MMC) that contains the Event Viewer from each WSS server.
c. Add the Web Service: Current Connections counter for each WSS server to a Performance Monitor chart view.
d. Install Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM). Download and install the WSS management pack on the MOM server.
30. You are upgrading a WSS 2.0 environment that contains Microsoft Office 2003 web parts. Which upgrade approaches can you use? (Choose two. Each answer represents a complete solution.)
a. Perform an in-place upgrade of the existing system.
b. Use the gradual upgrade approach to migrate the existing system.
c. Use the database migration method to move the content to the new farm.
d. Install a new WSS 3.0 environment and manually migrate content to the new system.
31. Which of the following is not one of the logs that can be used to monitor and troubleshoot performance on a WSS server?
a. File Replication Service log
b. Unified Logging Service (ULS) logs
c. Application Event log
d. Internet Information Services (IIS) logs
32. You have deployed WSS 2.0 with a single site collection. You want to upgrade it to WSS 3.0. You would like to maintain existing URLs. What should you do?
a. Use the database migration method to move the content to the new farm.
b. Use the gradual upgrade approach to migrate the existing system.
c. Perform an in-place upgrade of the existing system.
d. Install a new WSS 3.0 environment and manually migrate content to the new system.
33. You are upgrading a WSS 2.0 farm to WSS 3.0 using the gradual approach. What is the minimum hardware level required for web front-end servers in the upgraded environment? (Choose all that apply.)
a. 4GB of RAM
b. 2.5GHz processor
c. 1024 × 768 resolution monitor
d. 100Mbps connection between client computers and server
34. You have deployed WSS 3.0 with a single web front-end server and a SQL database server. You need to monitor the WSS server to identify HTTP 401 errors. What should you do?
a. Open the event viewer on your workstation and remotely monitor the application event log on the WSS server. Watch for HTTP errors.
b. Create a counter log that uses the Network Interface Bytes Total/ Sec counter. Store the counter log results in a SQL Server database.
c. Configure the IIS Log active format on each WSS server to use the W3C Extended Log File Format option. Review the logs weekly.
d. Install Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) on a network server. Install the IIS management pack on the MOM server.
35. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You need to configure your WSS 3.0 installation so your sites can accept and archive incoming e-mail. What should you do?
a. You should install the IIS SMTP service on your Web front end server.
b. You should install Outlook on your Web front end server.
c. You should create a new virtual directory in IIS.
d. You should install an Exchange server on your back end SQL server.
36. You are the WSS 3.0 administrator for your organization. You have just finished installing WSS 3.0 on a single server so your team can evaluate SharePoint. What do you do next?
a. Create a site collection using Central Administration.
b. Extend a Web application using Central Administration.
c. Create a Blank site using Central Administration.
d. Create a Web application using Central Administration.
Answers to Assessment Test
1. A. You should create a WSS 3.0 site that has anonymous access enabled. Since you want to let all users view your site, you need to set up anonymous access authentication. All the other options require that a user have a user ID and password to access the site.
2. B. Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 has been specifically designed to customize and brand SharePoint HTML pages and websites. FrontPage 2003 is not compatible with the current version of SharePoint. It was used to edit pages in WSS 2.0. Visual Studio 2005 cannot edit pages that are stored directly in the content database. Custom pages can only be deployed through programming when using Visual Studio. Dreamweaver also can’t open the pages of a SharePoint site directly from the content database.
3. C. You should configure the WFE servers for network load balancing. NLB is a native functionality provided with Windows server products. NLB provides both load balancing as well as fault tolerance on each WFE server. You should not configure round-robin because it is not as efficient as NLB. Although active/passive clustering provides fault tolerance, it does not optimize access to the users’ content. Configuring the servers with default IIS settings does nothing to balance the users’ access.
4. A,D. You should either install a second network adapter on all the NLB servers or configure the NLB cluster to use multicast mode. The default mode is unicast. If you need to have intrahost communications in your NLB cluster, you should configure multicast mode. The other option is to install a second network adapter. The host adapter can remain configured for the default mode of unicast. You should not configure dynamic IP addressing. All servers in an NLB cluster must have static IPs. You should not install a second adapter on just one of the servers; if you install a second adapter, it must be on all the servers.
5. C. You will need to perform a new server farm installation. The Basic option installs Windows Internal Database (WID) for its database component. Although you can move the databases to a dedicated SQL Server, there is no way that you can add additional WFE servers to scale out a Basic installation option farm.
6. B. You should implement a split back-to-back topology. The split back-to-back topology is the most secure; your web front-end servers and possibly your search servers are in the perimeter network while the database server is still maintained in the internal corporate network. You can use two Active Directory directory services with the perimeter domain trusting the corporate domain. The split back-to-back solution uses two ISA or firewall servers for additional security to your network. All other solutions are less secure.
7. A. A blog site will provide the CIO with a site where he can create posts daily. Users who have access to the site can read the posts and comment on them. A blank site with a discussion list or a team site could also be used, but would not be as good a fit for the CIO since neither provides categorization. The CIO could also use a wiki site to publish his thoughts, but soliciting comments would be difficult.
8. D. Manage Lists is a List permission, not a Site permission.
9. C. You should choose the Advanced Installation as a Front-End Web Server. It is not possible to install a SQL Server database on the Web Edition of Windows Server 2003; therefore, this is your only option.
10. A, C. NTLM and Kerberos are the only two options that are available for authenticating to the Central Administration web application.
11. D. You should install a certificate on each WFE server. Since you are using load balancing, you need a certificate on each WFE. You do not need a certificate on the database server because authentication and encryption occur on the WFEs.
12. C. You should extend the web application by defining separate zones for internal and external users. Both zones access the same content keeping administrative overhead minimized. Since both zones of the web application are held on the same server, the hardware necessary for the solution is also kept to a minimum.
13. B. You should select forms authentication. Forms authentication allows you to store user credentials in a custom format such as a SQL Server database. Forms authentication is managed using a membership provider that is implemented in the web application and Central Administration web.config file.
14. C. You should open the Central Administration website, and on the Operations page under Topology and Services, select WSS01 and start the search service. The users have no results because the search service has not been started on WSS01. This configuration is managed in Central Administration and not in SQL Server.
15. A. The user can restore the document by using the site’s Recycle Bin. You won’t need to restore the file from a previous backup. The file will not be in the WSS server’s desktop Recycle Bin or the second stage Recycle Bin for the site collection.
16. B. You should implement Information Rights Management on the library. IRM allows you to create a more secure environment for your library. With IRM, users with the View permission in WSS 3.0 can be restricted from copying or printing documents in the library.
17. C. You should create and implement a governance plan. A governance plan establishes how your organization aligns WSS 3.0 with its business processes.
18. C, D. Sites can be deleted from their own Site Settings page or from the Sites and Workspaces list on their parent site. The Delete link is in the Site Administration column, not the Users and Permissions column. The Sites Hierarchy page provides links to manage, not delete, all the sites in a site collection.
19. A. You should create metadata to hold the information. Metadata, often called columns, properties, or attributes, provides descriptive information used for locating and analyzing the content contained within the document.
20. B. You should add the managers to the Sitename