Introduction to server administration services

This course will provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to protect yourself and your sensitive information from security breaches. This course covers many simple and effective ways to prevent security breaches and protect valuable data. You will learn about different types of security threats, social engineering, identity theft, and data classification.

MODULE 1
Basic Services
In this module, you will learn about basic services on a network. You will learn about name resolution, such as DNS. You will learn about services that assign you an IP address. You will learn about the directory service and what it stores for you. You will learn about the active directory structure in Microsoft technology.

Core services – learning outcomes
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
Directory services
Group policies
Naming decisions
Basic services – Lesson summary

MODULE 2
File and print services
In this module, you will learn about permissions. You will learn about the permissions of the NTFS file system. You will learn how to encrypt files and folders on Windows. You will learn about setting sharing permissions. You will learn about network printing and the problems that can occur when you print to a network. Finally, you will learn about auditing, what it is, and what it is used for.

File and print services – learning outcomes
NTFS permissions
Encryption and permissions
Printing
auditing
File and print services – lesson summary

MODULE 3
Popular Windows network services and programs
Popular Windows network services and applications – learning outcomes
WWW and web pages
Remote access server and remote desktop services
Virtual servers
Popular Windows networking services and applications – Lesson summary

MODULE 4
Course evaluation
Introduction to evaluating server administration services