Server Administrator Exam
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SKILLS MEASURED
Server Administrator skills are not product- or system-specific. They are a combination of minimal technical and non-technical skills and knowledge required for those interested in developing specific Internet skills as a Web Server Administrator. Skills measured in the 1D0-450 exam include but are not limited to:
Common IT services, focusing on hardware platforms and frequently used operating systems.
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TCP/IP configuration parameters, and Windows 2000 and Linux system configuration with static IP addresses.
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User access levels, password policies, and permissions based on standard practice and procedures.
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Management of users in Windows 2000 and Linux.
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Domain Name System (DNS) in Windows 2000 and Linux.
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Name resolution options for LANs and WANs, including the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) and Samba.
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Internet services including FTP and Telnet, and control of access to these services.
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Web servers, including Microsoft IIS and Apache Server.
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Advanced Web server administration tasks.
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User-based access to Web servers.
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Limitation of access based on IP addresses.
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Functionality of a Web server, including Perl configuration and additional services.
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Web server connection to a database via Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
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Configuration and management of streaming media servers.
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transactions.
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Management of news servers.
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Configuration and management of SMTP, IMAP and POP3 e-mail servers.
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Configuration and management of proxy servers and Internet servers.
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Server and service log analysis.
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System performance evaluation.
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Internal and external security risks.
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