What You'll Learn
- Creating and managing user accounts
- The difference between different types of user profiles
- The difference between local and domain accounts
- How to search for users, contacts, groups and computer objects
- Creating and managing security groups and OUs
- How security group and organisational unit (OU) nesting works
- How to manage group policies using the Group Policy Management Console
- Group policy processing involving multiple levels of Group Policy
- Quiz at the end of each section to check your knowledge
- Creating and managing DNS Zones
- Creating and managing DNS Records
- Root Zones and Nameservers
- Setting up DNS Scavenging
- Round Robin Load Balancing
- How to install Windows Deployment Services
- The difference between Active Directory Integrated and Standalone modes
- How to make changes to boot and install images using the DISM command
- How to setup a multicast transmission to save network bandwidth
- How to create, rename, move and delete files and directories in command prompt (cmd)
- The different types of file systems and how to navigate between directories in cmd prompt
- Setting the date and time on your PC using the date, time and tzutil commands
- Managing and formatting disk drives using the Diskpart command
- Shutting down, restarting and logging off your machine
- Viewing and applying group policy information using the Gpupdate and Gpresult commands
- Creating batch files and some of the most common commands used within them
- How to access Windows Management Instrumentation database (WMI) information using the WMIC command
Requirements
- To have basic knowledge of using a computer system in general (i.e. home use)
Who This Course is For
- IT Support Technicians or Helpdesk staff who are looking to advance their careers
Your Instructor
John Courtenay
IT & cyber security online training courses
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322,661 Students
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