MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

Tested Skills and Suggested Practices
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❑ Practice 5: Using the Privacy tab of the Internet Options dialog, examine the
settings for each of the six privacy levels. Temporarily set your privacy level
to Block All Cookies, and then visit several of your favorite Web sites. Consider
how your user experience was affected. Afterwards, set the privacy level
to its original setting.
■ Configure, manage, and implement Internet Information Services (IIS).
❑ Practice 1: If IIS was not installed with Windows XP, install it from Add/
Remove Windows Components in Control Panel. Familiarize yourself with the
different IIS components available for installation.
❑ Practice 2: Edit the application configuration to remove unused script mappings.
Although this does not change the site’s existing functionality, it does
dramatically reduce the risk of security vulnerabilities.
❑ Practice 3: Add a virtual directory, and disable anonymous access to the virtual
directory. Access the virtual directory using Internet Explorer and notice
that you are prompted for authentication. Provide your user name and password,
and verify that you have access.
❑ Practice 4: Modify NTFS file permissions for Web content within the IIS home
directory. Notice how removing Read file permissions for the
IUSR_computername account affects your ability to anonymously access files.
❑ Practice 5: Install an IIS security hot fixes if any are available.
Important For the following task, you should complete at least Practice 1. If you want
hands-on experience with every aspect of the exam and you have multiple networked Windows
XP computers, complete Practices 2 and 3 as well.
■ Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance.
❑ Practice 1: Use the Remote tab of the System Properties dialog box to allow
both Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance incoming connections.
❑ Practice 2: Open the Remote Desktop Connection tool, and use the Experience
tab to optimize the performance for local area network (LAN) speeds.
Connect to a remote computer by using Remote Desktop. Then disconnect,
and optimize the performance of the connection for modem speeds. Reconnect,
and notice how the experience is different.
❑ Practice 3: Have another Windows XP user send you a Remote Assistance invitation,
and then connect to the remote computer by using Remote Assistance.