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Packed with real-world examples and hands-on activities, Wright/Plesniarski's MICROSOFT® SPECIALIST GUIDE TO MICROSOFT EXAM MD-100: WINDOWS 10 prepares students for the exam as well as a successful career in system administration. Completely up to date, the book offers an in-depth study of all aspects of installing, configuring and maintaining Windows 10 as a client operating system. Engaging exercises throughout enable readers to experience the processes involved in Windows 10 configuration and management, and troubleshooting tips offer solutions to common problems. Review Questions help students prepare for the Microsoft® certification exam, while Case Projects offer practice in situations that must be managed in a live networking environment. Minimizing hardware requirements, student labs can be completed on physical or virtual machines. Also available: MindTap digital learning solution.
- THOROUGHLY UP TO DATE, THE TEXT FOCUSES ON THE NEW MICROSOFT MD-100: WINDOWS 10 EXAM. It makes an excellent starting point for learners interested in pursuing a network/systems admin role. Content is mapped out for each Microsoft exam objective, ensuring learners are well prepared.
- Networking for Life activities within MindTap feature podcasts, videos, websites, RSS feeds and other resources that enable learners to explore industry-related news and events. Each activity includes a graded assignment. Learners can read articles, listen to podcasts or watch videos to keep up with the latest happenings in the field of information technology. Instructors can use these activities to spark student interest in the networking field as well as help them develop lifelong learning habits.
- Each MindTap module includes a discussion prompt that encourages self-reflection and open sharing among classmates. Research in cognitive psychology shows that reflective discussion of content and of the learning process itself improves retention and understanding significantly, especially in the context of sharing with peers. These rich "Reflection" prompts invite deeper consideration of key concepts and provide a platform for sharing insights and debating controversial topics.
- EACH CHAPTER INCORPORATES HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE COMPLETED ON A PHYSICAL OR VIRTUAL MACHINE. Offering ultimate flexibility, these engaging exercises were designed to minimize hardware requirements while still emphasizing key concepts. They can be completed using physical or virtual machines, or students can even use their own Windows 10 computer with sufficient memory to run virtual machines and perform the activities.
- PRACTICAL CASE PROJECTS INCORPORATE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES. Enabling students to put what they learn into practice, intriguing challenges and situations from contemporary IT professionals ensure the book's coverage is realistic, meaningful and applicable beyond the technical features.
- REVIEW QUESTIONS TEST READERS' UNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL INFORMATION. Learning features help ensure your students have mastered the concepts and skills they need for on-the-job success in IT today.
- COMPLEX CONCEPTS ARE EXPLAINED IN STRAIGHTFORWARD TERMS. The authors' uncomplicated, reader-friendly approach to concepts ensures a smooth transition to Windows 10.
- Live Virtual Machine Labs within MindTap give learners hands-on practice troubleshooting, exploring and trying different solutions in a safe, sandbox environment using real Cisco hardware and virtualized Windows, Linux and UNIX operating systems.
- FLEXIBLE LABS CAN BE COMPLETED ON A PHYSICAL OR VIRTUAL MACHINES. The labs in this book were designed to minimize hardware requirements while still emphasizing the necessary concepts. The labs can be completed using physical or virtual machines. Students can even use their own Windows 10 computer with sufficient memory to run virtual machines and perform the labs.
- REVIEW QUESTIONS TEST READERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL INFORMATION. Learning features help ensure your students have mastered the concepts and skills they need for success in IT today.
- COMPLEX CONCEPTS ARE EXPLAINED IN STRAIGHTFORWARD TERMS. The book offers an uncomplicated, reader-friendly approach to concepts to ensure a smooth transition to Windows 10.
- FLEXIBLE LABS CAN BE COMPLETED ON A PHYSICAL OR VIRTUAL MACHINES. The labs in this book were designed to minimize hardware requirements while still emphasizing the necessary concepts. The labs can be completed using physical or virtual machines. Students can even use their own Windows 10 computer with sufficient memory to run virtual machines and perform the labs.
2. Configuring Windows 10.
3. User Management.
4. Networking.
5. Managing Disks and File Systems.
6. Windows 10 Security Features.
7. User Productivity Tools.
8. Application Support.
9. Performance Tuning and System Recovery.
10. Enterprise Computing.
11. Managing Enterprise Clients.
12. Automating Windows 10 Deployment.
Appendix: Exam MD-100.
Appendix: Preparing for Exams.
Appendix: Client Hyper-V.