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Certification summary
The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows 7 certification demonstrates knowledge and skills in working with Windows 7 and validates ability to support end users and maintain systems and mobile devices that run Windows 7.
Exams summary
To get a MCSA: Windows 7 certification there are two exams to complete:
Exam 680: Configuring Windows 7
Exam 685: Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician
A closer look...
MCSA gives you the core skills to deploy and manage Windows 7 clients, plan, install, maintain, and support Windows 7 deployments in a real-world business context as well as skills for a technical support or helpdesk role. Meaning you'll be making sure the computer systems and networks within an organisation are working properly for the end user.
Career & Job Opportunities
The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA: Windows 7) is a globally recognised qualification across the Finance, Telecoms and Banking industry. As of 2015, the average salary of a Microsoft MCSA Professional is £35,000pa with more than 90% being offered a salary of more than £25,300pa. The average salary for a MCSA graduate is estimated to be £21,300pa. After graduation, you can find work in roles such as Support Engineer and Technical Support with relative ease.
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The two exams
The MCSA Windows 7 is a earlier generation in Microsoft technology and as such there is no current retirement plan for its exams. Below is a breakdown of the exams for this certification and how they are made up.
Exam 680
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Installing, upgrading, and migrating to Windows 7.
- Deploying Windows .
- Configuring hardware and applications.
- Configuring network connectivity.
- Configuring access to resources.
- Configuring mobile computing.
- Monitoring and maintaining systems that run Windows.
- Configuring backup and recovery options.
Exam 70-410
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed: Installing, upgrading, and migrating to Windows 7, Deploying Windows 7, Configuring hardware and applications, Configuring network connectivity, Configuring access to resources, Configuring mobile computing, Monitoring and maintaining systems that run Windows 7, Configuring backup and recovery options. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:
- Installing, upgrading, and migrating to Windows 7 (14%)
- Perform a clean installation
- Upgrade to Windows 7 from previous versions of Windows
- Migrate user profiles
- Deploying Windows 7 (13%)
- Capture a system image
- Prepare a system image for deployment
- Deploy a system image
- Configure a VHD
- Configuring hardware and applications (14%)
- Configure devices
- Configure application compatibility
- Configure application restrictions
- Configure Internet Explorer
- Configure access to resources (10-15%)
- Configure shared resources
- Configure file and folder access
- Configure local security settings
- Configure authentication and authorisation
- Configuring network connectivity (14%)
- Configure IPv4 network settings
- Configure IPv6 network settings
- Configure networking settings
- Configure Windows Firewall
- Configure remote management
- Configuring access to resources (13%)
- Configure shared resources
- Configure file and folder access
- Configure user account control (UAC)
- Configure authentication and authorisation
- Configure BranchCache
- Configuring mobile computing (10%)
- Configure BitLocker and BitLocker To Go
- Configure DirectAccess
- Configure mobility options
- Configure remote connections
- Monitoring and maintaining systems that run Windows 7 (11%)
- Configure updates to Windows 7
- Manage disks
- Monitor systems
- Configure performance settings
- Configuring backup and recovery options (11%)
- Configure backup
- Configure system recovery options
- Configure file recovery options
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Exam 685
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Identifying cause of and resolving desktop application issues.
- Identifying cause of and resolving network issues.
- Supporting mobile users.
- Identifying cause of and resolving security issues.
Exam 688
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed: Identifying cause of and resolving desktop application issues, Identifying cause of and resolving network issues, Managing and maintaining systems that run Windows 7 client, Supporting mobile users, Identifying cause of and resolving security issues. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:
- Identifying cause of and resolving desktop application issues (20%)
- Solve software installation escalations
- Solve software failure escalations
- Identifying cause of and resolving network issues (23%)
- Solve enterprise logon issues
- Solve enterprise network connectivity issues
- Solve enterprise names resolution issues
- Solve enterprise network printer issues
- Managing and maintaining systems that run Windows 7 client (21%)
- Identify and/or resolve performance issues
- Solve hardware failure issues
- Supporting mobile users (18%)
- Solve enterprise wireless connectivity issues
- Solve enterprise remote access issues
- Identifying cause of and resolving security issues (18%)
- Solve Windows Internet Explorer security issues
- Solve enterprise issues due to malicious software
- Solve enterprise storage security issues
- Solve enterprise software update issues
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A prestigious qualification which will distinguish you from the crowd of 21st century geeks
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