Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job skills listed in the matrix below. The skills below are presented in a matrix that shows how the following Microsoft Official Curriculum courses may help you reach competency in those skills. The course includes material to prepare you for this task. The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.
Planning Choose the appropriate component to solve specified problems.
Choose the appropriate Microsoft Windows NT or membership-based authentication strategy for a given situation. Choose a security strategy for users and servers on an intranet or the Internet or for access through a firewall. Choose a reporting strategy for various situations. For Content Deployment, choose which events to report, where to keep the event information, and how to distribute reports. For Search, choose which items to report during the build process and the querying process and how to generate and distribute reports.