Exam Guide For 1D0-450 CIW Server Administrator
CIW Server Administrator is a requirement for the
following CIW certifications:
- CIW
Certified Instructor - for those teaching CIW
Server Administrator content.
- Master
CIW Web Site Manager
- Master
CIW Administrator
CIW Associates who pass the CIW Server Administrator
exam also achieve the following CIW certification:
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Candidates must complete the following prerequisites
prior to sitting the CIW Server Administrator exam:
- CIW
Certification Agreement. This simple on-line
agreement needs to be completed only once, but is
necessary for CIW Certification Central to ship CIW
certificates (CIW Associate, CIW Professional or
Master CIW certificates) to candidates who pass the
required CIW certification exam(s).
- CIW
Associate certificate. Passing the CIW Foundations
exam 1D0-410 is required for those candidates to
achieve CIW Professional, Master CIW Administrator,
and/or Master CIW Web Site Manager certification
designation.
No candidate is restricted from taking the CIW Server
Administrator Professional exam. However, it is highly
recommended that candidates take (and pass) CIW exams in
sequential order.
CIW Server Administrator certification is a
prerequisite for the CIW
Internetworking Professional and CIW
Security Professional exams, and a requirement for Master
CIW Administrator certification. CIW Server
Administrator certification is also a requirement for
the Master
CIW Web Site Manager certification.
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Students who have taken CIW courses are encouraged to
continue their studies and apply their new skills before
attempting the 1D0-450 Server Administrator exam. Skills
taught in the CIW Server Administrator courses are best
reinforced with real-world experience.
The candidate is responsible for learning the content
and achieving a passing score on the CIW Server
Administrator exam. Comments regarding course delivery
should be referred to the training company that
delivered the course.
Any 1D0-450 CIW Server Administrator exam will be
subject to the following:
- Each delivery of the exam will include a random
selection of 60 items.
- The examination period will be 75 minutes.
To achieve a passing score on the 1D0-450 CIW Server
Administrator exam, candidates must:
- Correctly answer at least 45 of the 60 questions
to achieve a total score of 75% or
greater,
AND
- Correctly answer at least 70% of the questions in
each individual module.
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Module |
Number of
Items |
|
Internet Systems Management |
30 |
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Advanced Internet Systems Management |
30 |
|
Total Items |
60 | |
Each exam item offers four solutions or distracters.
Exam candidates must select the one best solution for
each item.
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SKILLS MEASURED
Server Administrator skills are not product- or
system-specific. They are a combination of minimal
technical and non-technical skills and knowledge
required for those interested in developing specific
Internet skills as a Web Server Administrator. Skills
measured in the 1D0-450 exam include but are not limited
to:
- Common IT services, focusing on hardware platforms
and frequently used operating systems.
- TCP/IP configuration parameters, and Windows 2000
and Linux system configuration with static IP
addresses.
- User access levels, password policies, and
permissions based on standard practice and procedures.
- Management of users in Windows 2000 and Linux.
- Domain Name System (DNS) in Windows 2000 and
Linux.
- Name resolution options for LANs and WANs,
including the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
and Samba.
- Internet services including FTP and Telnet, and
control of access to these services.
- Web servers, including Microsoft IIS and Apache
Server.
- Advanced Web server administration tasks.
- User-based access to Web servers.
- Limitation of access based on IP addresses.
- Functionality of a Web server, including Perl
configuration and additional services.
- Web server connection to a database via Open
Database Connectivity (ODBC).
- Configuration and management of streaming media
servers.
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transactions.
- Management of news servers.
- Configuration and management of SMTP, IMAP and
POP3 e-mail servers.
- Configuration and management of proxy servers and
Internet servers.
- Server and service log analysis.
- System performance evaluation.
- Internal and external security risks.
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The CIW Exam Retake Policy outlines the conditions
under which a candidate may retake a CIW exam. A waiting
period between retakes of a single certification exam
maintains the security of the exam and strengthens the
value of the CIW certification. Each CIW exam is defined
by a unique exam ID (e.g., IDO-410). A retake is any
subsequent sitting of an exam with the same CIW exam ID
by the same candidate at any authorized testing
center.
In the event that a candidate passes a CIW exam, the
candidate will not be allowed to retake that CIW exam.
If the CIW exam objectives change, the exam ID changes
to reflect the new exam version. Candidates who have
passed an exam may sit a newer version of the exam that
may have the same title but a different ID number.
In the event that a candidate fails a CIW exam on his
or her first attempt, a 24-hour waiting period is
required between the first and second sittings of that
CIW exam. Candidates are required to wait for a period
of no less than thirty (30) calendar days from the date
of the previous sitting before any third or subsequent
sitting of the same CIW exam.
Exams administered in any ways that do not comply
with the CIW Exam Retake Policy shall be considered
invalid and ineligible for a refund.
In the event that a candidate has violated this Exam
Retake Policy, the candidate may be deemed ineligible to
register for or schedule any CIW exam for a minimum
period of twelve (12) months from the date of such
determination.
In addition, any candidate determined to have
violated the CIW Exam Retake Policy* may be subject to any or all of
the following:
- Denial of a specific CIW certification for a
period of twelve (12) months from the date of such
determination;
- Revocation of a specific CIW certification, if
such certification had been previously granted to the
candidate;
- Revocation of all CIW certifications previously
granted to the candidate;
- Ineligibility to receive any CIW certification for
a minimum of twelve (12) months from the date of such
determination;
- Any other appropriate actions, including legal
remedies, deemed necessary or appropriate to enforce
the CIW Exam Retake Policy.
*ProsoftTraining is a Member of the
Information Technology Certification Security Council
(ITCSC). ITCSC is an association formed for the
establishment and recognition of standards, best
practices and programs leading to enhanced security for
IT certification programs. ITCSC's primary goal is to
prevent unethical activities and practices that result
in the invalidation of IT certifications by unqualified
individuals. As an ITCSC Member, ProsoftTraining is
obligated to report to ITCSC and its Members all
violations of this Exam Retake Policy. Such violations
will be reported to ITCSC and its Members for the
purpose of maintaining the value and ensuring the
integrity of the certification exams of ITCSC's Members
and protecting the investments made by candidates in the
certification programs of such Members. In addition to
any action taken by ProsoftTraining, ITCSC and its other
Members may take action against any candidate determined
by ProsoftTraining to have violated the ProsoftTraining
Exam Retake Policy, which action may include the
invalidation of exam results, the denial of
certification and the revocation of any certification
previously issued by any or all ITCSC Members.
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No retirement date has been announced for exam
1D0-450.
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