When you pass Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):
•Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
•Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator
•Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Server Administrator.

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Intermediate understanding of network operating systems.

• An awareness of security best practices.

• Some experience creating objects in Active Directory.

• Basic concepts of backup and recovery in a Windows Server Environment.

• Technical background knowledge and hands-on experience of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS from the AD TS foundation exam)

• Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services.

Focusing on Active Directory in Windows Server 2008, this course covers configuring, managing, and supporting user and computer accounts.
Groups, Domain Name System zones and client settings.
Group policy objects; the new Active Directory.
Lightweight Directory Service and Active Directory Rights Management Service.
Backup ; recovery; and communication security.