"Designing Active Directory for Group Policy" from
Active Directory Services Design Exam Cram™ 2
by Dennis Scheil, Diana Hugg
In a networking environment, administrators need some way of employing standards for client workstations and supervising their computing environments. This month's eBook will tell you everything you need to know about Group Policy. This indispensable administrative tool can be used to administer different aspects of the client computing environment, from installing software to applying a standardized desktop.
This book helps you master techniques such as:
- Understanding the purpose of Group Policies
- Defining General Policy settings that can be configured through Group Policy
- Determining how Group Policy is processed
- Filtering GPOs using security groups
- Modifying inheritance using blocking and override options
- Understanding techniques to optimize Group Policy
- Delegating authority over GPOs
- Implementing design and testing guidelines for GPOs
The MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) certification is one of Microsoft's most popular certification programs. The Exam Cram series of books helps individuals prepare for these exams to ensure testing success. Practice exam included.

