Self-Administered Assessment: Administering Windows NT 4.0

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Introduction

This preparation guide describes what you'll be tested on and suggests ways to prepare for this assessment. It contains information that is specific to the Administering Microsoft® Windows NT®4.0 assessment, such as assessment objectives and study resources.

This assessment is a self-administered, computer-based test. Instructions for running the software, completing the assessment, and scoring the assessment are included in the section entitled How to Take the Self-Administered Assessment.

Note: Passing this self-administered assessment does not satisfy any requirements for the Microsoft Certified Professional program, nor does performance on this test guarantee or directly correlate to the success you may have on any Microsoft certification exam. Unlike the Microsoft certification exams, this assessment is not professionally validated. If you plan to pursue Microsoft certification, see the section entitled Microsoft Certified Professional Program.

How to Take the Self-Administered Assessment

Starting the Assessment

1. Make sure that Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 or later is already installed on your computer. Alternatively, you can run the self-administered assessment on any system that can run Windows 3.1 or later.

2. Start Windows or Windows NT.

3. copy the self-administered assessment to your computer (Nt4asm.exe).

4. Double-click Lnchtst.exe to begin the assessment.

5. Click Options to display the Options dialog box.

6. Type your first name, last name, and initial. Click OK.

   Important: Do not skip this step. It is important that your name be saved to disk along with your assessment score.

7. The software returns you to the initial screen. Click Start.

8. Click the Next button.

9. To start your assessment, click Start.

10. The first question, or item, of the assessment is displayed. The time remaining for you to complete the assessment is displayed in the upper-right corner of the screen.

    For basic information about using the software, click Help at any time.

Answering Items

1. If a or precedes the answer choices, you must select your answer. Click an answer choice or press the letter or number immediately following the circle or square. If more than one choice is allowed, click any additional choices you believe are correct.

   This symbol ... indicates that you can select ...

   	only one choice
   	more than one choice

   Note: The message displayed in the lower-left corner may specify the number of answers to select.

2. If the insertion point appears in a box, you must type your answer using the keyboard. You can change your answer as needed. Press BACKSPACE to erase the character preceding the insertion point. To insert an omitted character, use the arrow keys or the mouse to move the insertion point to the appropriate place, and then type the omitted character.

Marking Items for Review

You can mark items to allow you to review your answers at the end of the assessment, if you have time.

1. To mark an item for later review, click:

   	Mark in the upper-left corner of the display.
   	indicates that the item is marked.

2. When the Item Review window is displayed (after you view all items in the assessment), M will appear before any item you have marked. You can double-click the item to return to it, or you can click Review Marked to review all items you have marked.

Reviewing Incomplete Items

1. Incomplete items are marked with I in the Item Review window. You can review all incomplete items by clicking Review Incomplete in the Item Review window.

2. You will then be taken to the first incomplete item in the assessment. After completing your answer for that item, click Next to go to the next incomplete item. (Clicking Previous takes you to the previous incomplete item.)

3. If you continue this process until you have seen all incomplete items, you will return to the Item Review window. Review Incomplete will no longer appear in the Item Review window after you have answered all items.

4. After you begin reviewing the series of incomplete items, you are not committed to reviewing the entire series. You can return to the Item Review window from any item by clicking Item Review.

5. If you have answered all items, you will be asked to confirm your intention to end the assessment by clicking OK.

6. If you do not want to end your assessment, you can return to the Item Review window.

Important: The assessment will also end if the specified time limit expires.

Ending Your Assessment

When you have answered all items in the assessment and have completed your review of any items you were unsure of, click End in the Item Review window. If you have left any items incomplete, you will be informed of this and will be allowed to return to the Item Review window.

Scoring

1. When you end the assessment, your assessment will be scored and you will no longer be able to see items or change your answers. A score of 750 or better is required to pass the assessment.

2. The Test Results window will be displayed with your score. You can click Section Scores to see your scores for each section of the self-administered assessment.

Exiting the Software

To end the test session and exit the software, click Exit twice.

Microsoft Certified Professional Program

If you plan to pursue Microsoft certification, you can obtain full details about certification requirements and recommended study and preparation activities. Visit our Web site at https://www.microsoft.com/learning/ , send e-mail to mcp@msprograms.com, or call (800) 636-7544 in the United States and Canada. Outside the United States and Canada, contact your local Microsoft office.

Once you begin to prepare for a certification exam, review the Microsoft Certified Professional Program Exam Study Guide for general information about preparing for and taking a certification exam. You will also want to get a current Preparation Guide for the specific exam(s) that you want to take. These guides are available through our Web site.