Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers with a specialty in the Internet are required to pass seven operating system exams and two elective exams that provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise. These exams are developed with the input of professionals in the industry and reflect how Microsoft products are used in organizations throughout the world. The exams are administered by Sylvan Prometric� and Virtual University Enterprises, independent testing organization, with locations worldwide.

In addition to the core MCSE skills, an MCSE+Internet credential qualifies IT professionals to enhance, deploy and manage sophisticated intranet and Internet solutions that include a browser, proxy server, host servers, database, and messaging and commerce components. In addition, an MCSE+Internet-certified professional will be able to manage and analyze Web sites.

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MCSE+Internet Core Exams (7 required)

Exam 70-058: Networking Essentials

Exam 70-059: Internetworking with Microsoft� TCP/IP on Microsoft� Windows NT� 4.0

Exam 70-064: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Windows� 95 OR Exam 70-073: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Windows NT Workstation 4.0 OR Exam 70-098: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Windows� 98

Exam 70-067: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Windows NT� Server 4.0

Exam 70-068: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Windows NT� Server 4.0 in the Enterprise

Exam 70-077: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Internet Information Server 3.0 and Microsoft� Index Server 1.1 OR Exam 70-087: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Internet Information Server 4.0

Exam 70-079: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft  Internet Explorer 4.0 by Using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit OR Exam 70-080: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Internet Explorer 5.0 by Using the Microsoft� Internet Explorer Administration Kit.

MCSE+Internet Elective Exams (2 required)

Exam 70-026: Administering Microsoft� SQL Server 6.5 OR Exam 70-028: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

Exam 70-027: Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft� SQL Server� 6.5 OR Exam 70-029: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft� SQL Server� 7.0

Exam 70-056: Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft� Site Server 3.0

Exam 70-076: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Exchange Server� 5 OR Exam 70-081: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Exchange Server 5.5

Exam 70-078: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Proxy Server 1.0 OR Exam 70-088: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� Proxy Server 2.0

Exam 70-085: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft� SNA Server 4.0