The 70-741: Microsoft Networking with Windows Server 2016 exam is the second one in the series of three tests that a person has to pass in order to attain the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification. The exam is designed to validate the knowledge and skills of candidates on preparing and installing Nano server, planning server migration, selecting suitable enterprise storage solutions, managing and building deployment images, and managing and deploying Windows and Hyper-V containers.

The Microsoft 70-741 certification exam can be taken in Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), French, English, Japanese, German, and Portuguese (Brazil). The core technology of the test is Windows Server 2016. To write the exam, the candidates are required to pay the exam fee of $165. Note that it may vary, depending on your country. If you are not in the USA, you might want to check the fee that is applicable in your country. The test can be taken as an online proctored delivery or computer based exam at any testing center close to your location. You should check the certification page on the Microsoft website to see if the online proctored delivery is available for your country.

There are some skills that are evaluated in the 70-741 certification exam. Each of these skills comes with certain percentage which indicates the depth of questions that can be expected from them. The students are required to go through the resource materials that focus on these skills in preparation for their exams. Skills that will be measured in the test include implementing IPAM, DHCP, and ANI, Distributed Network Solutions, Network Connectivity, Remote Access Solutions, and domain name system. The details of these areas and the sub-topics under each of them are highlighted on the Microsoft website.

The target audience for this certification exam is the professionals who performs tasks that are associated with functionalities and features of networking as available in Windows Server 2016. Those who are taking the test should be conversant with managing and implementing DHCP, IPAM, and DNS. In addition to this, they need to be familiar with installing remote access solutions, including VPN and RADIUS. The students are also required to have experience with managing branch cache solutions and DFS. Experience in implementing Software Defined Networking solutions like Network Controller and Hyper-V Network Virtualization, as well as configuring very high performance network functionality and features is also very crucial.