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Hello and good luck with your studies. Most small to mid-sized businesses will have more a generalist or two who over see all of the server roles. In most of these situations you will need to know: Active Directory with Group Policy - How and why to make new OUs. - How to make and apply group policies especially for -- password complexity -- folder redirection -- various Internet Explorer settings -- server security [*] - How to make effective groups both for the business management and for managing network access (they aren't always the same) [*] - Understanding replication [*] - Sites DNS -- you can't have AD without it. - issues of split DNS vs single DNS - AD integrated vs separate DNS - forwarding - replication - adding hosts to external DNS - mx priority DHCP - basic configuration is sufficient for most small/med businesses. Understand how DHCP works, APIPA, and how reservations work. - larger networks may need DHCP forwarding/relay or multiple DHCP servers and scopes. File Services - Know how to create shares and properly apply both Share and NTFS permissions and how the two interact - how to map drives through command line, scripts, group policy Print Services - How to install and share a printer (includes permissions) - How to map printers to clients - how to upgrade drivers on printers and clients - how to migrate printers to a new server Those are the very basics that just about every company that has a Windows AD domain is going to be using. Web servers are also very common. Terminal servers a bit less so, but still common. If you get all of the above down, you'll have a good idea of what else you want or need to know.