MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit 2003
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Announcing an all-new MCSA/MCSE Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on Exams 70-292 and 70-296, core exams for IT professionals already certified on Microsoft Windows® 2000 who want to upgrade their … More >>
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It’s typical Micro$oft press garbage. First off, it reads like stereo instructions. Second, it lacks any real depth, without a doubt not nearly enough to pass this exam. I spent a good hour in a local bookstore browsing through this title before deciding to go with another vendor.
Rating: 1 / 5
The exam is heavily concentrated on DNS. In addition, the book is oriented on how to do the basic administration of Server 2003. The questions on the exam are much more difficult than the material presented in the book. The book is good for a general overview of the new product. However, to pass the exam you must really dig into the product with hands on the server. A much better product to use would be the Minasi book for server 2003 plus pulling ever resource from technet on DNS. Neither books covers the detail of DNS that is needed to pass the exam.
Rating: 2 / 5
As far as the 70-296 exam is concerned this book is totally irrelevant. I admit that after having successfully done 14 exams in the last 9 months that I am a little mentally exhausted. However it was still easy for me to see that at least 65 -75% of the exam was somewhat foreign when compared to what I studied for. It was not a matter of being completely ignorant of the material being tested but more that the book totally missed the target in terms of preparation. The exam goes into GREAT depth on DNS, Certificate Authorities, GPOs and other aspects, all with a slight focus on security. This book merely skims the surface. The book is better suited to assist with a pratical introduction to Windows 2003.
Let me reiterate – Do not rely on this book in any way, shape or form to prepare for the 70-296 exam.
Rating: 1 / 5
I think its absolutely ridiculous that the 292 exam I -just- took had, not one, but TWO VBScript sims. Nowhere in this text, NOR on their website is VBScript covered. Of course I didn’t have ANY questions on DSADD, DSMOD, CSVDE, etc. What excuse does microsoft have for this deception?
Rating: 3 / 5
I went through the book, and felt well prepared for the exam. Then, I took the exam. I found that I got questions that I assumed were kind of tricky questions. I was asked quite a few questions that were in no way mentioned or covered by this book. Emergency Management Services is something new, that I had no clue even existed. This book uses the word emergency 3 times (found by searching the PDF version of the book) not once in an important context.
VERY LACKING in other areas also.
Rating: 2 / 5