MCSE: Windows Directory Services Administration Study Guide
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Comprehensive Study Guide for exam 70-216, Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure. Additional study tools included on CD: * Pre-assessment tests
* WinSim 2000 pro… More >>
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Excellent book. Very thorough. Helped me pass the exam.
Rating: 5 / 5
You’ll need Viagra to get up to speed for the exam after reading this one. I am an MCSE, CCNA and a technical writer for several leading tech rags, and I have to say that this is one of the worst books I have ever read. The author spends more time trying to “make it interesting” than giving you useful info that you can actually use. Example: During the discussion on Site Links the author fails to inform you that if you plan to use SMTP to perform directory replication that DCs need to be in different domains and in different sites. This minor oversight could have a huge impact both on the exam and in the real world. Another example is the complete lack of a discussion on how the tombstone setting of directory objects affects the effective shelf life of your backups. Hello???? It’s like Sybex just followed the bare minimum in order to call this thing a study guide. The software is ok, but the free practice exams were weak as expected. I like books that I can keep as reference material after I read them. The only thing you will use this one for is lining your garbage can. Don’t waste your time with this dribble. Get a real book.
Rating: 1 / 5
The previous Sybex MCSE study guides (for NT 4) were very good. I would have given them four stars. The books of the Win2K series which I’ve read so far, however, are even more clear, accurate, and contain extensive hands-on exercises. Better than before. The CDs include avi files of nearly all of the exercises from the books, and a test engine with a variety of formats, as well as simulations. The Professional book was very helpful for the exam. I haven’t taken the Directory Services exam yet, but the DS book is extremely well-written. Hopefully it maps well to the exam. The DS book seemed a bit thin for the price, although I guess the CD contents made up for it. But, nevertheless, I would say EXCELLENT.
Rating: 5 / 5
The usual collection of study help is included: practive exams, Winsims on CD, questions for each chapter and tons of pratical exercises for hands on stuff. The Winsims are my favourites, they give you a video clip of how Active Directory (A.D.) operates. If you do not have the software, this is priceless. About the exam, the primary topics DDNS, RIS, and GPO are covered very well here. The book even has a small appendix on “designing” A.D. as this helps to understand WHY A.D. is needed in the first place. However, I recommend the core kit (4 books) as some questions will be about IPSec GPOs (70-216) and 2000 Server (70-215). There would be a lot of overlap in these books if EACH one had everything in it for the exam. Thus, the core box kit really helps. Good luck.
Patrick MACP, MCSE+I, MCDBA
Rating: 4 / 5
Don’t get me wrong, these will get you there. But when the other reviewers say that there are inaccuracies, they’re not kidding. I think it has to do with their simplified language. Their definitions of Group Scope for example are convoluted, and seemingly contradicts actual functionality. Just compare their definition of a Domain local group to one in a decent reference manual, or the online help for that matter, and see if you think they got it right. I don’t. I wouldn’t rely on them for day to day admin, and besides the Microsoft Press books usually provide eval versions of the OS for the test labs you’ll want to make.
Rating: 3 / 5