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Summary: Good Book for Experienced Test Takers
Review: Buy this book if you already have substantial experience with NT4 and Windows 2000 and you need help passing the MS tests. I passed the monster 70-240 with this book. The "On the Exam" tips were especially helpful. Also, the "In the Real World" comments were very entertaining.
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Summary: A huge disappointment
Review: Compared to the two previous "MCSE in a Nutshell" (Core Exams & Elective Exams for NT 4.0), this book is a major disappointment! It's really valuable as a highlighter's index only - for that you're better off downloading the free stuff from Cramsession.com! The review questions are far too basic. When I did the review for 70-217 (Active Directory administration), I got all the ones in this book right, but only scored about 60% on the questions found in the readiness review from MS Press. Using the MS Press review, I wound up scoring 883/1000 on the actual exam. The Windows 2000 exams' difficulty was cranked up a notch and this book falls short.
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Summary: A huge disappointment
Review: Compared to the two previous "MCSE in a Nutshell" (Core Exams & Elective Exams for NT 4.0), this book is a major disappointment! It's really valuable as a highlighter's index only - for that you're better off downloading the free stuff from Cramsession.com! The review questions are far too basic. When I did the review for 70-217 (Active Directory administration), I got all the ones in this book right, but only scored about 60% on the questions found in the readiness review from MS Press. Using the MS Press review, I wound up scoring 883/1000 on the actual exam. The Windows 2000 exams' difficulty was cranked up a notch and this book falls short.
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Summary: Good overview and review, but lots of errors
Review: I already have my MCSE certification and am using this before I start interviewing to review all the information I learned in a 7-month class I recently completed. This is a great overview and review book! It definitely is nowhere near the only information you need to pass the Microsoft exams, but I don't think they're claiming that it is anyway. The only complaint I have is that it's full of errors! It looks like they took an older edition, maybe for Windows 98 or NT, and went through it changing parts that were new, only they forgot to make half the changes. But overall I'm very satisfied with it as an overview to jog my memory about a lot of things I'll need to know in technical interviews.
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Summary: Good overview and review, but lots of errors
Review: I already have my MCSE certification and am using this before I start interviewing to review all the information I learned in a 7-month class I recently completed. This is a great overview and review book! It definitely is nowhere near the only information you need to pass the Microsoft exams, but I don't think they're claiming that it is anyway. The only complaint I have is that it's full of errors! It looks like they took an older edition, maybe for Windows 98 or NT, and went through it changing parts that were new, only they forgot to make half the changes. But overall I'm very satisfied with it as an overview to jog my memory about a lot of things I'll need to know in technical interviews.
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Summary: A major disappointment
Review: I am very disappointed with this book. Essential information is lacking, and too many details look like they were lifted from the older edition (which was excellent in my opinion). Better written and more comprehensive resources can be found online.
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Summary: good review for the tests
Review: i used this book as my primary review for 070-240, the combined test for nt4 mcse's, in addition to the readiness review cd from the microsoft kit. i passed the exam.don't buy it if you're looking to learn the material; what it's useful for is if you either already know the material, and need to make sure there aren't any gaps in your knowledge, or if, like me, you need a good outline-type review of the material. it's condensed, sure... if a topic doesn't feel like you know it, you will need to reference other books to learn it. but as an overview, to make sure you know what you need to know for the exams, it's perfect.
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Summary: good review for the tests
Review: i used this book as my primary review for 070-240, the combined test for nt4 mcse's, in addition to the readiness review cd from the microsoft kit. i passed the exam. don't buy it if you're looking to learn the material; what it's useful for is if you either already know the material, and need to make sure there aren't any gaps in your knowledge, or if, like me, you need a good outline-type review of the material. it's condensed, sure... if a topic doesn't feel like you know it, you will need to reference other books to learn it. but as an overview, to make sure you know what you need to know for the exams, it's perfect.
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Summary: Still waiting
Review: I would love to rate this book but am still waiting after 3 months to get it. Talk about backordered!
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Summary: If you know what you're doing, this is a good book.
Review: If you don't know what you're doing, this is not a book for you--the Nutshell series expects you to have at least a working knowledge of things, and preferably an intermediate to advanced knowledge of them. MCSE in a Nutshell IS a good book because it allows the advanced user to do a quick study of the topics they're familiar with, and use alternate learning materials for the areas in which they are not. It is also excellent for giving you a quick idea of how much or how little you know. It's my favorite book on the subject because it's concise, contains good information, and tells you both what to expect in the real world, and what to expect on the tests. (As we all know that Microsoft's view of the world does not always coincide with reality.) If you buy this book, though, use it as a REFRESHER and not a teacher. I noted one or two instances where the information given would have gotten me a wrong answer on the test, because while it applied to reality, MS's view on the topic was different... But this is how it is with MOST books (including official MS documentation).
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