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Summary: Captures the scenario-based feel of 70-100
Review: This exam, 70-100, is a strange one to prepare for. After plowing through the minutiae of VB, DCOM, ADO, SLQ Server, etc., reading case studies of what the CEO wants and what the receptionist doesn't want seems more like reading a short story. As it turns out, the actual 3 hour exam consists of about 85% verbose, fuzzy "interviews" with "clients". Cornish, et al., reflect this fairly well (though their scenarios make a little more sense than some of the ones on the exam incarnation I took).I have also read the ExamCram and the Prendergast books for this exam. If you are a C++ developer, the Prendergast book is probably a better choice. I think most VB developers will find Cornish to be much more comfortable reading. With either book, I would recommend the ExamCram to catch it from a slightly different angle, and fill in the gaps. Now, about that exam... It doesn't matter how much you know, you will have difficulty passing it without some practice on the poorly chosen metaphors (such as the "build a tree" type question) which Microsoft introduces with 70-100. Unfortunately, this book's exam software (on the accompanying CD) misses the mark by a wide margin. I would encourage all candidates for this particular exam to download at least the free DEMO from Transcender. Conclusion: For VB developers, this book is an excellent choice for a "big" book. Also consider a small book, like ExamCram, and at least a peek at an accurate test simulation.
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Summary: Won't help
Review: This is a good book to read, however, it is MARGINALLY helpful
for the exam. When I passed the exam, I wished I had not spent
so much time with this book. I read it 2X and should have only skimmed it. Good luck!!!
Rating:
Summary: Won't help
Review: This is a good book to read, however, it is MARGINALLY helpful
for the exam. When I passed the exam, I wished I had not spent
so much time with this book. I read it 2X and should have only skimmed it. Good luck!!!
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent
Review: This is a must have book for all MCSD aspirants. It covers all the aspects that you need to know for the Solutions Architecture exam. The book ic very well presnented.
Rating:
Summary: Not bad but will require extra material
Review: Well I passed the exam so it can't be too bad. The book covers many areas quite well, but you will need to do extensive reading to fill in the background. If you are a beginner or don't have a lot of experience in analysis you will find the 70-100 exam very tough. The most important section, database normalisation, is accurate but could be improved with more examples using the unique format of the exam. Microsoft's sample exam is EXACTLY the format of the real exam.
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