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Summary: Excellent prep
Review: I'd have to say this is the best set of books to help you pass the core Microsoft exams you can get....but it is FAR from perfect. The Server book gave me to much of "you'll have to know" whatever to pass the exam, and then went on to NOT inform me of that subject. That's why I bought the book isn't it?
Also, the Network book had this big chapter on IPSec that went WAY TOO IN DEPTH. I killed myself trying to learn the intricacies of the Diffe-Hellman algorithm because it was mentioned so often....one IPSec question on the exam...ONE! Maybe I got lucky, but trust me, you don't need to know how that much. Keep in mind, each book has a different set of authors.
And the CDROM that comes with the pack has practice exams on it....DON'T BOTHER! They are aggrevating!!! With answers like "although D is technically correct, the question was 'the best' answer, therefore A is correct..." Puhleez. If Microsoft gave exam questions like that, nobody would get certified. Some are just outright wrong. you will not learn from them. (Hint, go to 2000exams.com)Now that I'm done trashing the pack, I'll say this, you could go around Amazon searching for indidual books and get better books, but as a whole, it is a very good set of books. I passed all 4 exams (and studying for more) but from many other sources besides the pack. Well written for the most part, and I didn't find any inaccuracies.
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Summary: A must have to those who want certification in less time !!!
Review: I'm an entry level systems consultant, I just have less than six months working with windows 2000. I own this pack and passed my first exam (70-210 for the first time) without the need of a 700 page book. I recommend this pack also if you are on a dead line and don't have too much time to read 700 - 800 pages. Good explanations and easy to read and covers all of the exam objectives.
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Summary: Good Exam Prep Tools
Review: These books are very good at preparing you for the exam. The writing is concise and to the point and errors are few and far between however there are some small errors. Errors are good in my opinion because it makes you verify your knowledge with other sources. I have bought and used all the books in this series and used them to study the core exams for Windows 2000. I've used Exam Cram to study for NT4 as well. Self study and working with the product is a must for these exams. You will fail if you are trying to get by on book knowledge alone.
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