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Summary: Microsoft has given you another winner.
Review: Exam 70-216 is part of the new MCSE 2000 track and Microsoft Press has put together a book that will make learning easy and you can learn at your own pace. One thing to keep in mind is that this book requires a 2000 network to practice with.Since Microsoft wrote the exam, it is only natural that they produce a book that covers each exam objective and area completely. This book is self paced and the time for each lesson are an estimate only, whatever you learning level will determine the actual time you spend on each lesson. From the design of a 2000 network, implementing TCP/IP and NWLink, to monitoring the network, DHCP, DNS and WINS you have a thorough and detailed book. Each lesson has hands on exercises to make sure you understand the concepts. Over 400 pages includes pictures, diagrams, tables, figures, step by step exercise and review questions, giving you everything you need. Also included is a cd-rom with the entire book on it. Overall for $60.00 the value is exceptional and once again Microsoft is leading the way to the newest certifications. Microsoft also has website for technical help on this topics as well as others. Microsoft has proven once again that they are taking the lead in IT certifications.
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Summary: Save your Time and Money
Review: I was looking forward to this book, because I knew there was a lot of new and complicated material on the 70-216 exam. First, I couldn't believe how few pages were in the book. Second, there are no questions or practices that key into the Microsoft exam. The book is so hard to read, I actually had to go to the Help file to figure out what they were trying to say! I passed the exam, but not becuase of this book. This book would fail you, for sure. I read Thomas Lee's TCP/IP and the Syngress TCP/IP troubleshooting book, and those put me over the top. This book is really sad. I hope they recall it and write a good one soon.
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Summary: Do not use this book for the exam ! !
Review: The Professional, Server, and Active Directory books from Microsoft Press were good, but this one is worthless. It covers IPSec in detail, but skims over DNS and WINS. RRAS is not covered in nearly enough depth to be of any use on the exam. My advice is to read the Professional, Server, and Active Directory books from MS Press, but definately get the Networking Infrastructure book from another source. This one is nowhere near sufficient to pass the exam. By the way, I am a MCT.
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Summary: The Paradox
Review: This book and the exam don't match up at all. Though this book is written in a fairly superficial way the test itself asked very obtuse questions. As such the test taker is left in a gap as to how to gain the knowledge to demonstrate mastery on the exam. I still don't know one achieves this goal??? and this is coming from someone who has an mcse + I, CCNP, and CCDP and has worked extensivly in the website deployments with w2k for about a year. So congratulations if you have passed the exam, and if you haven't I would wait till the texts and exams meet up sometime in the next couple months!!
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Summary: The Paradox
Review: This book and the exam don't match up at all. Though this book is written in a fairly superficial way the test itself asked very obtuse questions. As such the test taker is left in a gap as to how to gain the knowledge to demonstrate mastery on the exam. I still don't know one achieves this goal??? and this is coming from someone who has an mcse + I, CCNP, and CCDP and has worked extensivly in the website deployments with w2k for about a year. So congratulations if you have passed the exam, and if you haven't I would wait till the texts and exams meet up sometime in the next couple months!!
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Summary: Waste of Paper
Review: This book leaves you so thoroughly unprepared for the exam, I wonder if the editors (or the people who wrote the glowing review above) actually know what a network is. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: Waste of Paper
Review: This book leaves you so thoroughly unprepared for the exam, I wonder if the editors (or the people who wrote the glowing review above) actually know what a network is. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: Good for cleaning your car...
Review: This is far the worst book, i've read to achieve the MCSE Certification at all. The Information herein is not 10% of what is asked in the Test. If you prepare only with this book, you will fail (guaranteed).
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