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Summary: Covers the wrong material for 70-100
Review: I bought this book back in 1999; although I never made it all the way through, I rememember spending hours and hours studying MSF and its related terminology. As it turns out, the content of this book has little to do with the real 70-100; the core (accounting for perhaps 80% of the total exam score points) of what 70-100 tests is the ability to read a condensed case study and extract the pertinent facts regarding requirements, and then use entity-relationship analysis, data flow diagrams, and three-tier architecture knowledge to prepare a solutions architecture. Memorizing a lot of facts will not get you through the 70-100 exam!After seeing a lot of negative feedback regarding this book, I gave up on it and switched to using the Ezzel and Exam Cram study guides, along with the Transcender practice exam (the most effective ... investment in study aids I ever made). When the time came to take the real exam, I flew through it so fast that I had an hour to spare, and I had a comfortable passing margin, too. To summarize, this book has little relevance to the real exam, while the Transcender practice exam (which makes some references to the Ezzel book) will be your best friend.
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Summary: DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT PICK UP THIS BOOK FOR A GUIDE
Review: I have studied this book cover to cover 5 times, repeatedly taken the practice exams several times. I took the exam and failed BADLY. The material on the exam had NOTHING to do what was in the book. The little material I did know on the exam was based on common sense and previous knowledge. It was so bad I walked up to the administrator and told him I must be taking the wrong test! Unfortunately I wasn't and got screwed. I wasted 100 dollars on the exam and 50 dollars on the book.
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Summary: Good Book But Not If You Want To Pass The Exam
Review: I just came back from the 2 hour MCSD 70-100 exam. Not a single question on the exam is covered in any of the content and documentation listed in this book. This book is a good reference for those wanting to learn about MSF (which all true MCSD's should) however it does nothing to prepare you for the exam. After 2 weeks of studying the different MSF frameworks and methodologies I was rather disappointed when the test didn't ask any questions about them. The stupid and obviously fake test review questions that accompany this book are even more misleading, not too mention poorly worded in many instances. I will be contacting the author and publisher to that effect.
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Summary: Wrong material covered for exam
Review: I just took the 70-100 exam, and while I passed it wasn't because of this book. The exam format is very different from the practice tests in this book & CD--The 70-100 test is now done as case studies.
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Summary: Wrong material covered for exam
Review: I just took the 70-100 exam, and while I passed it wasn't because of this book. The exam format is very different from the practice tests in this book & CD--The 70-100 test is now done as case studies.
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Summary: No need to read this book to pass the exam
Review: I used this book to prepare the exam, but not a single question on the topic discussed in the book. I am really dissapointed with the book. Luckily I tried the free sample of exam from the transcender website and I got some idea about the exam.
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Summary: Has nothing to do with the actual exam
Review: I've bought this book and have been reading it to prepare for 70-100 exam. It turned out that none of the questions on the actual exam were at least similar to those discussed in this book. The only thing the book may be good for is to learn terminology and project management flow charts (which are already outdated). Overall resume this is waste of money.
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Summary: This Title is Way Off of the Mark
Review: If you waste your time reading this book in order to study for the 70-100 certification exam, you will be well and truly sorry. The vast majority of this book is concerned with teaching readers about Microsoft's recommended methods of project management and writing white papers. the exam, on the other hand, focuses on case studies, project design (high level), and relational database design. If you need a study guide for this exam, look elsewhere. It is a shame too, as other books in this series have been very useful.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK
Review: More than 50% of this book consisteng of 11 chapters, does not contain matrerial that Microsoft lists as objectives for writing the exam! The rest of the book (Chapers 7 to 11) has no down to earth technical material. The acompanying CD does not have any real-world test examples LIKE those that occurs in the test. (HOW CAN MICROSOFT PUT THEIR NAME ON THIS BOOK and promote it as a study guide for their tests??) Bottom line is, dont buy this book. You'll prepare yourself better by gettiong in a good night sleep the night before, than trying learn something. It doesnt even deserve one star!
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Summary: Don't listen to the 4 and 5 star ratings.
Review: The people giving this book a 4 or 5 star rating obviously have not taken the exam. I have taken the exam and passed, so I can honestly tell you that this book does not help at all for 70-100, and is really a rip-off to people trying to become Microsoft Certified. The book covers and is a great reference for MSF, but it has nothing to do with the exam. I also find it dispicable that this web site shows a 5-star review first and calls it review of the day, even though that review was written a long time ago. The big A needs to look over their Product Review Engine, because I constantly see this on other useless books, including all 70-100 books that made the same mistake as this one. All of the 4 and 5 ratings skew the real value of this book, which is 0 for preparing for the exam.
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