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Summary: Not good enough
Review: An adequate book, in the tradition of other Microsoft Press offerings, but clearly insufficient as a sole resource for exam preparation. Also not nearly enough information to be practical in a real-life situation! Better test prep materials can be had from the Exam Cram series. Another hint for prosepective MCSE test-takers: take the Networking Essentials exam last, after the other core subjects and after the electives. The material by then will all be familiar and you won't have to study much of anything in order to pass the exam!
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Summary: Pulled it all together
Review: I think this book was written by a committee.First, though generally well written, the text has its share of typos and several badly edited paragraphs. I had to read some particularly confusing passages way too many times to understand what the writers were getting at. Second, there are question and answer sections after each section - that's good - but they were apparently written by a technical writer with limited knowledge of the material - that's bad. Answering the fill-in-the-blank questions turns into little more than hunting for random sentences in the text. Third, the book is really out of date; does anybody on the Internet still use "Gopher?" Despite these problems, I do recommend this book as a brief introduction to network concepts. But I cannot recommend it as study material for Microsoft's Networking Essentials exam; it just isn't complete. Going by memory here, one question on the exam asked for the definitions of NDIS and ODI. These are briefly mentioned in the glossary at the back of the book, but nowhere in the general text. Another rather lengthy scenario question dealt with broadcast storms on a network that contains brouters. The text devotes exactly 11 small sentences to brouters and, of course, no mention of how to solve the particular problem given on the exam (turn off bridging). I feel sorry for those who would rely on this book to pass the exam.
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Summary: ...you can't please all of the people all of the time
Review: I used this kit and passed the exam easily. I agree that it could be updated with better end of chapter questions. It is an essentials book, so I didn't expect it to be The Authority on networking; just the basics to help me pass an exam. It delivered what it said it would. Of all the resources that I've used for various certification exams, there is not one that I have found that has the ability to be the only one to use. And no book is a substitute for practice/experience.
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Summary: I found it confusing!
Review: it is not a bad book, but first of all it is not enough for passing the test.Second the book is not really clear and the information sometimes contradicts other informaton on the same book. For a beginner like me it wasn't a good book, and hence I dont recommend it.
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Summary: Networking Essentials secound edition
Review: please send electronic book of network essentials secound edition to me
thank's
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Summary: Good Foundation for networking & the exam, but not the best.
Review: This book excels at backfilling any holes about general networking you may have. Believe me, this book starts at the beginning and gradually brings you up to speed. Unit 3, with OSI and protocol stacks can be a little harsh to Networking newbies. Unit 7 is also a little light in presenting and preparing you to understand Advanced WAN Technologies. Test Question and especially the Unit Tests, give you problems and questions very similar to those found on the exam. Despite 800+ pages though, you get the feeling Microsoft went a little light on the depth of coverage on network topics. Overall, the book does a good job of both building a foundation of networking expertise and preparing you to pass exam 70-58 for the MCSE track.
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Summary: ...you can't please all of the people all of the time
Review: This book is unbelievably poor. Even for complete newbies, it's ploddingly elementary, disorganized and repetitive. And if you're already in the biz and looking to brush up for the exam, it will make you nuts. The review questions are matching or fill-in-the-blank, whereas the MS questions are generally multiple choice. The so-called labs and demos on the CD-ROM are comically useless. If you're a newbie, try Sybex. If you already pretty much know the real stuff and just want to get ready for the exam, get O'Reilly's MCSE: The Core Exams in a Nutshell.
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Summary: Passed with 1000
Review: This book provides a good overview. I used this book and the MCSE Core Exams in a Nutshell and passed the test the first time. The book is easy to read and understand, with good chapter questions for review. The text provides the vast majority of the information to pass the test in a straight forward manner. I found the book to be quite accurate. The book could have used a few more Situation Scenarios. If you're looking for a highly in depth book about networking this is a good start. However, if you're looking to pass the EXAM, buy the book.
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Summary: A must-have!
Review: This is one of the best books about networking ever written. Filled out of ilustrations, charts and examples, it also comes with a usefull CD-ROM with animations (Avi files) of the examples given in the book. The language used is simple and goes straight to the point. Excellent to those who are studying to the MCSE certification, and also 100% useful to all people who wants to learn more about networking.
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Summary: Thorough grounding for beginners, insufficient for exam
Review: This kit covers what it describes. What it doesn't fully prepare you for is the exam. That you will have to research on your own. Microsoft are quite open about this, so it isn't necessarily a criticism of them. It seems illogical however, to have study material where the syllabus does not cover the exam. If you are new to networking this is the place to start. Contrary to the criticism levied about the MSCE education in the press the NettEss kit is not vendor specific, any rookie can receive a good grounding from reading this kit. The second MS irony is that the NetEss exam is one of their toughest in the MSCE track. Many people on the Braindumps recommend taking this exam after NT Server/Workstation. There are a however, a wealth of resources on the net: Braindumps, Cram Session, NT Professional, are some of the most useful, as knowing the kit and being ready for the exam are definitely not the same thing. Be warned that there are inconsistencies in the inaccuracy of information on these sites. Overall a decent grounding for the beginner, but insufficient preparation for the exam
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