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Summary: Great review companion for a more in-depth study book
Review: Despite a few errors and being a little thin in a couple of subject areas (most notably Domain-related issues), I found this book to be a terrific review companion to some of the larger, more comprehensive guides to WS4 (such as New Riders, Alan Carter, etc.)I read this book after covering Coriolis's larger Exam "PREP" book (which I can't recommend) a few days before my test. This book & its sample tests covered much material NOT found in the PREP book. This book, combined with the Transcenders, gave me the ability to score 933. I have read many reviews that complain about the 11+ pages of errata that Coriolis has provided at its website for the various editions of this book, but I think they are overreacting. What many of these reviewers miss is the fact that most of these corrections have already been assimilated into the newer editions of the book. If your book's publishing date is 1999 or later, you have little to worry about. As Coriolis says, "This page was created so that even those with the earliest printings of each title can have access to the most current updates." This being said, there are still a few lingering errors, and I even found one case where a question in the 1st sample test directly contradicted a virtually identical, but reworded, question in the 2nd sample test. I forwarded my findings to the publishers & was surprised when Ed Tittle personally replied within one day. They may not have wiped out every single error, but at least they're staying on top of things. Overall, this is an exceptional review book & a darned good value for the money.
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Summary: The perfect companion for passing the NT Workstation Exam
Review: Ed Tittel and company hit the nail on the head with this book. An easy book to read over the weekend before your test. While a good portion of the information contained in this book was not covered on my exam (which I passed on the first try with a score of 833), seven or eight of my 30 questions appeared almost word for word in the Exam Prep Questions section! A word of caution, however. I seriously doubt you can pass the certification exam using only this book, unless you have significant hands-on experience with NT Workstation. I used the New Riders book (ISBN 1562059181, Five Stars!), and am currently studying for Enterprise using Alan Carter's windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide (ISBN 0764530879, I just finished chapter 12, VERY solid so far). The Exam Cram books should be required reading for anyone who wants to pass any Microsoft exam on the first try. Good luck to all aspiring MCP and MCSE candidates. With this book, either the New Riders book or Alan Carter's book, and some self confidence, YOU WILL PASS! Brian J. Cicio, MCP
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Summary: The perfect companion for passing the NT Workstation Exam
Review: Ed Tittel and company hit the nail on the head with this book. An easy book to read over the weekend before your test. While a good portion of the information contained in this book was not covered on my exam (which I passed on the first try with a score of 833), seven or eight of my 30 questions appeared almost word for word in the Exam Prep Questions section! A word of caution, however. I seriously doubt you can pass the certification exam using only this book, unless you have significant hands-on experience with NT Workstation. I used the New Riders book (ISBN 1562059181, Five Stars!), and am currently studying for Enterprise using Alan Carter's windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide (ISBN 0764530879, I just finished chapter 12, VERY solid so far). The Exam Cram books should be required reading for anyone who wants to pass any Microsoft exam on the first try. Good luck to all aspiring MCP and MCSE candidates. With this book, either the New Riders book or Alan Carter's book, and some self confidence, YOU WILL PASS! Brian J. Cicio, MCP
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Summary: Great review companion for a more in-depth study book
Review: This book came recommended to me by an MCSE who swore by it to pass exams. I have found it useful so far (will know how useful after the exam) but it is chock full of errors which makes it uncertain whether you have been given the full and correct information. I like the format of the book, but unless they get a firm grip on the amount of errors and omissions, would not recommend it for study unless you are desperate and don't have much time before the exam
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Summary: Recommended by MCSETutor.com
Review: What we liked best about the NT Workstation Exam Cram (and the entire series in general) is that the book summarizes all available information into just what you need to know for the exam. Some people have complained of errors in the past but they have been largely rectified by the Coriolis people. The only complaint we had was the format of the questions and the answers which are right next to each other (the questions are otherwise excellent). This book definitely qualifies for the MCSETutor.com recommended list.
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Summary: This book is almost indispensable for NT4WS Exam preparation
Review: Yesterday I passed NT4 Workstation with a score of 882. In the months before the test I read QUE's NT4WS Exam Study Guide, the MS Press NT4 Resource Kit, and the MS Press Technical and Administrative Support Book/CD-ROM sets. And countless braindumps. But in the weeks before the test, it was this book that I found myself perusing endlessly. The organization is excellent, and all the material is exceptionally well-presented and explained, with the right level of detail for exam-prepping. Also, the quizes at the end of each chapter, along with the sample test at the back, were outstanding, and very close to many actual exam questions. And when I compare this book with the others I used, this one had the closest correlation to the actual questions on the exam. That makes this book an excellent value. But there's more. Of all the material I read, this book had the clearest explanations for many items such as ARC names, the boot process, and troubleshooting boot errors. The cram sheets in the front were also great. In sum, no other book I used had such a practical, clear, focused approach to exam preparation. For anyone interested in passing the exam, this is the best possible overall review. For professional development the other books I used were excellent, possessing depth and breadth. But for passing the exam, this is the place to start and stop (albeit with other books and braindumps in between). Braindumps are the best exam prep, but this books gives you the intellectual framework for deep understanding as well. My only suggestion would be more visual aids since we remember visually better than verbally. For instance several mind-maps I made the day of the exam were very helpful for remembering various winnt.exe/ options, and for troublshooting options as well. But this would only make a great book even better. I'm studying for the Server exam now, and also plan to spend the last two weeks before that exam in detailed study of their Server book, as well as the ones for Server in the Enterprise, TCP/IP, and Networking Essentials.
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