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Summary: This book was money well spent
Review: I passed 70-228 on my first attempt, using this book in conjunction with Transcender and Books Online as my primary study resources. You won't get all the information you need to pass the real test from this book, but that is not its intent. It works well when used for what it is marketed as, which is a "cram" resource to supplement a sound knowledge of SQL Server 2000 administration. Especially useful for me were the practice questions, the practice test at the end, and the screenshots of Enterprise Manager dialogs. Good to have in the hours immediately before the test! The contents have a few errors, including referring to the model database as "modal" throughout the book, but that doesn't detract too much from the overall utility of the book. All in all, a good investment, considering the cost of each attempt on the real test. RD
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Summary: Not very useful
Review: I read the entire book in 2 days... there is nothing in the book to actually remember... No concepts are described... all you see in this book are the screen shots of Enterprise Manager...
Honestly I don't recommend this book. I didn't try the Microsoft press book.. If I were to choose between this book and the Microsoft press book I would go for the Microsoft press book because I am very sure that any other book will have more information than this book. This book has nothing at all.. believe me.. NOTHING to read for the test.
I have used several Exam Cram books before and all of them turned out to be very useful other than this book. This book is not at all comparable with other books so use other books for your preparation.
GOOD LUCK
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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: No, no, no.. This book is a waste of time. It gives an IN DEPTH step by step, excrutiatingly detailed how-to examples on using the installation wizard, and then glosses over the more important details that actually appear on the exam (like the C2 auditing and analyzing the SQL 2000 performance counters). If you're familiar at all with the software, this book has little or nothing to offer you in terms of actually test preparation. Microsoft assumes everybody taking the certification exams already knows when to click the next button.. Don't waste your time or money on this. The Dummies book is much better.
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Summary: Not worth my money
Review: This is my 12th exam cram book. What a disapointment this book is. Way too much space wasted telling us how to click our way through the Enterprise Manager. The exam does not test you on clicking your way through the EM. I went back to my old SQL 7 Exam Cram which is much better. And please...for god's sake, what's the deal with Modal? Does the author work with SQL Server? With their proficiency using the Enterprise Manager, one would think you could clearly see it's called Model! Please...
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