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MCSE Windows 2000 Server Study Guide (EXAM 70-215) (Book CD-ROM)
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by Inc. Syngress Media, Thomas W. Shinder, and Debra Littlejohn Shinder
Sales Rank: 879183
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Discount: 32 %
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Hardcover: 801 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition September 15, 2000
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0072123869
ISBN-13: 978-0072123869
Product Dimensions:
9.4 x 7.7 x 2.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds
Book Description
Windows 2000 advantage includes decreased cost of ownership through improved directory services, increased security, better integration with database and development tools, and vastly expanded network and /Internet/Web capabilities. Explains how to optimize and maintain the Active Directory, plan the active directory namespace, develop the organization and implementation of a domain, and manage Active Directory replication. Visually maps complicated processes wth frequent screen shots to help build familiarity with the new functions. CD-RO contains more than 300 practice questions on TEST YOURSELF Personal Testing Center software along with lings to the chapter in the book for review.
Book Info
(Osborne) Complete certification study system for the MCSE Installing, Configuring and Administering Windows 2000 Server exam (#70-215). The CD-ROM contains CertTrainer software, exam questions, and explanations of why each answer is correct or incorrect. System requirements include Internet Explorer 4.0, Windows 98+, 600MB free disk space, and CD-ROM drive.
Customer Reviews & Comments
I found the Syngress 70-215 to be a good core study guide for the 70-215 exam. I really like the layout of the book. The authors do a good job at focusing on important key topics. I consider this series a step above the Sybex books (at least the 70-217, and 70-216 which I read) that seem to be more of a step by step/screenshot owners manual. In contrast the Syngress book has many brainteaser example boxes and end of chapter two minute drills that reinforce and clarify what you just read. The two minute drills are also helpful for review as exam day gets closer. Each chapter has plenty of step by step lab type exercises also. The end of chapter questions are usefull for learning, but are not an accurate inidicator of exam readiness nor anything like the real exam questions with few exceptions. The exam I had hit real hard on disk configuration (dynamic versus basic, repairing, performance, and fault tolerance). After so far passing four exams (70-210, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217) I have come to a conclusion about W2K MCSE book reviews. Book reviews seem to be all over the board. I believe this is due to the fact that a lot of people are counting on a book alone to prepare them to pass an exam and when they fail they blame the book. As a NT4.0 MCSE I can tell you the new W2K exams are a LOT tougher. The new tests are not based on a regurgitation of facts but a clever measure of wide based competence of W2K Server technologies. The Syngress book in the preface does a good job explaining this. Microsoft is trying to separate the wannabees from the dedicated and knowledgeable. A MCSE study guide is just one part of the preparation process. Another is "other souces" such as help files, technet, Microsoft website, white papers,and Resource Kit. Lastly of course is a LOT of real hands on W2K Server experience which can be either on a real or practice network and assumed knowledge of basic networking concepts including tcp/ip. I feel no study guide can cover 100% of what is going to be covered on an exam (maybe 85% to 90%) after all the Resource Kit is 7000 pages long! I do feel though that the Sygress 70-215 book does its part as a great core study guide.
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