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MCSA MCSE MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 System...
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by Microsoft Corporation
Sales Rank: 81593
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List Price: $59.99
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Hardcover: 1024 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press; 2nd edition June 11, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735619611
ISBN-13: 978-0735619616
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.6 x 2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
Product Description
Learn how to install, configure, and administer SQL Server 2000--as you prepare for MCP Exam 70-228, a core requirement for MCDBA certification and an elective for the MCSE and MCSA tracks.
Customer Reviews & Comments
I bought this book a little while ago in hopes of using it to help me pass the 70-228 exam. Because of the title of the book and the many different descriptions that it used of itself (something like, "Your guide to getting the real world knowledge you need to pass the 70-228"), I studied it, alone, quite vigorously. I was making excellent progress through the book and was nailing all of the review questions at the end of each section, so I made my appointment to take the exam. The day before the exam I started using the practice tests that came on the CD. To my surprise, there were quite a few questions on the practice tests that I could not find ANY answers for in the book. This is when I discovered the section in the book that recommends that you read approximately 5-10 other books before taking the exam. By this time it was too late to cancel my test appointment, so I went and took it in hopes that the practice tests were not representative of how the exam truly is. As it turns out, the practice tests WEREN'T representative of the real exam - the real exam was much worse. On the practice tests, probably half of the questions came from material in the book. On the real exam - I kid you not - there was one question that had anything to do with the material in the book. I had to step out of the testing booth to verify with the proctor that they were giving me the correct exam. I got a 40% on the exam and I got lucky. Is it my fault that I didn't read the pages that said that I should read other books before taking the exam? Yes, absolutely. What my main gripe with this book is that there was almost no relevance to what was actually on the 70-228 exam! What is the point of this book? I could write a book titled "The Authoritative Guide to Passing the 70-228!!", talk about nothing but peanut butter sandwiches, but include a page of other books to read, and it would pretty much accomplish what this book did. The bottom line is that there IS NO point to this book. If you're just looking to learn more about SQL Server 2000 and don't care about the exam, find another book - there have to be better ones than this out there. If you DO care about the exam, this isn't a foundational book, this isn't a supplemental book, this isn't a guide, this isn't anything but a time waster. DO NOT buy this book.
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MCSA MCSE MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 System...
List Price: $59.99
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