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McSe Training Kit -- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (It-Training Kit)
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by Microsoft Corporation
Sales Rank: 1031794
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Hardcover: 1088 pages
Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY; 1 edition February 4, 2000
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1572319038
ISBN-13: 978-1572319035
Product Dimensions:
9.3 x 7.7 x 2.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
Product Review
MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server will be popular among the next crop of Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) exam-takers, and Microsoft Press has done a great job of delivering what candidates will need. While considering the published objectives of the Windows 2000 Server certification exam (70-215), the authors present hundreds of operational details about the corporate network operating system. It's best as a learning aid, but this book packs in enough details to also serve as a reference for after the exam.
The basic unit of instruction is the lesson, which consists of a combination of explanatory prose and hands-on lab exercises that collectively take 30 to 60 minutes to absorb. A typical lesson deals with Organizational Units (OUs) in Active Directory. It explains what OUs are, how they benefit you, and the relationships among Active Directory objects in different containers. Precisely delineated procedures show what to do to find a user account in an Active Directory domain and move it to a different OU. Similar coverage, combining academic knowledge with practical experience, goes to everything else in the exam outline. Coverage of remote access is strong, as are the sections on network setup and monitoring. Chapters conclude with review questions in which you explain in your own words how you'd solve specific problems or meet particular requirements. --David Wall
Topics covered: The knowledge and procedures verified by the Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server exam (70-215), including installation, file system management, Active Directory Services, networking, general administration, and troubleshooting.
Book Description
This official MCSE TRAINING KIT teaches IT professionals how to install, configure, and administer the Windows 2000 Server operating system-as they prepare for the corresponding MCP exam. Topics include administering system resources such as printers, files and folders, applications, and Web sites; configuring and managing client computers, server computers, and other hardware devices and drivers; and optimizing the system components that provide high availability, load balancing, and disaster recovery capabilities. Students learn through an integrated system of skills-based tutorials and hands-on lab exercises. An economical alternative to classroom instruction, this kit enables students to set their own pace and learn by doing.
Customer Reviews & Comments
I purchased this book as soon as it became available from amazon.com. There were several reasons for my purchase: 1. To use this book to prepare for the certification examination for Win2k Server and 2. To use as a reference for the technical writing projects that I am involved in at present. After reading through the entire book at least once, and some sections several times, I can say this is a really great book for the newbie or low level network technician that needs to know which dialog box to access and what buttons to click to accomplish a particular task. For such an audience, the books does an excellent job at providing a fair number of exercises to point them in the right direction. However, if you are looking for more details on how the Win2k Server Operating System works, and to reach the level of understanding required of a Win2k Network Engineer, you will be sorely disappointed. I have two major "beefs" with the material as presented in this book: 1. There is some important conceptual material contained in the book, however it is so poorly written that I challenge anyone with an IQ of 130 or less to understand it (It was probably written by someone with a 150 IQ). The value added from these books should come from their ability to shed light on complex subjects, rather than obscure them more than they are obscured in the Resource Kit. 2. There is WAY TOO MUCH material on unattended installations (~150 pages). There is a lot of detail on the installation methods available in Win2k, but not enough material were you would actually be able to implement such solutions on an enterprise network. If you expect to pass the Win2k Server examination with this as your only study guide, its time to wake up from that dream. I think this book is an excellent overall addition to my library and I'll shoot anyone that tries to steal it from me :-) However, given the level of difficulty and complexity of the Win2k Server exam, you should read several other books in addition to this in order to be thoroughly prepared.
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