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MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294
Zacler. Craig, J.c. Mackin, Ian Mclean, Microsoft Corporation, Dan Holme, Orin Thomas
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
Rank: 339
In the certification craze of 1999-2001, tens of thousands of people earned
their Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) ratings.
Those
certifications are expiring now, just as Microsoft is coming out with
Windows Server 2003 to replace the Windows 2000 family of operating
systems.
There may be a real opportunity for those who earn the Windows
Server 2003 certification--and that's where MCSE Self-Paced Training
Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements comes in. This
four-book set (which comes with quiz software and a 180-day laboratory
version of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, plus a coupon for 15
percent off the cost of each of the four exams), combined with some
hands-on practical work, should be all you need to earn the new MCSE
rating or the Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA)
certification. Each of the four books (each with a separate author)
covers the published requirements of a single exam.
Coverage tends to be
text-heavy--even procedures rely mostly on text and use few screen shots.
This goes to reinforce the fact that these are serious books for people
with a pretty good idea of what they're doing already.
Chapters typically
begin with conceptual coverage of their subjects (using diagrams to
illustrate the relationships among network entities in many cases) and
move on to illustrative procedures to try. Chapters then conclude with
carefully considered discussion questions. The answers to the questions
appear in an appendix, complete with explanations of why the correct
answers are what they are. --David Wall Topics covered:
The published exam requirements for the MCSE/MCSA core exams: "Managing
and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Environment" (70-290),
"Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Active Directory Infrastructure" (70-294), "Implementing, Managing, and
Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure"
(70-291), and "Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure" (70-293).
Editorials
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MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294
Zacler. Craig, J.c. Mackin, Ian Mclean, Microsoft Corporation, Dan Holme, Orin Thomas
![]() | | | Amazon.com | | In the certification craze of 1999-2001, tens of thousands of people earned
their Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) ratings. Those
certifications are expiring now, just as Microsoft is coming out with
Windows... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
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MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294
Zacler. Craig, J.c. Mackin, Ian Mclean, Microsoft Corporation, Dan Holme, Orin Thomas
![]() | | | Quite a bit different from professional reviewers opinion | | (jonestown, texas United States) February 4, 2004 - 3.0/5 stars | | I really wonder if the people who have reviewed a few hundred books and
wrote a review of this even read the books. I was shocked to go back after
purchasing this bookset to reread the reviews that led me to purchase... read full review |
![]() | | | What a waste of money!!! | | (Toronto, Canada) August 20, 2004 - 2.0/5 stars | | I bought these books to prepare for the 2003 exams. I can't believe how
shallow, and poorly written these books are. The practice exams are a
joke, the material and the technical coverage of the books are for
novices. If... read full review |
![]() | | | Just getting Started with this Kit | | (US Forces in Germany) March 11, 2005 - 1.0/5 stars | | I am only just getting started with this Kit and am 5 Chapters into the
70-290 Exam book. The Server 2003 Evaluation copy is great and I used a
WinXP machine and a roll over cable and I have the needed network to do
all... read full review |
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