MCSE Test Success: SQL Server 7 Administration

Author: Michael Lee, Rick Sawtell
List Price: $24.99
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ISBN: 0782123759
Publisher: Sybex (07 April, 1999)
Sales Rank: 71,779
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 5 out of 5
Good study aid.
This book was a great study aid while preparing for the 70-028 test. Does it give you the answers for the test, no. Does it review key subject area necessary for passing the test, yes. Too many paper MCSEs (or wannabes) expect to get the answers to the test before taking the test. The purpose of these exams is to test your knowledge of the product and not how well you memorized the questions from practice exams. Using a book like this, BOL, and the product, you should be able to pass the exam. And for you people who expect to get the answers to the test before you take the test, there are at least two questions that I saw from this book on the test.

Rating: 5 out of 5
A good book to prepare for exam
This is a good book to prepare for 028 exam. It helps great and saves time for a successful test. I gave 5 stars not only because it helped to pass the exam, but because it helped my job as well. The questions in the end of each chapter helps to understand tricky points in SQL 7 (helpful for even non test-takers). Most answers have good explainations (some are not detailed enough). Use this book together with OL book. Also play with the product itself A LOT, A LOT, A LOT. Anyway, this book does let me feel SQL 7 less overwhelming.

The book is not for SQL 7 beginers. In addition, as an SQL 7 DBA, I would say this book is definately not a main tool to train a DBA, although it helps to pass the exam.

Rating: 3 out of 5
Not enough meat!
This book is an okay supliment to another book, but alone I wouldn't expect to pass the test with it. It would be an alright book for the novice, or to just brush up on your knowledge. It does not conatin enough information on TSQL statements. Everything they go over is geared towards using Enterprise Manager. Also, it doesn't go into enough depth on many critical topics. I haven't taken the test yet, I'm getting another book. I can tell from previous MS SQL exams that this book alone will not prepare me for exam 70-028.

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