McSd Training Guide: Visual Basic 5
Author: Lyle Bryant, Steve Swope, Duncan MacKenzie, Dave Panagrosso, Owen Williams
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ISBN: 1562058509
Publisher: New Riders (20 March, 1998)
Sales Rank: 68,328
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 3 out of 5
Pretty good, but watch out for the errors
I read this book cover to cover and found that it only provided me with 80% of what I need to know for the exam. The chapters on ActiveX technology were poorly written. The other chapters were better. I guess having multiple authors will lead to the inconsistency. These guys should have proof read each other's work. The test CD was soooooo disappointing. Some test questions were poorly worded and about 20% of the answers were incorrect. i'm sure that you'll be frustrated when you work with the practice test. Don't forget to download the errata.txt file. My final advice is to supplement this book with something else. Aside from the CD, it's still a decent book with good information. However, you need other references to fill the gap. I was able to use the Mastering VB5 CD from Microsoft and the VB Online Help file. Well, the good news is that i was able to pass the exam this morning with a score of 915. Good luck to you!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Good book with cool computer graded practice test.
The best thing about this book is the CD that comes with it. The computer graded test are great and help you locate your trouble areas. It's not going to show the exact questions that will be on your particular test (i.e. cheat). The practice exams (and flashcard test)will test your readiness to take the MCSD Visual Basic 5 certification exam offered by ICCP. Even if your not going to take the test the book and computer aided testing software give all Visual Basic programmers strict coding guidlines. You won't just learn how to pass the test you'll also learn good coding techniques. I wouldn't rely solely on just this book as your only source/means to pass the test, you'll have to work very hard to become certified in any worthwhile field. If more books came with test like these you can mark me down as a potential buyer.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Easy to learn
It is a good book to passing the exam and i feel good by taking this book and i am looking for other books from new riders
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