MCSE NT Server 4 in the Enterprise Exam Cram
Author: Ed Tittel, Kurt Hudson, James Michael Stewart
List Price: $29.99
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ISBN: 1576101916
Publisher: The Coriolis Group (October, 1997)
Sales Rank: 72,988
Average Customer Rating: 3.76 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
It Worked For Me
It's difficult to figure out from these reviews which MCSE books you should invest your time and money in. With such varying levels of praise and outright hostility, you wonder if the people who submitted their comments were even reading the same book. You also have to wonder if the people writing all the fantastic reviews aren't the publishers themselves. Well, with that said, here's my honest opinion:I bought the book, I read it, I passed. First time, scored 921/1000.
Everyone throws their hands up in the air and screams about the errors and inaccuracies in this (and every) study guide. I went to Exam Cram's web-site and printed out their eratta, folded it up and put it in the book. I looked at it a few times. Most of the errors were trivial. I didn't have a nervous breakdown over it.
I found the practice questions to be difficult and stimulating. I felt that they did a god job of preparing me for the exam. The only dissapointment I had was with the f! inal practice exam at the end of the book. It should have included a different set of questions than those at the end of the chapters.
This was by no means the only resource I used for studying, but I do think that it contributed a great deal to my passing.
I also used Sybex, Minasi, TechNet, and my own Homegrown Lab.
My parting advice, other than to reccomend this book, is to take the money you'd spend on classes and buy yourself some more computers and a cheap Ethernet hub. Be your Own ATEC.
Good luck everyone.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Rebuttal to: "HOLD ONE WAIT A MINUTE" (his grammar not mine)
I don't want to be drawn into any sort of "jihad" here, but I really have to respond to "andy@gc-consulting.com from Greensboro." First of all, I find it somewhat ironic that your "review" is "riddled" with more errors than the Exam Cram book that you so passionately complain is "flawed!" Second, did you read ANY of my review past sentance two?!? More importantly, did you UNDERSTAND any of my review past sentance two?!? NOWHERE in my review do I advocate purchasing ONLY the Exam Cram book! In fact, I clearly recommend purchasing Sybex' Study Guide IN ADDITION TO Microsoft's own NT Server ResKit. Furthermore, I go on to recommend purchasing Transcender's practice exam material to further prepare one for Microsoft's examination procedures. Moreover, if you--"andy"--had, in fact, read the Exam Cram book, you would know that the authors CLEARLY do NOT recommend using their book as your sole study material! In fact, at the end of each chapter, they reference other sources that a reader would do well to look in on for elaboration on a particular subject. (The book's claim is "the first and last book you need to read before taking your certification exam." I don't take this at all to mean that this is the "only" book you need to buy.) The fact that you have "students" speaks volumes to me about your possible motivations for being so critical of such study material. It represents an obsticle to your profession in the sense that these types of books empower the average individual to go out on their own, study, prepare, and take MCSE exams without ever having to step foot in your "classroom" or any other classroom, for that matter. At least my review offers some valid suggestions for potential MCSEs on how to achieve their goals ON THEIR OWN. I don't see any such suggestions in your review. That said, let me say that I think that "training classes" are great if you have the $1,500 per class that many "technical schools" are charging for instruction on MCSE certification! The more preperation the better if you can afford it, I say!!! But there has to come a point where the average working stiff like myself has to say, "how can I justify paying all that money for a $100 dollar test???" Finally, to answer your question, "no," I would not "WANT an SAT or a GRE prep book riddled with errors." Who in their right mind would "want" such a book?!? But the reality is that books are man made artifacts and as such they are subject to errors like any other artifact. Use the Exam Cram book only as an additional tool in your test preperation arsenal--NOT as your ENTIRE exam prep arsenal!!! Hope this helps somebody go out there and CRUSH those MCSE exams.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Some real review
I didn't like this book at all. Just read it and tried couple online tests. Some subjects not covered at all. Provides some very basic info about some basics. I already had a bad experience with ExamCram NetEss (see my review) and would give no another chance for ExamCram series. Sorry Ed. Now I have to buy more books to prepare for 70-068. Wish me good luck !
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