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MCSA Windows(r) 2000 Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-218)
by Damir Bersinic, Stephen Giles, Rob Scrimger
List Price: $69.99
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ISBN: 0072224215
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media (26 June, 2002)
Edition: Hardcover
Sales Rank: 214,528
Average Customer Rating: 2.83 out of 5
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Rating: 1 out of 5
Watch out for incorrect information.
At first I was fairly impressed with this book. It has lots of pictures that help you reference exactly where you are in the steps of instruction that they give. There were a couple of obvious errors in the first chapter (800x60,Windows 200) that concerned me a little, but were not too alarming. In tests after the chapter I found one obvious error (Chapter 16 Question 3... do the math). I had had some reservations about some of the other questions and this did not help.
Then while taking the 2000 Professional masterexam on the CD, I ran into a question that talked about the winnt.sif configuration file. The reference material said that this was covered in Chapter 1. WRONG. Search the PDF... they never covered the information in that question.
While taking the 2000 Server masterexam on the CD, I got the question "How can you assign an application to one processor exclusively?" According to the masterexam the answer is to right-click on the "executable, select properties and select assign processor." The correct answer is to use Task Manager to Set Affinity. At least the reference material was correct.
The quantity and nature of the errors makes me question everything I "learned". For anyone who is new to networking, this book possibly has enough errors to guarantee that the person fail the tests. This book is worse that useless in my opinion.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Good guide - get the software and do the exercises
I found this book to be very helpful in preparing for the 215 and 218 exams (already passed 210). Having Windows 2000 Server and Professional to perform the exercises is kind of the point so I disagree with the previous review that it is a problem. You can ask Microsoft for 120 evaluation CDs if you don't own the software, which is what I did. Overall, the book proved a very good guide in helping me pass the exams.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Watch out!!!
Watch out with this book. Although I like the format of the book, there are multiple typographical errors and some flat out misinformation. In double checking some of the file names and other things that will be necessary for the three exams covered in this book, I went to Microsoft's website, and they say something totally different than what this book states. I believe that this book was poorly edited and reviewed, and rushed to press to catch the market for the new MCSA.
I find myself disappointed because I purchased the new edition of All in One A+ Certification by Michael Meyers, and I credit that book with my passing the A+ exams with flying colors and in record time (15 minutes for both exams...thanks Mike!) I had hoped that this book would be just as good, but after just a few chapters...well, I don't think it will measure up.
The book also assumes that anyone who purchases it has a free computer and a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Server to install on this computer. Many of us are using older computers that would not meet the Microsoft HCL, and thus make the installation of these two OSes difficult to impossible. Also, at the purchase price of each of these operating systems...well, you get the picture. The labs in the book are impossible to do if you do not have the computer and the operating systems, so that part of the book is a waste for many people, and there are MANY labs.
I will close by saying that it is not a substitute for classroom training.
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