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MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Core Requirements, Second Edition, Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217
by Microsoft Corporation
List Price: $199.99
Our Price: $139.99
ISBN: 0735617716
Publisher: Microsoft Press (28 August, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 2,852
Average Customer Rating: 3.38 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Everything you need and makes a great door stop too!
I'm a professional IT with over 15 years of experience. However, these days one really needs an MCSE in addition to experience if they want to stay competitive and move ahead. When I decided to get started I reviewed many texts recommended by my colleagues and also read reviews found here on Amazon. There are certainly many good books on the market to help us with this goal. In the end I finally decided on this series the "MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit" from Microsoft. I've since worked through many lessons in the Windows 2000 Professional book and thumbed through the other three books and companion CD. I feel quite happy with the series so far. The lessons are broken down into small chunks that you can easily absorb. They tell you what you will learn, give a time estimate, then provide general and specific information on the topic, and finally provide a lesson summary. The books provide graphics when needed to clarify a point, but they avoid extraneous graphics and text. They also provide a handy glossary for those all those IT acronyms that we have to deal with. As stated in the preface, the material and writing style are aimed at the professional IT and not the complete novice. The only small caution I would add about reading Microsoft books is that you have to be aware that they will always tout the company product. However, it's low key and certainly doesn't get in the way of learning the material. Overall, I give this series a high rating and can recommend them to you. Good luck in pursuit of your MCSE!
Rating: 1 out of 5
Intermediate/advanced level Books
This set of books are written for people who have some experience in the IT field. If you have never worked in the IT field this set of books are useless unless you have live instruction with them. These books are written in what you might call micronese as opposed to easy to read and understand laymans lauguage. The labs in the books assume you have some understanding of MSDOS(CMD). Almost all chapters reference other chapters taking you on a confusing tour of total confusion. I have replaced my set with the Sybex books which takes you step by step through all labs with full easy to understand lauguage.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Attained MCSA !!
Along with purchasing the 70-218 book, I used this kit, hands-on experience, and a commercial assessment tool and attained MCSA status. It's Microsoft who offers the certifications, why not use their books? Know your stuff + know what they want you to know = PASS !! For the price of the bundle and the accuracy of the information, you can't go wrong.
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