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Title: MCSE Core Requirements, Second Edition (4 Book Set with 8 CD-ROMS) by James McSe Chellis, Charles L. McSe Perkins, Matthew McSe Strebe, Lisa McSe Donald ISBN: 0-7821-2245-0 Publisher: Sybex Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $149.96 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.7 (33 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Only good for learning the basics
Comment: The Net Ess book is good. Lots of details and well structured. But the other three I wouldn't recommend to anyone that knows how to point and click. First of all, the contents are VERY repetitive between the three NT books (some exercises are even the same, word for word). Secondly, the instructions for the exercises go into excruciating details. e.g. they take up half a page (or more) telling you how to open up something in Control Panel. Well, duh! I definitely advice anyone that knows how to get around in NT to avoid this book set. Lastly, they only cover some very basic stuff, and completely ignored many advanced topics that're required in the exams. However, you can probably pass the exams if you spend some time on exploring NT yourself. To sum it all up, the Net Ess book alone is enough to help you pass the exam (and nice to keep as future reference), but the other three only get you to know about the basics of NT. So get additional materials if you're serious about becoming a professional. By the way, these are only my opinions. Some people may see the above points as the "goods" of this book set. So you decide yourself. Good luck!
Rating: 2
Summary: It provides the basics for those with no experience
Comment: I bought the boxed set, but I didn't use them to pass the 3 required exams: NT 4.0 SERVER, SERVER IN THE ENTERPRISE AND NT 4.0 WORKSTATION. Why? Because each book is huge, I tried reading through the first couple of chapters of NT Server 4.0 and ended up quitting because the information was very basic. It's really good for people who have absolutely no networking knowledge at all, because it covers basic networking. I have used the program and taken some classes so I found these books a waste of time for me. I wanted to save time (who has time to waste reading a 500 to 600 page book when you can read one that's half the size)so I used Sybex's MCSE core requirements NOTES instead. These books cut through all the unnessary stuff and give you the information you need to pass the exams.
However, I must say that I would not have passed if I did not use the practice tests put out but Transender corporation. the question's used in the exam notes book's did not prepare me for the exams. In conclusion, If you want to pass read the MCSE CORE REQUIREMENTS NOTES AND KNOW THE INFORMATION ON THE TRANSENDER EXAMS AND YOU WILL PASS. I hope this helps. Good luck.
Rating: 1
Summary: Didn't focus on how to apply knowledge
Comment: These books are awful! I am a IS Manager for a school district and the typo's I found were frustrating. For example, I used it as a quick reference for the proper UNC path for user profiles. I kept racking my brain for two hours trying to figure out why it wasn't working. I finally realized that the path they had written down (\\server_name\winnt\profiles)(p.346 in NT server 4 book) was completely wrong!!! The proper path shopuld be \\server_name\profiles\username.
Sorry, just venting. Buy the Exam crams if you want to be MCSE. I struggled with the Sybex books for 6 months. I bought the Exam Crams and passed all 6 exams in 5 months
Jeff Tangen MCSE
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