70-270: MCSE Guide to Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Enhanced [Paperback]

James Michael Stewart (Author), Ed Tittel (Author), Angel Melendez (Author), Brian W. McCann (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0619217510 | ISBN-13: 978-0619217518 | Publication Date: April 18, 2005 | Edition: 2

This full-color hands-on guide book has been enhanced to make learning even easier by offering more detailed lab setup instructions, expanded chapter summaries, and new practice exams that will reinforce the skills learned. It will empower students to successfully pass the MCSE/MCSA certification exam while preparing them to face the real-world challenges of a Microsoft networking professional. The book includes a CD-ROM featuring CoursePrep ExamGuide content as well as CoursePrep test preparation software from MeasureUp, a company approved by Microsoft to develop MCP Exam test prep software offering demos and practice exams.

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About the Author

Ed Tittel worked as an instructor for Austin Community College from 1997 through 2003 and taught at Interop from 1996 to 2004. He has a Network Certified Professional, and works as a full-time freelance writer and consultant in Austin, TX. He has contributed to over 130 books on computing across a broad range of subjects, and is the author of numerous titles published by Course Technology. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 808 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 2 edition (April 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0619217510
• ISBN-13: 978-0619217518
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A real Lack of Information, December 16, 2004

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jbparker (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 70-270: MCSE Guide to Microsoft Windows XP Professional (MCSE/MCSA Guides) (Paperback)

I bought this book for class at my technical college. Although mine was a second edition it read like an unrevised draft, edited only for grammatical errors. The inside cover even lists objectives for the Server 2003 exam, not the XP pro. exam. I took the 70-270 exam yesterday and earned a 610. About 30% of the questions pertained to information that this book either never mentions or does not cover adequately. Questions asked at the end of the chapters are frequently worded poorly or can't be answered using the book. Don't waste any more time looking at this book or this review, go back and choose something that has positive reviews. I went to the bookstore and browsed their XP pro. books after the exam. The difference was night and day!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lousy book!!, May 30, 2007

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This review is from: 70-270: MCSE Guide to Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Enhanced (Paperback)

This book is awful,asks questions in chapter reviews that are either not in the book or in another chapter. I wasted untold hours of my life in this book.I have strongly recomended that the school I attend stop using this worthless piece of trash.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy something else, February 17, 2007

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Nuno - See all my reviews

This review is from: 70-270: MCSE Guide to Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Enhanced (Paperback)

Badly organized and practice questions are compatible with the material. One minute, the author is talking about one subject, then the next, the author changes the subject. Then later in the book the author will bring up a separate section aimed and explaining more of the first topic that was being discussed earlier in the book.

The questions on the end of the chapter are mostly based on interpretation of material rather than understanding. When you search the book for answers, you wont find the exact answer within the reading, you'll find material about the answer, then its up to you on how well you'll interpret it to come up with the right answer. The author also seems to contradict himself/herself, or purposely confuse you. When discussing SYSPREP, one minute the author says that its a system imaging program, and the next the author says that SYSPREP not and that SYSPREP requires third-party imaging programs.

It seems as if the author also wants you to do extra in-depth research on material, because some of the answers to the questions you don't get unless you experiment with it.