Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures MCSD Training Kit (Dv-Mcsd Training Kit) (Paperback)

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This Microsoft(r) Official Curriculum training kit delivers comprehensive preparation for MCP Exam 70-100-a core exam on the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) track and the only exam every MCSD candidate must pass, no matter which track (Visual Basic(r) or Visual C++(r)) they choose. Through a self-paced system of scenario-based lessons and hands-on labs, students learn how to analyze business requirements for a software development project and select the appropriate development tools and platforms. Featuring authoritative coverage of the Microsoft Solutions Foundation strategy, this course helps build competency in six critical skill areas defined by the MCSD program analyzing requirements for performance, security, maintainability, and extensibility; defining technical architecture; developing the conceptual and logical design; creating data models; designing a user interface and user services; and deriving the physical design.

Product Details

• Paperback: 700 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735608547
• ISBN-13: 978-0735608542
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,245,069 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Review warnings were right on target, July 6, 2000

By	William A. Jackson (Van Nuys, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Before buying this book I did read the customer reviews, many of which warned that this book was not worthwhile as preparation for Exam 70-100. I was skeptical of the reviews. After all, the book is so big and so official and described by Microsoft as a Training Kit for Exam 70-100. Now that I have taken (and passed) the exam, I realize that I should have listened to the other customer reviewers and not to Microsoft. Although reading this book will do you no harm, it is essentially worthless as preparation for Exam 70-100. The central focus of the book is the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF). The exam did not have a single question about MSF. The practice exam on the CD which came with the book is a joke - only 25 questions and none of them in the case study format which dominates Exam 70-100. I would recommend the Transcender practice exams - they are very much like the real test. My last tip is brush up on database design. That's what Exam 70-100 is mostly about.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, just not for 70-100, January 24, 2000

By	Christopher S. Susi (Earth. You are here.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'll admit, the book is very good. Well writen, the majority covers the Microsoft's version of how to develop software using iterative releases, testing, release etc. Snuck in the middle are several chapters about Microsoft technologies (e.g. COM+).

While the book is pretty good reading, it has absolutely nothing to do with the 70-100 test. Transcender and a book about database modeling is more usefull (Look up Toby Teory's book about Database Design)

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book + Exam cram + Transcender, March 14, 2000

By A Customer

Just passed this exam with a good score. I have read/looked through almost all existing books for 70-100. Two books really help: this one and exam cram. This book covers a lot of theory and extra information but answers many questions like web authentication, security, etc. Exam cram just has similar questions with the real exam (especially those little pieces of text marked as "Tips" and "Alert"). And, of course, Transcender is a MUST! Several cases there are almost identical to the cases in a real exam. Just a little simpler than the real ones. Following note is just my opinion: around 70% of exam is about database (tables, relations, primary/foreign keys, attributes, normalization, etc.) Without good experience in it no one book will help to pass the exam.