Exam Cram for NetWare 5 Administration CNE/CNA (Exam: 50-639) [Paperback]

Barry Shilmover (Author), Doug Bamlett (Author)

Book Description

Series: Exam Cram (Coriolis Books) | Publication Date: May 13, 1999

Guides you through the entire NetWare 5 network from the administrators viewpoint. Covers all important Novell administrative utilities and command-line programs. Leads readers through NetWare installation, from design, through testing and deployment, including automated installs.

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Amazon.com Review

Interested in becoming a Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) on the most recent release of NetWare? The Exam Cram for NetWare 5 Administration CNE/CNA is a highly readable and navigable guide to use as a good first step. Though Novell may not have the market caché it once did, the NetWare operating system still appears to have a large installed base and the Utah company continues to crank out new versions of its flagship product.

Like all quality exam preparation books, this one provides information on the when, what, where, why, and how of much of the CNE exam. For example, you can find out everything from where exams are held to what trick questions might crop up. Also included is a 77-question sample exam, along with an answer key and an extensive glossary.

In addition to its test coverage, this book explains core components of NetWare, such as the Novell Directory Services (NDS). It gives the basic concept and then, in the case of NDS, for example, moves on to objects, tree structures, and the like, always doubling back to reiterate the information. The opening page of each chapter contains two lists--terms you'll need to understand and techniques you'll need to master--a feature we especially liked because it's a great way to help the reader maintain focus throughout the book. --Sarah L. Roberts-Witt

Topics covered: Novell certification exams, NetWare 5 administration, file-system and application management, remote-access administration

About the Author

Barry Shilmover owns a consulting company in the Alberta area that services Internet, intranet and security components of networks. Barry, an MCSE +I, teaches courses in Windows NT, Exchange, Web Servers, and Novell at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary."

Doug Bamlett is a CNE. He owns a consulting company, Common Sense Consulting, that markets, designs, services, and supports local and wide area networks in Alberta, Canada and British Columbia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books (May 13, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576103501
• ISBN-13: 978-1576103500
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,624,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Errata Without End..., July 22, 1999

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This review is from: Exam Cram for NetWare 5 Administration CNE/CNA (Exam: 50-639) (Paperback)

Another book rushed to the market before adequate technical editing was done...

I picked this book up from my instructor's desk during a break - he happens to be a MCNE and MCNI and is (only now, after it has been published) technically editing this book.

Well, the errors are volumous; he mentioned that his editing comments amounted to about seven pages, if I remember correctly. I saw LOTS of red ink. Coreolis will eventually make the errata file available to you on their website, of course. But do you want to download all of this and correct the book before using? That should be Coreolis's job BEFORE you buy it. The odd error, sure - but this is ridiculous.

I can't comment on whether this will get you through the test or not, but Coreolis shouldn't be rewarded for such poorly published work with your hard earned dollars. Technical editing should be done BEFORE publishing - not after you've bought it...

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very poorly edited and does not cover all exam objectives, January 14, 2000

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Rodney Mcbride (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exam Cram for NetWare 5 Administration CNE/CNA (Exam: 50-639) (Paperback)

I am an experienced 4.11 CNA, but was not able to make an acceptable score on any of the practice tests after reading this book until I bought CNE Clarke Notes book. With the Clarke Notes book I passed the exam with a 93. Don't waste your time or money with the Exam Cram for CNA 5 book. However, I did find the Exam Cram for NDS Design & Implementation book very, very helpful in passing that test.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Five stars for style; minus one for content., September 30, 1999

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Blandon Ray ([e-mail]) (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exam Cram for NetWare 5 Administration CNE/CNA (Exam: 50-639) (Paperback)

I recommend this book highly because of the way the information is presented, but I was able to find a number of factual errors (I was also a Netware 4.11 CNA, so I was familiar with most of the material). This book makes an excellent review tool, but it probably should be supplemented with a good set of computer-based tests, since the practice questions in this book don't bear much resemblance to the ones on the CNA test. Combined with the number of errors in the test, that means that this book should not be your only source of information if you want to pass the test (which I did without much trouble).