Customer Reviews

Lotus Notes Certification: Application Development and System Administration (Mcgraw-Hill Career++ Professional Certification Exam Guide)

5 star:		(39)
4 star:		(24)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

People here seem to get confused on Exam prep versus learning Notes. As an ex-Loti (worked for Lotus), I can vouch for the book and state that it will HELP you to pass the exams mentioned--particularly the AD1, and SA1 (and really folks, there is NO easier Lotus test then SA1).

If you have no experience with Notes, it won't help you, but what book could? I worked for 5 months in Lotus, learning the product, and THEN read the book and took the tests. Passed every single one on the first attempt, and yes, the book does help. SA2 was really the only area I thought the book was weak on.

Lastly, before you purchase this at all, please note that last I checked this was an R4 publication only. Seeing as how Lotus and Lotus Business Partners have already shifted their focus to R5 (a much better release) , you may want to consider whether or not an R4 certification is worth your efforts.

I like the way in which the authors have summarized information from the exam point of view.From my experience, i would suggest that you go through the yellow books and then use this book.The exams are bit harder than what this book claims and some topics are left out.This book is more of a flash card type than a comprehensive exam guide.Then why 5 stars? Ultimately it serves the purpose.

Great book. Helped me pass AD1 and SAI. The CD-ROM is a little weak, but I found the author's homepage which offers more sample test questions on hoping for an R5 update soon.

This book helped somewhat on the App Dev 1 exam, but was totally useless for the App Dev 2 exam. Don't count on it if you are new to Notes to get certified. You will have to use other resources. Can't give any feedback of the book concerning the Sys Admin exams.

The CD contains some errors also. Definitely wasn't properly reviewed or proofed. Would recommend going elsewhere and only use this book as a door stop. Not what I expected from someone in this business.

I passed AD1, AD2 and SA1 each on the first try using this book. This book and my prior developing experience helped me pass AD1 and AD2 without any other references or practice tests.

To you developers pursuing an R4 CLP that aren't big fans of the SA side of the coin, I recommend that you buy an SA1 practice test from Self-Test and take it again and again. It was well worth the $69.

I certainly hope that they're going to update this book for the R5 exams. If they do, I'm buying it.

I found this book to be very good, well laid out and to the point. I passed my SA1 exam first time by using this book and the enclosed cd; within a month of study and I had not used Notes before!

I purchased this book to help me prepare for the AD1, SA1 and SA2 exams. I found the material in this book to be basic but very informative. The chapters are fairly easy to read. Each chapter has study questions to help you prepare for the exams. I can't say this is a 100% comprehense text, but it does hit all of the high points and gives excellent test-taking tips. I also used the cd-rom to study for the tests. I found them to be very helpful also. I would recommend this text to anyone who is studying for the Lotus exams.

This book is so full of errors that you don't know what to expect next. There are mutiple misspellings as well as incorrect information on the sample tests. If we are to use this book to study by, the question arises "How can you trust what you read as being accurate?" with all of the errors that you come across. I stopped counting errors after reaching about 20-25 in the System Admin 1 section of the book. So what has happened to proofreading by the publisher?

This book is the reason I will become a CLP. I passed the first test without any trouble and I am taking the next test in a matter of days and I know I will pass...

There were several questions on the Sys Adm 1 exam that this book didn't cover very well. However, I did pass on my first attempt, and this book helped to structure my studying. It provided important information.