MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 System Administration, Exam 70-228, Second Edition (Pro-Certification) [Hardcover]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735619611 | ISBN-13: 978-0735619616 | Publication Date: June 11, 2003 | Edition: 2nd

Learn how to install, configure, and troubleshoot SQL Server 2000—and prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) exam—with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace through the lessons and hands-on exercises. And use the special exam-prep section and testing tool to measure what you know and where to focus your studies—before taking the actual exam. As you build real-world database administration expertise, you’re also preparing for MCP Exam 70-228—a core exam on the MCDBA track and an elective on the MCSA and MCSE tracks.

Build the skills to:

• Install or upgrade to SQL Server 2000
• Configure database options—capacity, connectivity, and performance
• Automate data transfer and manipulation with Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages
• Use SQL Server replication services
• Manage security features—authentication, logins, permissions, and alerts
• Monitor and fine-tune system performance with tools such as SQL Server Agent, SQL Profiler, and the Windows® System Monitor
• Perform backups and restorations

Ready for the exam? Take practice tests on the CD.

Your kit includes:

• Comprehensive self-paced study guide that maps to MCP exam goals and objectives
• NEW—Test-readiness tool that generates timed, 50-question practice exams with automated scoring
• NEW—More than 200 pages of exam prep and objective-by-objective review
• Learn-by-doing exercises for skills you can apply to the job
• 120-day evaluation version of SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
• Fully searchable eBook?plus sample databases and technical white papers—on CD

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1024 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 2nd edition (June 11, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735619611
• ISBN-13: 978-0735619616
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to pass the exam or just learn SQL 2000 Server.., September 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 System Administration, Exam 70-228, Second Edition (Pro-Certification) (Hardcover)

I have several year of experience with SQL 7.0 and was looking for the resource to tell me the distinct difference between 7.0 and 2000. The book reads well and has plenty of hands on step-by-step labs (if needed). Really the book is two books in one. The second part of the book is preparation for the exam with scenario-based questions. Additionally, the book comes with the usual 120 day Evaluation Edition of SQL 2000 server. Plus a second CD with supplemental course material, electronic version of the book (part 1), scripts for the lab, a test engine ("Electronic Assessment"), ect.

I used the book as the primary source for studying for the 70-228 exam (passed the first time)along with BOL for fine points mentioned in each chapter. I found reading the book forward and then backward increased overall coverage due to interrelationships between chapters (don't worry the book reads fast). Even if you have no experience with SQL server, I think the book will do the trick.

If you have no experience with relational databases, I would suggest picking up a source on database design.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Overall for Test Preparation, August 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSE Training Kit (Exam 70-228): Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 System Administration (MCSE Training Kits) (Hardcover)

I've worked on SQL Server, taken this exam, and tutored others in SQL Server. Overall this book is as at least as good as the competition. It is much better written and editted than most other books on SQL Server, although as some other reviewers have said you sometimes hope for more detail. This book alone won't prepare you for the test, but it is a required one in my opinion. Some other good books are Sybex's "Mastering SQL Server 2000", Microsoft's "Inside SQL Server 2000", and of course SQL Server's "Books Online". Practice tests like Transcender or the Microsoft Readiness Review are an absolute requirement to pass the test, which is in my opinion one of the harder ones given by Microsoft.

A book that was a totally self sufficient standalone preparation for the test would be several times the size of this volume! This one is as good as anything available.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible, horrible book, May 2, 2005

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This review is from: MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 System Administration, Exam 70-228, Second Edition (Pro-Certification) (Hardcover)

I bought this book a little while ago in hopes of using it to help me pass the 70-228 exam. Because of the title of the book and the many different descriptions that it used of itself (something like, "Your guide to getting the real world knowledge you need to pass the 70-228"), I studied it, alone, quite vigorously.

I was making excellent progress through the book and was nailing all of the review questions at the end of each section, so I made my appointment to take the exam. The day before the exam I started using the practice tests that came on the CD. To my surprise, there were quite a few questions on the practice tests that I could not find ANY answers for in the book. This is when I discovered the section in the book that recommends that you read approximately 5-10 other books before taking the exam.

By this time it was too late to cancel my test appointment, so I went and took it in hopes that the practice tests were not representative of how the exam truly is. As it turns out, the practice tests WEREN'T representative of the real exam - the real exam was much worse. On the practice tests, probably half of the questions came from material in the book. On the real exam - I kid you not - there was one question that had anything to do with the material in the book. I had to step out of the testing booth to verify with the proctor that they were giving me the correct exam. I got a 40% on the exam and I got lucky.

Is it my fault that I didn't read the pages that said that I should read other books before taking the exam? Yes, absolutely.
What my main gripe with this book is that there was almost no relevance to what was actually on the 70-228 exam! What is the point of this book? I could write a book titled "The Authoritative Guide to Passing the 70-228!!", talk about nothing but peanut butter sandwiches, but include a page of other books to read, and it would pretty much accomplish what this book did.

The bottom line is that there IS NO point to this book. If you're just looking to learn more about SQL Server 2000 and don't care about the exam, find another book - there have to be better ones than this out there. If you DO care about the exam, this isn't a foundational book, this isn't a supplemental book, this isn't a guide, this isn't anything but a time waster. DO NOT buy this book.