MCSA/MCSE 70-294 Exam Cram: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Will Willis (Author), David Watts (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789736209 | ISBN-13: 978-0789736208 | Publication Date: September 28, 2006 | Edition: 2

MCSA/MCSE 70-294 Exam Cram, Second Edition is the #1-selling quick-study guide to help you pass the 70-294 exam from Microsoft, which is one of the four core exams in the MCSE 2003 and MCSA 2003 certification programs. This new edition covers all exam objectives, including how to implement and manage an active directory service forest and domain structure, plan effective user and group administration policies, configure user environments, and troubleshoot active directory. It also incorporates two full practice exams, and has been updated against Microsoft's official courseware (MOC) that corresponds to this exam, as well as changes made to Windows Server 2003 R2. Test-taking strategies, time-saving study tips, a special Cram Sheet, tips, acronyms, and memory joggers not available anywhere else comes with this, and all, Exam Cram books.

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About the Author

Will Willis (MCSE, A+ Certified Technician, Network+, B.A.) is a senior

network administrator for an international software-development company in

the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas area. He shares responsibility for the network and

server infrastructure with other members of the network administration team,

primarily focusing on Microsoft technologies such as Active Directory and

Exchange 2003. He also shares responsibility for server monitoring, documentation,

maintaining disaster recovery preparedness, antivirus strategies, firewalls/

network security, planning and maintaining the infrastructure (servers, routers,

switches, hubs), and ensuring the reliability and availability of network resources

for the global network.

Will began as a help desk tech, providing technical support over the phone for

PC hardware and software and later moved to a desktop/LAN support specialist

position working on a team of eight to support a 3,000+ user multiple-site

network. From that position, Will moved into a job as a network manager,

where he also administered multiple Active Directory domains and servers running

BackOffice applications Exchange Server, IIS, Site Server, SQL Server, and

SMS. He enjoys spending time with his family and writing and recording original

music when not busy being a techie and being active in church, including

teaching Sunday School. Will has co-authored numerous books and scores of

technical articles. He has also written practice exams and tech-edited many

titles. His first album of guitar-based instrumental music, Darkness into Light,

was released in 2002. Will is also a seminary student, finishing a Master of Arts

degree in Theology in the fall of 2006. More information on Will can be found

at www.willwillis.us.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Que; 2 edition (September 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789736209
• ISBN-13: 978-0789736208
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #897,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars one of Exam Cram's finest, April 20, 2008

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Jason A. Leonard (Marietta, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MCSA/MCSE 70-294 Exam Cram: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Ever since I failed my 70-291 test, I've supplemented all my certification studies with these shortened Exam Cram books. They always provide a great summary of what I've learned the 3 weeks or so I spend studying more detailed guides.


This one SEEMED a bit longer than the others, but there is alot of material for this test. Either way, I was able to read it in about a week (just 1 chapter each day, less than an hour), and it really explained things much clearer than MS books. The difficult concepts from the material fully sunk in, and I felt twice as confident for the test - which I aced with an 826.

I've also used the Exam Crams for the 70-291 and 70-293, but this just clearly has been the best so far. It reads very smooth - the author has a natural way with words, and turns simplicity into an art form.

I wish I could give a more detailed review of where it helped me most, but it's been a few weeks now and I'm on to my next test. On the positive, I don't remember any errors - spelling or technical. The study guide I'm reading now has already had a handful of errors in just 5 chapters!

After this book, I am giving much more consideration to using the full Exam Cram study guides for my tests! Bravo to Que - books of this quality should just boost their reputation into outer space.

My thoughts - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to study for the test, November 29, 2006

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MCSA/MCSE 70-294 Exam Cram: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

As it says in the introduction, this book does not teach you everything you need to know about a topic, it is aimed strictly at test preparation and review. The authors have studied the test and put together a guide that if diligently worked will almost certainly enable you to pass the test. 70-294 is one of the core exams that everyone gaining an MCSE must pass.

This book contains a number of parts that are designed to provide information on the test. The first thing in the book is a Cram Sheet that provides key facts about the exam. This is a brief document, but covers the general areas with which you should be familiar. This is followed by the main part of the book, broken down into nine chapters. The chapters concentrate on a major area of the test and are followed by a short examination. Following this are the two complete practice examinations and their answers. [...]