A retail savings of $15! Complete MCSD VB6 specialty pack--all three books covering the three core VB 6 specialty exams, plus a CD-Rom featuring the Exam Cram test simulator. Contains everything candidates need to pass the three core exams for the VB 6 track of the new MCSD program. MCSD Architectures Exam Cram, ISBN: 1-57610-378-1; MCSD VB6 Desktop Exam Cram, ISBN: 1-57610-376-5; MCSD VB 6 Distributed Exam Cram, ISBN: 1-57610-375-7. Each book includes proven test-taking strategies, warnings on trick questions, timesaving study tips, multiple-part question strategies, and shortcuts. Tear out Cram Sheet in each book includes tips, acronyms, and memory-joggers (mnemonics) to improve recall in the testing environment.
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To become a Microsoft Certified Developer (MSCD), you need to pass a total of four certification tests. MSCD Visual Basic 6 Core 3 Exam Cram Pack can help you tackle three of them: the MSCD Visual Basic 6 Distributed test (70-175), the MCSD Visual Basic 6 Desktop exam (70-176), and the MSCD Architectures test (70-100).
The set provides a thorough introduction to the details of Visual Basic 6. It gives you a tour of basic VB used on the client, including an overview of new features and tools available in version 6. Once you've mastered the fundamentals, you can focus on distributed applications with MSCD Visual Basic 6 Distributed Exam Cram, which surveys thin-client computing on the Windows platform with VB. You'll learn how to build COM objects that take advantage of MTS on the middle tier for better scalability and performance. Of course, VB is also good at building browser-based interfaces, and you'll learn how here. This title will be especially valuable if you have experience with traditional VB and want to make the leap to a thin-client multitiered computing paradigm. MSCD Architectures Exam Cram, the third in the set, is a quick-start tour to the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF), the official step-by-step software design process promoted in Redmond.
The companion CD-ROM for each book contains an electronic version of the text, which makes searching easy. The standout feature of the set is that the practice exams are now given online--a much more realistic simulation of the actual certification testing process.
Whatever your level of knowledge, if you want to get certified as an MSCD, you can perhaps do no better than this set of three valuable titles. MSCD Visual Basic 6 Core 3 Exam Cram can help you succeed in obtaining the coveted professional credential. --Richard Dragan
Topics Covered: Overview of the Microsoft Certified Software Developer (MCSD) program; MCSD exam 70-175, exam 70-176, and exam 70-100 test preparation guides; fixed-length and adaptive test strategies; conceptual, logical, and physical designs; Visual SourceSafe and source control; installing and configuring MTS; user services; COM components; ASP- and browser-based clients in VB; WebClasses and the DHTML Designer tool; ActiveX control tutorial; ActiveX Documents; business services; MTS-enabled components; data services; introduction to SQL; ADO basics; testing and debugging distributed applications; deployment; using DCOMCNFG.EXE; maintaining distributed applications; load balancing; versioning; Visual Basic data types; types; enumerated types; arrays; VB procedures; control basics; menus; VB 6 language extensions; collections and dictionaries; classes; interapplication communications; OLE Automation; ActiveX; linking and embedding; DDE; calling Win32 API functions in VB; ActiveX components; error-handling techniques; database APIs; ADO classes; using the ADODC control; the DataEnvironment tool; reports; online help options; debugging tips; VB compiler options; p-code vs. native code; deployment options; history of information systems; the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) overview; MSF team; process, application, and solution models; business requirements; security; performance; scalability; multitiered systems; data storage options; relational database basics; normalization; conceptual and logical designs; designing user interfaces; user services; prototypes; iterative software development process; internationalization tips; physical designs; practice questions; and sample test.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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By CHRISTOPHER L SAWYER (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: MCSD VB6 Core 3 Exam Cram Pack (Exam: 70-100, 70-175, 70-176) (Paperback)
I do like the fact that the this book is comprehensive. I bought the core test Exam Cram books individually and it did help me boost my scores.However, be warned: the Exam Cram series does have errata. Luckily, Coriolis does manage the problem (as to most I/T book publishers) and publish errata on their website. Always always always download and print the errata and keep it with you or inside the book or ink in corrections in the margins.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bottom-line: Get this book if you have good VB experience...,
By Benjamin Ng (Calgary, AB Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: MCSD VB6 Core 3 Exam Cram Pack (Exam: 70-100, 70-175, 70-176) (Paperback)
I used four tools to prepare for Exam 70-176: This cram book, MSDN online help/articles, Transcender exams, and an assortment of braindumps on the internet. This was my first Microsoft exam I've ever written, so I was pleased to pass on the first try, with a score of 971/1000. I credit this book for focusing study efforts in essential areas. If you could memorize everything in this book alone, you'd likely pass the test with around 800 (more or less depending on experience). The remaining marks come from areas not covered by the book (see below).While I didn't use other books (thus I have no basis for comparison), I did like the relatively condensed format of this book, which is very much to-the-point. It will be of most use to anyone who has good working experience with VB 6 and some exposure to ADO. The book is small enough that I could carry it around with me and read it on the bus or train to/from work. Doing this for one week, plus a weekend, I pretty much had an idea of what things to focus on (my boss told me to write the test with about 2 weeks notice, so it was literally a 'cram' effort). And I was pleased to actually learn a few new (and useful) things which I didn't know before. Like the CallByName() function. I would emphasize the point about having prior VB experience (1-2+ years) since there are numerous errors in the text, many of which aren't identified on the publisher's or author's websites of errata. I have the fifth edition, which already contains many corrections. The attitude I developed after reading a few chapters was one of skepticism -- choosing to verify some of the claims made by the author from time to time. If you're catching the errors, then great -- it means you know what you're doing. If not, then generally speaking, it isn't a big deal; most errors are subtle or not particularly relevant to your success on the exam. Errors are as minor as stating that Shift-F9 should be used to set the next statement to run, when in reality it's Ctrl-F9, or indicating a Form has a BorderStyle property of vbFixedDouble when in fact it's vbFixedDialog. In more severe cases, the author indicated that Dim v as Variant followed by v = Text1 caused v to become a reference to the Text1 control, while in reality it gets the Text string in the control (since the assignment isn't preceded by Set). He also made erroneous statements such as the "Command Line Arguments" field of the Project Properties dialog allowing the setting of compilation switches (VB6 /r /m, etc.), while it actually lets you set the return value of the Command$() function. But, these weren't things tested on the exam (at least in my case) -- they're just useful tidbits of information. And while my book is marked up by corrections I made along the way, I found that they only re-enforced my knowledge by making me question the accuracy of statements. The sample questions at the end of each chapter were useful representations of exam-style questions, as was the sample exam at the end of the book. Also, all questions had detailed solutions with explanations of why an answer was correct or not. If you buy the VB6 Core Exam Cram pack (3-pack for Exams 70-100, 70-175, and 70-176, ISBN 1576103935) which includes this book, you'll also get a CD-ROM with a sample exam in electronic format, with questions not seen in the book. In my case, a few topics showed up on the exam which were deficient/absent in this book, including the use of Visual Source Safe (about 3-4 questions), Visual Component Manager (about 2 questions), and DHTML projects/syntax. The Package and Deployment chapter may also have been a little bit on the weak side considering the number of questions on the exam on this topic. After reading this book, I am comfortable with using other Coriolis "Exam Cram" books as the sole hardcopy study material. I would definitely not preclude use of the free online material that's out there, particularly some of the braindumps. Good luck!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential Preperation material,
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This review is from: MCSD VB6 Core 3 Exam Cram Pack (Exam: 70-100, 70-175, 70-176) (Paperback)
You can read a lot of books on VB and not be ready for the exams. The key is knowing what to expect on the exam itself. This set of books is designed to teach you what the exams are looking for and how to answer the questions. There are lots of sample questions to practice with. I found that these books along with the Microsoft Press self study guides are enough to pass the exams with. I highly recommend these for exam preperations. You can't learn VB or project management from them, but they'll prepare to you answer the test questions nad pass the exams.
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