MCSD Fast Track: Visual Basic 6 Exam 70-176 [Textbook Binding]

Lyle A. Bryant (Author), Kent Sharkey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735700192 | ISBN-13: 978-0735700192 | Publication Date: December 1998

For courses in MCSD. Fast Tracks focus only on what students really need to know to pass the MCSD exams. Targeted to those who know the technology but who don't yet have the certification, MCSD Fast Track: Visual Basic 6, Exam 70-176 features only what the more experienced student needs to know to pass the exams. Each book in the Fast Track series has two parts. Part One contains all the information they need to know about the exam. It uses an easy-to-follow approach that drills on exam-critical inforamtion. Part Two features classroom-tested, instructor-proven review strategies, including Fast Facts, Hotlinsts of Exam-Critical Concepts, Sample Test Questions, and the Insider's Spin.

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From the Back Cover

Most other certification books seek Microsoft approval, meaning they must include at least 50% tutorial material, and cover every objective for every exam, no matter how frivolous or relevant to the actual exam. MCSE Fast Tracks break away from that mold by focusing only on what you really need to know. Targeted to those who know the technology but who don't yet have the certification, MCSE Fast Track: Visual Basic 6, Exam 70-176 features only what the more-experienced candidate needs to know to pass the exams. Each book in the Fast Track series has two parts. Part One contains all the information you need to know about the exam. It uses an easy-to-follow approach to drills you on exam-critical information. Part Two features classroom-tested, instructor-proven review strategies, including Fast Fasts, Hotlists of Exam-Critical Concepts, Sample Test Questions, and the Insider's Spin. MCSE Fast Tracks are your accelerated path to MCSE success.

Product Details

• Textbook Binding: 335 pages
• Publisher: New Riders Publishing (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735700192
• ISBN-13: 978-0735700192
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,025,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Won't get you through the test, November 22, 1999

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Michelina L Hamilton (Meridian, MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSD Fast Track: Visual Basic 6 Exam 70-176 (Textbook Binding)

I'm not an expert at VB, but I have good experience and this book was useful but not enough to get me through the test. Use this book only as a guide as to what to study in detail if you want to pass.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, well-organized review guide., October 22, 1999

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Dan Allison (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSD Fast Track: Visual Basic 6 Exam 70-176 (Textbook Binding)

As the authors say, this is a book designed for experienced VB users. Works extremely well at categorizing topics in alignment with the exam's. <RANT>Newbys who try to use this or any other book to obtain the knowledge required to become certified as professionals are neither professional nor realistic in their expectations.</RANT> I had pre-ordered this book back in April and, upon delivery, registered for the exam. Read the book (not scanned, but READ) from cover to cover the weekend before and felt extremely comfortable on exam day. And passed. The areas stressed in the summary sections are the ones stressed in the exam.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is for those that already have a working knowledge, August 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSD Fast Track: Visual Basic 6 Exam 70-176 (Textbook Binding)

I laugh when I see reviews by people who are looking for a book that supplies the exact questions with all the answers. Try a braindump site. This book is for those that have an understanding of VB and need a little more knowledge as to what is covered on the exam. If you read the FastTracks and don't fully understand the topic being reviewed, open the VB manual and actually learn something. That's its purpose.

I got my MCSD via the Win Archs and VB5 route. I've actually written code in VB. I skimmed through both of the FastTrack books and part of the VB6 Desktop Transcender and passed both exams. The only fault I see is the duplicity of material between the Desktop and Distributed books. They should have been combined.