MCSD FrontPage 98 Study Guide (Exam 70-55) [Hardcover]

Inc. Syngress Media (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Certification | Publication Date: February 25, 1999

In addition to being a complete study guide, this book is designed as a reference book for both during and after the study process. The CD-ROM contains interactive tests hyperlinked to the text.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Don't Let the Real Test Be Your First Test! Prepare to pass the MCSD FrontPage 98 exam--while gaining practical knowledge of Microsoft's FrontPage technology for on-the-job success--using this comprehensive, 100% curriculum-based training system. Built on the proven training methodology of Global Knowledge, this complete study guide and CD-ROM package provides expert instruction from the company that trains more than 150,000 IT professionals for certification each year. The MCSD FrontPage 98 Study Guide covers the topics you need to understand for Exam 70-55, including how-to: analyze the scope of a project based on various conditions, including the purpose or the goal of a website and the capabilities of the browsers used by the target audience; analyze security requirements, including access to information on a website, protected directories, password-protected memberships, and use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL); identify which technologies and server products are appropriate for implementing a FrontPage website; assess the use of technologies such as VBScript, JavaScript, Java, Microsoft ActiveX Control, and FrontPage components; validate user input by using form field validation scripts; create a web page that includes tables, graphics, and animation; administer user access to pages on a website and to the entire website.

About the Author

Syngress Media, Inc. (Rockland, MA) is an independent company committed to creating the very best book, software and Internet based exam preparation tools. They have published over 20 certification study guides and over a dozen Personal Testing Centers. All of these products are created by leading content experts, many of whom are also full-time trainers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 715 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media; Har/Dsk edition (February 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072119942
• ISBN-13: 978-0072119947
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,416,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You'll Need much more to pass the exam than this book, December 16, 1999

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T. Russo (wash dc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MCSD FrontPage 98 Study Guide (Exam 70-55) (Hardcover)

This book gives you a basic idea of what the exam is going to cover, but the exam questions and the ease in which you answer them may give you false send of security. The book is very lean on Defining Technical architecture and Managing Access to FP and really assumes that u know a great deal about NT, Unix and how to configure these. If u know about these then you're in great shape. I also read Running Front Page 98 (RFP)by Jim Buyens besides this book.

Because I don't have a good background in IT, I decided to sample the Transcender Exam and bought the tests. In my opinion, you definitely need the Transcender Tests. Studying the transcender answers really cuts through the walls of words in RFP and the holes in this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better prep material than others....but not perfect, January 18, 2000

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Jonathon "jpopphan" (Smyrna, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSD FrontPage 98 Study Guide (Exam 70-55) (Hardcover)

I do not recommend this book for those who are new to the product and have no other related experience. Start with something more simple, like the Step by Step book or something from the Dummies' series. This book does cut to the chase and provides a detailed overview of the various components of the application. It does a much better job than the MOC in preparing one for the exam!

There are a few errors in the book, especially in the sample tests. There were some questions that are just wrong! For the most part, however, this book does cover the real test - much better than the Exam Cram book for this test.

Do not rely upon only one source to prepare for this exam. It is important to have a good understanding of the site and user management features of the FrontPage Explorer. There are almost no questions about the Editor. If you focus too much on using the Editor to create pages you are wasting your time preparing for the exam. Instead, focus on the real-world running of a website using FrontPage. My experience from other certifications (CIW, CIW Site Designer) where real world applications of web technologies are examined was invaluable in preparing for this exam.

I liked this book more than I disliked it. I expect to be teaching the MS 1009 class soon, and I plan to recommend this book to my students.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok as study material. Not good enough for the exam., November 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSD FrontPage 98 Study Guide (Exam 70-55) (Hardcover)

It is ok to start with this book for the exam preparation. But do not expect to successfully complete the exam just with this book. The book does not cover a considerable number of topics that are part of the exam. The book tends to repeat a few pieces of information, such as Active-X controls being supported only by Internet Explorer, over and over again. A couple of chapters in the book do not appear anywhere in the list of examination objectives as published in Microsoft certification website. The practice/live test on the accompanying CD is not at all good. It is mostly just a repetition of the chapter-end review questions. The actual test is much tougher than the practice/live test on the CD.