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Dry as Dust, September 22, 1999
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This review is from: MCSD: SQL Server 6.5 Database Design Study Guide (Hardcover)
This is a very, very boring book to read, despite being well organised and set out. Admittedly the material isn't exactly scintillating, but a bit of effort to make the exercises even a little bit challenging would have been welcome. Also: - there are lots of errors in the sample multiple choice questions; and - some subject areas are not covered in enough depth (cursors, locking spring to mind). So you will need a supporting text to cover the areas that this text is weak on. I failed first sitting (solely on the text) and passed the second time (with the assistance of another textbook).
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Useful only with other resources, July 20, 1999
This review is from: MCSD: SQL Server 6.5 Database Design Study Guide (Hardcover)
This book is a good place to start studying for exam 70-127. It breaks down the exam objectives nicely into separate chapters, and touches on most of the material that you'll need. However, there is no way nearly enough information to prepare you sufficiently for the exam. You're going to need another resource, and may I suggest Inside SQL Server 6.5 by Ron Soukup. It's an excellent book, very readable, which touches on virtually everything you need to know for the exam. Use Hough's book to guide you through the objectives, but pull most of the information from Soukup. You have to do this anyway due to the vast number of errors in Hough's book, as many reviewers have already pointed out. (Be sure to download the errata from the Sybex site.) This book has very poor coverage of many areas including cursors, transactions, the DUMP command, and locking, amongst others. You'll need to refer to your secondary resource for this additional coverage, and I would recommend SQL Server Books Online too - which incidentally comes on CD with Soukup's book. Top all this study off with the Transcenders, and you're ready to go. Good luck!
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Good layout, no depth, July 8, 1999
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This review is from: MCSD: SQL Server 6.5 Database Design Study Guide (Hardcover)
I liked that this book models its chapters and sections to the list of exam objectives published by Microsoft. Because of this, the book provides a good starting point for studying for the test. However, almost all topics are skimmed, with basic brief examples. Supplement this book with another one (like SQL Server Secrets) to get the in-depth knowledge you need.
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