MCSE 70-293 Exam Prep: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

by Will Schmied (Author)

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Product Description
The MCSE 70-293 Exam Prep is the most accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date study guide if you are preparing for one of the four core exams required of this popular Microsoft certification. Updated for R2 versions of the product and the exam, this book serves as both a learning and practice tool. Organized according to the exam objectives, which help you quickly and easily assess your understanding of the key exam topics, the book features several key features that help you score better on the test: exam objective explanations, notes, tips, warnings, key terms, exercises, step-by-step examples, study strategies, fast facts, as well as multiple self-assessment opportunities. This is the ultimate study guide to help you prepare for this required MCSE exam. The 70-293 exam measures the ability to plan and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure.

About the Author

Will Schmied, BSET, MCSE, CWNA, TICSA, MCSA, Security+, Network+, A+, is a Senior

Systems Administrator for a world-renowned children’s research hospital. As a freelance

writer, Will has worked with many publishers, including Microsoft and Pearson. Will has also

worked directly with Microsoft in the MCSE exam-development process and is the founder of

the popular Internet certification portal www.mcseworld.com.

Will holds a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology from Old Dominion

University along with his various IT industry certifications. Before becoming a civilian, he

served in the U.S. Navy for more than 12 years in the nuclear power field.

Will currently resides in northern Mississippi, with his wife Chris; their children, Christopher,

Austin, Andrea, and Hannah; their dogs, Charlie and Jack; and their cats, Smokey, Evin, and

Socks. When he’s not busy working, you can find Will enjoying time with his family, taking in

a hockey game, or vegetating in front of the Xbox 360.

Product Details

• Paperback: 840 pages
• Publisher: Que; 2 edition (December 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789736500
• ISBN-13: 978-0789736505
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #521,061 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars More Background Information than an Exam Cram, March 10, 2007

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are some books that are oriented purely to getting you to pass the examination. There are other books that provide you with the real knowledge that you need to make a system perform the way it should in a real environment with no consideration being given to whatever the exam might ask. This book is somewhat in the middle, it has practice exams and things like that, but it also gives you the basic information you need with more depth and background than you get in an Exam Cram type of book.

This book is aimed at advanced end user, technicians, system administrators, and systems engineers. It's concern is to help you meet your certification goals by providing you with all the information you need. That includes a sample exam, and an invitation to do some on line testing as well.

There is another book 'MCSE 70-293 Exam Cram' - note Exam Cram instead of Exam Prep. It covers the same material, but in a shorter form. If I were serious about passing the test, I'd buy both books (they're cheap enough). Just the fact that two writers use different words to say the same things sometimes makes a point better understood.