MCSE TCP/IP for Dummies [Paperback]

Cameron Brandon (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies | Publication Date: July 1998

The MCSE TCP/IP exam (number: 70-059) is one of the more popular elective exams MCSE candidates take in order to complete their exam requirements. The author shares the information a test-taker needs to pass the exam. The guide is suitable for last-minute crammers, with topics covering planning, installing, configuring, connecting, monitoring, optimizing and troubleshooting an information system incorporating Microsoft TCP/IP technology. It also features self-assessment exams that help test-takers pinpoint the topics they need to cover and sample MCSE questions that let them track their study progress. The book includes a CD-ROM that contains an electronic self-assessment test, a customizable practice exam that provides a variety of test-taking scenarios, QuickLearn - a sci-fi adventure game that tests networking skills under time pressure - and test preparation demos from Transcender, QuickCert and VFX Technologies.

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From the Back Cover

100% Technical Accuracy

All the Rewards in Half the Time! Score big with the exclusive 10-point Dummies Edge! Complete with a CD-ROM loaded with exam questions written just for this book by Microsoft-certified experts, MCSE TCP/IP For Dummies^® brings you everything you need to pass the exam — and make every second count! 100s of Practice Questions on CD-ROM!

• Dummies Test Engine — Our exclusive test engine generates custom or random exams on demand
• QuickLearn^™ Game: Outpost — Have fun while you build your test-taking skills with this exclusive sci-fi adventure game
• Transcender Corporation — Demo versions of TCP/IP-Cert and TCP/IP-Flash exam simulations; Certification Sampler with over 100 questions covering many MCSE exams
• Specialized Solutions, Inc. — Demo of training aids including practice quiz and simulations
• Super Software — MCSEprep Exam Simulator, demo version of exam simulation and knowledge assessment application

System Requirements: PC with 486 processor or faster running Windows 95 or later or Windows NT 4.0 or later; 16MB RAM; CD-ROM drive, double speed (2x) or faster. (Separate system requirements apply to the QuickLearn Game. Please see "About the CD Appendix" for details) The 10-Point Dummies Edge

1. Study with Microsoft-certified experts who know their subject inside and out
2. Use Quick Assessment to find out what you know — or don't know
3. Master the real-world skills tested on the exam — The Dummies Way^™
4. Cut through the jargon — and answer questions faster
5. Spot and avoid test traps — look for Instant Answer icons
6. Take a study break with our exclusive QuickLearn game
7. Practice with 100s of unique questions just like the ones on the exam
8. Create multiple test-taking scenarios with our customizable test engine
9. Visit Dummies.com for test questions and resources
10. Do a last-minute DummiesCram^™ with the Dummies Cheat Sheet

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Study with the Expert! Cameron Brandon, MCSE, MCPS: Internet Systems, CNE, CNA, and A+ certified, completed his five certifications in only five months. A specialist in Windows NT with BackOffice integration, Brandon participated in the largest NT migration of its kind-at Intel's Oregon offices. He now works as a network engineer and administrator with Computer Systems West. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc; Bk&CD-Rom edition (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764504045
• ISBN-13: 978-0764504044
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,777,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars shouldn't depend solely on this book for the exam, August 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSE TCP/IP for Dummies (Paperback)

Most of the reviews that I've read here have rated this book with 1 star. I can understand their dismay, but I have given this book 3 stars because it did contain some useful info. But I agree with most of the reviewers here. I found the technical and grammatical errors hard to ignore. It is clearly evident that the editors failed to proofread this book. The technical errors were also blatant and can only be blamed on the author although the credits did list technical editors. Brandon is also quick to tell the reader to memorize tables (subnetting section) which does not work for me. It would have been better to give the reader the necessary info to be able to create the table. There is a formula that allows you to calculate the numbers in the table, but Brandon doesn't even mention it. I found this info elsewhere. There is also a lot of "the exam does not cover this so I won't cover this..." Is this really true? I hope so. I know this book was written "for Dummies" but how dumb does Brandon think his readers are?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars don't use it alone, but it is helpful, October 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSE TCP/IP for Dummies (Paperback)

This book is helpful, but you need to have at least one other book to go off of. This book helped me learn by discovering the errors in this book, approximately 15 (that I caught). That's not a big deal, but the book is supposed to be 100% certified error-free. Anyway, there is no quick and dirty way to pass MSCE tests, you either need a couple books, or a lot of field experience and a good book to get the extra little details MS requires. I used this book along with a MS book, a Sybex book, and an exam cram. I passed the test with a 900. I recommend this book but, not as a sole resource.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, September 18, 2000

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Phillip Esposito - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSE TCP/IP for Dummies (Paperback)

Not bad overall. I passed the test 1 and 1/2 months after picking up the book (passed on the first try). I only used this book. All I knew about TCPIP before I got started was that I needed it to connect to the Internet.

However, you've got to be aggressive in your studying and critical of what you read. Read the whole book once. Then read the entire book again with a highlighter. Then go through the whole book a third time taking typewritten notes (my preferred form of notes - easier to save and read) on what you highlighted. Then take all practice tests (beginning of chapter, end of chapter, and CD). Re-read your notes every day. Review all missed practice test questions immediately after taking each exam.

But beware - there are several mistakes in the book, and I got really hung up on them thinking it was me. The subnetting chapter was very confusing, and I never really did get a good understanding of it. I didn't get some of the IP addressing stuff for a while, but when I did, I said to myself, "well why didn't he just SAY that." I'm convinced the author had nothing to do with the production of the accompanying CD; he clearly stated that certain topics would not be tested on the exam, but I got as many as 5-10 questions on the practice exams on these same topics. Then there were questions on things that weren't even mentioned in the book at all. That was frustrating because again, I spent time in the beginning thinking the problem was with me.

Anyway, like I said, I did pass the first time with no background understanding of TCPIP. So, it was worth the time and money. If you're aggressive about it, you can do it too.