MCSE Training Kit (Exam 70-228): Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 System Administration (MCSE Training Kits) [Hardcover]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735612471 | ISBN-13: 978-0735612471 | Publication Date: April 28, 2001

This official "MCSE Training Kit" teaches database administrators how to set up and support Microsoft SQL Server 2000 -- as they prepare for MCP Exam 70-228, a core exam for MCDBA certification and an elective on the Microsoft Windows "RM" 2000 MCSE track. Topics map directly to the objectives measured by the MCP exam, including installing and configuring SQL Server 2000, creating databases, optimizing database performance, extracting and transforming data, managing security, and monitoring and troubleshooting SQL Server system activity. Students learn through an integrated system of skill-building tutorials, case study examples, and self-assessment exercises. An economical alternative to classroom instruction, this kit enables students to set their own pace and learn by doing!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 689 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (April 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735612471
• ISBN-13: 978-0735612471
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,219,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to pass the exam or just learn SQL 2000 Server.., September 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 System Administration, Exam 70-228, Second Edition (Pro-Certification) (Hardcover)

I have several year of experience with SQL 7.0 and was looking for the resource to tell me the distinct difference between 7.0 and 2000. The book reads well and has plenty of hands on step-by-step labs (if needed). Really the book is two books in one. The second part of the book is preparation for the exam with scenario-based questions. Additionally, the book comes with the usual 120 day Evaluation Edition of SQL 2000 server. Plus a second CD with supplemental course material, electronic version of the book (part 1), scripts for the lab, a test engine ("Electronic Assessment"), ect.

I used the book as the primary source for studying for the 70-228 exam (passed the first time)along with BOL for fine points mentioned in each chapter. I found reading the book forward and then backward increased overall coverage due to interrelationships between chapters (don't worry the book reads fast). Even if you have no experience with SQL server, I think the book will do the trick.

If you have no experience with relational databases, I would suggest picking up a source on database design.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Overall for Test Preparation, August 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSE Training Kit (Exam 70-228): Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 System Administration (MCSE Training Kits) (Hardcover)

I've worked on SQL Server, taken this exam, and tutored others in SQL Server. Overall this book is as at least as good as the competition. It is much better written and editted than most other books on SQL Server, although as some other reviewers have said you sometimes hope for more detail. This book alone won't prepare you for the test, but it is a required one in my opinion. Some other good books are Sybex's "Mastering SQL Server 2000", Microsoft's "Inside SQL Server 2000", and of course SQL Server's "Books Online". Practice tests like Transcender or the Microsoft Readiness Review are an absolute requirement to pass the test, which is in my opinion one of the harder ones given by Microsoft.

A book that was a totally self sufficient standalone preparation for the test would be several times the size of this volume! This one is as good as anything available.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible, horrible book, May 2, 2005

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This review is from: MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 System Administration, Exam 70-228, Second Edition (Pro-Certification) (Hardcover)

I bought this book a little while ago in hopes of using it to help me pass the 70-228 exam. Because of the title of the book and the many different descriptions that it used of itself (something like, "Your guide to getting the real world knowledge you need to pass the 70-228"), I studied it, alone, quite vigorously.

I was making excellent progress through the book and was nailing all of the review questions at the end of each section, so I made my appointment to take the exam. The day before the exam I started using the practice tests that came on the CD. To my surprise, there were quite a few questions on the practice tests that I could not find ANY answers for in the book. This is when I discovered the section in the book that recommends that you read approximately 5-10 other books before taking the exam.

By this time it was too late to cancel my test appointment, so I went and took it in hopes that the practice tests were not representative of how the exam truly is. As it turns out, the practice tests WEREN'T representative of the real exam - the real exam was much worse. On the practice tests, probably half of the questions came from material in the book. On the real exam - I kid you not - there was one question that had anything to do with the material in the book. I had to step out of the testing booth to verify with the proctor that they were giving me the correct exam. I got a 40% on the exam and I got lucky.

Is it my fault that I didn't read the pages that said that I should read other books before taking the exam? Yes, absolutely.
What my main gripe with this book is that there was almost no relevance to what was actually on the 70-228 exam! What is the point of this book? I could write a book titled "The Authoritative Guide to Passing the 70-228!!", talk about nothing but peanut butter sandwiches, but include a page of other books to read, and it would pretty much accomplish what this book did.

The bottom line is that there IS NO point to this book. If you're just looking to learn more about SQL Server 2000 and don't care about the exam, find another book - there have to be better ones than this out there. If you DO care about the exam, this isn't a foundational book, this isn't a supplemental book, this isn't a guide, this isn't anything but a time waster. DO NOT buy this book.