MCSE: Windows (R) 2000 Directory Services Design Study Guide [Hardcover]

Book Description

Series: Mcse Study Guide | Publication Date: October 2000

The new Windows 2000 MCSE certification track is here! And Sybex, the leader in certification self-study material, has what you need to approach the exams with confidence. These Study Guides provide in-depth coverage of all official exam objectives. In addition to the practical, real-world instruction in the book, the accompanying CDs come with the following valuable study tools:
-- Pre-assessment Exams
-- Program simulators
-- Electronic flashcards for PCs and Palm devices
-- Sample adaptive exams
-- Bonus review questions
-- Searchable electronic version of entire book

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From the Publisher

The new edition of the MCSE: Windows 2000 Directory Services Design Study Guide is the ultimate study tool for exam 70-219, Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure. Working in conjunction with our team of expert authors, we've made significant enhancements to the study guide based on reader and instructor feedback gathered over the past year.

So what's new? We've replaced virtually all of the review and bonus exam questions with more challenging questions that better reflect the difficulty of the actual tests; we've added Real World Scenarios to provide additional insights into the intricacies of planning for and designing a Windows 2000 network with Directory Services; and we've added Exam Essentials sections to each chapter, where key exam topics are highlighted. All this in addition to significant improvements to the overall instructional quality of the book.

--Neil Edde, Associate Publisher --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Author

Robert King is a MCT, MCSE, MCNI, and MCNE. He has over 10 years experience teaching and working with Microsoft technologies. Gary Govanus is an independent MCT, MCSE, MCNI and MCNE and is the president of PS Consulting Services, Inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has worked in the IT industry for over 20 years, and currently works as an independent instructor, teaching Microsoft classes across the country. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 671 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; Bk&CD-Rom edition (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782127576
• ISBN-13: 978-0782127577
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.8 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,966,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed, October 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSE: Windows (R) 2000 Directory Services Design Study Guide (Hardcover)

Even though I have always loved the books published by Sybex, I must confer that I am very disappointed with the lack of useful material contained in this book. There was no in-depth coverage on any of the critical exam topics and after reading the book I can assure you that you will not pass the exam based on this book alone.

I had to purchase books published by another vendor prior to taking the 70-219 exam to fill in all of the holes left by this book. I am happy that I passed the exam, but upset that I had to read more books than necessary to do it.

Thanks, but no thanks Sybex!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed, September 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSE: Windows (R) 2000 Directory Services Design Study Guide (Hardcover)

After reading this book, I have to admit I am very disappointed.

The text is superficial and has no in-depth gems to share. There are no references to information that can be found on this topic on Microsoft's website. A good study guide should, in my opinion, learn students how to find information on their own.

The CD exam contains errors (I found two cases where the case studies and the questions don't match up, making the 'exam' practically useless).

My recommendation is to steer well-clear of this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not useful for exam, January 21, 2002

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This review is from: MCSE: Windows 2000 Directory Services Design Study Guide (Hardcover)

I would strongly recommend using a book from another publisher. I have normally had a great deal of success using prior Sybex study guides, but I was very unhappy with this particular one. I used it as my primary study guide, while using the Resource Kit to fill in the holes, and wrote the exam. I failed, and this was my first failure in fifteen IT exams. The book is not detailed enough in covering important exam topics. The CD, cases, and "test" questions were far more simplistic than the exam, and the information provided was NOT sufficient to pass 70-219. I considered the information in the resource kit more useful and technically complete than this Sybex book. Steer well clear of this book if you wish to pass this exam. You may find more use out of it as a high level design guide during projects, than as a complete study guide.