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McSe Testprep: Core Exams (Msce Testprep Series)

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4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
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1 star:		(5)

 

 

Read some of the other reviews here and yes - this text has got quite a few errors in it.

That's inevitable in a book this size.

Most importantly, the subject matter is covered well and enough questions are given to make your memory work - or at least that's the way questions help me in my study efforts.

I bought the New Riders books before and there's nothing in them, (well very little), which isn't here.

Worse still when I first started my MCSE 'endeavour', I paid £1500+ for a course by a certain large education company which came nowhere near the usability and quality of this book.

If this sounds like I'm a fan - then YES I AM.

My only regret is spending money on other study aids - because they weren't necessary.

Congratulations QUE - you have a winner - but you need to spend a bit more time proof reading in the future. Keep it up.

Mark Hodgkinson - MCP - CNA

Agreed, this book does have a few grammatical as well as technical mistakes, but this should not put you off.

As a testament to the brilliance of this books content and structure, I used this book to revise for a week, and passed the MCP NT Server AND Workstation within a day of each other!! I CANNOT cram!! Even if my life depended on it!!

As accurately suggested by some other reviewers, you should not see this book as a one stop solution to exam success, what it is designed for is to consolidate and clearify the subject matter.

It has the uncanny ability to highlight your weaknesses, but then offers you a seamless process of correction that cannot be beaten!!

I gave it 4 stars ONLY because of the glaring sloppiness in the execution of the grammar and the more serious technical errors, but I believe Jay Adamson etal will prevail!!

This book has unbelievable quantities of mistakes and errors in it. It is just incredible to see Que(the publication company)could have such a lausy book published and sold at such a high price. I read about 35 pages and found more a dozen mistakes and errors and a lots of them existing with the answers. They are so obvious that I have to believe that it had not been carefully edited at all before sent to the printing house. This book is an easy book to test your ability of editing, though. It is a shame!

If you are new to this field, this book has plenty of mistakes to mislead you. This is the first MCSE book that I read and I am reluctant to take any of MCSE exams then until I have a chance to read my friend's MOC books. The questions are not set on the area that is likely to be examined. A good chance to test your technical proofreading skills, suitable for students studying technical writing. Thanks the publisher and author, I spare one whole year for other parts of my life coz of them!

I have purchased various exam prep books and this was the most comprehensive.The 500 questions for the Server test were most educational and the 2 sample tests are a great review.I marked the questions I had difficulty with and thoroughly reviewed these before taking the exam.Of course you do need a text to accompany it so you can understand the concepts,but this book does prepare you very well for the exam.

Study.Practice.Pass is what adorns the cover of this book. It is interesting to note that reading this book should entitle the reader to the money spent for the editors. Errors, too many too count will eventually discourage the unassuming reader. Please DO NOT rely on this book alone. Read at least 2 other textbooks from either Sybex, O'Reilly,or MOC.

This book is full of errors. Questions that have nothing to do with the answers, grammar errors, spelling, incorrect answers,etc... (and English is not my native language!!!). But the text summary part was worth it. I passed the exams but spent to much time trying to figure out the right answers. Perhaps that is why I passed the exams :-) SHAME ON THE PUBLISHERS!!!

"Over 2000 Practice Questions!" boasts the cover of this exam prep tool, which takes on all four of the core exams on the MCSE NT4 track. It's the 2000 practice questions that make this hefty paperback a worthwhile purchase. Questions at the end of each sub-section test your knowledge of the material just covered. And when you miss a question on something you've just read, you know immediately that this is a weak point for you. Also, each chapter has its own test, and there are two practice tests included for each of the four core MCSE exams. How you fare on these will tell you if you're ready for the real thing.

Although an excellent compliment in the pursuit of a well-rounded set of self-study materials, this book should NOT be the only one you purchase. To pass each MCSE core exam on the first try, study using another book first, then use this one to refresh your knowledge and to see if you're ready to risk the $100 each test costs.

I am an MCSE (NT 4.0 - SQL Server 6.5 track). I have 2.5 years of experience not only with NT but with most of the Back Office Suite. Until recently, I was also a Webmaster. I believe this gives me some authority to give some high marks to the book. Yes, some of the questions were miserably phrased, some of the answers had either no relationship to the question asked or were flat out wrong - but we are talking about 1% of the instances. I believe, if you know your subject - this book is a great tool for making sure that you know what you are supposed to know in order to either pass the technical interviews or be successful on the job. The catch is - you have to know the subject before you read the book, and you have to test EVERYTHING you are being taught, and that you are not familiar with.

This book doesn't just squeeze everything into one thick pile, it actually divides into 4 sections for every exam. Each section covers all the subjects you need to know for a particular exam. Although I must admit that there're some obvious errors in some of the questions and it also lacks of detailed illustrations. For passing exams, this might be the only book you need.