McSe Training Guide: Internet Information Server 4 (Training guides) [Hardcover]

Emmett A. Dulaney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998 | Series: Training guides

Each section covers a different exam objective as presented by Microsoft. Each objective is broken down into manageable chunks and explained so that the reader can easily study and find what he/she needs to know for that objective. Following each chapter will be a series of review questions that relate to the chapter. The New Riders test engine completes the package by including bonus exam questions in the identical format of the actual MCSE exam.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 475 pages
• Publisher: New Riders Pub (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562058231
• ISBN-13: 978-1562058234
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,752,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Emmett Dulaney has written over 30 books on Windows, Security, IT project management, and UNIX, and is the certification columnist for CertCities.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Contains information lacking in others, November 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: McSe Training Guide: Internet Information Server 4 (Training guides) (Hardcover)

I am not usually a Training Guide fan, prefering instead for the Exam Crams. After failing the exam twice, though, I realized that I wasn't getting the information I needed from the smaller book.

I bought - and feverishly read - this book from cover to cover. I practiced with the simulation software and filled in the blanks in my knowledge. Nervously, I took the exam a third time and an now able to call myself an MCSE + I.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Middle of the Road, but more than adequate, June 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: McSe Training Guide: Internet Information Server 4 (Training guides) (Hardcover)

Before starting my review, I need to say that I work full time as a webmaster. We have 4 servers (dev, Intranet & two production)with NT 4.0 with IIS 4.0. This is my daily work, so the test may have seemed a bit too easy to me. Now to the review.

The book is one of the easiest reads I have encountered in my MCSE studies. This is both good and bad. The good side is that it is quite easy to get through the material without falling asleep. The bad side is that it misses some of the material necessary to pass the exam.

One of the most glaring omissions is the limited TCP/IP information. While this will probably not make you failing the test, it is a bit annoying. If you have taken the MS suggested path of taking TCP/IP first, this should not be a problem. Be prepared to write down a subnetting table when you go to the exam; it will help.

There are also some errors and some technicaly "correct" information that may mislead. On page 26, for example, there is a subnetting range table. It is technically correct, from a pure TCP/IP standard, but you have to remember that you must exclude all zeros and all ones from host IDs. The table should have included an n-2 column. Since MS exams rarely ask something right on the border, it will probably not hinder you, but it could hurt in the long run.

The simulation software is a nice start on a program. It would have been nicer if it was 100% correct, and 100% complete. Fortunately, the real test is not concerned with the parts ommitted, and the error is easy to spot (WWW Sim 3, Q 10); the author did not check the subnet mask and it will give you an error if you answer correctly.

Make sure you also study TCP/IP before taking the exam, and you should do fine on the actual MCSE exam.

1.0 out of 5 stars no help at all unless..., December 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: McSe Training Guide: Internet Information Server 4 (Training guides) (Hardcover)

If you are using this book as your sole source of information, and are familiar with the product, it would be okay. If you are looking for additional information to supplement your MCSE studies, DON'T LOOK HERE. The book is choppy, and does not go into explanation of any detail whatsoever. It left me with more questions than answers and I was sorry I bought it.