Mike Meyers' MCSE for Windows (R) 2000 Professional Certification Passport [Paperback]

Brian Culp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 16, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0072193670 | ISBN-13: 978-0072193671 | Edition: 1

Mike Meyers, the industry expert on professional certification, brings you this concise, affordable, and portable study tool for the MCSE Windows 2000 Professional certification exam. With an intensive focus on only what you need to know to pass exam 70-210 plus practice exam software on CD, this Certification Passport is your ticket to success on exam day.

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From the #1 Name in Professional Certification

Get on the road to becoming an MCSE with this concise, affordable, and portable study tool. Certification guru Mike Meyers and Brian Culp will guide you on your career path, providing expert tips and sound advice along the way. With an intensive focus on only what you need to know to pass the test, this Certification Passport is your ticket to success on exam day.

Inside:

• Itineraries--List of official exam objectives covered
• ETAs--Amount of time needed to complete each lesson
• Travel Advisories--Expert advice on critical topics
• Local Lingo--Concise definitions of key terms and concepts
• Travel Assistance--Recommended resources for more information
• Exam Tips--Common exam pitfalls and solutions
• Checkpoints--End-of-chapter questions, answers, and explanations
• Career Flight Path--Career options mapped out to maximize the return from your IT journey

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About the Series Editor:
Mike Meyers is the best-selling author of three editions of the #1 A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide and several other computer books. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world and a member of CompTIA.

About the Author:

Brian Culp, MCSE, began his career at IBM, and has spent the past several years teaching students the Windows MCSE track. He now runs LANscape, Inc., a company that provides training and networking services to small and medium sized companies.

About the Author

Harry M. Brelsford, MCSE, MCT, CNE, CLSE, CNP, MBA, is the network consulting manager for CN Consulting, a Seattle-based subsidiary of Clark Nuber PS. He has published more than 100 technology and business articles and is a founding member of the BackOffice Professional Association of Redmond, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (November 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072193670
• ISBN-13: 978-0072193671
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,906,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Foundation only, August 23, 2002

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Nero (Sydney, Australia.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mike Meyers' MCSE for Windows (R) 2000 Professional Certification Passport (Paperback)

On the surface everything seems ok. The book seems to cover 70-210 objectives and I actually learnt some new things here and there. But under the surface it is a different story. Mike Myers fails to realise that Microsoft are constantly reviewing and changing their exam questions and structure. He makes presumptions like "a good 20% of the questions from the professional...tests covered" permissions and "When you are passing the practise questions, you're ready to take the exam". Let me just say that I did the exam the other day and the questions on it were far more complex than this book leads them on to be. This book is a foundation but it fails to grapple with the deeper issues like .msi and .mst files with windows installer and OU and GPO within group policy. Another issue I noticed was that there were errors within the questions and answers. For instance chp 2 question 5. This book is good for a foundation but don't expect to pass the exam with this book as a primary source. I myself studied for 3 weeks using this book and Microsoft's readiness review plus sample practise tests you find on the Internet. I thought I was well prepared. But during the actual exam you start to realise that what you thought you knew from this book means nothing when wading through long paragraph questions, which zap your mental energy and bit by bit eat up the available time. I expected and Mike Myers expects easy one-two line questions and single paragraph questions. But expect long questions, which eat up the clock. In the end I passed. what saved me was remembering certain practise questions from various sites, NOT THIS BOOK. If you really want to do well in this exam study w2k server as well, and do as many prac tests as you can. Otherwise you will scrape through like I did.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as A+ or Network+, November 26, 2002

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"dug_e" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mike Meyers' MCSE for Windows (R) 2000 Professional Certification Passport (Paperback)

I purchased the Mike Meyers A+ certfication book (hardbound)
which is *very* thorough, I felt the Network+ Passport book
was pretty good also. This book is a different kettle of fish...

The book has disappointed me on repeated occasions. I
know NT 4.0 very well and have been working with Microsoft-based
products in administrative and development capacities for the
last 10 years. I found errors, contradictions, poorly worded
explanations, etc. It's almost like the editing was rushed

to get this book to press. After reading a chapter, I find that
I can only answer about half of the review questions correctly.
My comprehension may be slightly impaired due to age and other
factors, but I'm not as dim as this book makes me feel!

I also found a number of errors on the practice exam, I
checked into the web site, but found no corrections.

I like the author's humor, but I find myself not feeling very
well prepared with a reasonable amount of Windows 2000 Pro

experience. I ordered the Microsoft MCSE kit as a supplement,
I'm hoping to gain some additional knowledge and the copy of
2000 Server will help me pass the 70-215 test.

If I used this as my only preparation guide, I would not
expect to pass the exam on my first try. This is a little bit
contrary to what I read in one of the MCSE boards I visited
before purchasing reference materials.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Review Book for MCSE 70-210, September 9, 2002

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Charles Menbeck (Chicago, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mike Meyers' MCSE for Windows (R) 2000 Professional Certification Passport (Paperback)

An excellent book to review all the major areas of coverage on the exam. Will not substitute for an in depth textbook. Learned all the fine points from the larger books but needed a scaled down version to bring it all back together. I had been real deep in the "trees" and now I needed to see "the forest" and that's what this book does beautifully I might add. Book is very well organized with the idea of getting through to the reader. Author's writing style is great and very readable for this type of knowledge. Used this with another highly recommended book, the MCSE 70-210 Readiness Review (Exam Review book) by Microsoft which is also a must read. Just passed the exam. Thanks Brian Culp. You filled in the many missing cracks that my instructors missed to prepare me for this exam.