MCSE Networking Essentials for Dummies [Paperback]

Robert Aschermann (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies | Publication Date: July 1998

This text offers readers self-assessment opportunities and practice questions that help them quickly target the networking topics they need to study most. Once on the right path, test-takers can easily find valuable study information on the vital topics of the MCSE Networking Essentials exam (Number: 70-058). The book covers the standards and terminology, network planning, network implementation and troubleshooting elements of this core exam.

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All the Rewards in Half the Time! Score big with the exclusive 10-Point Dummies Edge! Complete with a CD-ROM loaded with exam questions written just for this book by Microsoft-certified experts, MCSE Networking Essentials For Dummies^®, 2nd Edition, brings you everything you need to pass the exam — and make every second count! 100s of Practice Questions on CD-ROM!

• Dummies Test Engine — Our exclusive test engine generates custom or random exams on demand
• QuickLearn^™ Game: Outpost — Have fun while you build your test-taking skills with this new sci-fi adventure game
• Transcender Corporation — Demo versions of NTCert & NTFlash, exam simulations; and Certification Sampler, with over 100 questions covering many MCSE exams
• Specialized Solutions, Inc. — Demo of training aids including practice quiz and simulations
• Super Software — MCSEprep Exam Simulator, demo version of exam simulation and knowledge assessment application

System Requirements PC with 486 processor or faster running Windows 95 or later or Windows NT 4.0 or later; 16MB RAM; CD-ROM drive, double speed (2x) or faster. (Separate system requirements apply to the QuickLearn Game. Please see "About the CD Appendix" for details) The 10-Point Dummies Edge^™

1. Study with Microsoft-certified experts who know their subject inside and out
2. Use Quick Assessment to find out what you know — or don't know
3. Master the real-world skills tested on the exam — The Dummies Way^™
4. Cut through the jargon — and answer questions faster
5. Spot and avoid test traps — look for Instant Answer icons
6. Take a study break with our exclusive QuickLearn game
7. Practice with 100s of unique questions just like the ones on the exam
8. Create multiple test-taking scenarios with our customizable test engine
9. Visit Dummies.com for test questions and resources
10. Do a last-minute DummiesCram^™ with the Dummies Cheat Sheet

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Study with the Expert! Robert Aschermann, MCSE, MCP, MCT, and MBA, is one of the first people to obtain the new Microsoft Certified System Engineer + Internet Certification. A certified Sylvan-Prometric Test Administrator, he works as a trainer and consultant for one of the oldest and largest Microsoft ATECs, teaching Networking Essentials, TCP/IP, SNA Server, and several Windows NT courses. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 353 pages
• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc; Bk&CD Rom edition (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764503995
• ISBN-13: 978-0764503993
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,038,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not great, either..., June 1, 1999

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Rand McLaughlin Castro (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSE Networking Essentials for Dummies (Paperback)

I have several years experience on NT system administration, but I know lots of guys who don't pass the Microsoft exams by experience. So I did the prudent thing: I bought the Dummies book and also bought the O'Reilly "MCSE: The Core Exams in a Nutshell" book. The O-Reilly book is a no-nonsense book meant for experienced people and fills in the gaps left by the Dummies book. Between the two books and a rash of practice tests available for free online, I passed the test with a 866. Could have been better, but I'm glad to have passed. The CD that came with the book had terrible exam questions! Ignore the CD. But the book is good if you want to learn. What matters is if you have experience or not. If not, get the Dummies and the Sybex MCSE books. If you think you're experienced, follow my path. If you think you're a wizard, go take the test without studying and then come back humbled.... Buy the book, it will help you!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but throw away the CD, March 20, 2000

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seamusfloyd (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MCSE Networking Essentials for Dummies (with CD-ROM) (Paperback)

Of the five "MCSE for Dummies" books I've purchased, this one has been the best. A couple minor obvious errors, but fewer than in the other books of the series. Between this and the "Core Exams in a Nutshell" you'll do great.

The CD, on the other hand, is only good for target practice. The sample test questions on it were poorly worded and the diagrams looked like they were drawn (badly) with some primitive low-res monochrome editor. I was supposed to identify what kind of connector this thing was, but it looked more like a broken Fruit Loop than any connector I've ever seen. I still don't know what the dang thing was.

And the "QuickLearn" game to build test taking speed... well if you've got a week to develop the hand/eye coordination required to become competant at this Asteroids-like game then it might be just fine for you. I, however, ran out of patience when it took me half an hour just to get the blasted space ship in the dock so I could get a shot at answering one question.

In summary: Book good. CD bad.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, December 31, 1999

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Kenneth Lanese "BigDog214" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MCSE Networking Essentials for Dummies (Paperback)

Networking Essentials is a dry and boring subject, and there's no 2 ways around it. You're dealing with a lot of memorization, cable lenghts, topologies, IRQ's and the OSI 7 Layer model. The good thing the Dummies book does is keep things light and sometimes humorous, so the subject matter doesn't come off as dry as it really is. I studied from this book, and then the Exam Cram book, and scored a 900/1000 last week on the test.