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Novell's Certified Internet Business Strategist Study Guide

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This study guide provides the information needed to pass the Internet Business Strategist exam. Study the text and go over the exercises thoroughly and you should do well. That aside, the book addresses most topics in a very general way. Anyone with moderate internet business experience will find this book less than fulfilling. It is not detailed nor comprehensive except for an overt emphasis on Netscape Communicator. In summation, the text is needed for the test but not much more than a very very basic reference otherwise. (Boson.com offers practice tests for this exam although you really only need to study hard and focus on the exercises)

I am technically oriented and I wasn't very happy when Novell made a bean counter course a prerequisite for their Certified Internet Professional program. To make things worse their are no practice tests for this course. So it was with a certain lack of enthusiasm that I ordered Novell's Certified Internet Business Strategist Study Guide and began preparing for the test.

When I read the book, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and I actually learned a lot of interesting things about putting a business on the Internet. I made my own practice test by copying all the questions and answers at the end of the chapters to 3 X 5 index cards. After spending a week plowing through a stack of 200 index cards I passed the test with a score of 750 out of 800.

While I wasn't enthusiastic about the material, the book contained everything I needed to pass the test. For that I give it four stars.

There is not really a choice if you want to become a Novell Certified Business Stragist. You either take the two classes or buy this book, so it was a extremely good surprise to go thru such well written material. I have been working with computer networks for nine years, the last three on web development, and I still was able to learn a lot from this book. I did what somebody else suggested on this reviews, I made my own flash cards out of the questions at the end of each chapter. Just about all the questions from the test were there.

The book is a good review of the history of the 'Net, the various functionalities of Netscape Communicator 4.0, and planning/management of business web projects. Even if you've been at web work for a while, you'll pick up at least a few useful things. And Bowman is one of the best technical authors I've ever read--clear and with a good sense of audience.

But while this prep book for the Internet Business Strategist certification didn't disappoint me, the exam *certainly* did. It was so easy, it cancelled out the one complaint I could have had about the book (that it didn't have a practice test). Don't waste your time and money going to the IBS class or getting a used White Book. Bowman's book really is all you need.

I passed the Certified Internet Business Strategist exam long time ago easily with the help of this book. If you are going to take the exam, it's a 5-star book for you. However, don't expect to learn many useful things from it as I would rate it only as a 1-star eCommerce book.

Anyone with a modicum of internet experience will be bored to tears by this book. None of the questions I was asked on the exam were in the book, but it appears that I was in the minortiy in that respect.

If you are new to the internet and want to earn a certification, this book will be helpful - if you are experienced with the internet, skip the book and take the test.

If you want to take the exam, it is good for you. The practice question can help you understand Netscape operation. You can know more details of Netscape after reading this book. Moreover, it can also cover what is Internet Business, how you can be getting start the Internet Business, develop it and evaluate it. Show you the steps to do.

Yes, it is just for the exam only, you cannot get anything beyond this. It is just a beginner to intermediate books.

This study guide provides the information needed to pass the Internet Business Strategist exam. Study the text and go over the exercises thoroughly and you should do well. That aside, the book addresses most topics in a very general way. Anyone with moderate internet business experience will find this book less than fulfilling. It is not detailed nor comprehensive except for an overt emphasis on Netscape Communicator. In summation, the text is needed for the test but not much more than a very very basic reference otherwise. (Boson.com offers practice tests for this exam although you really only need to study hard and focus on the exercises)

I want to thank you Jim, for making learning the internet fun. I have worked in I.S. now for 3yrs. and never considered certification until recently. I thoroughly enjoyed your book and would recommend it if you truly desired to be certified. The key to certification of any kind is to learn the objectives, once you know that you could pass any exam. I am looking forward now to the Certified Web Designer certification.

I bought this book and the practice software from boson.com, and while I passed the exam no problem, I feel the book concentrated on too much un-necessary and unimportant information; whereas, the study software was less expensive and focused on exactly what was covered on the test. Of course, a book should go more in depth, but I just feel that this book could have been much shorter.