MCSE Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 70-293) (Paperback)

by Jason Zandri (Author), Ed Tittel (Author)

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Product Description

This Exam Cram 2 gives the reader the essential information they need to know in order to pass the core 70-293 exam. This book can be used as a sole study guide for those experienced enough with Windows 2000 or it can serve as the ultimate complement for larger training guides, instructor-led classes, and/or CBT training. The book features review of important concepts, study tips, practice exams, and the famous Cram Sheet to get you ready for exam day.

The CD includes PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition, which offers a complete PrepLogic Practice Test, a test engine with two study modes, Practice Test and Flash Review, full exam customization, and a detailed score report.

About the Author

Jason Zandri currently holds the position of Technical Account Manager at Microsoft Corporation and has worked as a technical trainer and consultant for a variety of corporate clients in Connecticut over the past six years. He has also written a number of CompTIA and Microsoft prep tests for Boson Software as well as a number of published articles for 2000trainers.com, MCMCSE.com, Serverwatch.com, and Certification Magazine.

His professional CompTIA certifications include A+ Certified Technician, I-Net+ Certified Technician, Server+ Certified Technician, Network+ Certified Technician, and Security+ Certified Professional.

His professional Microsoft certifications include Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Certified Professional—NT4/W2K (MCP), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator—W2K (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security—W2K (MCSA: Security), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer—NT4/W2K (MCSE), and Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet—NT4 (MCP+I). Other accredited certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from ISC².

When not parked in front of his computers, you can find Jason and his wife, Renia, sifting through their movie collection looking for the "right" movie for that particular evening.

Please feel free to email Jason with your comments at [e-mail]. Please be sure to put "70-293" (or something similar) in the subject line.

Best of luck in your studies!

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Que (December 11, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078973012X
• ISBN-13: 978-0789730121
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #568,272 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, March 9, 2005

By	David Sharpe (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

Every other Exam Cram book that I have used before for preparing for NT 4 or Windows 2003 MCSE exams has been great, so I assumed that this one would follow those same high standards of quality. Boy was I wrong. This one is horrible. The coverage is sketchy at best. The book is mostly full of scatter-brained filler material. This book was a waste of money. The 70-293 Sybex book was good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fine - if you're only planning on taking PART of the test!!!, July 25, 2006

By	J-Deee (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

Have always been a fan of ExamCram books but something went very, VERY wrong with this one: not a SINGLE mention of PKI (MS exam objective "Configure Active Directory directory service for certificate publication"). Which just happens to be a HUGE part of the test.

Lots of practice questions but its hard to ignore the fact that 1. only half the book is actually review text (64 pages are spent explaining what an MCSE is and what an exam looks like, compared to 253 on review topics INCLUDING the per-topic review questions), 2. the practice questions are often outside the scope of the curriculum and exam, and there are several glaring errors in the text and in questions.

Tips for anyone preparing for the exam: 1. don't bother with this book, if the publisher can't be bothered to actually cover the curriculum then don't waste your time and money on this book. 2. the tests overlap so much now that you'll need to be up to speed on 70-291 as well (ExamCram's coverage of which is considerably better), 3. when you get questions about PKI, try not to look all surprised, 4. DON'T rely on any one publisher to cover the curriculum (I didn't) - check the MS site exam objectives, do your research (I did, and passed).

And to the publisher: you could have had this feedback directly (and privately) if your own website didn't bounce back online feedback submissions with relaying errors. If your IT folks need some help configuring mail, I'd recommend Sybex <g>.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for a last minute review, July 20, 2005

By	kevster001974 (Salina, KS) - See all my reviews

This book helped me finish a month long study/review for my 70-293 exam. Is it "the" one and only perfect book - no; no final cram book (you name the publishing comapny) ever is; but it is exactly what it is supposed to be - a final review before the exam. I found it rounded out areas from other study sources that I used and helped complement areas that I already had some knowledge in. I would recommend this as a final / additional review source for anyone studying for the 70-293 exam