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The Cne Study Guide

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This book has way too many analogies and usless quotes. Lack of screen shots and step by step instructions. This book could have been half it's size without it's long drawn out analogies! I would recommend buying "USING NetWare 3.12" by Que. A much better book, to the point and has step by step instructions!

This is an excellent guide to Novell basics and to the material covered on the CNA exam, but after that, it is of dubious value. It covers some of the material on the Advanced Admin and Install exams, but there is precious little on the others. (Actually, I believe this one is only supposed to cover five of the seven exams; the other two are in Mr. Clarke's "Core Technologies" exam.)

The writing style goes from concise to ludicrous; the author goes a little too far in trying to make the material fun. I prefer a little less fun when I'm learning; maybe that's just me! Anyway, if you weed through a lot of the superfluous attempts at humor (and crossword puzzles, believe it or not), there is some good material here.

The CDs aren't bad; I like the fact that some of the questions were fill-in-the-blank, just as some of the CNA/CNE exam questions are.

This book is comprehensive and has quality information. However, I felt that the author stretched the analogies way too far, the tests were not comprehensive or useful (a CROSSWORD PUZZLE? sheesh), and the testing software turned out to be useless after two or three times - the software tests do not change: the same questions come up over and over, and with three or four tries all (few) questions are memorized. Check out the New Rider's Publishing books on getting your CNE before getting one of these - the tests are better, and no miserable analogies.

They called me a book worm. I love books since I was a child. I always learned from my books, learned how to behave,and all the qualities of an examplary human being. Till now when I have reached final year of my graduation in computer engineering I have kept my books since I was 10. And when I went through CNE STUDY GUIDE, I admit that I've never read any book like that before. Infact I have never been tought that way before. I felt like the author is siting in my room, right next to me, and teaching me. The proof of my words are that I passed 2 tests 1. Netware Administration (CNA) 2. Netware Installation amd configuration Workshop only by studying this book and I am confidant that I can pass the third test (advanced administration) without taking expensive preparatory classes. This book saved alot of my money, almost 550$ till now. For me this book will remain immortal throughout my life. Truly a great book. Javaid Ahmed Soomro