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TCP/IP for NT Server 4: Exam 70-059 (MCSE Exam Notes)

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Both Bob King and Gary Govanus are excellent authors and more than knowledgeable about their subject matter. This book goes right to the point and combined with the Trancender exam is another test taken and passed. I did however miss those critical "one Liners" that keep you interested in the material. This book provided great insight into the Exchange server, but issues too many "practice, Practice, Practice" warnings. Highly Recommended for daylight reading only! Thanks Bob, I'm glad the long MCSE ordeal is over.

I just passed the 70-067 exam today with a score of 872. Here is how I did it. First, I bought this book. NT Server covers alot of material and you will need something that gets right down to the heart of the material, not a bunch of fluffy crap. I spent 3 days reading this book and hi-lited along the way too. Once I finished, I used the Transcender test for 70-067 and scored only in the 700s, so I printed out the completed tests and looked up the wrong answers in this book. My second round (2 days after) I scored 986, 891, and 891. The real test only requires a passing score of 764. WOW! I've used this series of books for NT Workstation, IIS4, and TCP/IP 4 and passed the tests the first try each time. That's how I know this series is for real...

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This is a great book for review. I actually used the book to learn the product. When you have a 1600 page book to read to learn something, it's a little daunting. This gave me just what I needed to set up a small 2 computer, 2 site network to learn mostly on my own. Read this, then consult the 1600 page novel for things you're not sure of. Then set up a small network, and you're ready to go. If you want to pass the mcse test after that, you may still need the Transcenders test.

The authors have a sense of humor and the chapters are short, well organized and are based on the Microsoft exam. objectives. It help to keep you focused on studying what is important and necessary. The chapter on RAS is excellent - it explain the concepts well, showing their relationships and implementation. I have passed the 3 MCSE core exam. (NT Server, Enterprise and Workstation 4) by studying this "MSCE Exam Notes:" series together with Alan Carter "Windows NT 4.0 Study Guide" (from IDG). Many thanks to Robert, Gary and Alan for helping us to pass the NT core exam!

This particular Exam Notes book in conjunction with the Exam Cram book were all I needed to pass the TCP/IP exam without a problem. In fact, I found it to be the easiest exam so far, even easier then the NT Workstation and Server exams (probably because I didn't waste my time on this particular publisher's 600+ page study guides).

The book is short, concise, and to the point, albeit a bit redundant which is good for reinforcing the myriad of material.

BUY THIS BOOK!!!

Here're my results from using the Exam Notes in combination with the transcender exams:

Networking Essentials: 933, Workstation: 833, Server: 933

I've found the Exam Notes series to be portable and easy to read. I didn't even touch the other thick study guides that I bought to pass these exams.

I had problems with this book, largely because it relies on your previous knowledge of Exchange and hands-on experience. If you have lot's of that, and are looking for a book that "cuts to the chase", change my 4-star rating to a 5 and buy this book.

If, however, you are like I was... lacking in hands-on experience with Exchange... this book is probably not for you. I purchased the Easlick Sybex Exchange 5.5 book and wanted to use this as a supplement/additional reference. This book does not perform well in that role, because it leaves much information as "exercises to be performed by the reader" or refers you to other Sybex books for great amounts of information.

If you are already an hands-expert with Exchange, this book will probably suit you. Otherwise, I recommend saving your money and sticking to the Easlick Sybex book and the Transcenders.

Thought the book covered most of the questions presented on the actual exam. You can pass the exam by reading this book alone with some additional hands-on practice with NT Server.

After passing Server, I used this book, and this book alone to tackle the infamous adaptive exam. The test quit far sooner than I expected it to--so I must have done quite well. It is incredibly well written, and in only 10 days time prepared me for the exam.

This was my only resource that I used to pass the 70-059 exam. It has just enough info to pass the exam as long as you already have firm grasp of TCP/IP.