Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide [Hardcover]

Alan R. Carter (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764530879 | ISBN-13: 978-0764530876 | Publication Date: August 18, 1997

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers are just as hot in the information technology world as Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. In the US alone today, there are 200,000 open IT jobs, and researchers expect demand to grow to over 500,000 within the next three years. Needless to say, becoming an MCSE in Windows NT is a heck of a great career move.

Now Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide puts you on the fast track toward certification by covering everything you need to know to pass these three required MCSE exams:

Exam Number Exam Title
* 70-73 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
* 70-67 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
* 70-68 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise
Even if you're not planning to take the MCSE exams, in Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide you'll find critical information to use on the job, including
* Deploying, installing, and configuring Windows NT -- both Workstation and Server
* Managing resources -- from administering user and group accounts to optimizing Windows NT Server Directory Services
* Setting up effective network connectivity using TCP/IP and other protocols, as well as maintaining heterogeneous Windows NT and Novell NetWare networks, instituting remote access capabilities, and accommodating Mac OS platforms
* Optimizing applications to run under Windows NT
* Monitoring, evaluating, and optimizing Windows NT networks using tools such as Performance Monitor and Network Monitor
* Troubleshooting workstation and network problems when they arise
Plus, Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide includes an in-depth collection of study and test-preparation resources, as well as a bonus CD-ROM containing a searchable electronic version of the book in Adobe Acrobat portable document format, excerpts from MCSE Career Microsoft!, and other software and reference material essential for success as a Microsoft Windows NT certified professional.

Covers: Exams 070-058, 070-073, 070-067 and 070-068

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide does a great job of preparing the reader for three of the four mandatory exams you must pass in order to become a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). This book represents a decent value for those attempting to earn their MCSE on a budget. The guide focuses on the three MCSE exams that have to do directly with Windows NT: Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (exam 70-073), Windows NT Server 4.0 (exam 70-067), and, hardest of all, Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise (exam 70-068).

Interestingly, this book is not broken down by exam. Rather than prep the reader for each of the three exams separately, Carter takes a holistic approach to all things NT, explaining how things work in an integrated way. Sure, he appears to cover all the topics contained in the exams, but you can't turn to, say, the Enterprise section to see what you need to know for that exam. This holistic approach probably is good for long-term retention of knowledge and for deep understanding of material, but it's unclear how well this will work for actual exam preparation. You may want to use this book as a long-term study guide and supplement it with a test-oriented "cram" outline as the test date approaches.

From the Back Cover

"The Enterprise exam is tough — 1 pass for each 4.3 failures. With Alan Carter's book, I passed on my first try. Thank you, Alan!" —Daniel Mulhaney, CNE and MCSE candidate

Learn directly from a Microsoft-certified expert what you need to know to pass exams 70-67, 70-68, and 70-73, and practice, practice, practice...

TAKE THE MCSE CHALLENGE
You plan to install Windows NT Workstation and Microsoft Office Professional on 300 identical computers. You want to automate the installation process as much as possible. What should you do to accomplish this?
For a complete answer, see Chapter 5, Server-Based Deployment, and refer to the "Automating Setup of Windows NT" section in the chapter-opening cross-reference.

GIVE YOURSELF THE ULTIMATE COMPETITIVE EDGE
Don't get bogged down studying the wrong information
Designed exclusively for the MCSE exam, Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide covers every exam objective without losing track of the overall context you need to master Windows NT. The detailed table of contents, chapter-opening cross-references, and end-of-chapter summaries, labs, and exercises point you directly to the exact information you need to pass the three Windows NT exam.

Lear directly from the experts
Benefit from the real-world experience, product knowledge, and training expertise of Alan Carter — a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer who knows NT inside out and has helped hundreds of students attain their certification goals.

Practice, Practice, Practice
The MCSE exams assess more than what you know — they test how well you can apply what you know. Our two-tiered review approach brings you the real-world practice you need for success.

• Instant Assessment: true/false and short answer questions to reinforce your basic understanding of the exam objectives
• Critical Thinking Labs: multiple-step exercises with questions that mirror the performance-based style of the exams to assess your practical skills.

EXCLUSIVE! The Microsoft Professional's Key Tools for Success

• Validate! Technical Certification Preparation — dozens of sample questions for the Windows NT Server and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 exams
• Microsoft Training and Certification Offline with assessment tests
• Micro House Technical Library Sampler
• Diskeeper Lite
• Internet Explorer 3.01
• Searchable electronic version of the book
• Selections from MCSE Career Microsoft! your guide to a successful MCSE career

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1376 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (August 18, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764530879
• ISBN-13: 978-0764530876
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,014,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still a 5 star book..., January 6, 2000

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Stephen Barbe (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide (Hardcover)

Yes it may be old. Yes, the exams may have changed. One thing hasn't changed, however, and that is the way that NT 4.0 works. This book provides step by step instructions about how to do anything that you want to in Windows NT 4.0. When I bought this book 2 years ago and used it to pass all three NT exams with very high scores in the space of about a month, I was impressed. Now that I still use it to look up some tiny, trivial process that I never perform, I'm still impressed. The only valid criticism that I have ever seen of this book is it's unwieldy size, but fortunately (if you're using it as a reference) a copy the book comes on the CD that is included. I see some people criticizing this book for "lack of depth" and failure to prepare you for "real world administration". To those people I have only one thing to say: "Get a grip!". This book is not meant to be an exhaustive resource about the nebulous inner workings of the NT operating system. It is meant to help you study and pass the exams, which it does with flying colors.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give it more stars!, August 5, 2000

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"snigorcs" (Edmond, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide (Hardcover)

I recent purchased this book in order to prepare for the Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Core exams. I considered many other potential study guides. It took about 3 days to make up my mind. Boy, am I glad I purchased this one. If Amazon.com offered more stars, this book would rate them!

I read the book in about ten days. I took time out to start the labs, or I would have finished it in first week! The book is very well written, and reads easily. The lab exercises are well presented and offer a great opportunity to apply what you learned in the text.

Mr. Carter's presentation of the information as an all-inclusive manual rather than three separate texts reduces the redundancy found in most of the other guides I have reviewed. The lack of redundancy makes re-reading this book easy. This is important for the person studying for the MCSE exams. I would highly recommend this book, and Carter's soon to be publised Windows 2000 MCSE Study Guide for anyone intersted in learning more about the Windows opperating systems!

Keep up the GREAT work, Alan!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Alan!, September 14, 2000

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Steven L. Umbach (Bartlett, Il United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide (Hardcover)

Alan Carter's book is a great learning tool and value. It really makes sense to put the three core NT 4.0 topics in a single book for an efficient and economical learning experience. I originally bought the book just to learn Workstation, but after passing the exam I realized that I had read 80% of the book and that the rest of the chapters would not take that long to learn. This book covers 98% of what you need to know to pass the three tests. I passed the three tests with high scores in just a few months and I had very little experience to start out. The topics are covered in a very thorough manner yet not too technical to scare a beginner. The book does not have all the practice tests that people want these days, but the Exam Cram series will do such and are excellent compliments to this book. You really do not need any more. In my experience Workstation and Server were covered 100% in Alan's book. Enterprise was not quite 100%, but Exam Cram covered anyhting else I came across on the test (a question on pulse was on the test). The sections on trusts, domains, global groups, and local groups were very understandable and are a very important part of the enterprise exam. The Key Point Summary at the end of each chapter is an excellent test review item, and the Instant Assesment will let you know if you know the material as well as you need to for the exam. What this book lacks as far as a practice exam it more than makes up for with the excellent and numerous Hands-on Lab Excercises. They may look long, but they really teach you hands on experience. It is important to have a practice lab with at least two computers on a network and with one having NT4.0 Workstation installed and the other having NT4.0 Server installed to make the most of this book or any study system if you really want to learn NT4.0 . You can obtain evaluation versions of these NOS from Microsoft for very little money, and you can get a second computer used for a couple hundred bucks. The progression of topics in this book makes perfect sense unlike some other books that tend to jump around and make assumptions of what you know. I may sell or give away most of my other computer books but not Alan's !