This title provides detailed coverage of all the technical objectives required to pass the Microsoft approved 2000 exam for current NT 4.0 MCSEs. Network Professionals learn installing, configuring, and troubleshooting techniques. Increased annotated visual screen shots, and line art illustrates critical study points, and photographs describe complex points. The CD-ROM contains tons of video clips for easier learning, self-paced Skill Builder Software with more than 300 knowledge and scenario-based Test Yourself Personal Testing Center questions, and a simulation exam that completely look and feel like the real exam.
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The MCSE Windows 2000 Accelerated Study Guide is a solid, well-written, and laudable guide for the seasoned professional, but it's tough to recommend it for the Win2K novice thanks to two factors: organization and Active Directory.
Let's get the good out of the way first. As with most of the books in this series, the communication of both new concepts and dense technical specs continues to be the best in the biz--and you won't waste your money here. The chapters on DNS take an alphabet soup full of easily confusable details on zone transfers, fast transfers, forwarding servers, caching-only servers, recursive queries, and in-addr.arpa records and break them all down into easily understandable chunks. Review this material closely, and you won't get caught by two similar-sounding answers on the test. Likewise, the chapters on printing are among the most comprehensive yet seen in Windows 2000 Accelerated test books to date, and the four chapters on attended and unattended installations should make the difference between Sysprep, Riprep, and RIS crystal clear. Which is not to say that every topic gets the same thorough presentation--the sections on Dfs and encryption are a little light compared to the rest of the book's rich content--but the major areas that the test focuses on are covered quite well.
Unfortunately, the organization of this book follows the series template, which means that each chapter covers a set of Microsoft test objectives--in strict order. And since Microsoft's test objectives are not particularly well organized, the book leaps about from topic to topic like a flamenco dancer, covering the need for DNS servers in Active Directory in chapter 3, creating primary and secondary DNS zones for AD replication in chapter 4, the need for a link between DHCP and DNS in chapter 10, and then finally gets around to discussing what WINS and DNS are and how they work in chapter 26, long after you've been reading about them for hours. And if you want a TCP/IP brushup to help you with all of these TCP/IP-dependent topics, good luck: the book doesn't even mention what TCP/IP is until chapter 22, discusses routing in chapter 28, and winds up discussing IPsec in chapter 30.
Now, admittedly, most people taking the test will have a passing familiarity with DNS, TCP/IP, and IP routing. (Well, we hope so, anyway.) But this is simply an example of a major problem with the book: because this book follows the Microsoft curriculum, the topics are scattered throughout the book. If you're fuzzy on something critical, you may not be able to find a single point of reference for it.
This leads us to the other bone of contention: because the book follows the Microsoft itinerary, the nine chapters on Active Directory are extremely confusing--and if you don't have a rough idea of how AD works and what it's used for, you may well be eaten alive. The authors struggled valiantly with the setup, but when the first chapter is "Installing Active Directory" and "Planning the Active Directory" doesn't come up until chapter 3, you're going to encounter difficulty. And since "Say, What Benefits Does Active Directory Provide, Anyway?" isn't an official objective, the basics of the basics aren't covered in a single area. If you've worked with AD before, the technical information is solid and digestible, but the emphasis on a conceptual overview is almost nil.
So, if you have some experience in the field and are looking for a good, solid guide to propel yourself into the new millennium with a freshly minted MCSE, this is a good place to be. And if you're a little less skilled and want an extremely good secondary guide (after buying something to cover the AD gap present here), this is also well worth your moolah. You won't be disappointed. --William Steinmetz
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The Only Certification Study System Based on 200,000+ Hours of IT Training Experience
100% Complete Coverage - All official test objectives for exam 70-240 are covered in detail
Hands-on Exercises - Step-by-step instruction modeled after classroom labs
Exam Watch - Warnings based on thorough post-exam research identifying the most troublesome exam topics and how to answer them correctly
Scenario & Solution - Quick reference scenarios with solutions that offer practical tips and explain how to approach and solve difficult problems
From the Classroom - Discussions of important issues direct from the classrooms of Global Knowledge¿s award-winning instructors
Full coverage of the topics you need to review, including how to:
* Install, configure, and administer Domain Name System
* Install, configure, and troubleshoot Remote Access
* Implement, configure, manage, and troubleshoot security using the Security Configuration Toolset
* Enable and configure Windows 2000 as an IP software router
* Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot IPSec
* Install, configure, manage, and monitor TCP/IP
* Manage and troubleshoot DNS replication
* Implement an Organizational Unit structure
* Back up and restore Active Directory
* Perform an unattended installation of Windows 2000 Professional
* Connect to Local and Network Print Devices
CertTrainer
* e-Training - Self-paced review of key Windows 2000 topics, including exam tips
* CertCam - Instructional Windows 2000 animations with audio explanations
* In-depth Links - Need more explanation? Topically relevant links provide detailed instruction
* Skill Assessment - Test your knowledge with more than 295 challenging practice exam questions
* Score Reports - Indicate subject areas requiring further study
ExamSim
* Complete Practice Exam - A realistic MCSE exam with questions found only on the CD-ROM
* Two Testing Modes - Standard or adaptive
* Simulation Questions - Windows 2000 simulations challenge your applied skills
* Detailed Answers - Explain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrong
PLUS
* E-book - Electronic, searchable version of the Study Guide
* Special Self-Test section - 330 printable and searchable knowledge, scenario, and lab-based exam questions on CD
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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I nailed the Accelerated test!,
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This review is from: MCSE Windows 2000 Accelerated Study Guide (Exam 70-240) (Book/CD-ROM package) (Hardcover)
Very good book to get you up to speed on the 70-240 exam. The material had the subjects on my exam nailed down. The gazillions of practice questions and movies on the CD helped quite a bit. I spent about a month on this book and looked up stuff I need more information on in TechNet. I already bought the Syngress book for the network design test, and expect to pass that one too!
25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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Not as enthusiastic,
This review is from: MCSE Windows 2000 Accelerated Study Guide (Exam 70-240) (Book/CD-ROM package) (Hardcover)
Looking at the reviews from this book, you would think it is the perfect book to study for the Windows 2000 accelerated exam, but I am not as enthusiastic about it. I would still rate it average to above average, but I have some reservations about 5 stars.My largest reservation with this book is the methodology with which the author's teach. Having written introductory articles and taught classes, the direction taken to explain Active Directory is a bit deplorable. There were moments I had to step back and think about the concepts to stop myself from being confused. Consider this: if an early adopter of Windows 2000 who has programmed against Active Directory needs to go back to the Resource Kit and firm concepts, how confusing could this be to someone who has never touched it? On the plus side, the book has numerous video lessons (on the CD) along with "real-world" lab exercises. These should help you get through any confusing verbage without too many problems. One more thing. While I believe this tome to be about average, there is apparently not much competition (looking at reviews of other "error ridden" works). And, despite the sub par teaching style employed in some sections, the audience here is current MCSEs rather than newbies. This alone makes me bump this review up from 3 stars to 4. If the 70-240 exam was available for everyone, I would have to knock this one down a peg or two.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Just what I needed,
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I am currently an NT4 MCSE, and prior to getting this book I had an 1 week cram course for exam 70-240 provided by my company; the class was good but I needed something I could sit down with and go through at a bit slower pace. This book is just what the doctor ordered. I have not seen other books to compare this against, but this has all that I need. The labs and the CD are great. And the format of the book is easy to follow.
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