MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration Study Guide (Exam 70-217) [Hardcover]

Syngress Media Inc (Author), Thomas W. Shinder (Editor), Debra Littlejohn Shinder (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Certification Study Guides | Publication Date: September 21, 2000

Existing and aspiring Windows 2000 certified professional will quickly seek to get their W2K credentials in order to be technically current and capable of supporting Windows 2000 implementations.Windows 2000 is substantially different from Windows NT 4.0 so even the most experienced network professionals will need to be updated and certified.Covers all of Windows 2000 Networking services, including providing Internet Protocol (IP) networking infrastructure (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), supporting remote users, providing IP routing and secure communications, and managing access to Internet. CD-ROM includes TEST YOURSELF Personal Testing Center and video clips of the world's premiere classroom instructors teaching the most critical and complex topics.60 minutes of audio tape reviews kew exam topics essential to passing the exam.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

MCSE: Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration Study Guide is as sizable as its title would indicate, providing its readers with ammunition for use in both real life and on the Active Directory exam (70-217). As is typical of technologies for which certification tests exist, the actual skills you need to set up and work with Active Directory are related to (but not the same as) the knowledge you need to pass the Microsoft certification exam on the subject. The authoring team on this book has done a good job of covering all the subjects covered in the Microsoft outline of the Active Directory test's objectives. They've also backed their written work with a good-quality assessment test (with answers) on CD-ROM, suitable for use when certification candidates don't want to tote the book.

The authors' approach to their subject is typical of books in this series. In essence, it's complete documentation of the Active Directory subsystem of Windows 2000, just as you would get in a reference book on that subject. In addition, there are exercises that readers can follow to build their experience with aspects of Active Directory. Chapters wrap up with questions (for which detailed answers follow a few pages later) and lab processes to try. --David Wall

Topics covered: The material you have to understand in order to pass the Active Directory exam (70-217) on your way to a Microsoft professional certification. Chapters address installation and configuration, implementation of the Domain Name Service (DNS), user and group management, remote installation, and troubleshooting.

From the Back Cover

The Only Certification Study System Based on 200,000+ Hours of IT Training Experience

100% Complete Coverage -- All official test objective for exam 70-217 are covered in detail

Hands-on Exercises -- Step-by-step instruction modeled after classroom labs

Exam Watch -- Warnings based on through post-exam research identifying the most troublesome exam topics and how to answer them correctly

Three Types of Practice Questions -- Knowledge, scenario, and lab-based questions, all with in-depth answers

From the classroom -- Discussions of important issues direct from the classroom of Global Knowledge's award-winning instructors

Full coverage of the topics you need to review, including how to:

• Create Global Catalog Servers
• Implement an Organizational Unit structure
• Back up and restore Active Directory
• Delegate administrative control of Group Policy
• Deploy software by using Group Policy
• Create a RIS Server
• Install an image to a client machine
• ManageAD objects
• Manage and troubleshoot DNS replication

PLUS!

CD-ROM features full CertTrainer CBT software and the new ExamSim test engine -- more than 300 questions on CD

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
• Skill Assessment --Test your knowledge with more than 230 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

• DriveTime --More than 30 minutes of CD audio for exam prep on the go
• E-book --Electronic, searchable version of the Study Guide

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 803 pages
• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (September 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007212380X
• ISBN-13: 978-0072123807
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,280,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book poor CD, March 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration Study Guide (Exam 70-217) (Hardcover)

As always happen with Osborne books, there is nothing intresting in the CD aside from a single test set, without even a test engine software and even you may find wrong answers. No random question/answer and nothing.

The book is quite good, it covers almost all you need for the exam and also offers good practices for daily tasks. If you completed server and ws. and has the basic experience of Active directory just go through this book and you will be ready for the exam.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just enough, January 10, 2001

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Mohamed Ahmed Aly (El Syiouf, Alexandria Egypt) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration Study Guide (Exam 70-217) (Hardcover)

I just used this book for preparing for Active Directory exam (70-217), it's really a great book covers everything you will face in the exam. the book is well organized and also the CD has alot of useful practice questions, and one complete practice exam although it doesn't like the real one but it's just good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too many pages, February 17, 2003

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"jsalceda" (Port Moresby, NCD Papua New Guinea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration Study Guide (Exam 70-217) (Hardcover)

The book content is good that it disect topics into great details. One weakness though is that it has too many pages that sometimes you'll get lost from the main topic. Good as reference material for real world application.