MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Design Training Guide (Exam 70-219) [Hardcover]

Scott E. Archer (Author)

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Publication Date: August 24, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0735709831 | ISBN-13: 978-0735709836

Textbooks with proven classroom usage, books in the Training Guide series provide students with a complete package for their MCSE study. Not only is the content approved by Microsoft as Official Study Material, but the books are double tech-edited to insure accuracy, and every book in the series is written by Microsoft Certified Trainers who have years of experience presenting this material to students of all ability levels. A companion CD-ROM and Instructor Supplements complete this package.

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While reviewing this book I came to this conclusion... this book is a must. -- John Alumbaugh, Principal Consultant, FrontWAY

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 952 pages
• Publisher: Que (August 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735709831
• ISBN-13: 978-0735709836
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.5 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,939,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Covers Exam, December 29, 2000

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This review is from: MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Design Training Guide (Exam 70-219) (Hardcover)

This book is exactly what Microsoft wants. Microsoft wants IT people to start thinking of the business and that's how you structure the Active Directory. I read this book cover to cover, got the Transcender demo, and some other Internet study "guides". This book got me a pass on the exam. Yes the first chapters are not on the exam but the thought process is. Chapters 10-14 are the meat of this and if you do the book and the exercises you will have gone a long way to pass the exam. The transcender demo shouwed me what the exam looked like (the new format) but was not that helpful, dumps and guides were OK to refresh the book, but when I took the exam I got case studies that were on the dumps but the questions were different, the name was the same but the solution had changed. You still have to reason through this to pass and this book helps you see what is going on with DNS, Group Policy and Active Directory design option.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for Design exams, November 27, 2000

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"gclow" (Greenwood, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Design Training Guide (Exam 70-219) (Hardcover)

This book ia a must have for anyone who is in the industry as a Consultant or Systems Engineer. Mr. Archer has done a tremendous job of bringing an overwhelming amout of information into a concise, well structured and easy to read book. Some of the reviews I have read have knocked this book on the amount of technical information. These readers should have read the introduction of this and the other "design" books which clearly state that the core technical information is in the administering ... training guides. If you do not have a grasp of the technical skills, how can you possibly hope to design a solution.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time, October 18, 2000

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speplow (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Design Training Guide (Exam 70-219) (Hardcover)

I have just passed 70-219 , down to the lack of available material I purchased this study guide. I found that the only chapter that was any use is 11 the rest of the book is basically business talk, I found most of it irrelevant to the exam topics. In my opinion this book will not teach you enough to pass the exam although it will give you an overview of the subject. My advice is do not waste your money on this book I used the Microsoft official course notes and the Windows 2000 resource kit which is by far a better purchase and will give you enough insight to start tackling exam scenarios. This book is not indepth enough it does not cover the technical objectives. I would like to point out one thing, no book alone will help you pass this exam, you need a lot of practical hands on real world exposure to WIndows 2000 in order to pass, in my opinion this book will not give it to you. I would use it as an introduction to the technology's not as a study guide