MCSE Windows Server 2003 All-in-One Exam Guide (Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293 & 70-294) [Hardcover]

Brian Culp (Author), Mike Harwood (Author), Jason Berg (Author), Drew Bird (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072224061 | ISBN-13: 978-0072224061 | Publication Date: November 27, 2003 | Edition: 1

All-in-One is all you need! This authoritative reference offers complete coverage of all material on the MCSE Windows Server 2003 exams 70-290, 70-291-, 70-293, and 70-294. You’ll find exam objectives at the beginning of each chapter, helpful exam tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and photographs and illustrations. The bonus CD-ROM contains a testing engine with questions found only on the CD. This comprehensive guide not only helps you pass this challenging exam, but will also serve as an invaluable on-the-job reference.

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Prepare to pass four core MCSE Windows Server 2003 certification exams

For exam success, you'll need the best preparation, and this definitive reference covers all material on the MCSE Windows Server 2003 exams. Written by Microsoft-certified professionals with more than two decades of combined instructional and consultant experience in the IT field, this resource provides helpful exam tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and plenty of hands-on examples and exercises that reinforce core concepts. In addition to full coverage of MCSE Windows Server 2003 exam objectives, this information-rich volume is organized to help you develop real-world solutions once you've passed the exam and find yourself on the job.

Get full exam details on all exam objectives, including how to:

• Install and manage devices with ease, from SCSI cards to USB cameras
• Implement and manage physical disks and use the different kinds of volumes effectively
• Manage local user accounts and domain user accounts
• Provide secure access to files and folders in your network
• Detect problems and prevent breakdowns with performance and monitoring tools
• Implement, manage, and maintain IP addressing, name resolution, routing, and remote access
• Plan and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure
• Master the logical and physical elements of the Active Directory infrastructure

Includes simulated exams with hundreds of practice questions and answers on CD. PLUS, bonus exams available with free online registration!

About the authors: Brian Culp, MCSE, MCT, A+, is president and CEO of LANscape, Inc., a firm that provides training and network administration solutions for companies of all sizes. He is also the author of Mike Meyers' MCSE Windows 2000 Professional Certification Passport and Mike Meyers' MCSE Windows XP Professional Certification Passport.

Mike Harwood, MCT, MCSE, A+, Server+, Network+, Linux+, is a system manager for a multi-site network and manages projects for TecMetrix communications, a systems integration consultancy. He performs technical training, writes technical courseware, and is co-author of several computer books.

Jason Berg, MCSE, MCT, CCNA, MCDBA, MCSA, is a technical instructor and founder of 2WeekMCSE, a training firm that specializes in certification training. He teaches hardware, Microsoft Networking, and Cisco courses.

Drew Bird, Network+, MCP, Server+, Linux+, MCNE, has been working in the IT industry for more than 12 years and has been a technical instructor for the past six years.

About the Author

Drew Bird, MCNI, MCNE, MCT, MCSE, MCP+I, Server+, (Kelowna, BC, Canada) has been working in the IT industry for more than 12 years and has been a technical instructor for the past 5 years. Originally from England, Drew completed technical training and consultancy assignments for a wide variety of organizations, including the Bank of England, the London Stock Exchange, Iomega, and the United Nations. Mike Harwood, MCT, MCSE, A+, Server+, (Kelowna, BC, Canada) has more than 6 years' experience in IT. As well as performing technical training assignments and authoring technical courseware, he currently acts as a system manager for a multi-site network and manages projects for TecMetrix Communications, a systems integration consultancy. Diana Bartley Huggins, B.Ed., MCSE, MCP+I, MCT, (Canada) is a trainer, consultant and author. She has worked with Microsoft in developing Microsoft Official Curriculum and has contributed to a number of MCSE exam preparation tiles. Brian Culp, MCSE, MCT, A+, (Overland Park, KS) is president and CEO of LANscape, Inc., a firm that provides training and network administration solutions for companies of all sizes. He is the author of Mike Meyers’ MCSE Windows 2000 Professional Certification Passport and Mike Meyers’ MCSE Windows XP Professional Certification Passport.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1032 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (November 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072224061
• ISBN-13: 978-0072224061
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,544,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Concise but riddled with errors - and omissions, June 7, 2004

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Kenneth J Marsh (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MCSE Windows Server 2003 All-in-One Exam Guide (Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293 & 70-294) (Hardcover)

I'm halfway through this book and have recorded a total of 10 typos and a dozen flat-out errors. A typo is relatively harmless, but errors include things like saying the correct answer was "C" when in fact it was "B" or visa-versa (answers 4 & 5 on page 355), asking a question like number 7 on page 63 when the material is not covered until page 226, displaying a dialog showing a configuration that allows all IP addresses except 1, but claims to deny all except 1 (page 250), or just flat-out misinforming the reader, such as by saying things like a subnet of 255.255.254.0 can be expressed in CIDR notation as /21 (page 334) or that a misconfigured subnet mask will always result in NO other machines being reachable (page 497).

Even the practice exam I took says that granting Change permissions to an NTFS folder is a correct answer. We all know that NTFS folders do not have a Change permission, only shares do.

The book leaves you wondering what is true and what is false, although it is at least 90% true, so I guess I can expect to get at least a 90% on the exam, right?

Overall, it reads well, doesn't beat around the bush too much, and is not a terrible choice of study material, but very sloppily edited.

As a follow up: I understood all of the material in the book well and did well on the practice exams, but barely passed 70-290 and got a 693 on 70-291 (need 700 to pass). Passing the NT 4.0 MCSE or Win 2000 MCP using Exam Cram was a breeze by comparison. This book just doesn't cut it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Abysmal, April 6, 2006

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Joseph P. Indelicato (Rochester NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MCSE Windows Server 2003 All-in-One Exam Guide (Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293 & 70-294) (Hardcover)

I've gotten through the first chapter, and I am so distracted by the errors that it's going back. Read the other comments. Answers are wrong, errors are throughout the text. A complete waste. Get another book

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Who nellie!, May 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: MCSE Windows Server 2003 All-in-One Exam Guide (Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293 & 70-294) (Hardcover)

I thought the review that the book is a complete waste of money was a bit strong. I have read many computer books, including the Sybex books the other reviewer mentioned, and I think the book was helpful to me. It was certainly better than the MSPress books that are available. I thought the questions on the CDROM were helpful, and using the book with other study methods, such as Transcender exams, helped me to be successful in passing my exams.