CIW Site Designer Certification Bible (With CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

by Natanya Pitts (Author), Chelsea Valentine (Author), Ed Tittel (Series Editor) "1. What are the roles tools and technology play in site design?..." (more)
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Product Description
From basic concepts to more technical topics, CIW Site Designer Certification Bible serves not only as a must-have for those taking the Site Designer exam, but an invaluable resource for anyone working on designing Internet sites in today's business world. The book covers design methodology, layout, graphics, multimedia, development, HTML structure, metadata, cascading style sheets, servers, cookies, plug-ins, 3rd party tools, and more.

From the Back Cover
The only guide you need for CIW Site Designer exam success … You're holding in your hands the most comprehensive and effective guide available for the CIW Site Designer exam. Two veteran Web design trainers provide incisive, crystal-clear explanations of every topic covered, highlighting exam-critical concepts and offering hands-on tips that will help you in your real-world Web design career. Throughout, they provide pre-tests, exam-style assessment questions, scenario problems, and lab exercises — everything you need to master the material and pass the exam. Inside, get complete coverage of Site Designer exam objectives

• Understand the ins and outs of page layout, site navigation, graphics, multimedia, and the development process
• Get a handle on HTML standards and compliance, tables, page structure, frames, and metadata
• Delve into cascading style sheets, plug-ins, and downloadable files
• Discover what you need to know about FrontPage, Dreamweaver, HomeSite, and Flash
• Find out how to use JavaScript and other client-side scripting as well as Java applets
• Get in-depth explanations about XML authoring, HTTP servers, and cookies
• Explore Web site publishing and database technologies

Test-Prep Tools on CD-ROM

• Hungry Minds test engine powered by top-rated Boson Software
• Macromedia trial versions of Dreamweaver, Flash, and HomeSite
• Adobe Photoshop and Adobe GoLive tryout versions
• Plus, Paint Shop Pro evaluation version, BBEdit and BBEdit Lite, XML Pro demo, and WS_FTP Pro trial version, and more!

Boson Software System Requirements: PC running Windows 9x/2000/Me/XP, Windows NT 4 or later; Power Macintosh running System 8.6 or later. See the About the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (December 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764548417
• ISBN-13: 978-0764548413
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #669,080 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is all I used to study, and I passed!!, February 17, 2002

By	"[e-mail]" (Palos Heights, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This is the only book I used to study for the site designer exam, and I passed with an 87 percent. To be honest, I didn't even use the book as much as I could have.

I think the book was written very clearly; it doesn't have too much technical jargon (if that's what you're looking for), but it has material that is very relevant to the exam. It might not be 100% comprehensive, but it is very close. The book has some little mistakes and typos in some of the code, but for the most part (and if you know the material for the foundation exam) you can tell what is right and get the most out of the book. Here's what I did:

I read every chapter in detail, except for the chapters on Frontpage, Dreamweaver, Homesite and Flash (Chapters 13-16). I did read most of the Homesite chapter carefully, but I only skimmed the other three. I recommend you read these too, if you can. I had experience with many of the things covered in this book, which is why I didn't do everything the book required of me.

For every chapter in the book (including 13-16), I did read/answer the pre-chapter questions and the multiple choice after the chapters. The senarios are also okay, as they may reinforce your knowledge as the material. I have to admit, I was too lazy to do any of the exercises.

Finally, I skimmed every chapter (pre-chapter questions, chapter summary and multiple choice) and then did the exam in the appendix. I think I got a 90 percent on that one.

I didn't even try the CD-ROM until one hour before my exam, and was surprised to see (I think it was 4) quite a few practice exams. I had time to install it and rush through one exam in like 15-20 minutes. I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO ALL OF THESE; THEY ARE VERY GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE EXAM. I then went to the center and passed my real exam (I spent almost a full hour on it), as I made sure I went over and checked every single question/answer before I ended the test. I advise you to avoid stupid mistakes as much as possible because two or three questions can make you fail this exam.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent tool for the test and beyond., October 17, 2002

By	Ramon (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

First of all let me congratulate you for taking the time and the effort of getting certified, if you are reading this means that either you wish to get certified with the best tools available or you are a designer looking to improve yourself, great, let's start.
About this book, this book is extremely long, but extremely useful for your web site design career, you will be reading material that is not covered in the exam but you will use in real life. Also, is excellent if you want to improve yourself as a designer and wish to have a resource book in case you encounter a new technology or refresh your terminology, it gives you tips and statistics that will make you a better designer.
I recommend this book; just give yourself time to read it. Some people like to read only the summaries, others like me, like to read the book from cover to cover, after all, you are getting certified to prove you to know how to design a web site not to prove you can pass "a" test.
The best feature in this book is the CD. It comes with a test engine that so far is the best I've seen, the drawback is after a few times of taking these quizzes, you will know the questions and the answers by heart. One feature that I really liked on the test engine was that if you answer wrong it will show you the correct answer right away. Be sure to allow enough time to read all the chapters, a month and half should be enough if you are disciplined (Assuming you are doing this after work) and take all the quizzes on the test engine.
One last thing, be sure to visit all the web sites that you can that are related to the exam, questions might have changed and new subjects might have been introduced since the time this book was written. Support your training with braindumps, online free tests and other people's experience. I wish I can help you more. Best of luck!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost..., February 6, 2004

By A Customer

I wasn't quite as impressed with this book as with the CIW Foundations book, but it still got the job done because I passed today with a 95%. That being said...

I read the book from cover to cover and took all the practice tests and exams on the CD-ROM. However, I did go online and supplement some research in as well. In some sections of the book, (such as the individual products), it went into a lot of extraneous detail, while in others, (such as the different internet societies & organizations (IAB, IRTF, IETF)), I ended up going to each's website individually to do additional research.

A good point about the book, is the "exam tips" thrown in periodically throughout the chapters. They're great sources of info for the exam. Take a good look at each of these.

So, in all. This was my prime study guide, but I would suggest some supplemental materials if you want to be safe. Good luck.