MCSE Windows 2000 Accelerated Study Guide (Exam 70-240) (Book/CD-ROM package)

by Debra Littlejohn Shinder and Syngress Media Inc.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072125004
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 5.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 2.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Excelent Book

I used it for the exam and it worked for me. The topics are very well explained, and it has all the information and concepts you need as a network planner.

I nailed the Accelerated test!

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!

Just what I needed

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.

Not as enthusiastic

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.

Good enough for me!

Im 15 years old and passed the Windows 2000 Accelerated exam with da voucher from MCP page! yipee!