| MCSE Windows Server 2003 Certification Kit (Mcse Certification Kit) | 
| Authors: James Chellis, Anil Desai, Lisa Donald, Suzan Sage London, Paul E. Robichaux, Matthew Sheltz
Publisher: Sybex
Category: Book
List Price: $159.96
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 917205
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Package
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 2295
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8 x 6.5
ISBN: 0782142656
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
UPC: 025211442654
EAN: 9780782142655
ASIN: 0782142656
Publication Date: November 17, 2003
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Product Description
The Most Comprehensive MCSE 2003 Self-Study Solution on the Market!
This box set provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to approach the MCSE exams with confidence. You'll find in-depth coverage of all official objectives for the four MCSE 2003 network OS exams:
* 70-290, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
* 70-291, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
* 70-293, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
* 70-294, Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
Each book includes WinSim 2003 product simulation software which allows you to zero in on the key hands-on tasks you'll need to be familiar with for the exams.
In addition, we've provided software tools to help you make the most of your exam preparation efforts:
Cutting Edge Software in Each Book:
Test Engine with Hundreds of Challenging Questions
Electronic Flashcards for PCs, Pocket PCs, and Palm Handhelds
WinSim 2003 Product Simulation Software
Entire Books in PDF
Two Bonus CDs:
180-Day Evaluation Version of Windows Server 2003
Eight Practice Tests--Two for Each Exam
Box Set Contains:
* MCSE: Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Planning and Maintenance Study Guide (70-293)
* MCSA/MCSE: Windows Server 2003 Environment Management and Maintenance Study Guide (70-290)
* MCSA/MCSE: Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Implementation, Management, and Maintenance Study Guide (70-291)
* MCSE: Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Planning, Implementation, and Maintenance Study Guide (70-294)
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 MCSE Certified October 15, 2008
Just the right product and just in time. Finished my cert with the help of this fine product.
The most valuable books to pass MCSA/MCSE on Windows Server 2003 operating system. February 15, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
a perfect tool to prepair yourself for MCSA/MCSE exam. And, of course, a very powerful written matterial for look-up purposes :)
+1 to authors.
 Out of touch August 15, 2004
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
After finishing the 70-290 book in the set and taking the exam, I am shocked at how "out of touch" this book is with the actual exam. Topics that were barely touched upon in the book ended up being huge sections in the test and vice versa. I started buying Sybex cert books because of how well the CCNA book was done and how it actually related to the exam. I'm hoping the other books in this kit are a little more up to par.
Good, but you'll need more to pass the tests... February 18, 2004
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
I'm pretty fond of the Sybex books--They're well written and tend to explain things fairly well, however these books are often lacking in detail. The books don't cover some topics at all (ie: Expect a visual basic question in 70-291, yet it's not covered at all in the book) and the upper level books really rehash some of the earlier topics by a copy and paste methodology. For instance, although some topics in 70-293 overlap 70-291, it focuses on planning, which rehashing the 70-291 material doesn't help with. New topics in 70-293 are barely covered (Just 30 pages for clustering, which deserves much more!) I've taken to reading these books first as an overview, then reading the MS-Press titles for the nitty gritty details. The included questions are weak, expect questions about 5 times as difficult on the actual exams... The 70-294 book is about 420 pages, while the MS Press title for 70-294 is almost twice as thick... Not that MS Press titles are good reading, the assume you already know what they're talking about. The point--I haven't found a silver bullet for these certs, but these are a good start.
Excellent!! A SOLID foundation for a BIG field. January 23, 2004
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
I'm probably unusual, because I bought this kit AND the upgrade book. However, this kit was just indispensible, because there are sooo many topics you need to have understood and integrated in order to become an MCSE: Active Directory --sites, domains, users and computer, replication. IIS, remote desktop, resource management. TCP/IP, routing, DNS, DHCP, IPSec. Clustering, certificates, load balancing....You just can't get that kind of understanding casually, or even just by working with certain parts of the OS...you need a full course. Sybex was recommended to me by an instructor in my first class as having the best reputation and being the bestsellers, and I'm glad he told me.
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