Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 383 pages
- Published by: Sybex
- Edition: 1st Edition January 15, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0782127495
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782127492
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Book Dimensions:
10 x 8 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 2.2 pounds
Product Description
Get Up to Speed for Windows 2000 MCSE Training Courses-Fast!
MCSE 2000 JumpStart provides a firm grounding in the computer and network topics you need to approach MCSE certification training with confidence:
* Microprocessors and memory
* Data storage
* Input/output devices
* Hardware configuration
* Desktop operating systems
* DOS and Windows basics
* The OSI reference model
* Common network models and architectures
* Network hardware
* Internetworking protocols
* Network operating systems
* Windows 2000 platforms
* Active Directory basics
* Windows 2000 account and resource management
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Book Info
Provides the reader with a firm grounding in the computer and network topics needed to approach MCSE certification confidently, from DOS and Windows basics to internetworking protocols. Includes a glossary and a guide to acronyms and is preparation for MCSE Windows 2000 Professional Study Guides and Exam Notes. Softcover.
Reader ReviewsFor those who would complain that this book is not truly an MCSE study guide, I would suggest reading the whole title: "MCSE 2000 JumpStart: Computer and Networking Basics". This is not a book for boot camp students or anyone cramming for an exam. This is a book for the novice - mind you, a fast-learning, computer literate novice - who has read the magazine ads that promise riches and glory for certified IT professionals and has decided to go for his or her MCSE. And it may very well be the best book ever written for that purpose. In her opening words, the author writes that "the first step in Microsoft certification is a good understanding of the prerequisite information. Microsoft... assumes you will acquire this information on your own". By the time you finish this book, you will have gained that understanding. Let's look inside: Chapters 1-4 discuss computer hardware. They read like notes from a PC repair class, so A+ certified techs should probably skip ahead a bit. Chapters 5-7 cover client operating systems, with a well-written DOS tutorial and a good overview of the Explorer.exe GUI. This is important stuff, as I've actually met an MCSE who didn't know how to FDISK. Chapters 8-12 provide a good introduction to networking theory, with a brief summary of the OSI model, information on topologies and protocols, and an evaluation of the leading network operating systems. Chapters 13-17 justify the "MCSE" on the cover, with basic details on domains, trusts, Active Directory, and resource management on NT and 2000 networks. The appendices are perhaps the most valuable parts of the book for absolute beginners, with accurate answers to the review questions and comprehensive glossaries of industry terms and acronyms. The bottom line: those new to the networking field NEED this book. Their instructors might also want to pick up a copy as well, because it contains excellent tables and diagrams and the physical design of the book makes it easy to scan and photocopy (just contact the publisher first). I would also highly recommend any other JumpStart books to beginners (such as ISBN 0782126448, on TCP/IP); Sybex has set a new standard with this series.
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