Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 832 pages
- Published by: Course Technology
- Edition: 2nd Edition April 18, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0619217510
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0619217518
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
- Weighs: 2.7 pounds
Product Description
This full-color hands-on guide book has been enhanced to make learning even easier by offering more detailed lab setup instructions, expanded chapter summaries, and new practice exams that will reinforce the skills learned. It will empower students to successfully pass the MCSE/MCSA certification exam while preparing them to face the real-world challenges of a
Microsoft networking professional. The book includes a CD-ROM featuring CoursePrep ExamGuide content as well as CoursePrep test preparation
software from MeasureUp, a company approved by
Microsoft to develop MCP Exam test prep
software offering demos and practice exams.
About The Author
Ed Tittel worked as an instructor for Austin Community College from 1997 through 2003 and taught at Interop from 1996 to 2004. He has a Network Certified Professional, and works as a full-time freelance writer and consultant in Austin, TX. He has contributed to over 130 books on computing across a broad range of subjects, and is the author of numerous titles published by Course Technology.
Brian T. McCann received his MBA from
Vanderbilt University where he earned the Founder's Medal as the top graduate in his class. His ten-plus years of industry experience includes running a residential land development company, serving as the CFO for an Internet start-up, and implementing new strategic initiatives for a non-profit economic development group. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in strategic management at
Purdue University and has taught both managerial economics and strategic management classes at the MBA level.
Reader ReviewsMS Windows' worst critics consider the OS to be a series series of poorly executed upgrades and patches to the original release. Whether or not it is the case with the software, it is particularly true of this book. Obviously starting life as an MSCSE manual for an earlier OS, the Guide reads like it has been undergoing a series of fragmentary, ad hoc rewrites in an effort to keep it relevant at the lowest possible cost to the publisher. There are many sections where the book gives in-depth coverage to outdated technologies and glosses over (or ignores) essential current topics. The writing is uninspired to say the least; it reads like an old IBM COBOL manual from the 70's. The writer is constantly falling into a maddeningly passive voice and ignoring many other rules of technical writing style. In spite of the copious errata files available for download from the publisher, there are still a disconcerting number of typos, errors and omissions. The book is clearly aimed at an audience intent on memorizing facts needed to pass an exam rather than helping the reader understand the OS. If you're a student and see this book on a syllabus, try to find another class. For the price, the Microsoft Press book is a far better value.
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