MCSE Windows XP Professional STUDY GUIDE

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 848 pages
• Published by: Sybex Inc. February 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 078214070X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782140705
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 2.1 inches
• Weighs: 3.6 pounds

Back Cover Copy
Here's the book you need to prepare for Exam 70-270, Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional. This study guide provides:

In-depth coverage of every exam objective Practical information on installing, configuring, and administering Windows XP Professional Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a testing engine, electronic flashcards, and simulation software

Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including: Installing Windows XP Professional Implementing and conducting administration of resources Implementing, managing, and troubleshooting hardware devices and drivers Monitoring and optimizing system performance and reliability Configuring and troubleshooting the desktop environment Implementing, managing, and troubleshooting network protocols and services Implementing, monitoring, and troubleshooting security

About The Author
Lisa Donald is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. She has worked extensively with numerous Fortune 500 companies and other prominent organizations, including Digital, Apple, the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Naval Academy. James Chellis, MCT and MCSE, is CEO of EdgeTek, a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider specializing in training and courseware development.

Reader Reviews
One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how certain publisher are constantly producing high quality IT Certification study material on a consistent basis. Sybex is one of the publisher I used to obtain my CCNA and CCDA certification and now that I am pursuing my MCSA I have once again look to Sybex for help. Windows XP Professional, Microsoft's newest Operating System, is certainly a new challenge and the 70-270 exam is certainly challenging as well. In this 780 page book I found over ninety exercises to help me make the XP exam easier to prepare for. The authors have also included exam notes and warnings to give me the best shot of passing the exam first time around. As with most XP books this manual starts you off with the install, configuration and upgrading to XP Professional. You then move to desktop configuration and management with setting up user groups, accounts, policies and security. Disk management does coverage conversions to other disk formats including EFS, compression and NTFS with permissions and rights. The author spend several chapters having you work with networking concepts, protocols, remote access, VPN technologies and unlike some other books there is also troubleshooting of networks as well as printer and printing. Finally disaster and system recovery techniques are included, making this about as complete a book as I have seen so far. The cd included has the e-book for both the pc and for the palm. It also comes with tests that are customizable and once again Sybex goes the extra mile and gives you 2 bonus exams I am impressed with everything included and the fact that they also included WinSim and XP simulation software. About the only thing that isn't included is the answers to the actual test, but if you spend the right amount of time that should no problem.