MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing, Configuring, and Administering...

MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® ... | Walter Glenn, Anthony Northrup | A good quality study guide. Definitely one to recommended.

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	MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® ... Walter Glenn, Anthony Northrup Microsoft Press, 2005 - 1394 pages average customer review:based on 53 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great Book for 70-270

First off, do not listen to the reviews that post bad about this book. YES, you will fail the test if you just go off this book and have 0 experience with Microsoft Windows XP (as an admin) and other M$ technologies.

This book is supposed to be a supplement to an Admin's knowledge to pass the test, not your average Joe that does something else for a living and fixes PC's in their spare time.

However, that being said, if you want to pass this test and have little experience, do all the hands-on labs in this book and get exam-cram. This will help you (hopefully) pass the test.

This book is well written, however very DRY....good book to sleep to...but it's supposed to be this way, I want information, not a happy novel.

All exam topics are covered in here (except for a Bluetooth question I had) but I am not sure if that was a scored question or just a question M$ throws in. Anyway, good enough to pass the test if you are a desktop admin or Network admin! Good Luck!

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A good quality study guide. Definitely one to recommended.

I bought this book in early February. It was my sole study guide for the 70-270 exam which I passed very comfortable on April 2nd.

The book comes in at almost 1100 pages. Just over 900 are devoted to the various topics that make up the 70-270 exam with the remaining 200+ acting as a quick reference exam preparatory guide. Like many Microsoft press books this study guide is way too bloated. The book could quite comfortable have been condensed by half while still encompassing all the
relevant exam topics. Therefore should any Microsoft folks be reading, size does matter particularly when dealing with exam preparatory guides. Nevertheless I found the quality of the material to be very good although there were areas ( detailed below ) that were lacking and could have done with a little more explanation or at the least a link pointing the reader in the right direction.

So let's begin with the good.

The core topics of Windows XP Installation / upgrading, hardware devices and drivers ( basically everything that can and will go wrong ), the desktop environment,user accounts, hardware profiles, NTFS permissions / shared folders, printers, performance optimization and security configuration were I felt very well explained. Those new to the world of IT will appreciate the dept the authors have went too in their coverage. The IT professionals will find the explanations very drawn out; there is nothing new or exciting revealed that you possibly have not already come across in your everyday use of XP Professional. Suffice to say these chapters will be a good point of reference.

and now the bad

Topics such as EFS ( encrypted file system ), offline files, Internet Explorer settings and how could I possibly forget Supporting TCP/IP were; well lets just say no cookies for the authors from me. These are all sections ( or lessons to quote Microsoft press jargon ) of larger chapters but none the less questions do appear on the exam. Those new to IT will find the EFS material truly cryptic ! ( no pun intended ), TCP/IP subnetting will make no sense and the configuration of Internet Explorer consists of 11 pages of screenshots and alas these pictures do not tell a thousand words folks. Supplemental material will need to be gleamed from the Internet. No way around it.

and finally the downright ugly
has to be the 200+ pages devoted to exam preparation. Nasty nasty stuff.

To summarize if you are hoping to do the 70-270 exam I would recommend this book. It is not perfect but it is very very good and in my opinion money well spent. The IT professionals will use it merely as a reference book for the exam and never again. Those new to IT will obtain a good grounding in XP but will need supplemental material to ace the exam and shine like a star among their peers. Best of luck.

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It's a good book but...

I did pass my exam but needed more than just this book that it's why I'm giving this book 3 stars, but still a great buy.

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