Good review before test day!
I would recommend this book to anybody that is about to take 70-290. I would say a word of caution though about this book. It is truly intended to be a suppliment to actual training from either a interactive self-paced class like Test Out or Prep Logic. If you try to pass the 70-290 with this book alone you may run in to difficulty. Also, I would recommend exam insurance from Microsoft if your testing center allows it.
Good Starting Point
Passed exam 70-290 this afternoon thanks to the good foundation this book laid for me. However, don't rely too much on the contents of this book for in-depth study and analysis of core components in Server 2003. It just presents the first layer of what you really need to know in order to pass the test.
Instead, use this as a guide to compertamentalize your study strategy as you moved through the more targeted content that other guides may provide you. I strongly recommend complementing this book with either the Transcenders or Testkings (the legal ones!).
This must be great!
I never got around to reading it but I did get to read the handy Caram Sheet found inside the cover. I also took the time to look at some of the questions found in the book and the table of contents. The questions and the content seem to cover the exam very well. I believe this book is sufficient to pass the test. I passed with a score 850.
Good book with easy simultion exam questions
This book is a great way to start studying the 70-290 Exam. It is well organized and tries to cover most of the topics. The book is interesting and useful as a reference book for the real life.
Unfortunately this book does not cover all the objectives for the exam. For example for the SUS topic it contains less than one page of information. For IIS and printers, it is the same problem.
Some other books like Sybex contain an entire chapter !!.
There are some topics with shallow information.
I strongly recommend this book for beginners. With the help of the TechNet and a practice exam (like Boson or transcender), you can pass the exam.
The CD does not contain questions similar than the real exam. It would be great if the CD contained simulation questions and more questions like the real exam.
You'll need more than this book will provide.
This book is not enough to pass the exam, at least the exam I received. To many holes on security. My test was 1/2 security type questions and needless to say I did not pass. I did have a home test lab and did every lab at least twice. In my lab I had 98, 2k, and XP home and Xp Pro. I do have extended experience in the networking world. I did buy the XP Pro Manual as well and I am equally disappointed. I did purchaced additional manuals to pass the the tests. Exam Cram manuals WERE one of the best.
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