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MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-640, 70-642, 70-646): Server Administrator Core Requirements (PRO-Certification)

MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-640, 70-642, 70-646): Server Administrator Core Requirements (PRO-Certification)Authors: Orin Thomas, Dan Holme, Mitch Tulloch, Ian McLean, Tony Northrup
Publisher: Microsoft Press
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MPN: 9780735625082
ISBN: 0735625085
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.71376
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Publication Date: May 17, 2008
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Product Description
Get in-depth training and practice with the skills measured by the core exams for Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Windows Server 2008 Administrator certification all in one box! Covering Exams 70-640, 70-642, and 70-646, these three training kits include exam prep and practice tests to help you maximize your performance. You get official Microsoft® study guides, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. They come packed with the tools and features that exam candidates want most including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. They also provide case scenarios and exercises for skills and expertise that you can apply to the job.

Work at your own pace through the lessons and hands-on exercises. Focusing on administering Windows Server 2008, these official study guides cover topics such as configuring, managing, and supporting user and computer accounts, groups, Domain Name System zones, client settings, and group policy objects; the new Active Directory® Lightweight Directory Service and Active Directory Rights Management Service; configuring remote access, Network Access Protection, Network Authentication, IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, and Domain Name System (DNS) Replication; creating virtual machines; installing server core; planning server roles; maintaining server security; planning data storage, network load balancing, and server backups; managing software deployment and versioning; and scheduling server deployments.

Then assess yourself by using more than 900 practice and review questions on the CD, featuring multiple, customizable testing options to meet your specific needs. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives or chapters. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get a 90-day evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 Professional and an exam discount voucher making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment.

Key Book Benefits:

Excellent value: three official study guides covering the core requirements for MCITP: Windows Server 2008 Administrator all in one box

Comprehensive exam prep study guide written by exam-certified authors

In-depth coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job

900+ practice and review questions

Test engine that enables customized testing, pre-assessment and post-assessment, and automated scoring and feedback

Handy exam-mapping grid

Evaluation version of Windows Server 2008

15 percent exam discount voucher from Microsoft (limited-time offer)

Entire study guide in searchable eBook format


Customer Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit   August 3, 2009
Cymaril
1 out of 5 found this review helpful

Exactly what I wanted. Its not everything I need for the tests but it is a great place to start.


5 out of 5 stars Amazon service   July 31, 2008
Mr. Brenton D. Myers (Adelaide, South Australia)
0 out of 32 found this review helpful

As a first time user of this service I was pleased with the ease of how to sign up and order. I am always wary of online ordering but gave it a go, saved me $160 min. I was kept fully informed all the way. My items were ordered July 24, shipped quickly and arrived in Australia, on my desk smack on the estimated arrival time of July 31st. I am very impressed !! I will absolutely be using Amazon's service again. The packaging was sufficient and the contents were not damaged in any way. Again, great service guy's. As for the books, time to get stuck into some study.


4 out of 5 stars Not bad at all.   August 31, 2009
Reet
2 out of 5 found this review helpful

I am almost done wrapping up the first book in this series. It seems to have a good amount of information with some filler of course. Seems to be pretty thorough in the topics covered. We'll see how it actually prepares me for the test.


4 out of 5 stars Nice!   October 5, 2009
Sergio Maziano (Florida, MO USA)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful

I Just can say that the book is very helpfull... because of them I achieve my cerification. And I'm very happy with that.

Best Regards

Sergio Maziano



3 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but pretty good.   February 13, 2009
David J. Brown (Colorado Springs, CO United States)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful

I bought this set a couple months ago. I'm just finishing studying for the 2008 AD Config test (70-640).

As others have mentioned, there are several errors in the book. There is an errata posted on the Microsoft site that lists a couple dozen errors and I found about that many more myself that were not listed.

One nice thing is that You are encouraged to set up a virtual lab environment. Unfortunately, it doesn't really tell you how to do that, logical points to make snapshots, etc. Some of the labs rely on exercises from previous labs, and there's no chart for which virtual machines will or will not be needed later on. End requirements for the VMs that will be reused are not given, so you may find yourself rebuilding a VM or adding disk later. It may be helpful to read the "Before you begin" sections for all of the chapters before you start building VMs so that you're not surprised.

One lab instructs you to set up a SQL 2005 server. The software is not provided for this and no instruction is given. The lab can be accomplished in other ways, but clear information is not provided.

I wish the labs had a little more detail in them. It's pretty easy to do something just a little bit wrong and have it not work and not know why. Since they build on each other an early mistake can end up forcing you to rebuild one or more VMs in later labs. It would be nice if they provided a script to quickly build the machines used in a chapter to the "before you begin" state, so that you could start at say chapter 17 without having to work through 15 and 16 first.

On the positive side, good coverage of the material and the labs provided valuable hands-on experience. There were a lot of errors, but nothing that I feel really impacted my understanding of the material. There is a PDF version of the book on the CD, and a MeasureUp exam-sim with over 200 questions that helps you check your knowledge and locate your weak areas. The MeasureUp also provides links to information and white-papers on the Microsoft site to explain concepts in the exam, providing very useful additional study materials.



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