The new Windows 2000 MCSE certification track is here! And Sybex, the leader in certification self-study material, has what you need to approach the exams with confidence. The Windows 2000 Network Administration Study Guide provides in-depth coverage of all official exam objectives. In addition to the practical, real-world instruction in the book, the accompanying CD comes with the following valuable study * Pre-Assessment Exams * Program Simulators * Electronic Flashcards for PCs and Palm Devices * Sample Adaptive Exams * Bonus Review Questions * Searchable Electronic Version of Entire Book
Exams are " money-making shams.” But the book is useful.
Exams are a way to make "money for nothing and chicks for free.” This book is barely discernable from the NT books and I am sure the XP will not be long-off. I did not buy it for the exam as People that pass exams only show that they can remember questions. However, Windows 2000 seems to be with us for a while and this book does a good job of pointing out problems before they happen to allow for a preventive plan. Networking is networking However Windows 2000 is not intuitive and is convoluted. So without this or a similar book, your goose is cooked.
The book has 14 chapters and an appendix. In them, they seem to take you from ground zero to an administrator with a few diagrams and a few pictures. Most of the contents seem to be written by someone who already knows the subject well enough to leave out what he thinks you should already know.
As stated, before one reason for using this book is to cut through the convolution. On a UNIX-based host, the use of DHCP is as simple as filling out a form with base information all in one location. This book takes 20 pages to describe where and how to use DHCP as if it was a separate process from the operating system.
There are better books but this book is better than not.