Michael W. Ryan on Tue, 21 Sep 1999 15:04:17 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] MCP


On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Darxus wrote:

> Several of you have recommended the Coriolis Exam Cram books, and it
> sounds like this is from experience, having passed tests using these ?

They were all I used to study for my Workstation and Server tests.  I
passed both rather well.  I will point out, however, that my job has me
working with them ALOT.

> So I would tend to go for the Coriolis Exam Cram books based on your
> experiences, but MCSE: The Core Exams in a Nutshell based on my fondness
> for O'Reilly books.  So I'm torn.  Does anybody have any experience with
> this O'Reilly book ?

I'd recommend caution with the ORA book.  Not because of lack of quality
(I, too, have a high opinion of ORA), but because of the amount of
material that one book attempts to cover.  The Exam Cram books on the four
core tests, are easily four times the amount of book as the ORA book, and
that's not an in-depth coverage.

> I know the difference between MCP & MCSE.  I'd believed that he only
> required an MCP, but I just heard a rumour he specifically wants the NT
> Server test passed.  Just sent email asking what it is he actually wants.

The Server test isn't too hard, although I'd definitely recommend
reviewing for it.  It tends to cover a wide range of topics, some of which
you may not normally deal with.

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