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Re: A+ Certification (was Re: [Plug] Learning Perl)
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On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Bill Jonas wrote:
> Slightly better was A+ Certification Training Kit by Microsoft
> Press, but it wasn't outstanding, either.
MS Press books can get a bit dry.
> At the recommendation of the
> salesperson, I picked up an ExamPrep/ExamCram bundle. I'm only up to ~page
> 450, but I'm highly impressed so far. There was a nifty section in there
> about how to use the MS-DOS DEBUG.EXE program as a poor man's disk editor.
The Exam Cram and Exam Prep series are, in general, very good. I would,
however, not recommend them for learing a product, only for preparing for
a test on the product. They're still no substitute for actually working
with a product, though.
> PPS Yes, I know, I shouldn't have bought a book by Microsoft Press. I had
> two conflicting thoughts: "I hope their books aren't as buggy as their
> software" and "On the other hand, they *should* be the best source of
> information for the DOS/Windows test." The book is going to be returned.
Yup, they can be. Their intent is a little different than the books like
the Exam Cram/Prep books. MS Press books are about teaching a product,
while the others are for prepping for a test.
Michael W. Ryan, MCP, MCT | OTAKON 2000
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