Amazon.co.uk Review
The MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) qualification is rapidly becoming the popular accreditation sought by networking specialists. To gain MCSE certification you must pass four core examinations and two electives from an ever growing choice.
MCSE: The Core Exams in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition is effectively a study guide (or crib sheet) for the four core examinations, while a companion volume,
MCSE: the Electives in a Nutshell is available for the electives.
The book is divided into five sections: Networking Essentials; Windows NT Workstation; Windows NT Server; NT Server in the Enterprise and Windows 98. Though not profusely illustrated, the book has excellent summaries of information in a readily digestible style, with plenty of panels explaining details such as the emphasis or interpretation of actual examinations.
Each section includes practice tests (primarily multiple choice questions), study hints and a summary of information covered by the pertinent exam. Usefully, all the acronyms used are expanded, and information is most often detailed in point form lists. Though there is an index, it's far from comprehensive, though not too much should be expected of an index to a study guide. It's important to emphasise that this is not a reference book for those hoping to gain expertise in the products appearing in the chapter headings: it is a revision aid only, written for experts who require study and revision help.--Wilf Hey
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Product Description
Microsoft's MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) programme is a rigorous testing and certification programme for Windows NT system and network administrators. This text offers a comprehensive guide to the MCSE examinations.
