mspress 70-291 first vs second edition

wawrzyn

Hi,
I'm planning to go for 291 some time this month. I use mainly MS Press book but i just found out that they've released the Second Edition. Can you please tell me about any important differences?? I know there is something about WSUS in the new exam but have no idea what to learn - I only know what I learned about wsus for 290.
Maybe anybody could send me the pdf version? Or just table of contents?
Best regards,
w.

sprkymrk

Well we can't send you the PDF legally, but a check online shows that the book has about a 5-star rating, comes with a 15% off discount voucher (that's 15% off the normal $125 exam price) and an eval copy of Server 2003. Looks like it can be had from Amazon for about $40. And it has a Practice Test with 300 questions on the CD as well.

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Table of Contents
1 Introducing a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure
2 Understanding TCP/IP
3 Monitoring and troubleshooting TCP/IP connections
4 Configuring DNS servers and clients
5 Configuring a DNS infrastructure
6 Monitoring and troubleshooting DNS
7 Configuring DHCP servers and clients
8 Monitoring and troubleshooting DHCP
9 Routing with Windows Server 2003
10 Configuring and managing remote access
11 Managing network security
12 Maintaining a network infrastructure
13 Implementing, managing and maintaining IP addressing (1.0)
14 Implementing, managing and maintaining name resolution (2.0)
15 Implementing, managing and maintaining network security (3.0)
16 Implementing, managing and maintaining routing and remote access (4.0)
17 Maintaining a network infrastructure (5.0)

JdotQ

Also the second edition is considerably larger;

1st Edition: 900 pages (http://www.amazon.com/MCSA-MCSE-Self-Paced-Training-70-291/dp/0735614393/ref=sr_1_2/102-5666828-0580942?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192047524&sr=1-2)

2nd Edition: 1230 pages (http://www.amazon.com/MCSA-MCSE-Self-Paced-Training-70-291/dp/0735622884/ref=sr_1_1/102-5666828-0580942?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192047524&sr=1-1)

If having the choice between 1st and 2nd editions, I would absolutely go with 2nd edition.

snadam

JdotQ wrote:

Also the second edition is considerably larger;

1st Edition: 900 pages (http://www.amazon.com/MCSA-MCSE-Self-Paced-Training-70-291/dp/0735614393/ref=sr_1_2/102-5666828-0580942?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192047524&sr=1-2)

2nd Edition: 1230 pages (http://www.amazon.com/MCSA-MCSE-Self-Paced-Training-70-291/dp/0735622884/ref=sr_1_1/102-5666828-0580942?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192047524&sr=1-1)

If having the choice between 1st and 2nd editions, I would absolutely go with 2nd edition.

yep, I definitely have the 2nd edition then

personally, I would get the latest and greatest edition when studying for an exam. I also prefer the hard-copy instead of a digital copy. I can read a book at more places with less dependencies than a digital copy.

wawrzyn

if the differences are as small as in the 70-290 book I'd rather keep the money. also - i've already booked the exam so voucher would be good for nothing. I think I will go for it with only first edition book plus some reading about wsus. There is free second chance at the moment anyway.
btw. the table of contents in that short version is the same as in the old book.
best regards
lawrence

JdotQ

wawrzyn wrote:

if the differences are as small as in the 70-290 book I'd rather keep the money. also - i've already booked the exam so voucher would be good for nothing. I think I will go for it with only first edition book plus some reading about wsus. There is free second chance at the moment anyway.
btw. the table of contents in that short version is the same as in the old book.
best regards
lawrence

Best of luck, let us know how it goes.

Also, I'm pretty sure the voucher is good for any 70-xxx exam, and I think mine is valid until 12/2010 or something crazy like that -- hopefully I'll have my MCSE by then!