70-270 Book

markgaskellmarkgaskell Member Posts: 21 ■□□□□□□□□□
in Windows XP Professional
Hi Guys I am about to start studing for my 70-270 exam and was wondering what people thought about the book I am using, feedback etc and what main areas to study

Thanks heaps

ExamInsight for Windows XP Professional Certification: Exam 70-270
by Deborah Timmons and Patrick Timmons

Mark
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  • lazyartlazyart Member Posts: 483
    Don't know about that book in particular, but I do hope you use two sources of information. Exam Cram 2 would be a good addition.
    I'm not a complete idiot... some parts are missing.
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  • warezwarez Member Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□
    The rule of thumb is to stick to not only one book.
    My priority goes as follows:
    icon_arrow.gif Sybex Lisa donald
    icon_arrow.gif Ms Press from Microsoft
    icon_arrow.gif Exam cram

    and anything valuable on the net:
    Techexams tutorials,etc
    there are so much stuff lying out there...

    Heard that Transcender too is a value-for-money resource, but never been able to give it a try coz still looking on underground sites to find it..any help plz welcome
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  • garv221garv221 Member Posts: 1,914
    lazyart wrote:
    Don't know about that book in particular, but I do hope you use two sources of information. Exam Cram 2 would be a good addition.

    For some reason, Exam Cram2 is all I prefer. I have it for the 70-290 also.
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  • woodwormwoodworm Member Posts: 153
    Is the ExamCram2 good for the 290 exam? I am currently using the sybex book but want a second book to fill in the gaps ...

    Sorry for the thread hijack icon_redface.gif
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  • skully93skully93 Member Posts: 323 ■■■□□□□□□□
    lazyart wrote:
    Don't know about that book in particular, but I do hope you use two sources of information. Exam Cram 2 would be a good addition.

    I have the Exam Cram 2 book and find it pretty valuable once you've covered a more general source such as the Sybex or MS press book.

    A couple of practice exams never hurt either!

    Best of luck! I hope to test for mine in less than a month. I probably could go a lot faster but I only have a few hours a week to devote to study.
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  • JOblessELementJOblessELement Member Posts: 134
    woodworm wrote:
    Is the ExamCram2 good for the 290 exam? I am currently using the sybex book but want a second book to fill in the gaps ...

    Sorry for the thread hijack icon_redface.gif

    Reviews on Amazon for the Sybex book are pretty disappointing.

    Pick up the Syngress one and Exam Cram 2 as a supplement. Also, MS has added some new stuff on the exam regarding Software Update Services, Distributed File Sharing, and Scripting that's not to be found in any of these books as they are mostly 2003 editions. With SP2 out, I'm sure there will be more added to the exam objectives as time passes.
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  • nightstrm_utnightstrm_ut Member Posts: 35 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I just bought te Sybex MCSA Core pack (books for 70-270, 70-290, 70-291) and plan on using them, supplemented with practice exams and the Testout series of CBTs. I used the one for Security+ from them and found it to be a good addition to the knowledge from the Sybex book. I'd reccomend them if you have a way of getting them (my work provides my copy).
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  • garv221garv221 Member Posts: 1,914
    woodworm wrote:
    Is the ExamCram2 good for the 290 exam? I am currently using the sybex book but want a second book to fill in the gaps ...

    Sorry for the thread hijack icon_redface.gif

    Yes. I am using the Exam Cram2 for the 70-290. I think it works very well. it gets right to the point.
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  • mikedeekmikedeek Member Posts: 40 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Try to to follow what amazon says....ask other techies...i found amazons feedback to be wrong after reading a couple of books
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  • infiniinfini Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    What about this boot? Has anyone tried it?

    http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/getbook.php?isbn=0072222972&template=
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  • garv221garv221 Member Posts: 1,914
    infini wrote:
    What about this boot? Has anyone tried it?

    http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/getbook.php?isbn=0072222972&template=
    Sounds good. Just like any book, don't expect it to cover 100% of the exam. At some point you'll have to use other resources. But for the most part I would buy that book. GL. :D
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  • infiniinfini Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I think the most difficult is to find a balance between all the resources. As you said, choosing only one book, might not cover all the aspects of the exam, while trying to find as much info as possible from many books, might be confusing and time consuming. Maybe some videos from cbtnuggets, transcender and learnkey could be helpful
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