70-646 Resources

Commguy23

I am starting my studies for the 70-646. I completed 640 and 642. For both exams (and the 70-680) I used Don Poultons Cert Guide books, MS Press books, CBT nuggets, Testout Labsim, Transcender, Boson, and Measure up. I will continue to use these products to prep for the 646. My only problem is that I can't find a good book to buy. I hate the Ms press books as they're very dry and boring. I have had great luck with the cert guide books but they do not make a 646 book. I was considdering the Darril Gibson book, as I used his book for Security + and loved it. However, it is from 2008 and does not have the R2 updates.
Can anyone recommend a good book to use? Thanks in advance!

Essendon

You dont need a book, use TechNet and save some money. It's the most comprehensive resource out there and it's free!

Commguy23

I do use technet, the certguide books reference technet articles almost every other page. It's hard / impossible for me to rely only on technet because there is no order. A book has chapters, a beginning and an end.

Essendon

How I did it was that I'd read a topic on the blueprint and proceed to give myself an overview with the CBT Nuggets. This helped build a foundation on the topic, then I'd read the corresponding topic on TechNet and build my lab as I went through the TechNet article. I'd supplement with the Mastering/Unleashed books as needed. This method has served me for almost all of the 11 MS tests I have taken.

antielvis

I used the MS Press books along with CBT Nuggets. I bought another book but I found it was mostly useless & a waste of my $37 dollars.

Not much mention is made of this exam, but it's pretty tough. It expects you to have a wide berth of knowledge on Server 2008 and it's one of those tests with Testlets. Whereas the 640 is a very focused exam, this one is a mile wide and an inch deep. Don't underestimate it & good luck.

MrSharp

Excuse my ignorance but what are testlets?

Essendon

Scenarios, basically. They'll hash out a paragraph or three about something and ask you what you need to fix something or enable something or do something. There will be 5-6-7 such scenarios and 20 or so multiple choice questions to follow.

MrSharp

Ah ok, thanks for the info.
So it;s like a case study, on which you would be asked multiple questions?

Didn't come across any in the Transcender practice exam I took

Essendon

Yes, there'll be a few multiple-choice questions per scenario.