OS Study Tools
Passed the Core and now preparing for the OS. As I did with the Core, planning to use Mike Meyers "All In One" exam guide combined with hands-on experience with the various OS's. Any additional suggestions would be apppreciated. thanks in advance.
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lazyart Member Posts: 483Do you have access to Win2k? Might help to install it to get a feel for it.I'm not a complete idiot... some parts are missing.
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bellboy Member Posts: 1,017i agree. one of the best study aids for the operating systems exam is to get as much hands-on with each of the operating systems being tested.
i had windows 95 from a previous system, windows 98se from my main system, i bought windows nt4 via a private advert on www.micromart.co.uk for something like £5, bought windows 2000 from a software dealer in the inky version of micromart and got a copy of windows 2000 advanced server eval from microsoft.
i installed them on 2nd user computers in my lab in dualboot configurations and networked them together using crossover cable. that was i was able to meet the objectives concerning installing and networking by just setting the machines up.
configuring of the hardware (especially the non-plug and play stuff) covered the relevant objectives, and also helped me find my way around various applets in the control panels.
everyday stuff will help enormously - i bet you know various elements of the operating system(s) on your main computer like the back of your hand even ten minutes a time for a few days a week will help cement stuff you read about in your book(s).A+ Moderator -
trick000 Member Posts: 89 ■■□□□□□□□□I didn't have extensive access to win2000 or win nt but I had access to win xp pro so that helped out a little. If you can't get access to those OSes then try browsing microsoft's MSDN site at http://www.msdn.microsoft.com. That helped out too. Also try the transcender A+ OS exams ($89). It contains links to the msdn site as reference.
But I also agree. It would've been much easier to actually do some real hands on stuff. Just make sure you follow the objectives. -
gurney62 Member Posts: 3 ■□□□□□□□□□thanks for the replies. i currently have one computer set-up with a dual boot w/ 98 & win2k ; another is set-up w/xp. plan to get another rigged with 95 and possibly NT ; all networked together. picked up a 2 yr CIS /networking degree at the local tech college, so i understand networking concepts fairly well. just wondering if Mike Myer's book provides enough of the theory stuff to sufficiently cover the OS exam??
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bellboy Member Posts: 1,017some people swear by the all-in-one and some people swear by it saying they wish the operating systems sections were covered in greater detail
i didn't use the all-in-one, so i cannot give my opinion on it.
i imagine the book will give substantial foundation to any student, and those with greater opportunity to work with the operating systems in question will prosper - sounds like you are well-armed for the task.
experience with windows 95 is not necessarily required if you have a copy of windows 98, unless you want to prove the lack of usb support or poorer plug and play with the earlier versions. if you can get your hands on a copy of windows nt, then that would be brilliant, but concepts of what microsoft refers to as operating systems "built on nt technology" can be garnered - all that you will be missing out on is the different names and places between nt and windows 2000 for various things.A+ Moderator