MCDST 70-272 Exam Cram 2 : Supporting Users & Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Windows XP Operating System (Exam Cram 2)

MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Second Edition

MCDST 70-271 Exam Cram 2 : Supporting Users & Troubleshooting a Windows XP Operating System (Exam Cram 2)

Operating System Theory

MCDST Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-271): Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System (Pro - Certification)

Format: Hardcover
Author: Walter Glenn
ReleaseDate: 25 August, 2004
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Rating:

very good- BUT
Study, study, study! MS has an excellent practice CD that I think I wore out (j/k) but they had a lot of sims where you pull in order from the right side to the left side type of problems. I passed my test first time out of the chute. Don't get hung up on those, the MS test wants to see if you know how the back end of things like file permissions, basic to dynamic disks, etc work. There were none of these type questions on the test. The book is very thorough, I've been doing this hands-on for 5+ yrs and was nice to see "why and how" things happen when I do things. Read with an open mind, it may seem redundant but you'll be surprised how much back end knowledge you'll gain.

Good but....
All right, I get it!

Other than that, I was surprised at the number of inaccuracies (even in their answers to lesson review questions, e. It's from Microsoft, so it's BORING!! And they don't seem to be able to say desktop support technician without supplying us with the acronym DST over and over again.g. chapter 5, lesson 3, question 2) and how bad the index is - I came to assume that I wasn't going to find what I was looking for.

It's OK but you have to be alert because the prose will put you to sleep and because they keep getting the details wrong - maybe the book needs a service pack.

Great Resource for Exam
If you don't have on the job experience you will need to study alot longer, but for those who are experienced the book will cover topics that you may not deal with everyday. I just want to say using this book along with on the job experience was a great resource for passing the exam. It helps considerable in preparing for the exam. I was very impressed on how ready I was to take the exam after going through each lessons practice questions. The questions on the actual exam a are very closely related.