Microsoft Windows Architecture Training (Training Kit)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1572317086 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 494 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Good overview of many topics, only starting point for exams. A Customer If you are a programmer just looking for a survey of Microsoft technologies, this is the place. If, however, test prep is your purpose, this book is only a starting point. The book is very well organized, but could use a stronger glossary and definitely a stronger index. Also, it would be nice if a later edition of this book or another book to follow would contain more in depth subject matter as covered by the tests. It should be similar in content (but not in style) to the book used for the old exams, "Readings On Microsoft Windows & WOSA". It would save a lot of. Don't waste your money A Customer The "training guide" covers the high points on the exams. If you already know everything the exams cover then this book would help pull it all together for you. But by no means does it "offer(s) complete preparation for taking and passing the Microsoft Certified Professional Exams 70-160 and 70-161," as it claims on the back cover. That is pretty much a bunch of BS. I passed 160 today and am taking 161 tomorrow. I would say this about where my knowledge came from:40% Experience programming in VB and Access35% MSDN readings (mostly on stuff I had heard of but not u. "Misleading hype -- and that's being kind" according to A Customer. Right on the back is a green diamond that says "This kit offers complete preparation for taking and passing the Microsoft Certified Professional Exams 70-160 and 70-161". This is just flat out wrong. First, a great deal of extra software is required (VB 5.0 Enterprise Edition, IEMisleading hype -- and that's being kind A Customer Right on the back is a green diamond that says "This kit offers complete preparation for taking and passing the Microsoft Certified Professional Exams 70-160 and 70-161". This is just flat out wrong. First, a great deal of extra software is required (VB 5.0 Enterprise Edition, IE4, Office Professional, and more) to complete the exercises. It seems to me that Microsoft could have included some kind of simulator software on the CD (as they did for the SQL Server Prep Kit). Second, I don't believe the book's sketchy treatment of its topics is sufficient -- I needed o. , Office Professional, and more) to complete the exercises. It seems to me that Microsoft could have included some kind of simulator software on the CD (as they did for the SQL Server Prep Kit). Second, I don't believe the book's sketchy treatment of its topics is sufficient -- I needed o
The kit parallels the instructor-led course Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and Service Architecture (course #484.).. Students gain a detailed understanding of the framework required to develop solutions for Windows 95 and Windows NT. This self-study kit presents the architectures and related services of the Windows operating systems