MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 System Administration, Exam 70-228, Second Edition

By Microsoft Corporation

Book Overview

This study guide provides instructions for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting the SQL Server 2000, and it offers assistance preparing for the Microsoft Certified Professional examination.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735619611
• ISBN13: 9780735619616
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 1024 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 2.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Training Aid

This book was essential for me as a reference for an MCSE boot camp. It is now part of my reference library. Will answer many questions that pop up during the study process.

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In just few words, you exceeded my expectations, in terms of quality of purchase, time for delivery, and follow-up you did excellent job. Thank you

passed first ime.... but....

I just passed 70-228 first time using just this book and BOL as guides. I found the first half of this book a waste of time. Way too much attention to how-to examples of performing steps in the GUI (Click this, click next, click OK). The second half, however, was much more useful. One thing though. It is useful in that it offers a failry concise, objective by objective, summary of what you will need to know for the exam and then points to BOL for the actual information. It is short on providing information in and of itself. All in all, using this and BOL you can pass. Just don't waste too much time on the first half, unless you have never touched SQL Server before.

Check this out...

First of all, I won't write a review if I cannot give a product at least 4 stars. I do have to give this one 5 though. I don't like everything Microsoft Press publishes, but this book is quite good. I was very new to SQL and had to learn quickly. This book and "The SQL Server 2000 Book" by Anthony Sequeira saved me from severe panic attacks. If you want to learn about SQL Server 2000 take my advice, PLEASE!

If you want to pass the exam or just learn SQL 2000 Server..

I have several year of experience with SQL 7.0 and was looking for the resource to tell me the distinct difference between 7.0 and 2000. The book reads well and has plenty of hands on step-by-step labs (if needed). Really the book is two books in one. The second part of the book is preparation for the exam with scenario-based questions. Additionally, the book comes with the usual 120 day Evaluation Edition of SQL 2000 server. Plus a second CD with supplemental course material, electronic version of the book (part 1), scripts for the lab, a test engine ("Electronic Assessment"), ect.I used the book as the primary source for studying for the 70-228 exam (passed the first time)along with BOL for fine points mentioned in each chapter. I found reading the book forward and then backward increased overall coverage due to interrelationships between chapters (don't worry the book reads fast). Even if you have no experience with SQL server, I think the book will do the trick.If you have no experience with relational databases, I would suggest picking up a source on database design.