Re: Question on which books to study with?
- From: "Michael D. Alligood [CertGuard, Inc.]" <mdalligood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:01:17 +0000
"UWRFREPORTER04" <UWRFREPORTER04@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:6172687D-15D9-4067-830F-204F3FD89D48@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:
I've been doing some research and I have found many opinions on which self
training books are the best to prepare for the exams, both the core MSCE and
elective exams.
I've read bad opinions about the microsoft self paced training kit and
average opinions on sybex books among a few others.
I don't want to go spending some $100, $200, etc on exam books or materials
and need some recommendations on a training book that will help me pass the
exam if I take my time and read through the materials properly.
I currently have textbooks for 70-270 and 290 from microsoft IT academy
used in a couple of my college courses.
Fortunately there is no exclusive, guaranteed training kit on the market for these exams. The trouble with opinions is that they are opinionated :-) I would guess that half the people who give reviews about training kits failed the exam after using it. Is this the kits fault? Perhaps. But I bet that is all they used to try to pass the exam. I have been thinking lately if training kits or study guides are a great idea to have on the market. I am leaning toward no. The reason is that certification exams by default are based on recommended experience. What good is there in having a training kit or 5 day class if the certification program recommends experience in passing the exams? There are tons of resource kits and other books on technology. Why do we need a specific book on exam content when this content is available online and in printed form in other books (resource kits and such). Answer: MONEY. Nothing wrong with this, it is what makes the world go around and what we all work to achieve. But to me, training kits or certification prep guides are fading fast with me. I do not need a book outlining the exam content -- the Microsoft learning site informs me what I will be tested on for any particular exam. I do not need the kit to learn about the technology that I will be tested on -- my experience with the technology, other resource kits I own for research about the covered technology, and http://www.microsoft.com/technet assist me with that part. I do not need the training kits for the evaluation software -- I should already know it, or at the very least worked on it before if I plan on testing out on it! And I sure don't need the training kit for the practice exams. In my personal opinionated view, practice exams are a waste of time. They are riddled with errors, give the person a false sense of security or worse, make them afraid to take the real exam and doubt their abilities.
So again I ask, why do we need training kits or exam preparation guides?
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Michael D. Alligood,
MCITP, MCTS, MCSA, MCDST
The I.T. Classroom - http://www.theitclassroom.com/
CertGuard, Inc. - http://www.certguard.com
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