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Self-paced Training Kit Exam 70-640: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
EXAM PREP GUIDE
Fully updated for Windows Server 2008 R2! Ace your preparation for the skills measured by Exam 70-640 - and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This kit also includes a 15% exam discount from Microsoft. Maximize your performance on the exam by learning
PRACTICE TESTS
Assess your skills with practice tests. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies. NOTE
Exam 70-640 is one of three required exams for Windows Server 2008 certification. For a limited time, it is also valid for MCTS certification, which will be retired.
Fully updated for Windows Server 2008 R2! Ace your preparation for the skills measured by Exam 70-640 - and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This kit also includes a 15% exam discount from Microsoft. Maximize your performance on the exam by learning
PRACTICE TESTS
Assess your skills with practice tests. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies. NOTE
Exam 70-640 is one of three required exams for Windows Server 2008 certification. For a limited time, it is also valid for MCTS certification, which will be retired.
1002 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2008
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August 25, 2011
I really ended up being quite disappointed with this book. It wasn't all bad so let me start with the good.
I like the format. The book is divided logically into chapters devoted to major topics (Users, Computers, Group Policies, DNS, etc.) Each chapter is divided into two to four lessons. Each lesson takes between 30 - 90 minutes to complete. So, you read some material, usually not more than 20 pages, and then you DO the tasks you've just been reading about. I bought a used Dell Power Edge server, installed Windows Server 2003 and VMWare Workstation 7 and was able to do all the exercises on virtual Windows 2008 Servers.
The BIG problem is that many of the exercises didn't work on completion. I noticed some minor syntax errors in the early chapters, mainly devoted to scripting and automating tasks using Power Shell or VBS. No biggies. However, trying to complete the exercises related to a moderately complex DNS infrastructure didn't work at all. I was pretty careful to follow the instructions first time out and my DNS servers weren't resolving or replicating. So I burned everything down and started again and got the same result. Rather than get bogged down (and frustrated) I decided to press ahead. However I ran into significant problems in chapter 15 (Active Directory Certificate Services) and 16 (Active Directory Right Management Services). I didn't even attempt the exercises for chapter 17 (Active Directory Federation Services) since without working Active Directory Certification Services it is pointless.
I just can't get over how poor the editing/quality assurance process was for this book. It seems impossible that someone sat down and did these exercises because I can't see how they would have failed to notice these problems.
Good concept and organization, bad execution.
I like the format. The book is divided logically into chapters devoted to major topics (Users, Computers, Group Policies, DNS, etc.) Each chapter is divided into two to four lessons. Each lesson takes between 30 - 90 minutes to complete. So, you read some material, usually not more than 20 pages, and then you DO the tasks you've just been reading about. I bought a used Dell Power Edge server, installed Windows Server 2003 and VMWare Workstation 7 and was able to do all the exercises on virtual Windows 2008 Servers.
The BIG problem is that many of the exercises didn't work on completion. I noticed some minor syntax errors in the early chapters, mainly devoted to scripting and automating tasks using Power Shell or VBS. No biggies. However, trying to complete the exercises related to a moderately complex DNS infrastructure didn't work at all. I was pretty careful to follow the instructions first time out and my DNS servers weren't resolving or replicating. So I burned everything down and started again and got the same result. Rather than get bogged down (and frustrated) I decided to press ahead. However I ran into significant problems in chapter 15 (Active Directory Certificate Services) and 16 (Active Directory Right Management Services). I didn't even attempt the exercises for chapter 17 (Active Directory Federation Services) since without working Active Directory Certification Services it is pointless.
I just can't get over how poor the editing/quality assurance process was for this book. It seems impossible that someone sat down and did these exercises because I can't see how they would have failed to notice these problems.
Good concept and organization, bad execution.
September 13, 2009
All 950 pages of pure microsoft fun! This book contains a lot of errors and typos, be sure to check out the Microsoft Press web site for listing of corrections before you read. However, its the best MS server training book I've ever read, especially if you can use VMs to create the labs.
August 16, 2013
Decent book for exam (I passed mine the first time), but Certificate Services chapter is poorly written and hard to understand if you don't have any experience with CA/PKI. I really recommend some additional Technet documentation for that part.
June 10, 2016
I read most of it.
I like that it doesn't just tell you how to do tasks but it justifies why it should be done in a certain way. This way helps the engineer to understand the process rather than following the instructions blindly.
very helpful book.
June 24, 2011
Just didn't find it that easy to read nor very interesting.
August 26, 2011
zzzzzzzzz
December 16, 2011
Book was very helpfull for exam (it passed), but only for exam, not for real life.
May 26, 2012
Decent reference manual for some not-so-common AD tasks, but as usual subpar for test prep.
December 20, 2013
A decent book but without online testing it will not help you pass the test.
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June 10, 2013muito bom
Want to read
May 1, 2014Nice Book
March 24, 2015
Perfect very helpful book
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