Preparing for any MCSA- or MCSE- related test (including Exam 70-292) requires that you obtain and study materials designed to provide comprehensive information about the product and its capabilities that will appear on the specific exam for which you're preparing. The following list of materials can help you study and prepare:
In addition, you might find any or all the following materials useful in your quest for Windows Server 2003 expertise:
This set of required and recommended materials represents an unparalleled collection of sources and resources for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and related topics covered in your certification track. We hope that you will find that this book belongs in this company. What This Book Will Not DoThis book will not teach you everything you need to know about computers or even about a given topic. Nor is this book an introduction to computer technology. The Microsoft 70-292 exam is primarily focused towards MCSAs and MCSEs already certified on earlier Microsoft technologies, who want to demonstrate their skills with the new Windows Server 2003 product line. If you are new to Microsoft network administration and are looking for an initial preparation guide, check out www.quepublishing.com, where you'll find a whole section dedicated to the MCSE/MCSA certifications. This book will review what you need to know before you take the test, with the fundamental purpose dedicated to reviewing the information needed on the Microsoft 70-292 certification exam in particular. This book uses a variety of teaching and memorization techniques to analyze the exam-related topics and to provide you with ways to input, index, and retrieve everything you'll need to know to pass the test. Once again, it is not an introduction to Windows Server 2003. What This Book Is Designed to DoThis book is designed to be read as a pointer to the areas of knowledge you'll be tested on. In other words, you might want to read the book the first time in order to develop an idea about your current knowledge of the subject material, and to identify areas where additional review is needed. The book is also designed to be read shortly before you sit the actual test and to give you a last-minute review distillation of the entire subject matter in as few pages as possible. We think you can use this book to get a sense of the underlying context of any topic in the chapters ”or to skim-read for Exam Alerts, bulleted points, summaries, and topic headings. Make sure to review the pull-out sheet just before you walk into your exam so that all the details will be fresh on your mind. We have drawn on material from Microsoft's own listing of knowledge requirements, from other preparation guides, and from the exams themselves , in addition to a battery of third-party test-preparation tools and technical Web sites, as well as from our own experience with Microsoft Windows technologies and the exam. Our aim is to walk you through the knowledge you will need ”looking over your shoulder, so to speak ”and point out those things that are important for the exam through Exam Alerts, notes, practice questions, and so on. The 70-292 exam makes a basic assumption that you already have a strong background of experience with the Windows Server platform and its terminology. On the other hand, because the 2003 version of this technology is so new, no one can be a complete expert. We've tried to demystify the jargon, acronyms, terms, and concepts and to provide clear details on where you can find additional information. Also, wherever we think you might flip past an important concept, we've defined the assumptions and premises behind that concept. |