MCAD/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 Database Design and Implementation, Exam 70-229, Second Edition (Pro-Certification)

Editorial Review:

Learn how to design and implement database solutions using SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition--as you prepare for MCP Exam 70-229, a core requirement for MCDBA certification and an elective for the MCAD, MCSE, and MCSA tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

Good training book:

I am in a SQL Database Implementation and Design class right now, and the lessons provided in the book do a good job at instilliong SQL code into your mind.

Exam 70-229:

Fairly good book with some problems in repetitive text. Do NOT count on this book as your only resource for the 70-229 exam. Then again, it's foolish to expect to pay $40 to pass this very difficult exam. I passed the exam but used a test engine endorsed by Microsoft.
Bottom line: Outstanding value @ $40. Four stars because of the repetitive text, otherwise I would give it five.

Works for getting the basics and cert prep:

Not being interested in certification, I was looking for something that would get me the basics, and tell me where to go to get the meat. This book is doing that. Includes a MS SQL Server 2000 120 day use installation disk. The install includes the "Books On Line" (a source of a lot of meat).
Not caring if this is good for cert test prep, and having never taken a cert test, I can't tell you if it is a good prep. It hase provided a good portion of the information I was looking for, and helped me... more info

Simply badly designed for exams:

I believe that the writers made some bad choices when they first began to write this book. First of all, unlike most other certification books the exam goals are not together in one section. Instead there are whole chapters for queries, indexes, views, etc with all of the information about each topic in that chapter. So if you wanted to read about 'query optimization' you would have to read the sections within that chapter about query optimation from the queries chapter, from the index chapter, some from... more info

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