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This Self-Paced Training Kit is designed to help maximize your performance on 70-680, the required exam for the Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows 7, Configuration certification.This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs to give you the skills and expertise you can use on the job.Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises.
This official study guide covers installing, upgrading, and migrating to Windows 7; configuring network connectivity, applications, and devices; implementing backup and recovery; configuring User Account Control (UAC), mobility options, and new features such as DirectAccess and BranchCache; and managing system updates.Then assess yourself using the 200 practice questions on CD, featuring multiple customizable testing options to meet your specific needs. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get an exam discount voucher—making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment.
A Note Regarding the CD or DVD: The practice test materials are available as a download along with your ebook version of the kit, and will be located in your account. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.
| | | Features: | |
• Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7
• Deploying Windows 7
• Configuring Hardware and Applications
• Configuring Network Connectivity
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Ian McLean | | Hardcover:
| 880 pages | | Publisher:
| Microsoft Press | | Publication Date:
| October 21, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
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29 of 30 found the following review helpful:
Not perfect, but got me through the exam!Apr 16, 2010
By Andrew T.
This book is far superior to the Odom book, which I also owned. This book does a great job of covering all the bases. There are quite a few typos and errata, however those problems are fixable since the errata is published. I did not see any questions on the exam that weren't covered somewhere in this book. If you study this book, and supplement with some studying of Technet, you should pass. The practice exam that comes with book is too easy compared to the real exam. Microsoft tests are somewhat vague in general, so taking the practice test that comes with the book won't hurt you. Just don't think that the real test is as easy as the practice test.
29 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 This book helped me pass the Windows 7 examNov 27, 2009
By Lee Sergei
I got this book to help me pass the Windows 7 exam. After reading the book and doing all the exercises and practice test questions I got above 900 when I took the test. This is the first time I have taken a Microsoft exam since Windows XP so I am pretty happy with the result.
The practice tests are similar enough to the exam that they helped me pass. The only thing I didn't like about this book was that some of the exercises take a while and you really need a computer with 4 GB of RAM if you are going to do them using VMWARE. This was okay for me, but might not be good for others. I was able to do all the practices using the RC version of Windows 7 even though they are designed for the real version of Windows 7.
I do not know what book the other reviews are talking about as the text seemed to be clear and I noticed few mistakes. If you want to pass the exam this book will help you do that. If you want to have a book as a Windows 7 reference you should get the resource kit book.
32 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 I am shockedJan 23, 2010
By A.G.
I am the type of person that never writes reviews. This might actually be my first.
This is one of the most poorly written books I have ever read. I am only on page 136 and and I am totally frustrated by the amount of errors in this book. I can't get through a single exercise without having to go on the net to find the correct commands to get through the exercise. Did anyone test this out as it was written? I have 7 certifications and have read through many books and never come across a book with this many errors.
You can still learn from this book and pass your exam but it will just take a lot longer because you have to go online to verify everthing you read.
Not sure about the other Windows 7 study guides but if you are debating between this and others, go with the others.
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
This book, although flawed, prepared me well for the examJun 15, 2010
By R. Mitchell
The book covers the exam topics closely, and the timed practice exams on the companion DVD (which also contains the book in .PDF format, and all the chapter review questions from the book in practice test format) closely simulated the exam experience. Each chapter was well-explained, and the practice exercises were well thought out and relevant... not only to exam 70-680, but also for real life Windows 7 tasks.
Bottom line: I spent a weekend plowing through the book, took the Microsoft exam Monday, and passed it. Well worth the money... especially since it included a 15% discount on the exam, making the net cost of the test at Prometric to $106.25... or, if you prefer, making the net cost of the book only about $25.
I just ordered the same book for the 70-685 exam.
Minor quibble: I counted at least a dozen typos in the book, including some in command lines. This cost it one star in my review.
Major quibble: There are even steps left out of the practice exercises. For example, the procedure for creating a Windows PE .ISO file -- a task early in the book that is necessary for other practice exercises -- is missing a crucial step, without which your Windows PE disks will never work. This is below the usual standards of MS Press. When I ran into this error, I chopped another star off this review.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Poor organization, too many errors to countNov 16, 2010
By Esjay
Maybe I was hoping for too much, but this book is very difficult to follow. Information is repeated sporadically throughout various sections without any cohesive step-by-step information. Parts of the book appear to be step-by-step, but either leave out important details or contain completely incorrect information. I couldn't even make it through Chapter 2 without considerable rework and research from other sources.
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