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Title: MCSE TestPrep: Networking Essentials, Second Edition (Covers Exam #70-058) by Jay Adamson ISBN: 0735700109 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: December, 1998 Format: Textbook Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99

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Average Customer Rating: 1.8

Rating: 3
Summary: This book could make you doubt your abilities
Comment: This author, in the first chapter, admits that the actual 70-058 exam contains questions that are more general than the questions this book poses. If this is true, why bother confusing the reader with questions which are unnecessarily difficult, misleading, and downright incorrect? A number of the questions asked don't necessarily test your knowledge, but instead poses hypothetical situations which borders on the silly (e.g. a question asks you how would you build a network next to a hydro powered dam!) To give this book some credit, some of the questions are good review reminders and they do help you keep in mind the little details that you would tend to forget. You're better off sticking to the study guide from IDC books and having faith in your own abilities. The practice questions posed here do throw you off a bit and infuses doubt into your head, which is not good for passing any exam.

Rating: 1
Summary: Probably the worst book ever inflicted on me.
Comment: It seems that in the rush to beat the competition to market there was not enough time to even proof read the book. It is full of incorrect statements, typos and even incorrect answers to the practice questions. I find this approach irresposible and maybe even dishonest. On the other hand the wording of most of the questions is infantile, full of irrelevant statements and to my feeling, patronizing. Even assuming (and I am not sure) that the author has a thorough knowledge of the subject matter, he is most unqualified to teach. He takes the approach of impressing the student with how much he knows (snow job) rather than sharing his knowledge with the reader. I feel that the publisher owes me for the time I wasted enduring this book at my regular consulting rates. I have 33 years experience with computing, five of which I tought programming at NYU. For an example of sloppiness see pages 32 and 33.

Rating: 2
Summary: Just Don't Bother.
Comment: Book has misleading information, with a lot of practice questions that lack detail and are very broad on any of the exam objectives. A real waste of time.