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Title: McSd Fast Track: Solution Architectures by Brian Matsik, Brian Matsik ISBN: 0-7357-0029-X Publisher: Que Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Textbook Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (3 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Fast Track MCSD 70-100 review
Comment: On the Plus side this book provided most of the technical information I needed to pass the Transcender tests and the actual Microsoft test.

On the negative side the book needs some serious editing. There are numerous spelling errors (or what passes for spelling errors in a world with Spell Check - thought instead of though). More serious and confusing errors include using increase instead decrease. I also advise the reader to separate technical information from the Authors opinion. I've been developing mainframe systems for 20 years and some of the Authors opinions are simply wrongheaded.

Considering it's impossible to find books with rave reviews on this subject - this book was useful, the problems didn't get in the way of passing the test. The additional sections of the book, Inside Exam, Fast Facts, Hot list and glossary were all useful.

Rating: 2
Summary: Some useful info, but pretty shallow in regards to the exam.
Comment: This book really doesn't offer much to help you pass the 70-100 certification exam. The small section on the 3 forms of normalization may help you, and so might the section which talks about each of Microsoft's technologies, but that's about it.

The book really doesn't solidly follow any case studies or help you to learn to analyze requirements - which is pretty much the primary focus of the exam. The 'sample questions' are skimpy and weak.

For the absolute best payoff for your money, buy the Transcender SolutionCert 3 software. It will ABSOLUTELY help you score higher.

Unfortunately, there just doesn't appear to be good books available for this exam yet. You may get something out of this book, but it probably won't help you much with the exam.

Rating: 4
Summary: Does what it claims
Comment: After wasting time and money on the useless Syngress book for this exam (see the reviews for that!), I was pleased to find that this book is actually all you need providing you already have a couple of years Microsoft development experience, as suggested for this exam. Used in conjunction with the Microsoft approved tests from SelfTest Software, it is a valuable aid. I got 89% in the exam, if I had relied on the Syngress book I would have studied the wrong material and possibly failed. This exam is not about learning the MSF models in depth.