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MCSD: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures Study Guide First Edition

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This study guide covers information needed to pass the Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solutions Architectures exam (#70-100), one of the core exams for the Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) certification, part of the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) programme.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sybex Inc; First Edition (January 1, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 685 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0782124313
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0782124316
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.11 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 2 x 9.25 inches

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Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2001

Unfortunately, this book does not prepare you for the exam. The book contains a lot of redundant material and leads you into a lot of areas not necessary for writing the exam. The case studies were the only part of the guide that were worth using but his answers were confusing and condescending at times. In addition, the questions the cases present are not fully explained in the book.
Definately NOT for the 70-100 exam.

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Akim Provatakis

I passed the test. Take my advice!

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2000

I am almost entirely new to computers and entered an MCSD course that used this book for the 70-100 exam. I found this book to be much too wordy and almost incomprehensible for a beginner. The tone of the author is condescending (the subject matter is hard enough without having to deal with such an attitude!). Though Mr. Ezzell does seem to know what he is talking about, the book is littered with editorial errors. IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT PASSING THE SOLUTIONS ARCHITECTURE EXAM THEN GO TO TRANSCENDER.COM. The only reason I passed is that I had a darn good teacher and I used the Transcender tests! Chances are that even if you are a seasoned programmer, you will not pass the test first time around without Transcender. Note: I did find the Chapter tests somewhat helpful, though multiple choice questions are a minor part of the exam. The case studies in chapter one are the closest this book comes to what the test is like. But the answers to the case studies are muddled and leave you confused.

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Sam Shores

Covers material, needs to lose the attitude

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2000

I used this book as a supplement to the New Riders text that was my primary study tool. Despite the snotty attitude conveyed by the author in the answers to some of the practice questions, I found the material to be relevant, especially the difficulty of the case studies and the chapters on specific Microsoft technologies. The case studies forced you to read very carefully to answer the questions correctly, which I found was one of the biggest challenges on the real exam.
I passed the exam on the first try, thanks largely to the Transcender exams pointing out where I needed to pay more attention in my studies. I found that the New Riders book covered the business requirements, database design, logical and physical design with more depth than this text, but this one has the edge in explaining the relevant Microsoft-specific technologies.

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martin wallace

Not designed to make you pass 70-100

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2000

Using this book for the 70-100 exam is like studying a dictionary to write a one page essay. The author's attitude and arrogance is unbelievable at times with comments like "if you missed that then you obviously were not paying attention" - how distracting and annoying is that? The answers to the questions in this book are all subject to interpretation and this makes it harder to use as an exam preparatory guide. The book should be taken off the shelves and re-written to cover more case studies - after all, that is the focus of the exam!

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An engineer's engineer

This is more of textbook that a test prep!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 1999

Granted, the material is already dry and tough work through, this book makes it even tougher! I bought this book, tried unsuccessfully to work my way through it, then looked at competing books. The Syngress book is far superior, and keeps you focused on the Microsoft requirements. Ben Ezell clearly understands the material, but his book drones on like a boring professor. I have been an MCSD since Feb '96, with 8 MS certifications and am looking to fulfill the new MCSD requirements. This book just didn't do it for me.

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C. Woody Butler

Transcender - YES - Ezzell - No

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2001

I found this book full of errors, weird unrelated opinions, and pretty much useless for 70-100; Transcender is MUCH closer to the test and points you at the right places to get the right info for your questions.

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Mohammad Abdulfatah

Arrogant and Irrelevant

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2001

I have seen some poorly-written books in my time. But this one has outdone them all. The title should have been "MCSD for those who want to feel like dummies." The atitude of the author is arrogant and degrading to say the least. This might have been tolerable if the material was actually relevant to the exam. But this is not the case. And worse yet, it adds nothing to your knowledge but a cloud of incoherent thoughts and big acronyms (plus the high blood pressure and the urge to assert your IQ of course.)
The case studies -- which are the bulk of the 70-100 exam -- are poorly chosen and the solutions are unhelpful. I don't know about you but the phrase "If you answered so and so, then you weren't paying attention to much of anything" doesn't constitute a good explaination to me. And I could have sworn that that same phrase came about more than 20 times throughout the book.

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Bruce R McGeorge

Sorry, waste of time

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2000

Simply put, this book offers very little help to passing the 70-100 exam. As another reviewer noted, go to transcender.com and download the demo test. I passed on my first attempt due to the transcender demo and by talking to someone who passed the test. If you must have a book, I'd recommend ExamCram's Architectures over Ezzell. It's not that this book doesn't contain good information, it just doesn't serve the purpose of passing 70-100.

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