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Print Length: 624 pages
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Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 1, 2013)
Publication Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
ASIN: B00E45UXV8
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With great ambivalence based on the price, I ordered this book for my MCSA preparation training. It arrived an hour ago and after the first 10 minutes of reading I already hit upon a very disturbing error. Page 2 (Ch. 1 - Selecting a Windows Server 2012 Edition) states that there are 4 editions of Windows Server 2012: Datacenter, Standard, Essentials and Foundation. However, on Page 6 (Supporting Server Virtualization) under its Take Note heading, referring to Table 1-3, it reads: "...You can create more than four VMs on a copy of Windows Server 2012 Enterprise, but you must purchase additional licenses to do so". Windows Server 2012 Enterprise???? So there is now a 5th Windows Server 2012 edition known as "Enterprise"?? The blunder continues on Page 15, again in the Take Note caption: "Server Core is not a separate product...It is an installation option included with Windows Server 2012 Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions." Enterprise edition? Really now! From first sight, the book appears to be well organized and geared towards the MCSA exam, but at an exceptionally lofty price of $115.39 ($$$) I am beginning to wonder how many more bits and pieces of inaccuracies lie deep within its overly high-priced pages.
Apparently the answer key can be had in another publication - I found the version by Ian Mclean to have the same exact questions WITH the answers. Hint, google some questions like "Which of the following NIC teaming" (keep the quotes) - this will land you a free pdf of Ian Mclean's 70-410, posted by some college institution. lol, though they may take it down eventually.Thus far I'm not very happy with my purchase since my intent was for self-study (Not instructor led, must have missed that part). Instead I got a clone that appears to be less than desirable than the original (at least for me..)? Maybe this is normal with publishers/microsoft certs.. with the same cert material licensed to a conglomerate of publishers.Wonder if this is a copyright issue?
This book is full of mistakes and contradictions from 1 page to the next. Majority of the review questions are not covered at all in the chapters. Very poorly written!!! Microsoft should be ashamed to have their name on this book or they just did not review it. I have a few books from Craig Zacker and they were ok but I may not buy another from him.DO NOT BUY!!!!!!Big waste of money
Book does not provide answers to the chapter review questions and Wiley will not provide. Very odd for a study guide.
This is a required text for a college class I am taking. We have tests after each chapter provided my Microsoft that completely contradict what is written in the book. This book is loaded with errors and seems to be written just to be confusing.
At the end of each chapter there is a knowledge assessment. Unfortunately there are no answers and none to be found on the web like one of the other reviewers suggested. (Must have been removed) For what this book cost this is inexcusable. I will never purchase anything this author produces again and I would strongly urge anyone reading this to find a different book! This is a huge waste of time and money! Don't buy it!
Book is good technically. But there are no answer sheets to the pre and post tests for the chapters. Major rip off. Called the publisher, and they never set the answers after I requested them. I'm looking for a better publisher. Too bad. I usually enjoy Microsoft Press books.- Damon
I wish I could've passed on this book, but it was required for my college course. There is no glossary. For the ridiculous price I would've thought there would be some kind of links to interactive tutorials or maybe just videos. If you do need to get it, I would just purchase the kindle addition. At least you are able to use their search feature to hopefully find what you are looking for.
Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA) MCSA Guide to Installing and Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2012 /R2, Exam 70-410 Exam 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 MCSA 70-410 Cert Guide R2: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 (Cert Guides) Training Guide Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA): MCSA 70-410 (Microsoft Press Training Guide) 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (Microsoft Official Academic Course) 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 Lab Manual (Microsoft Official Academic Course Series) Windows Command-Line for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Textbook Edition) (The Personal Trainer for Technology) Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (Complete Lab Manual): Step by Step Guide With Virtual Machine Setup Training Guide Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA) (Microsoft Press Training Guide) WINDOWS 10: WINDOWS 10 COMPANION: THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR DOING ANYTHING WITH WINDOWS 10 (WINDOWS 10, WINDOWS 10 FOR DUMMIES, WINDOWS 10 MANUAL, WINDOWS ... WINDOWS 10 GUIDE) (MICROSOFT OFFICE) Windows Group Policy: The Personal Trainer for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Exam Ref 70-698 Installing and Configuring Windows 10 Exam Ref 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 R2 Services (MCSA) MCSA Windows Server 2012 Complete Study Guide: Exams 70-410, 70-411, 70-412, and 70-417 MCSA Windows Server 2012 R2 Complete Study Guide: Exams 70-410, 70-411, 70-412 Hands-on: OpenVPN: Installing and configuring an OpenVPN server and gateway, and setting up OpenVPN clients on Linux and Android (Private and Secure Computing) The Microsoft Guide to Managing Memory With MS-DOS 6: Installing, Configuring, and Optimizing Memory for MS-DOS and Windows Operating Systems Training Guide Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 R2 Services (MCSA) (Microsoft Press Training Guide) Bundle: MCITP Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Server Administration, Exam #70-646 + Web-Based Labs Printed Access Cards