MCSE: Networking Essentials Study Guide

James Chellis

ISBN 10: 0782122205 / ISBN 13: 9780782122206

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1998

About this Item

This is the study guide for candidates taking the "Networking Essentials" exam (Course 578; Exam 70-58) for the MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) or Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) certifications.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MCSE: Networking Essentials Study Guide
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0782122205
• ISBN 13: 9780782122206
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Candidates for the Networking Essentials exam for the MCSE or MCSD certifications can practice taking the test with this book/CD-ROM set. This expanded and improved second edition contains 150 pages of new material .

Review

Networks, local and wide, are nothing new. What is new is the idea that the network can be many times greater than the sum of its parts, and that organizations without networked machines are at a severe competitive disadvantage. Networks need administrators, and good administrators need credentials. That's what the Networking Essentials piece of the MCSE puzzle is for.

The authors begin by explaining what computer networks are and why they're useful--an exercise in the obvious, most likely for most of their readers. They then cover the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) network model and hop into real-work network implementations, including Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface), ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), AppleTalk, and ARCnet.

After covering theory solidly, the book rolls on through network architecture, including issues of physical cabling distances, network protocols, and server configuration (focusing, appropriately, on Windows NT and its applications). Day-to-day administration gets attention (though security, which admittedly is covered in other MCSE pieces, gets short shrift here). The authors explain WANs (wide area network) and remote access (including RAS [Remote Access Service]) to the reader in excellent detail.

Each chapter of this book includes scenario-based problems (actual exercises in setting up networks aren't practical) and quiz questions that mimic those on the exam. The CD-ROM includes practice exams, too.