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MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-441): Designing Database Solutions by Using Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 (Self-Paced Training Kits)


by Dejan Sarka, Andy Leonard, Javier Loria, Adolfo Wiernik

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Sales Rank: 27281
Studio: Microsoft Press
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 656
Publication Date: September 12, 2007
Publisher: Microsoft Press


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Product Description
This 2-in-1 training kit delivers in-depth preparation plus practice for 70-441, an exam for the MCITP: Database Developer certification. Ace your exam prepand build real-world job skillswith lessons, case scenarios, practice tests, and more.


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 4 reviews)

Mostly Good for 70-441 Review  
This book really helped me prep for the 70-441 exam. I managed to pass it the first time. One thing the book itself doesn't really mention is that the exam questions are all case-study related, with "best answers" needed (when to use stored procs vs UDFs), not trivia-related issues (what stored procedure to call an when). The book could be improved somewhat to gear more for this test format.

The practice tests in the book CD are case-study related, but I still found them asking more questions that are trivia, as opposed to best-fit answers. Fot those, I recomend Transcender practice exams.

April 26, 2008

Superficial and Spotty with a buggy Test Engine  
I used this book initially to supplement my study for the 70-441 exam.

Unfortunately, each chapter was very short and had only a few review questions, and the topics were presented in a very detached and superficial manner, as though someone had simply summarized the online documentation without truly understanding it.

The practice test supplied on CD did have more questions, but the test engine itself was buggy and hard to use. For exampe, you can configure the engine to generate a test on specific chapters and with a time limit, say 10 questions from chapter 5 with a time limit of 30 mintues, but it would just ignore your criteria and simply give you all 191 questions with no filtering and no randomization of the questions.

After a couple of frustrating weeks, I realized the book wasn't helping me understand the material so I switched to the Sybex book by Victor Isakov, and I'm so happy I did.
February 09, 2008

All you need  
This is all you need to pass this exam. A good book with some good practical examples.
October 22, 2007

Best book for 70-441 exam prep  
Be sure to prep for the 70-441 exam with the experts from Solid Quality. Everything, including good test questions, is in this book.
October 11, 2007


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