MCSE Core

by Matthew Shepker

Published 1 December 1998
While studying for each MCSE core exam, the candidate frequently encounters terms and concepts peripheral to the topic at hand. Or, during the 11th hour of their preparations, they may need a quick refresher of a forgotten subject or term. At a deeper level, the test-taker will benefit from learning about the overarching objectives covered in multiple core exams. The MCSE Core Essential Reference strives to meet all of these needs. The MCSE Core Essential Reference is a concise compendium of the concepts covered and necessary to pass the MCSE Core. In addition, it includes detailed coverage of the most popular and important elective, TCP/IP. The author has crafted a book that includes all of the technologies and concepts covered in the Core exams. The information is presented in an easy-to-understand format, helping you to learn and retain the overlapping objectives and concepts in the tests through the use of tables, schematics and diagrams. Imagine you've decided to update your job skills and you're determined to land one of the 346,000 well-paying IT jobs(*) by obtaining your MCSE certification. You're sitting in the first session of your Networking Essentials class and the instructor starts talking about "RAS." Everyone else is nodding their head, but you have no idea what the instructor is talking about. You think about raising your hand to ask what RAS stands for (even though there are supposedly no stupid questions) but you reconsider...you'd feel pretty foolish asking a question in front of all these people. You turn to your handy MCSE Core Essential Reference and find a quick summary on Remote Access Services. Question answered.It's a couple months later and you're takingyour Networking Essentials exam tomorrow! You're reviewing several practice tests and you keep forgetting the maximum lengths for the various commonly used cable types. Once again, you turn to the MCSE Core Essential Reference and find a table on cables including all of the characteristics you need to memorize in order to pass the test.(*) Virgina Tech study, January 1998