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The Real MCTS SQL Server 2008 Exam 70-433 Prep Kit: Database Design |  | Creator: Mark Horninger
Publisher: Syngress
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ISBN: 1597494216
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Publication Date: April 29, 2009
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Product Description
SQL Server 2008 is the latest update to Microsoft's flagship database management system. This is the largest update since SQL Server 2005, and it brings increased ability to deliver data across more platforms, and thus many different types of devices. New functionality also allows for easy storage and retrieval of digitized images and video. These attributes address the recent explosion in the popularity of web-based video and server and desktop virtualization.
The Real MCTS SQL Server 2008 Exam 70-433 Prep Kit prepares readers for the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exam: SQL Server 2008, Database Development. This is a new exam in the SQL Server product family, and is comprised of some objectives from exam 70-431 from SQL Server 2005, and covers new, expanded query capabilities in SQL Server 2008. According to Microsoft:
? Exam 70-431 for SQL Server 2005 was passed by over 35,000 people.
? ~ 150,000 people passed a similar exam for SQL Server 2000.
Additionally, this exam is a pre-requisite for those going on to obtain the MCITP: Database Developer 2008:
? successful candidates for the SQL Server 2005 MCITP ~ 2,500.
The Prep Kit offers practice exams via the book's companion site.
- This is The 'Real' Microsoft Exam Prep Kit, and provides the reader with independent and unbiased exam tips and warnings everything they need to know to ensure certification success.
- Authored by Mark Horninger, a nationally recognized leader in SQL Server with over 50 Microsoft certifications to his credit; Mark knows what it takes to successfully navigate Microsoft exams.
- Complete study package offers Syngress proven pedagogy including practice exams via the book's companion site
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| Customer Reviews:
 Highly Recommended Prep Book for MCTS 70-433! March 30, 2010
Marlon A. Ribunal (Long Beach, CA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
[ This is an excerpt from my blog post about this book: [..]
I am planning to take the MCTS 70-433 Certification Exam. If and when is that going to happen, I am not sure yet. I am not sure when but I hope it will be in the near future. MCITP 70-451 is also in my to-do list for the last quarter of this year (or first quarter of 2011) that is why it is quite important for me to nail this 70-433 exam the soonest I can.
I am not using the MCTS 70-433 Self-Paced Training Kit in my preparation. Instead, I am using The Real MCTS SQL Server 2008 Exam 70-433 Prep Kit from Syngress. Judging from my positive experience taking the 70-431 exam few months ago, I can very well say that the Real MCTS 70-433 Prep Kit will get the job done. I like the features of this prep book. I love the fact that the answer keys of the self test questions are found right after the questions. Some of the other features of the book I love are:
- List Of Exam Objectives in every chapter
- "Configuring & Implementing" and "Head of the class" boxes that highlight important notes about particular features of SQL Server 2008
- Exam Warnings that contain information on some gotchas that may be critical when taking the exam
- Test Day Tips which highlight useful, well, tips to take note of.
- Step-By-Step Exercises
- FAQ that reinforces what you have gone over in the chapter
- And of course the usual Introduction and Summary in each chapter.
The only things that I miss from the MS Press Self-Paced Training Kit are the Practice Exam CD and the tear-out Study Guide. But those should not be problems as I have an access to a development environment that I can play with in preparation for this exam; and I created my own customized 70-433 study guide (with highlights on each objectives and check boxes) based on the Microsoft Learning website . I have made my customized study guide available for everybody. You can download it [from my blog]:[..] or email me at mribunal [at] gmail [dot] com
My real success or failure ultimately depends on how much effort I am willing to exert in studying for this exam and not merely on any books or study materials.
 70% of the way October 14, 2009
Reinis (Los Angeles, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this book because I found the Microsoft test kit to be full of missing information compared to the practice questions.
This book helped a lot, but only got me about 70% of the way to what i needed to know. It's actually a very good book to basically cover all over SQL Server 2008 even if you have no experience with previous versions either. However, to actually pass the exam, it's not quite enough. There are some sections missing that are covered in the Microsoft book but not in the "Real" test kit (service broker for example).
I would recommend it if you are taking the exam - in fact I would probably get this first, then maybe the Microsoft book.
 Be Advised: It's a Prep BOOK, not a Prep KIT May 23, 2009
T. Williams (Colorado, USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As of May 23, 2009, the description of the "kit" on Amazon, which is copied directly from that on the publisher's website, indicates that "The Prep Kit offers an exam-prep guide book, practice exams and a test engine, access to a searchable e-book, and podcasts and PowerPoints for exam-day review." Be advised that the book includes access to none of these supplemental materials. The book does not come with any electronic media, such as a CD-ROM, and the companion website includes only two appendices to the book, in PDF format. After much frustration, I learned from the publisher that there are no plans to offer access to a test engine, e-book, podcasts, or PowerPoints, in association with this book. On the plus side, I was informed that their website will be updated to remove the erroneous information to the contrary.
The book itself is fairly well written, and each chapter concludes with 20 self-test questions. The questions seem to cover a good cross section of what might appear on the real exam. Judged on its own merits, I would likely give this book 4 stars, but since I was seeking a more comprehensive "prep kit", it fell far short of my expectations. I plan to just stick with Microsoft Press for my certification preparation in the future.
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