
| Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering) ISBN: 0471755001 Author: Clayton R. Paul Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 2 edition (January 9, 2006)Language: English Here is the second edition to the text that has come to be known as the ?EMC Bible.? Originally intended for a university/college course in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility , this breakthrough guide has also become an invaluable reference for industrial professionals interested in EMC design. This second edition has been substantially rewritten and revised to reflect the developments in the field of EMC 1 Introduction to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 1 2 EMC requirements for electronic systems 49 3 Signal spectra - the relationship between the time domain and the frequency domain 91 4 Transmission lines and signal integrity 177 5 Nonideal behavior of components 299 6 Conducted emissions and susceptibility 377 7 Antennas 421 8 Radiated emissions and susceptibility 503 9 Crosstalk 559 10 Shielding 713 11 System design for EMC 753 App. A The phasor solution method 859 App. B The electromagnetic field equations and waves 871 App. C Computer codes for calculating the per-unit-length (PUL) parameters and crosstalk of multiconductor transmission lines 941 App. D A SPICE (PSPICE) tutorial 959 ~ Computability and Logic By George S. Boolos, John P. Burgess, Richard C. Jeffrey, * Publisher: Cambridge University Press * Number Of Pages: 368 * Publication Date: 2002-03-25 * ISBN / ASIN: 0521809754 Book Description: Now in its fourth edition, this book has become a classic because of its accessibility to students without a mathematical background, and because it covers not only the staple topics of an intermediate logic course such as Godel's Incompleteness Theorems, but also a large number of optional topics from Turing's theory of computability to Ramsey's theorem. John Burgess has enhanced the book by adding a selection of problems at the end of each chapter ~ Schaum's Outline of Signals and Systems By Hwei Hsu * Publisher: McGraw-Hill * Number Of Pages: 352 * Publication Date: 1995-03-01 * ISBN / ASIN: 0070306419 Book Description: This powerful study guide gives you 571 problems in signals and systems, fully solved step-by-step! From SchaumÕs, the original study guide, and studentsÕ favorite with over 30 million guides soldÑthis solution-packed timesaver helps you master every type of problem you will face on your tests, from simple questions on linear time-invariant systems to complex Fourier analysis of discrete-time systems and state space analysis. Go directly to the answers you need with a complete index. Compatible with any classroom text, SchaumÕs Outline of Signals and Systems is so complete itÕs the perfect tool for graduate or professional exam prep! ~ ADSL Standards, Implementation, and Architecture Author: Charles K. Summers Publisher: CRC Press Edition: (June 21, 1999) Hardcover: 208 pages URL: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/re...N%2F084939595X Summary: With its promise of high speed Internet access, Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) techniques are now making their way out of the laboratory and into the general consumer market. This creates the need for telecommunications professionals to have not just an awareness of the technology, but an in- depth understanding of its workings, its potential, and its applications.ADSL: Standards, Implementation, and Architecture provides this knowledge with a detailed treatment of current ADSL standards along with overviews of the implementation, marketing, and architectural issues involved in the rollout of ADSL technology. Beginning with an overview of analog and digital communication-including the difficulties of using existing lines for new services-the author discusses the various types of xDSL transmission methods, the specific transmission, equipment, and hardware requirements of ADSL, and devotes considerable attention to the protocols-ATM, Ethernet, and TCP/IP-used in conjunction with ADSL. The final chapter pulls together all of the aspects of ADSL to address software architecture issues, such as nesting protocols, coordinating signaling control with data processes, special real-time issues, and strategies for the migration to ADSL and beyond.As a collection of topics, ADSL: Standards, Implementation, and Architecture explains why and how ADSL will take its place within the family of data transmission protocols used around the world. It serves as a primary resource for telecommunications professionals who need to know more about ADSL and how they can use it. It also provides technical managers and manufacturers with the ideal reference for an overview of the technology and how it might be applicable to their needs ~ CMOS Memory Circuits Tegze P. Haraszti Kluwer Academic Publishers 2000 ISBN 0-7923-7950-0 Hardcover. 576 pp CMOS Memory Circuits is a systematic and comprehensive reference work designed to aid in the understanding of CMOS memory circuits, architectures, and design techniques. CMOS technology is the dominant fabrication method and almost the exclusive choice for semiconductor memory designers Both the quantity and the variety of complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) memories are staggering. CMOS memories are traded as mass- products worldwide and are diversified to satisfy nearly all practical requirements in operational speed, power, size, and environmental tolerance. Without the outstanding speed, power, and packing density characteristics of CMOS memories, neither personal computing, nor space exploration, nor superior defense systems, nor many other feats of human ingenuity could be accomplished. Electronic systems need continuous improvements in speed performance, power consumption, packing density, size, weight, and costs. These needs continue to spur the rapid advancement of CMOS memory processing and circuit technologies ~ learning Exchange Server 2003 Summary This is your start-to-finish guide to getting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 into production, then maximizing its reliability, performance, and business value. Bill Boswell writes for working administrators whose responsibilities now include Exchange Server 2003. He addresses every facet of Exchange from architecture to address lists, answering three key questions: How does it work? How do I get the most out of it? How do I fix it if it breaks? Unlike some books, this one recognizes that you`re deploying Exchange in the context of a complex IT infrastructure. Boswell thoroughly discusses Exchange`s key dependencies and connections, and offers detailed process analyses�complete with diagrams and step-by-step integration guidance. You`ll learn exactly what you need to know to make Exchange work seamlessly with Outlook--and with other email clients. Boswell even introduces third-party administration tools that work when Microsoft`s don`t ~ Fundamentals of DSL Technology Author: Philip Golden, Herve Dedieu, Krista S. Jacobsen Publisher: AUERBACH Publication Date: 2004-07-15 Number Of Pages: 472 Fundamentals of DSL Technology begins with an introductory three-chapter examination of DSL copper transmission channels, reviewing the basic telephone environment, the physical-layer twisted pair, and the noise environment in the twisted pair channel. The book then explores line codes - laying the foundation for later chapters about other aspects of DSL design - and discusses the basic objectives of DSL service, comparing DSL to other broadband delivery methods ~ Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 24seven Summary Advanced Coverage for Experienced Exchange Administrators Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 24seven doesn't try to take you back to square one. Instead, it builds on the knowledge you've already earned. Expert Jim McBee with assistance from Barry Gerber delivers targeted instruction and inside tips that will help you follow the best practices established by successful Exchange organizations across a wide range of industries. This is also a great way to make a smooth transition to the latest release of Exchange Server. Coverage includes: * Getting your Exchange installation right the first time * Managing interactions with Active Directory * Understanding Exchange data storage * Preventing and recovering from disasters * Administering daily operations * Customizing Exchange * Optimizing performance * Achieving higher availability * Isolating and solving common Exchange problems * Troubleshooting SMTP and DNS problems * Improving security against viruses and worms * Securing clients * Deploying and customizing Outlook web access * Supporting mobile clients ~ Optical Switching and Networking Volume.3.Issue.1.July.2006 Optical Switching and Networking (OSN) is an archival journal aiming to provide complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in the optical and opto-electronic networking areas. The editorial board is committed to providing detailed, constructive feedback to submitted papers, as well as a fast turn-around time Optical Switching and Networking considers high-quality, original, and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of optical and opto-electronic networks. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to Optical and Opto-Electronic Backbone, Metropolitan and Local Area Networks • Novel Architectures for WDM, TDM, and CDMA Optical Networks • Wavelength Routed Networks • Routing and Wavelength Assignment Algorithms and Protocols • Physical and Logical Topology Design for Large-Scale Networks • Architectures and Protocols for Optical Burst Switching (OBS) • Architectures and Protocols for Optical Packet Switching (OPS) • Novel Transport Layer Protocols for OBS and OPS • Passive Optical Networks for Business and Residential Access • Optical Interconnection Systems • Home Networks, In-Vehicle Networks, and Other Short-Reach Networks • Multi-Granular Switching Architectures and Algorithms • Scalable Switch Design and Evaluation • Wavelength Conversion • Protection and Restoration • Interworking with Existing Infrastructure, including IP, ATM, SDH Networks • Control Plane Issues and Signaling Protocols • Overlay Networks and Optical Virtual Private Networks • Traffic Grooming • Interactions between the Optical Layer and Higher Layers • Optical Network Security Issues at the Control and Data Planes • Operations, Administration, and Management of Large-Scale Optical Networks • Novel Applications and Services • Pricing of Optical Network Services • Performance Analysis and Simulation of the Control and Data Planes • Optical Quality of Service (OQoS) and Impairment Monitoring • Optical Layer Multicast • Experimental and Prototype Results • Hardware and Software Platforms, Systems, and Testbeds ~ Optimal Routing Design Author: Russ White, Alvaro Retana, Don Slice Publisher: Cisco Press (June 7, 2005) Description: Techniques for optimizing large-scale IP routing operation and managing network growth Understand the goals of scalable network design, including tradeoffs between network scaling, convergence speed, and resiliency Learn basic techniques applicable to any network design, including hierarchy, addressing, summarization, and information hiding Examine the deployment and operation of EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS protocols on large-scale networks Understand when and how to use a BGP core in a large-scale network and how to use BGP to connect to external networks Apply high availability and fast convergence to achieve 99.999 percent, or â��five 9sâ�� network uptime Secure routing systems with the latest routing protocol security best practices Understand the various techniques used for carrying routing information through a VPN Optimal Routing Design provides the tools and techniques, learned through years of experience with network design and deployment, to build a large-scale or scalable IP-routed network. The book takes an easy-to-read approach that is accessible to novice network designers while presenting invaluable, hard-to- find insight that appeals to more advanced-level professionals as well. Written by experts in the design and deployment of routing protocols, Optimal Routing Design leverages the authorsâ�� extensive experience with thousands of customer cases and network designs. Boiling down years of experience into best practices for building scalable networks, this book presents valuable information on the most common problems network operators face when seeking to turn best effort IP networks into networks that can support Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)-type availability and reliability. Beginning with an overview of design fundamentals, the authors discuss the tradeoffs between various competing points of network design, the concepts of hierarchical network design, redistribution, and addressing and summarization. This first part provides specific techniques, usable in all routing protocols, to work around real-world problems. The next part of the book details specific information on deploying each interior gateway protocol (IGP)â��including EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-ISâ��in real-world network environments. Part III covers advanced topics in network design, including border gateway protocol (BGP), high-availability, routing protocol security, and virtual private networks (VPN). Appendixes cover the fundamentals of each routing protocol discussed in the book; include a checklist of questions and design goals that provides network engineers with a useful tool when evaluating a network design; and compare routing protocols strengths and weaknesses to help you decide when to choose one protocol over another or when to switch between protocols. This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers ~ Developing Professional Applications for Windows 98 and NT Using MFC Author: Marshall Brain / Lance Lovette Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr Edition: 3rd Bk&Cdr edition (May 27, 1999) Paperback: 880 pages Summary Designed to demonstrate how to develop professional Windows applications using MFC and tools like the AppWizard and ClassWizard. Designed to move you rapidly to the point where you can create your own rich, full-featured applications with C++ and MFC. Softcover. CD-ROM included. From the Inside Flap Getting Your Bearings You are probably opening this book because you are new to Windows Programming or because you are new to MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) or the Visual C++ programming environment. For example, you might be an experienced UNIX or Macintosh programmer. Or perhaps you have a lot of talent with C programming and command-driven user interfaces on PCs and want to move over to Windows. You may be experienced with Windows programming in C, but have never before used MFC and C++ to develop Windows applications. Regardless of your origin, you will find that as you try to make your transition you are hampered by two problems. The purpose of this book is to quickly solve those problems so that you can begin creating your own professional applications with Visual C++ as quickly as possible. The first problem is mental: you have to get past the wall that surrounds Visual C++. That wall arises because of the obvious complexity of the Windows and C++ programming environments. When you load Visual C++ from its CD, you notice that there are tens of thousands of pages of documentation, hundreds of sample programs, and untold megabytes of help files. No one has the time to sort through all of this material, but you know that hidden in those megabytes are hundreds of important concepts that you need to master. The second problem is more pedestrian: you have to pick a place to start. But where should you begin? How do you write a simple Windows application? How do you learn how to write an advanced one? This book is designed to help you move into the Visual C++ environment rapidly and confidently. The purpose of this chapter is to help you get your bearings in this new environment. It will introduce you to Visual C++ and then give you a starting point and a direction so that you can become an accomplished Windows programmer very quickly using the most modern tools and techniques available. What is Visual C++? The Visual C++ environment is huge and can be extremely intimidating initially. Visual C++ combines a complete suite of powerful tools into a single application development environment, and the first time you face all of these tools it can be very difficult to discern what they all do or how to use them. When you look at the book reader application that comes with the Visual C++ CD-ROM, you face another hurdle: You find thousands and thousands of pages in many different books. The thought of wading through all of these manuals can be daunting. So letUs start at the beginning and look at Visual C++ in an organized way. First of all, what is it? Here is a brief summary: Visual C++ is a C++ compiler Visual C++ is a debugging environment Visual C++ is an application framework generator Visual C++ is a project manager Visual C++ is an easy way to design and implement menus, dialogs, and other "resources" Visual C++ is a programmer acceleratorQseveral tools inside Visual C++ are designed to make you more efficient by making your life as a programmer easier or by reducing the code you must write In other words, Visual C++ is a complete and extremely powerful application development environment. In order to take full advantage of this environment, you have to become comfortable with all the tools, and you have to know how they can work together to accelerate your software development cycle. In its most basic form, Visual C++ is simply a C++ compiler. You can use it to create simple text programs in C or C++. If you would like to try this out, go to Appendix B.1 and work through the example there. You will find that it is extremely easy to write, compile, and debug simple text programs using Visual C++. Most people who purchase Visual C++ do not want to create text programs, however. They want to create advanced Windows applications that make effective use of the Windows 98 and Windows NT user interface. To do this, you must know C++, and you must understand the MFC hierarchy. MFC is designed make you as productive as possible by encapsulating common Windows code in classes that are already written, tested, and debugged. Once you invest the time to learn MFC, you are greatly rewarded in increased speed, flexibility and robustness. Part 1 of this book gives you a thorough introduction to MFC. It shows you the basic principles used in every MFC program you write. Part 2 gives a complete overview of all the controls and features that MFC offers. Part 2 contains hundreds of examples that make it easy to understand the different MFC classes. Once you feel comfortable with MFC, you are ready to begin creating professional Windows applications. Part 3 introduces the AppWizard, the ClassWizard, and the resource editing tools of Visual C++. The AppWizard is your starting point when creating any full-blown Windows application: It helps you by generating a complete file framework that organizes the entire application around a consistent core of MFC classes. The ClassWizard, in combination with the resource editing features that the Visual C++ environment provides, then makes it easy to add to and complete your application by helping you design, create, and install menus, dialog boxes, and other application resources. The ClassWizard also helps you add the code that lets your application respond to user input properly. Using these three toolsQthe AppWizard, the ClassWizard, and the resource editorsQtogether with the MFC class hierarchy, it is extremely easy to complete professional applications very quickly. Part 3 contains four different example applications to help demonstrate the process. Part 4 continues by demonstrating advanced features. It shows you how to use a variety of techniques to create such things as expanding dialogs, property sheets, dialog bars, splash screens, self-drawn controls and bitmapped backgrounds. These techniques add significant utility to your applications when used appropriately. Finally, Part 5 concludes the book by discussing advanced MFC classes for database connectivity, OLE features, and so on. Available Documentation The Visual C++ CD-ROM contains over 100 megabytes of on-line documentation covering various aspects of Windows, MFC, and the tools available in Visual C++. It contains many more megabytes of sample code. The MFC class hierarchy contains hundreds of different classes holding thousands of member functions. The Win32 API contains thousands of functions as well. All of this material is documented in on-line help files. Obviously, there is no lack of documentation with this product. This book, therefore, makes no attempt to replace the documentation. Its goal is to help you wind your way through the Visual C++ forest and find what you need. Using the base you gain from reading this book, you will be able to approach Visual C++ and begin using it in productive ways very quickly. There are currently seven different types of documentation provided by Microsoft for Visual C++ and MFC: On-line Books P A series of manuals on the CD-ROM that act as the documentation for the system. The collection of books is available from the *******s section of the Help menu. Look at the titles of all the different books and articles available. You will find that there are many. The books cover Visual Studio, the tools within Visual Studio like the compiler, debugger, etc., the many function libraries available, etc Sample Code P The Visual C++ directory on your hard disk may contain a sample directory that contains source code demonstrating a wide variety of techniques. Some of the samples are written in C, while other samples use MFC and C++. Developer Network CD P MicrosoftUs DeveloperUs Network CD provides quite a bit of additional sample code, along with books and files containing a variety of valuable information. You receive this CD when you become a member of the Microsoft DeveloperUs Network. MicrosoftUs Web Site - the Microsoft Web site contains knowledge bases and articles that may be helpful. Internet News Groups - Numerous newsgroups and mailing lists on the Internet bring C++/MFC developers together to share tips and techniques. There are also other web sites available full of sample code and tips. Using all of these different forms of documentation, you can find anything you need to know. The key is understanding where and how to look for what you need. This book will help accelerate that process tremendously. Road Map The tools in Visual C++ require a great deal of prior knowledge if you want to use them effectively. For example, when you open the Visual C++ package and load the CD, you may have the impression that you can use the AppWizard to generate any program you like. Unfortunately, the code that the AppWizard generates is virtually worthless unless you know a good bit about MFC already. That is why this book is structured the way it is. The progression presented in this book is exactly the progression you will need to follow if you do not already know MFC. However, different people come into Visual C ~ wireless sensor networks Book Description This first-of-its-kind resource offers you an in-depth understanding of wireless sensor networks from a systems perspective. The book describes and categorizes the technological trends, leading applications, state-of-the-art platform developments, future trends, and challenges of sensor networks. You find critical coverage of network protocols and mechanisms for node localization, time synchronization, media access control, topology creation and management, routing, transport, storage, security and fault tolerance, energy conservation and harvesting, and node deployment in large-scale sensor networks. Whatâ??s more, this practical reference addresses middleware issues for sensor network applications and focuses on important application domains, showing you how specific applications influence the architectural design of networked systems. Contributions from leading international researchers and nearly 70 illustrations support key topics throughout the book ~ The Internet and Its Protocols A Comparative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking) Author: Adrian Farrel Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Edition: (April 29, 2004) Hardcover: 840 pages URL: /http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=songstech-20&path=ASIN%2F155860913X Summary: The view presented in The Internet and Its Protocols is at once broad and deep. It covers all the common protocols and how they combine to create the Internet in its totality. More importantly, it describes each one completely, examining the requirements it addresses and the exact means by which it does its job. These descriptions include message flows, full message formats, and message exchanges for normal and error operation. They are supported by numerous diagrams and tables. This book's comparative approach gives you something more valuable: insight into the decisions you face as you build and maintain your network, network device, or network application. Author Adrian Farrels experience and advice will dramatically smooth your path as you work to offer improved performance and a wider range of services. * Provides comprehensive, in-depth, and comparative coverage of the Internet Protocol (both IPv4 and IPv6) and its many related technologies. * Written for developers, operators, and managers, and designed to be used as both an overview and a reference. * Discusses major concepts in traffic engineering, providing detailed looks at MPLS and GMPLS and how they control both IP and non-IP traffic. * Covers protocols for governing routing and transport, and for managing switches, components, and the network as a whole, along with higher-level application protocols. * Offers thoughtful guidance on choosing between protocols, selecting features within a protocol, and other service- and performance-related decisions. ~ Cisco Catalyst QoS Quality of Service in Campus Networks Author: Richard Froom / Mike Flannagan / Kevin Turek Publisher: Cisco Press Edition: 1st edition (June 6, 2003) Hardcover: 432 pages Summary End-to-end QoS deployment techniques for Cisco Catalyst series switches Examine various QoS components, including congestion management, congestion avoidance, shaping, policing/admission control, signaling, link efficiency mechanisms, and classification and marking Map specified class of service (CoS) values to various queues and maintain CoS values through the use of 802.1q tagging on the Cisco Catalyst 2900XL, 3500XL and Catalyst 4000 and 2948G/2980G CatOS Family of Switches Learn about classification and rewrite capabilities and queue scheduling on the Cisco Catalyst 5000 Implement ACLs, ACPs, ACEs, and low-latency queuing on the Cisco Catalyst 2950 and 3550 Family of Switches Understand classification, policying, and scheduling capabilities of the Catalyst 4000 and 4500 IOS Family of Switches Configure QoS in both Hybrid and Native mode on the Catalyst 6500 Family of Switches Utilize Layer 3 QoS to classify varying levels of service with the Catalyst 6500 MSFC and Flexwan Understand how to apply QoS in campus network designs by examining end-to-end case studies Quality of service (QoS) is the set of techniques designed to manage network resources. QoS refers to the capability of a network to provide better service to selected network traffic over various LAN and WAN technologies. The primary goal of QoS is to provide flow priority, including dedicated bandwidth, controlled jitter and latency (required by some interactive and delay-sensitive traffic), and improved loss characteristics. While QoS has become an essential technology for those organizations rolling out a new generation of network applications such as real-time voice communications and high-quality video delivery, most of the literature available on this foundation technology for current and future business applications focuses on IP QoS. Equally important is the application of QoS in the campus LAN environment, which is primarily responsible for delivering traffic to the desktop. Cisco Catalyst QoS is the first book to concentrate exclusively on the application of QoS in the campus environment. This practical guide provides you with insight into the operation of QoS on the most popular and widely deployed LAN devices: the Cisco Catalyst family of switches. Leveraging the authors' extensive expertise at Cisco in the support of Cisco Catalyst switches and QoS deployment, the book presents QoS from the campus LAN perspective. It explains why QoS is essential in this environment in order to achieve a more deterministic behavior for traffic when implementing voice, video, or other delay-sensitive applications. Through architectural overviews, configuration examples, real-world deployment case studies, and summaries of common pitfalls, you will understand how QoS operates, the different components involved in making QoS possible, and how QoS can be implemented on the various Cisco Catalyst platforms to enable truly successful end-to-end QoS applications. This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers ~ Embedded Ethernet and Internet Complete Author: Jan Axelson Publisher: Lakeview Research Edition: (June 1, 2003) Paperback: 450 pages URL: /http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=songstech-20&path=ASIN%2F1931448000 Summary: <div>Bringing together two areas of computer technology—networking and embedded systems—this developer's guide offers guidance and examples for each of these, with a focus on the special requirements and limits of embedded systems. Because developing an embedded system for networking requires knowledge from many areas, including circuit design, programming, network architecture, and Ethernet and Internet protocols, developers are given valuable technical information on each that can be put to use right away. Covered are the advantages and limits of using Ethernet to connect embedded systems in a local network, hardware and program code needed to connect an embedded system to an Ethernet network and the Internet, and how to build a network. Also discussed are how embedded systems can use TCP/IP and related protocols and how personal-computer applications can use the protocols to communicate with embedded systems. Developers will learn how their Web server's pages can include dynamic, real-time ******* and respond to user input ~ MCSE in a Nutshell: The Windows 2000 Exams Author: Michael G. Moncur / Paul Murphy / Michael Monscur Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Edition: 1 edition (February 15, 2001) Language: English Paperback: 500 pages URL: /http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=songstech-20&path=ASIN%2F0596000308 Summary: As certifications for computer and network professionals go, the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) rating may be the most widely recognized. That means that if you're going to invest time, money, and effort in earning a certification, the MCSE may give you the most career yield. MCSE in a Nutshell: The Windows 2000 Exams is the latest version of O'Reilly & Associates' MCSE preparation guide, updated to reflect the new MCSE requirements that came with the release of the Windows 2000 family of operating systems. As always, this book represents excellent value. It covers everything Microsoft says you need to know to pass core and elective exams in the MCSE battery. Michael Moncur and Paul Murphy succeed in making this book space-efficient by minimizing overlap of coverage among chapters, each of which addresses the *******s of a single exam. This book also counts on its readers having either a lot of Windows NT/2000 experience, or access to a laboratory network (or, preferably, both). Though the book contains a fair bit of explanation of terms and concepts, this is more of a study guide to accompany experimentation than a tutorial on its own. The authors seem to believe that hands-on experience is the way to learn Windows 2000. You'll find sample tests to gauge your learning, with minimally annotated answers. --David Wall Topics covered: The subjects on the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) suite of exams, including those on Windows 2000 Professional (70-210), Windows 2000 Server (70-215), Network Infrastructure Implementation (70-216), Directory Services Infrastructure Implementation (70-217), Directory Services Infrastructure Design (70-219), Network Infrastructure Design (70-221), and Security Design (70-220) |