Book Description

A day-by-day ICND1 exam review guide for the CCNA Discovery student

After you complete the first two courses of the CCNA® Discovery version 4 curriculum in a Cisco® Networking Academy®, you are ready to officially demonstrate that knowledge by getting CCENT™ (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician) certified.

The CCENT is a new entry-level certification that validates to a potential employer the practical skills you learned in these courses, which are required for entry-level network support positions.

31 Days Before Your CCENT Certification offers you a personable and practical way to understand the certification process and commit to taking the 640-822 ICND1 certification exam while the course material is fresh in your mind. Sign up for the ICND1 exam and use the book’s day-by-day guide and checklist to organize, prepare, and review. Each day in this guide breaks down an exam topic into a manageable bit of information to review using short summaries from relevant parts of the CCNA Discovery courses.

The features of the book empower you to fit exam preparation into a busy schedule:

• Visual calendar summarizing each day’s study topic
• Checklist providing advice for preparation activities leading up to the exam
• Description of the 640-822 ICND1 exam and how to sign up for it, including how to use a course voucher
• Strategies to be mentally, organizationally, and physically prepared for exam day
• Conversational tone, which makes your study time more enjoyable

CCENT certification is open to everyone, but this book is specifically designed to prepare the Cisco Networking Academy CCNA Discovery student for the exam.

Book Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press (December 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587132176
• ISBN-13: 978-1587132179

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Book Description

Learn, prepare, and practice for CompTIA Security+ SY0-301exam success with this CompTIA Authorized Cert Guide, Deluxe Edition from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT Certification learning and a CompTIA Authorized Platinum Partner. DVD features three complete practice exams, complete video solutions to the 25 hands-on labs, plus 25 interactive flash-based learning activities that include drag-n-drop and matching to reinforce the learning.

• Master CompTIA’s Security+ SY0-301 exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-ending quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the DVD
• Includes complete video solutions to the 25 hands-on labs
• Plus 25 interactive learning activities on key exam topics

CompTIA Security+ SY0-301 Authorized Cert Guide, Deluxe Edition includes video solutions to the hands-on labs, practice tests, and interactive activities that let the reader learn by doing. Best-selling author and expert instructor David Prowse shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

The book presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your approach to passing the exam.

The companion Deluxe Edition DVD contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine, with three complete practice exams and hundreds of exam-realistic questions. The assessment engine offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most. The Deluxe Edition DVD also includes complete video solutions to the 25 hands-on labs in the book and 25 interactive learning activities on key exam topics to reinforce the learning by doing. Learning activities such as test password strength, match the type of Malware with its definition, find the security issues in the network map, and disallow a user access to the network on Saturday and Sunday.

Interactive Learning Activities:

• 2.1 Filtering Emails
• 2.2 Malware Types
• 2.3 Securing the BIOS
• 3.1 Stopping Services in the Command Prompt
• 3.2 Patch Management
• 5.1 Port Numbers, Part 1
• 5.2 Port Numbers, Part 2
• 5.3 Port Numbers, Part 3
• 5.4 Network Attacks, Part 1
• 5.5 Network Attacks, Part 2
• 5.6 Network Attacks, Part 3
• 5.7 Network Attacks, Part 4
• 6.1 Network Security
• 7.1 Password Strength
• 8.1 802.1X Components
• 8.2 Authentication Types
• 9.1 Access Control Models
• 9.2 Configuring Logon Hours
• 10.1 Risk Assessment, Part 1
• 10.2 Risk Assessment, Part 2
• 10.3 Vulnerability Management Process
• 11.1 Packet Analysis
• 12.1 Symmetric and Asymmetric Algorithms
• 14.1 RAID Levls
• 15.1 Social Engineering Types

Hands-On Labs:

• 2-1 Using Free Malware Scanning Programs
• 2-2 How to Secure the BIOS
• 3-1 Discerning & Updating Service Pack Level
• 3-2 Creating a Virtual Machine
• 3-3 Securing a Virtual Machine
• 4-1 Securing the Browser
• 4-2 Disabling Applications
• 5-1 Port Scanning Basics
• 6-1 Packet Filtering and NAT Firewalls
• 6-2 Configuring Inbound Filter on a Firewall
• 6-3 Enabling MAC Filtering
• 7-1 Securing a Wireless Device: 8 Steps
• 7-2 Wardriving and the Cure
• 8-1 Enabling 802.1X on a Network Adapter
• 8-2 Setting Up a VPN
• 9-1 Password Policies and User Accounts
• 9-2 Configuring User and Group Permissions
• 10-1 Mapping and Scanning the Network
• 10-2 Password Cracking and Defense
• 11-1 Using Protocol Analyzers
• 12-1 Disabling LM Hash in Windows Server 2003
• 13-1 A Basic Example of PKI
• 13-2 Making an SSH Connection
• 14-1 Configuring RAID 1 and 5
• 16-1 How to Approach Exam Questions

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this CompTIA authorized study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

The CompTIA authorized study guide helps you master all the topics on the Security+ exam, including

• Core computer system security
• OS hardening and virtualization
• Application security
• Network design elements and threats
• Perimeter security
• Network media and devices security
• Physical security and authentication models
• Access control
• Vulnerability and risk assessment
• Monitoring and auditing
• Cryptography, including PKI
• Redundancy and disaster recovery
• Policies and procedures

Book Details

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Pearson IT Certification; 2nd Edition (December 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789748274
• ISBN-13: 978-0789748270

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Book Description

CompTIA® Security+ Exam Cram, Third Edition, is the perfect study guide to help you pass CompTIA’s newly updated version of the Security+ exam. It provides coverage and practice questions for every exam topic. The book contains a set of 200 questions in two full practice exams. The CD-ROM contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine that provides real-time practice and feedback with all the questions so you can simulate the exam.

Covers the critical information you need to know to score higher on your Security+ exam!

• Master and implement general security best practices
• Systematically identify threats and risks to your systems
• Harden systems by eliminating nonessential services
• Secure your communications, networks, and infrastructure
• Systematically identify and protect against online vulnerabilities
• Implement effective access control and authentication
• Create security baselines and audit your security infrastructure
• Understand cryptographic principles, and effectively deploy cryptographic solutions
• Organize security from both a technical and organizational standpoint
• Manage every facet of security, including education and documentation
• Understand the laws related to IT security, and the basics of forensic investigations

Kirk Hausman (CISSP, CISA, CRISC, Security+) has worked as an ISO, consultant, trainer, and IT director. He is Assistant Commandant for IT at TAMU and teaches InfoSec topics as an Adjunct Professor at UMUC and UAT.

Martin Weiss (CISSP, CISA, Security+, MCSE) leads a team of information security experts at Symantec supporting solutions to provide confidence in a connected world.

Diane Barrett (CISSP, MCSE, A+, Security+) is the director of training for Paraben Corporation and an adjunct professor for American Military University.

Book Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Pearson IT Certification; 3rd Edition (December 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789748290
• ISBN-13: 978-0789748294

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Book Description

CompTIA® Security+ SY0-301 Practice Questions Exam Cram, Third Edition, offers all the exam practice you’ll need to systematically prepare, identify and fix areas of weakness, and pass your exam the first time. This book and CD complement any Security+ study plan with more than 800 practice test questions—all supported with complete explanations of every correct and incorrect answer—covering all Security+ exam objectives, including network security; compliance and operation security; threats and vulnerabilities; application, host and data security; access control and identity management; and cryptography.

Covers the critical information you’ll need to know to score higher on your Security+ exam!

• Features more than 800 questions that are organized according to the Security+ exam objectives, so you can easily assess your knowledge of each topic.
• Use our innovative Quick-Check Answer System™ to quickly find answers as you work your way through the questions.
• Each question includes detailed explanations!
• Our popular Cram Sheet, which includes tips, acronyms, and memory joggers, helps you review key facts before you enter the testing center.

Diane M. Barrett (MCSE, CISSP, Security+) is the director of training for Paraben Corporation and an adjunct professor for American Military University. She has done contract forensic and security assessment work for several years and has authored other security and forensic books. She is a regular committee member for ADFSL’s Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law, as well as an academy director for Edvancement Solutions. She holds many industry certifications, including CISSP, ISSMP, DFCP, PCME, and Security+. Diane’s education includes a MS in Information Technology with a specialization in Information Security. She expects to complete a PhD in business administration with a specialization in Information Security shortly.

Book Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Pearson IT Certification; 3rd Edition (December 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789748282
• ISBN-13: 978-0789748287

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Book Description

As a final exam preparation tool, CCIE Voice v3.0 Quick Referenceprovides a concise review of all objectives on the CCIE Voice written exam v3.0. This eBook provides you with detailed, graphical-based information, highlighting only the key topics in cram-style format.

With this document as your guide, you will review topics on the technologies and applications that comprise a Cisco Enterprise VoIP solution. This fact-filled Quick Reference allows you to get all-important information at a glance, helping you to focus your study on areas of weakness and to enhance memory retention of essential exam concepts.

Table of Contents

1. Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
2. Understanding Quality of Service (QoS)
3. Telephony Protocols
4. Cisco Unity/Unity Connection
5. IOS IP Telephony Skills
6. IP Interactive Voice Response (IP IVR)/Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX)
7. UC Security
8. Infrastructure Protocols
9. Application Protocols
10. Operations and Network Management

Book Details

• Hardcover: 178 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press (November 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587143011
• ISBN-13: 978-1587143014

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Book Description

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) Foundation Learning Guide, Third Edition, is a Cisco^®-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCDP^® foundation learning. This book provides you with the knowledge needed to perform the conceptual, intermediate, and detailed design of a network infrastructure that supports desired network solutions over intelligent network services, in order to achieve effective performance, scalability, and availability. By reading this book, you will gain a thorough understanding of how to apply solid Cisco network solution models and recommended design practices to provide viable, stable enterprise internetworking solutions. The book presents concepts and examples that are necessary to design converged enterprise networks. Advanced network infrastructure technologies, such as virtual private networks (VPNs) and other security solutions are also covered.

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) Foundation Learning Guide, Third Edition teaches you the latest development in network design and technologies, including network infrastructure, intelligent network services, and converged network solutions. Specific topics include campus, routing, addressing, WAN services, data center, e-commerce, SAN, security, VPN, and IP multicast design, as well as network management. Chapter-ending review questions illustrate and help solidify the concepts presented in the book.

Whether you are preparing for CCDP certification or simply want to gain a better understanding of designing scalable and reliable network architectures, you will benefit from the foundation information presented in this book.

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) Foundation Learning Guide, Third Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

John Tiso, CCIE No. 5162, CCDP is a Product Manager for Cisco Systems. He holds a B.S. Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Adelphi University and a Graduate Citation in Strategic Management from Harvard University. John is a published author, has served as a technical editor for Cisco Press, and has participated as a SME for the CCIE program. Prior to Cisco, he was a senior consultant and architect in the Cisco partner channel.

• Learn about the Cisco Enterprise Architecture
• Create highly available campus and data center network designs
• Develop optimum Layer 3 designs
• Examine advanced WAN services design considerations
• Evaluate SAN design considerations
• Deploy effective e-commerce module designs
• Create effective security services and IPsec and SSL VPN designs
• Design IP multicast networks
• Understand the network management capabilities within Cisco IOS Software

This book is in the Foundation Learning Guide Series. These guides are developed together with Cisco^® as the only authorized, self-paced learning tools that help networking professionals build their understanding of networking concepts and prepare for Cisco certification exams.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 736 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press; 3rd Edition (November 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587142880
• ISBN-13: 978-1587142888

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Book Description

CompTIA Network+ N10-005 Authorized Cert Guide is a best-of-breed exam study guide. Best-selling author and expert instructor Kevin Wallace shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

The book presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan.

The companion DVD contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine, complete with hundreds of exam-realistic questions. The assessment engine offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most. The DVD also contains more than two hours of personal video mentoring from the author.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this authorized study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

The authorized study guide helps you master all the topics on the Network+ exam, including:

• Computer networks and the OSI model
• Network components
• Ethernet
• IP addressing
• Routing traffic
• Wide Area Networks (WANs)
• Wireless LANs
• Network performance
• Command-line utilities
• Network management
• Network security
• Troubleshooting

Book Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Pearson IT Certification (November 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789748215
• ISBN-13: 978-0789748218

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Book Description

CompTIA® Network+ N10-005 Authorized Exam Cram, Fourth Edition is the perfect study guide to help you pass CompTIA’s new Network+ N10-005 exam. It provides coverage and practice questions for every exam topic, including substantial new coverage of security, wireless, and voice networking. The book contains an extensive set of preparation tools, such as quizzes, Exam Alerts, and a practice exam, while the CD’s state-of-the-art test engine provides real-time practice and feedback.

Covers the critical information you’ll need to know to score higher on your Network+ (N10-005) exam!

• Understand modern network topologies, protocols, and models
• Work effectively with DNS and DHCP
• Monitor and analyze network traffic
• Understand IP addressing, routing, and switching
• Perform basic router/switch installation and configuration
• Manage networks and utilize basic optimization techniques
• Plan and implement a small office/home office network
• Master essential LAN, WAN, and wireless technologies
• Install, configure, secure, and troubleshoot wireless networks
• Safeguard networks with VPNs, authentication, firewalls, and security appliances
• Troubleshoot common problems with routers, switches, and physical connectivity

Book Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: Pearson IT Certification; 4th Edition (November 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078974905X
• ISBN-13: 978-0789749055

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Book Description

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-561—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• Connect to data sources; query and retrieve data
• Manage data integrity and transactions
• Use LINQ to query data across types, including XML
• Work with DataSets and in-memory stores
• Synchronize data—including smart-caching strategies
• Generate an EDM using the Entity Framework
• Use ADO.NET Data Services for Internet applications

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Creating Database Connections
Chapter 2. Selecting and Querying Data
Chapter 3. DataSets
Chapter 4. Updating Data
Chapter 5. Synchronizing Data
Chapter 6. Introducing LINQ
Chapter 7. XML
Chapter 8. LINQ to SQL
Chapter 9. Using the Entity Framework
Chapter 10. ADO.NET Data Services

Book Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (February 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735625638
• ISBN-13: 978-0735625631

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Book Description

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-503—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• Define and implement service contracts
• Configure client and service endpoints across transport protocols
• Customize service behavior; host and expose services
• Add instrumentation to services, including end-to-end tracing
• Implement transport, message, and user level security
• Consume services through proxies and agents
• Manage the service life cycle—instances, sessions, transactions, concurrency

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Contracts
Chapter 2. Exposing the Services
Chapter 3. Deploying Services
Chapter 4. Consuming Services
Chapter 5. Configuring WCF
Chapter 6. Instrumentation
Chapter 7. Infrastructure Security
Chapter 8. User-Level Security
Chapter 9. When Simple Isn’t Sufficient
Chapter 10. Sessions and Instancing
Chapter 11. Transactional Services
Chapter 12. Concurrency

Book Details

• Hardcover: 704 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (September 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735625654
• ISBN-13: 978-0735625655

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Book Description

Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-502, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5—Windows Presentation Foundation.

This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can apply to the job.

Focusing on the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), this official study guide covers creating, configuring, and deploying WPF applications; integrating Windows Forms controls; adding multimedia content; using triggers and animation; binding to data sources; and configuring security settings.

Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises. Then assess yourself using 300+ practice questions on the CD, featuring multiple, customizable testing options. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get an evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008 software and an exam discount voucher—making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. WPF Application Fundamentals
Chapter 2. Events, Commands, and Settings
Chapter 3. Building the User Interface
Chapter 4. Adding and Managing Content
Chapter 5. Configuring Databinding
Chapter 6. Converting and Validating Data
Chapter 7. Styles and Animation
Chapter 8. Customizing the User Interface
Chapter 9. Resources, Documents, and Localization
Chapter 10. Deployment

Book Details

• Hardcover: 524 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (July 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735625662
• ISBN-13: 978-0735625662

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Book Description

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-448—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• Create SSIS packages; troubleshoot data flow and control flow
• Configure, debug, and deploy SSIS solutions
• Develop SSAS cubes for OLAP and data mining services
• Implement custom logic with MDX
• Optimize storage design and query performance
• Create SSRS reports; enable interactivity; write custom code
• Manage the report environment
• Configure security features for SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Developing SSIS Packages
Chapter 2. Debugging and Error Handling in SSIS
Chapter 3. Deploying and Configuring SSIS Packages
Chapter 4. Administering, Securing, and Executing SSIS Packages
Chapter 5. Developing SSAS Cubes
Chapter 6. Extending SSAS Cubes
Chapter 7. Managing SSAS Storage, Processing, and Deployment
Chapter 8. Securing and Administering SSAS
Chapter 9. Working with SSAS Data Mining
Chapter 10. Developing SSRS Reports
Chapter 11. Extending and Deploying SSRS Reports
Chapter 12. Scheduling and Securing Deployed Reports and Data Sources
Chapter 13. Configuring and Administering the SSRS Server

Book Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (February 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735626367
• ISBN-13: 978-0735626362

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Book Description

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-433—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.
Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• Create and manage database objects
• Query and modify data; implement subqueries and CTEs * Optimize table structures and data integrity
• Create stored procedures, functions, and triggers
• Manage transactions, error handling, and change tracking
• Tune query performance
• Implement database mail, full-text search, Service Broker, scripts
• Work with XML and SQLCLR

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Data Retrieval
Chapter 2. Modifying Data—The INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and MERGE Statements
Chapter 3. Tables, Data Types, and Declarative Data Integrity
Chapter 4. Using Additional Query Techniques
Chapter 5. Programming Microsoft SQL Server with T-SQL User-Defined Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers, and Views
Chapter 6. Techniques to Improve Query Performance
Chapter 7. Extending Microsoft SQL Server Functionality with XML, SQLCLR, and Filestream
Chapter 8. Extending Microsoft SQL Server Functionality with the Spatial, Full-Text Search, and Service Broker
Chapter 9. An Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Manageability Features

Book Details

• Hardcover: 652 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (February 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735626391
• ISBN-13: 978-0735626393

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Book Description

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-432—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• Configure, manage, back up, and restore databases
• Create a partitioned table, index, or indexed view
• Configure services and components to manage your environment
• Help prevent unauthorized access at each security infrastructure layer
• Design and deploy high-availability solutions
• Manage SQL Server Agent jobs, alerts, and operators
• Identify service, concurrency, and job execution problems

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2008
Chapter 2. Database Configuration and Maintenance
Chapter 3. Tables
Chapter 4. Designing SQL Server Indexes
Chapter 5. Full Text Indexing
Chapter 6. Distributing and Partitioning Data
Chapter 7. Importing and Exporting Data
Chapter 8. Designing Policy Based Management
Chapter 9. Backing up and Restoring a Database
Chapter 10. Automating SQL Server
Chapter 11. Designing SQL Server Security
Chapter 12. Monitoring Microsoft SQL Server
Chapter 13. Optimizing Performance
Chapter 14. Failover Clustering
Chapter 15. Database Mirroring
Chapter 16. Log Shipping
Chapter 17. Replication

Book Details

• Hardcover: 900 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (February 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735626057
• ISBN-13: 978-0735626058

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Book Description

Assess your readiness for MCTS Exam 70-680—and quickly identify where you need to focus and practice. This practical, streamlined guide walks you through each exam objective, providing “need to know” checklists, review questions, tips, and links to further study—all designed to help bolster your preparation.

Reinforce your exam prep with a Rapid Review of these objectives:

• Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7
• Deploying Windows 7
• Configuring Hardware and Applications
• Configuring Network Connectivity
• Configuring Access to Resources
• Configuring Mobile Computing
• Monitoring and Maintaining Systems That RunWindows 7
• Configuring Backup and Recovery Options

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7
Chapter 2. Deploying Windows 7
Chapter 3. Configuring Hardware and Applications
Chapter 4. Configuring Network Connectivity
Chapter 5. Configuring Access to Resources
Chapter 6. Configuring Mobile Computing
Chapter 7. Monitoring and Maintaining Systems that Run Windows 7
Chapter 8. Configuring Backup and Recovery Options

Book Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (March 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735657297
• ISBN-13: 978-0735657298

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Book Description

Assess your readiness for MCTS Exam 70-662—and quickly identify where you need to focus and practice. This practical, streamlined guide walks you through each exam objective, providing “need to know” checklists, review questions, tips, and links to further study—all designed to help bolster your preparation.

Reinforce your exam prep with a Rapid Review of these objectives:

• Installing and Configuring Exchange Servers
• Configuring Exchange Recipients and Public Folders
• Configuring Client Access
• Configuring Message Transport
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Implementing High Availability and Recovery
• Configuring Message Compliance and Security Features

This book is an ideal complement to the in-depth training of the Microsoft Press® Training Kit and other exam-prep resources for Exam 70-662.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Installing and Configuring Exchange Servers
Chapter 2. Configuring Exchange Recipients and Public Folders
Chapter 3. Configuring Client Access
Chapter 4. Configuring Message Transport
Chapter 5. Monitoring and Reporting
Chapter 6. Implementing High Availability and Recovery
Chapter 7. Configuring Message Compliance and Security

Book Details

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• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735658102
• ISBN-13: 978-0735658103

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Book Description

New Edition of Best Selling Official Cert Guide: Updated Content, New Exercises, and Expanded Coverage — PLUS includes CCNA Network Simulator Lite Edition.

The new edition of bestselling CCENT/CCNA ICND1 640-822 Official Cert Guide by Wendell Odom has been updated to refresh the content, add new exercises, and enhance certain topics that are key to understanding for success on the CCENT and CCNA exams. The IP addressing topics have been rewritten and re-organized to mirror proven techniques to learn both the concepts and the specific pieces of the subnetting puzzle. In addition, the TCP/IP and OSI Networking Models chapter was also completely updated and rewritten.

Learn, prepare, and practice for exam success

• Master CCENT/CCNA ICND1exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the DVD
• Learn from 60 minutes of Video mentoring
• Apply concepts within Network Simulator lab exercises

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 640-822 Official Cert Guide, Third Edition is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCENT/CCNA ICND1 exam, including

• TCP/IP and OSI networking models
• Operating Cisco routers and LAN switches
• Ethernet switch configuration and troubleshooting
• Wireless LANs
• IP addressing and subnetting
• Routing protocols
• Router configuration and troubleshooting
• Network security
• WAN concepts and configuration

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• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press; 3rd Edition (October 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587204258
• ISBN-13: 978-1587204258

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Book Description

New Edition of Best Selling Official Cert Guide: Updated Content, New Exercises, and Expanded Coverage — PLUS includes CCNA Network Simulator Lite

The new edition of bestselling CCNA ICND2 640-816 Official Cert Guide by Wendell Odom has been updated to refresh the content, add new exercises, and enhance certain topics that are key to understanding for success on the CCNA exams. Chapters on VLSM, route summarization, and IP access control lists have been completely revised. In addition the book contains new practice exercises for all three of these topics to help reinforce the concepts and increase computation speed for exam preparation.

Learn, prepare, and practice for exam success

• Master CCNA ICND2 exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
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CCNA ICND2 640-816 Official Cert Guide, Third Edition is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNA ICND2 exam, including

• VLANs and Spanning Tree Protocol
• Static and connected routes
• VLSM and route summarization
• IP Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• Routing protocol theory
• OSPF and EIGRP
• Troubleshooting
• Point-to-point WANS and Frame Relay
• Frame Relay
• Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• IPv6

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• Language: English
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Book Description

Learn, prepare, and practice for exam success

CCNP Security IPS 642-627 Official Cert Guide is a best-of-breed Cisco exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCNP Security IPS exam. Senior security engineers David Burns, Odunayo Adesina, and Keith Barker share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

CCNP Security IPS 642-627 Official Cert Guide presents you with an organized test-preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

The companion CD-ROM contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine that enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take a complete, timed exam. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most.

CCNP Security IPS 642-627 Official Cert Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP Security IPS exam, including

• Cisco IPS software, hardware, and supporting applications
• Network IPS and IDS deployment architecture
• Installing and maintaining Cisco IPS physical and virtual sensors
• Traffic analysis
• IPS signatures and responses
• Anomaly-based operations
• Improving alarm response and quality
• Managing and analyzing events
• High availability and performance
• IPS modules for ASAs, routers, and switches

Book Details

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• Publisher: Cisco Press (October 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587142554
• ISBN-13: 978-1587142550

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Product Description

Kumi loves to eat, but she’s worried that her passion for junk food is affecting her health. Determined to unlock the secrets of dieting, she enlists the help of her brainy friend Nemoto and his beautiful biochemistry professor, Dr. Kurosaka. And so it begins…

Follow along in The Manga Guide to Biochemistry as Kumi explores the mysteries of her body’s inner workings. With the help of RoboCat, the professor’s friendly endoscopic robot, you’ll soar through the incredible chemical machinery that keeps us alive and get an up-close look at biopolymers like DNA and proteins, the metabolic processes that turn our food into energy, and the enzymes that fuel our bodies’ chemical reactions.

As you dive into the depths of plant and animal cells, you’ll learn about:

• The metabolism of substances like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and alcohol
• How the energy powerhouses known as mitochondria produce ATP
• DNA transcription and the different types of RNA that work together to translate the genetic code into proteins
• Enzyme kinetics, how they’re measured, and how enzyme inhibition works

Whether you’re a medical student, an amateur scientist, or just curious about how your body turns cupcakes into energy, The Manga Guide to Biochemistry is your key to understanding the science of life.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. What Happens Inside Your Body?
Chapter 2. Photosynthesis and Respiration
Chapter 3. Biochemistry in Our Everyday Lives
Chapter 4. Enzymes are the Key to Chemical Reactions
Chapter 5. Molecular Biology and the Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids

Book Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: No Starch Press (November 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593272766
• ISBN-13: 978-1593272760

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