Windows 2000 Server を通販で購入する(通信販売で予約する)

   本書の主な解説項目は、Windows Active Directory、Windows 2000 Serverのインストール、ハードウェアデバイスとシステムの最適化、ネットワークサービス、組織単位（OU）とオブジェクト、Windows 2000のディスク管理、Windows 2000のファイルとフォルダ、プリントサーバー、Webサーバー、ネットワークリソース、セキュリティ、バックアップと復元、トラブルシューティングなどだ。各章の冒頭にはキーワードや理解すべき技術などを掲げ、その章で何を学ぶかがすぐにわかるようになっている。各章の解説は平易で、「ヒント」や「試験に出る！」などが別枠で目立つように配慮してある。本書を最初から最後まで読み進めていけば、Windows 2000 Serverに関する重要知識が身につくはずだ。

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As with the rest of the books in this fine series, you'd have a hard time finding fault with the presentation. Written for the professional who's already got a background in Windows 2000 features, the Exam Cram goes over each of the exam-critical topics with an eye toward clarification, memorization, and test-taking pitfalls. The writing is terse and packed with information, getting the point across in as few sentences as possible. Don't expect tons of screen shots or extensive walk-throughs, but it's a darn sight better than highlighting three or four 700-page preparation books to flesh out the most important facts. And the sample questions, seven or eight at the end of each chapter plus a 50-question exam at the end, are as good as they get, providing fairly complex scenarios with trick questions and similar answers.

But there are certain confusing areas that don't necessarily get the in-depth treatment that other Exam Cram books give. RIS and troubleshooting, a fairly complex topic, is covered in a slim page and a half. MMC snap-in delegations are covered, incompletely at that, in a few scant bullets. The section on DNS skims it at a very high level, giving all of two sentences to zone transfers and not even mentioning topics that might arise in a larger network environment--like zone delegation and areas of authority, which are situations that are certain to come up in an Active Directory forest. And even when many pages are given to certain complex topics, like OUs and group memberships, it all feels slightly compressed. It might have been a bit clearer if it weren't crammed (so to speak) into so few pages--50 or 60 extra pages and a few more charts might have clarified it more.

Now don't get us wrong--it's still got enough to pass, and, for a mere $30, this is still one of the most economical computer books you can purchase. In fact, this book is superior in content and presentation to many Windows 2000 preparation guides that retail for twice the price. But because this is a small book, cuts had to be made, some of which may starve the reader of background details needed to understand more complex topics.

But still, when the worst thing you can say about a book is that