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1) Mcdba SQL Server 7 Test Yourself Practice Exams (Exams 70-028 and 70-029)
Syngress Media Inc.
With over 700 questions and in-depth answers, this book will prepare you for 70-028 & 70-029 core MCDBA exams.

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2) MCSE SQL Server 2000 Administration for Dummies
Rozanne Whalen & Dan Whalen
Prepare for the two required MCDBA exams —Installing, Configuring, and Administering (70-228) and Designing and Implementing Databases (70-229) with this book and CD set.
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MCSD

1) Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures: MCSD Training Kit: For Exam 70-100 with CD-ROM
Scott F. Wilson
This book and CD-ROM will prepare you for the first required examination in the new MCSD track, Exam 70-100 - Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures. The CD contains a sample exam and the book teaches through a fictionalized case study and review questions.

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2) Desktop Applications for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit with CDROM
Microsoft
This guide covers the first of two VB6.0 core exams (70-176), focused on developing desktop applications. This is not an introduction book and an intermediate level of knowledge with VB is expected.
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MCSA
1) MCSA Self-Paced Training Kit
Microsoft
Learn everything you need to know about managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment (Exam #70-218) with this book and CD-ROM set.

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MCSE
1) MCSE : The Core Exams in a Nutshell, 2nd Ed.
Michael G. Moncur
It's size and price is deceptive. This book gets great reviews and gives you the fundamentals of the five core MCSE exams. As you may expect, it is intended to be used as one of many study materials.

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2)MCSE Readiness Review Series
This series of books will prepare you for several of the exams in the MCSE track. These are meant as a final preparation tool to make sure that you are ready for each exam.
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3) MCSE Core Four Exam Cram Pack
Ed Tittel, James Michael Stewart, Kurt Hudson
This pack of four books will prepare you for exams 70-067, 70-068, 70-058, and 70-073. A CD with 8 practice tests is also included. Overall, the Exam Cram series ia a well-known and respected study aid.

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4) MCSE SQL 7 Database Design and Administration Practice Tests Exam Cram 
Geoffrey Alexander & Joseph Alexander 
This study resource provides 3 practice tests for each of the SQL 7 Database Design and Administration exams.  The total of 6 practice exams provide a great study resource and compliment to additional study materials.

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MOUS
1) Mous Word 2000 Quick Study Guide 
Gini Courter, Annette Marquis, & Karla Browning
Small, quick, and cheap.  This book will help you sharpen your current skills as well as teach you the things you are not already proficient with in Word 2000.

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2)Mous Office X/2002 
Lisa Friedrichsen, Rachel Bunin, & Barbara Clemens
Covering Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, this book is your one-stop guide to the MOUS exams.

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