Diana Huggins | Ed Tittel
1 Weak in DNS and subnetting
I wouldn't recommend this book to prepare for 70-291 test. It doesn't cover DNS and subnetting very well. IMHO, Microsoft's Self-Paced Traninig Kit for 70-291 is a better choice to prepare for 70-291 test.
2 I was very happy with the exam cram series until now
I was pretty disappointed with the material that covered DNS. This is major section of the exam, and this is what made me fail twice. I barely failed both times, but the DNS questions were much more complex than what was covered in the book.
Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of experience with DNS because our org doesn't use Windows DNS, so I think that hurt me, too. Someone with a couple of years experience with DNS might do fine, but try to get another source if you don't.
3 Great reading
Willis and Watts have put out a great Exam Cram for the 70-294. It hits all the highlights of the exam including Flexible Opeations Masters, Global Catalog servers, and Group Policy objects. The book's content is very faithful to what you'll need to know to pass the test. I used it with a larger study guide. Highly recommended.
4 Great reading
I used this EC2 book along with another training guide to study for the 70-294 exam. It really hits the highlights from Flexible Operations Masters, to Global Catalog Servers, to Group Policy Object. Very faithful to the actual content you need to know to pass the exam. Exam Cram has done it again. Highly recommended.