Novell's CNA Study Guide for NetWare 5 [With Contains Complete Clarke Tests...]

I hesitated buying this book because of all the reviews saying there was to much fluff to this book. I was impressed with the book. It is a little overboard but the basics are covered well and it is a very good instructional book for someone new to Novell. I read this and the Clark notes book, and set up a server at home, and passed the test the first try. Butch Kiles MCSE MCP+I MCP/Win98 CNA

First, I passed the CNA5 test with a score of 100%. If it had not been of Clark's book, I would have missed a lot of content. This book is written with a friendly touch and doesn't make you feel like you are reading Novell's whitepapers. Still, all the exam theory and course objectives are covered, plus the author gives a little taste of what there is to learn before getting the CNE title. I am very pleased with this book (already ordered the CNE study guide) and I have already recommended it to colleagues who are interested in Novell certification. My certification path, for your interest, was installing Netware 5 at home (2 computers) and working around with it, reading this book, practicing on Exam Essentials tests and passing the test! Good going M.Clark!

As a brand-new CNA 5, I found this book to be extremely valuable. If you can get past Clarke's sing-song writing style, you'll find that this book contains everything you need to pass the new 560-645 NetWare 5 Administration Exam. I found very few errors in the textbook (there were more errors on the REAL exam!), and all of the graphs, charts, pictures, and labs were extremely accurate. For me, this book + NetWare 5 Exam Cram + Self Test Software's practice test = 89.75% (718/800) on the real exam. Way to go David Clarke!

While all books have problems, this book is no different, but it does cover all the material needed for the exam. The exercises are great hands on and the puzzles break the monotony of long study hours. This is the only book I used and I got all the questions right on my exam, I didn't use the CD but I did use one practice exam.

You might argue about David's writing style, but one thing about his books is not arguable: The level of technical accuracy. I prepared for my CNA exam using this book cross-referencing it with the official Novell NetWare 5 on-line documentation, and all I can say is that this book is 99.9% accurate. I also had a chance to peek in the official Novell "white book" (training manual) for Course 560 and if I have to choose between the two, I would always go for David's book. All in all, it is a bit wordy and a bit silly at times, but it will definitely prepare you for the exam. So grab this book and some good test engine (Self Test BigRed or CNEQuizzr) and you can't fail. I should know - I passed my exam on 10/08/99!