Site Designer, 14 Jun 2006
This book does prepare you for the exam and is very helpful if you do not know much about HTML before reading.
I found the book lacking in some aspects, particularly frames, which suprised me during the exam but was overall very detailed. The book goes into great depth about tables and emphasises their importance in web page structure.
Natanya Pitts ensures that the designer is aware of all elements of web design, especially from the users perspective with regards to loading time, different browsers and monitor configurations and how different elements will look in different environments.
I recommend the book not only as a study guide but as a reference book as it is extremely well structured and detailed beyond the knowledge required for the exam.

an excellent preparation for the exam, 03 Nov 2003
I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone taking the exam. Given the volume of the book I would buy it and tackle it BEFORE going on the course. You will easily pass then.

I found this book exceedingly useful. It is incredibly thorough, as are all the titles that I have read in the series.

The exercises and the tests were a useful alternative to the online tests available. Unless you have broadband of cheap/free access then these will serve instead of the online tests.

Tests and lab materials are available through the accompanying CD.

Not cheap at £45 retail, cheaper from someone like Amazon of course.

Unlike the Foundations Bible, I would say that this is a book that would serve as a good reference book beyond the exam, so you might want to buy and keep this one!

If anything, I found the tests in this book harder than the actual exam itself. Coupled with the exercises then this is an excellent preparation for the exam.

Site Designer, 14 Jun 2006
This book does prepare you for the exam and is very helpful if you do not know much about HTML before reading.
I found the book lacking in some aspects, particularly frames, which suprised me during the exam but was overall very detailed. The book goes into great depth about tables and emphasises their importance in web page structure.
Natanya Pitts ensures that the designer is aware of all elements of web design, especially from the users perspective with regards to loading time, different browsers and monitor configurations and how different elements will look in different environments.
I recommend the book not only as a study guide but as a reference book as it is extremely well structured and detailed beyond the knowledge required for the exam.

an excellent preparation for the exam, 03 Nov 2003
I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone taking the exam. Given the volume of the book I would buy it and tackle it BEFORE going on the course. You will easily pass then.

I found this book exceedingly useful. It is incredibly thorough, as are all the titles that I have read in the series.

The exercises and the tests were a useful alternative to the online tests available. Unless you have broadband of cheap/free access then these will serve instead of the online tests.

Tests and lab materials are available through the accompanying CD.

Not cheap at £45 retail, cheaper from someone like Amazon of course.

Unlike the Foundations Bible, I would say that this is a book that would serve as a good reference book beyond the exam, so you might want to buy and keep this one!

If anything, I found the tests in this book harder than the actual exam itself. Coupled with the exercises then this is an excellent preparation for the exam.

E-Commerce, 14 Jun 2006
An excellent book, as are the Foundation and Site Designer books by the same publisher. Very thorough although I found the book somewhat lacking when describing EDI & SET.
Chapters are very helpful; there are questions at the start of the chapter to test your existing knowledge and tests at the end with detailed answers and descriptions.
The book will certainly provide you with all the information you need to pass the CIW exam.
The end of book test and CD Rom are extremely helpful and simulate an actual exam environment. All in all a very well structured book with clear diagrams and pictures.

a good reference book beyond the exam, 03 Nov 2003
I found this book exceedingly useful. It is incredibly thorough, as are all the titles that I have read in the series.

The exercises and the tests were a useful alternative to the online tests available. Unless you have broadband of cheap/free access then these will serve instead of the online tests.

Tests and lab materials are available through the accompanying CD.

Not cheap at £35+ retail, cheaper from someone like Amazon of course.

Like the Site Designer Bible, I would say that this is a book that would serve as a good reference book beyond the exam, so you might want to buy and keep this one!


I have bought many books from Wiley over the years, mainframe programming books included and have found that they just do not publish rubbish. When I see that they are the publishers, I know that I have got a book I can trust.

When I was taking these course modules I found that although the reference material provided probably did have everything I would need for the exam, finding it was a problem. Also, some things were skimmed in the course and although the material made sense at the time I was a bit lost or unsure when revising. So I needed some alternative source material.

These Certification Bibles worked a treat. They are not exactly the lightest books to read, but they are packed full. I would say that they are all comprehensive in their coverage, well structured (albeit differently ordered than my own course material) and designed.

Yes, you can learn from them as a starter, but best of all they are comprehensive enough to work as reference books beyond your exam. Despite years, or maybe because of years of experience with some tools and languages, I reckon that a good reference book or two on anything you know are invaluable. Pass an exam with a simple beginners book and the first thing you'll want to do is buy a more expensive and thorough book. These books comfortable embrace both needs.

In conclusion, I would recommend all of these books as a valuable addition to the CIW Certification course material. They are expensive, but you get a lot for your money. Additionally these books will serve as good reference books once you have your certification!

Site Designer, 14 Jun 2006
This book does prepare you for the exam and is very helpful if you do not know much about HTML before reading.
I found the book lacking in some aspects, particularly frames, which suprised me during the exam but was overall very detailed. The book goes into great depth about tables and emphasises their importance in web page structure.
Natanya Pitts ensures that the designer is aware of all elements of web design, especially from the users perspective with regards to loading time, different browsers and monitor configurations and how different elements will look in different environments.
I recommend the book not only as a study guide but as a reference book as it is extremely well structured and detailed beyond the knowledge required for the exam.

an excellent preparation for the exam, 03 Nov 2003
I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone taking the exam. Given the volume of the book I would buy it and tackle it BEFORE going on the course. You will easily pass then.

I found this book exceedingly useful. It is incredibly thorough, as are all the titles that I have read in the series.

The exercises and the tests were a useful alternative to the online tests available. Unless you have broadband of cheap/free access then these will serve instead of the online tests.

Tests and lab materials are available through the accompanying CD.

Not cheap at £45 retail, cheaper from someone like Amazon of course.

Unlike the Foundations Bible, I would say that this is a book that would serve as a good reference book beyond the exam, so you might want to buy and keep this one!

If anything, I found the tests in this book harder than the actual exam itself. Coupled with the exercises then this is an excellent preparation for the exam.

E-Commerce, 14 Jun 2006
An excellent book, as are the Foundation and Site Designer books by the same publisher. Very thorough although I found the book somewhat lacking when describing EDI & SET.
Chapters are very helpful; there are questions at the start of the chapter to test your existing knowledge and tests at the end with detailed answers and descriptions.
The book will certainly provide you with all the information you need to pass the CIW exam.
The end of book test and CD Rom are extremely helpful and simulate an actual exam environment. All in all a very well structured book with clear diagrams and pictures.

a good reference book beyond the exam, 03 Nov 2003
I found this book exceedingly useful. It is incredibly thorough, as are all the titles that I have read in the series.

The exercises and the tests were a useful alternative to the online tests available. Unless you have broadband of cheap/free access then these will serve instead of the online tests.

Tests and lab materials are available through the accompanying CD.

Not cheap at £35+ retail, cheaper from someone like Amazon of course.

Like the Site Designer Bible, I would say that this is a book that would serve as a good reference book beyond the exam, so you might want to buy and keep this one!


I have bought many books from Wiley over the years, mainframe programming books included and have found that they just do not publish rubbish. When I see that they are the publishers, I know that I have got a book I can trust.

When I was taking these course modules I found that although the reference material provided probably did have everything I would need for the exam, finding it was a problem. Also, some things were skimmed in the course and although the material made sense at the time I was a bit lost or unsure when revising. So I needed some alternative source material.

These Certification Bibles worked a treat. They are not exactly the lightest books to read, but they are packed full. I would say that they are all comprehensive in their coverage, well structured (albeit differently ordered than my own course material) and designed.

Yes, you can learn from them as a starter, but best of all they are comprehensive enough to work as reference books beyond your exam. Despite years, or maybe because of years of experience with some tools and languages, I reckon that a good reference book or two on anything you know are invaluable. Pass an exam with a simple beginners book and the first thing you'll want to do is buy a more expensive and thorough book. These books comfortable embrace both needs.

In conclusion, I would recommend all of these books as a valuable addition to the CIW Certification course material. They are expensive, but you get a lot for your money. Additionally these books will serve as good reference books once you have your certification!

The only book you need to pass the exam, 16 Oct 2008
This is the only study material I used to sit for the exam and passed first time! The practice questions at the end of each chapter proved to be very helpful to consolidate an understanding of each chapter.

It is very important to practice exam questions. I would recommend working the exam questions over and over again together with some of the free online exam questions available of the Net. A combination of both ensured that I had all areas covered.

The book is good at preparing you for the expected as well as the unexpected!

Site Designer, 14 Jun 2006
This book does prepare you for the exam and is very helpful if you do not know much about HTML before reading.
I found the book lacking in some aspects, particularly frames, which suprised me during the exam but was overall very detailed. The book goes into great depth about tables and emphasises their importance in web page structure.
Natanya Pitts ensures that the designer is aware of all elements of web design, especially from the users perspective with regards to loading time, different browsers and monitor configurations and how different elements will look in different environments.
I recommend the book not only as a study guide but as a reference book as it is extremely well structured and detailed beyond the knowledge required for the exam.

an excellent preparation for the exam, 03 Nov 2003
I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone taking the exam. Given the volume of the book I would buy it and tackle it BEFORE going on the course. You will easily pass then.

I found this book exceedingly useful. It is incredibly thorough, as are all the titles that I have read in the series.

The exercises and the tests were a useful alternative to the online tests available. Unless you have broadband of cheap/free access then these will serve instead of the online tests.

Tests and lab materials are available through the accompanying CD.

Not cheap at £45 retail, cheaper from someone like Amazon of course.

Unlike the Foundations Bible, I would say that this is a book that would serve as a good reference book beyond the exam, so you might want to buy and keep this one!

If anything, I found the tests in this book harder than the actual exam itself. Coupled with the exercises then this is an excellent preparation for the exam.

E-Commerce, 14 Jun 2006
An excellent book, as are the Foundation and Site Designer books by the same publisher. Very thorough although I found the book somewhat lacking when describing EDI & SET.
Chapters are very helpful; there are questions at the start of the chapter to test your existing knowledge and tests at the end with detailed answers and descriptions.
The book will certainly provide you with all the information you need to pass the CIW exam.
The end of book test and CD Rom are extremely helpful and simulate an actual exam environment. All in all a very well structured book with clear diagrams and pictures.

a good reference book beyond the exam, 03 Nov 2003
I found this book exceedingly useful. It is incredibly thorough, as are all the titles that I have read in the series.

The exercises and the tests were a useful alternative to the online tests available. Unless you have broadband of cheap/free access then these will serve instead of the online tests.

Tests and lab materials are available through the accompanying CD.

Not cheap at £35+ retail, cheaper from someone like Amazon of course.

Like the Site Designer Bible, I would say that this is a book that would serve as a good reference book beyond the exam, so you might want to buy and keep this one!


I have bought many books from Wiley over the years, mainframe programming books included and have found that they just do not publish rubbish. When I see that they are the publishers, I know that I have got a book I can trust.

When I was taking these course modules I found that although the reference material provided probably did have everything I would need for the exam, finding it was a problem. Also, some things were skimmed in the course and although the material made sense at the time I was a bit lost or unsure when revising. So I needed some alternative source material.

These Certification Bibles worked a treat. They are not exactly the lightest books to read, but they are packed full. I would say that they are all comprehensive in their coverage, well structured (albeit differently ordered than my own course material) and designed.

Yes, you can learn from them as a starter, but best of all they are comprehensive enough to work as reference books beyond your exam. Despite years, or maybe because of years of experience with some tools and languages, I reckon that a good reference book or two on anything you know are invaluable. Pass an exam with a simple beginners book and the first thing you'll want to do is buy a more expensive and thorough book. These books comfortable embrace both needs.

In conclusion, I would recommend all of these books as a valuable addition to the CIW Certification course material. They are expensive, but you get a lot for your money. Additionally these books will serve as good reference books once you have your certification!

The only book you need to pass the exam, 16 Oct 2008
This is the only study material I used to sit for the exam and passed first time! The practice questions at the end of each chapter proved to be very helpful to consolidate an understanding of each chapter.

It is very important to practice exam questions. I would recommend working the exam questions over and over again together with some of the free online exam questions available of the Net. A combination of both ensured that I had all areas covered.

The book is good at preparing you for the expected as well as the unexpected!

Pass the exam - this book is the business!, 29 Jun 2002
Having recently taken CCNA and Network+ I decided to only briefly skim over chapters 1 to 4, but found the chapter summaries and review questions helpful. I found the description of DNS and particularly BIND very interesting in chapter 5. The latter 6 chapters cover the advanced TCP/IP objectives required for the 1DO-460 exam. I found the style very easy to read and understand, and there is very good coverage on SNMP, MIBs, and more interestingly on IPv6. I took the CIW exam today and got 97% on the advanced TCP/IP section. I only used this book, and all of the topics in the advanced section were pretty much new to me. Personally I could have done with more explanation on the / (slash) notation used in IPv6 prefixes, but I supplemented the book with a quick visit to Cisco's web site, which made things clearer. Apart from that I found the content completely self contained. Arguably there may have been scope for a few more exam tips in the text, although I thought the chapter review questions, and the two bonus exams on the CD did a very good preparation job for the real thing. I would highly recommend this book for anyone seeking CIW Internetworking Professional certification. I had no nasty surprises in the exam, and I feel that this book provided all the preparation material needed. Top job...