I did the exam 2 weeks ago (passed) after using this book along with Trancenders but struggled in the exam.

You would need to have a second book to give you a rounded view of the subject areas. Also the exam is based on a lot of real world examples not covered in the text (a lot of stuff on backing-up) also a lot of areas in the book were not in the exam.

If you are new to 2003 spend some time working with the material before tackling the exam.