Re: All you wanted to know about MCP/ MCAD / MCSD but where afraid to ask

From: Lateralus [MCAD] (dnorm252_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 21:24:16 -0500

I couldn't have said it better! 

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Lateralus [MCAD]
"Hermit Dave" <hermitd.REMOVE@CAPS.AND.DOTS.hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:OFGw%23ZSjEHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Kline and Jar are the only people i reckon who have read the FAQs in past
> but what the heck... here it goes. Will try to update with a few extra 
> links
>
> if you are a beginner and think that MCAD or MCSD will look good on you 
> !!!
> hold you guns... lapel pins okay... but i havent used it till date..
> get yourself .net sdk at
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...&DisplayLang=en
>
> for info on visual studio
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/
>
> if you to try the new Visual studio 2005 tools.. express products are here
> just for you.. help yourself.
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/
>
> Now one you know in's and out's of programming ... on to certification..
>
> Basic info on what MCP/MCAD/MCSD is
> http://www.microsoft.com/learning/
>
> pointers to the right places...
> MCP.. you give one exam you become MCP
> http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcp/default.asp
>
> MCAD.. do 3 select MCP exmas and you become MCAD
> http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcad/default.asp
>
> MCSD.. do all the required MCPs for a particular stream and you become 
> MCSD
> http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcsd/default.asp
>
> For .NET certification(s) MCP/ MCAD/ MCSD:
> you have 55 questions
> passing score is 700 of 1000
> its a 2 hour exam (plus 15 mins for tutorial + 15 for comments)
> it costs 103.something GBP in uk...
> you can find out the cost for your country at
> www.2test.com
>
> Also... you can take the exam in any order.. start with elective or a core
> MCP.
> the only requirement is that you do the least number of MCPs required for
> your cert
>
> If you program in C#.. get Amit Kalani's stuff... its not too bad... 
> infact
> i am doing my 70-320 with this book and it all looks good so far.
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books-uk&field-keywords=amit%20kalani/ref=xs_ap_sai1_xgl/026-0445228-0087606
>
> if you want MS training material...
> http://www.microsoft.com/learning/Books/default.asp
>
> Please dont request dumps and or training material or information to be
> emailed to you. if you are smart enough to finish a newsgroup to spam then
> please remember that google is your best friend. first find out what mcad 
> /
> mcsd is.
>
> -- 
>
> Regards,
>
> Hermit Dave
> (http://hdave.blogspot.com)
>
>

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