Re: Passed 217 today

From: Paul (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/22/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:19:25 -0800

Thanks for all your useful comments. I did already take
the 214 and I have the Security+ cert as well so all I am
lacking is the 220. I have had real good luck using the
For Dummies books for preparing for my exams. I have
been a sys admin for about 11 years now, but some stuff I
have just never touched and wanted a clear and concise
guide to them. The For Dummies books worked out great
for me. Unfortunately, there is not one of those for the
220 exam. I plan on using the Exam Cram for 220 and the
MS Press MCSE Training Kit book on the 220 for study
material. I already have my practice test that I will
use so I think I am good to go. Hopefully, those books
won't put me to sleep as so many tech books do.

I think I will be ready to take this exam in about 2-3
weeks and then I will take a long break from studying for
a while. Over the last year I have gotten A+, Net+,
Server+, Security+ and MCSA:Security and after getting
MCSE:Security, I will be ready to rest my brain! Then
onto CCNA! WooHoo!!!

Later,
P
>-----Original Message-----
>congrats! I found 217 to be a tough exam.
>
>The design exams are based around 4 case studies, you
will still need to
>know all the stuff from the implementation exam and then
some, I take it you
>have passed the 214? you will need most of the stuff
from that and any new
>stuff in the 220 exam.
>
>700 is a good benchmark for the passing score but it
depends on the level of
>the exam, if you get 4 of the easier case studies, the
pass score will be
>bumped up and if you get 4 of the harder case studies
then the score will
>come down a bit.
>
>Make sure you read the case study and make notes, I
myself made some stupid
>errors by assuming what the question was asking, also
gen up on the
>different styles of questions you may be asked, in brief
they are as
>follows:
>
>1. you will get a number of headings, drag the
answers to the relevent
>headings (IE, you get 3 OUS and you have to drag the
relevent GPOs under
>each of them as per the question)
>
>2. You have some buttons and some connectors to drag
into place, for
>example you have to make a connection from a customers
machine to a web
>server using firewalls etc.
>
>Finally, not all answers are in the case study, you have
to use your
>knowledge to answer the questions also, but like I said
before read the case
>study thoroughly, it may give you some idea as to what
is going on
>
>Regards
>
>Mark
>
>"Paul" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:139ce01c3f8c6$1c8a13d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> 53 questions and 2 hrs 5 minutes to take it. Finished
in
>> 1 hr 30ish minutes.
>>
>> Only 1 more test for me to take for MCSE and
>> MCSE:Security and that is the 70-220. I am a little
>> nervous about design exams, but from what I have seen
in
>> my practice exams from SelfTest, it seems as though
most
>> of the answers are in the case studies, you just have
to
>> dig them out. I assume the pass score is 700 on design
>> exams too?
>>
>> Later,
>> P
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