Re: 70-290 Exam and Training Materials

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From: Marlin Munrow (the_pfy_at_hotvroomfondlemail.com)
Date: 10/16/04 

Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 14:17:03 GMT

Hi

You need to get practiced at the write and wip-off boards and dont be
afraid to walk out and ask for another one (you can only have one at a
time)

On the contrary vbscripting (to create users and modify settings) is
very much part of the syllabus.

The materials you think weremt in MS Press are in the links I posted.

Good luck
BOFH

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 04:49:54 GMT, "MIK" <mik@dontspamme.com> declared
in their epistle:

>Thanks! I will check out the links.
>
>I did write notes, I did understand most of the material quite well, and
>used several practice exams. I also have 7 years of experience as a network
>administrator - although I have only used Windows 2003 Server for about a
>year now. We have a tiny company, so the admin stuff isn't exactly
>challenging. I don't know what a CBT is.
>
>I think there were a few reasons why I didn't pass:
>1) When I scheduled my exam, it said that I would be given 2 hours, 45
>minutes to write it. When I arrived, I found out that I had only 90. That
>flustered me.
>2) The screen fonts were HUGE. Having to lean way back and scroll endlessly
>was a nuisance and made it hard to concentrate.
>3) The 1 pen I was given didn't write from the get go, so that didn't help.
>4) Some questions about Visual Basic - not supposed to be part of that exam.
>5) Too many questions about Terminal Server - not my strong point.
>6) Several more questions about material that was not covered at all in my
>MS Press Training Kit.
>
>Anyway, thanks again for the help. I'll read the stuff from those links. If
>you can let me know what a CBT is, that might also help.
>
>
>MIK
>
>
>
>
>"Marlin Munrow" <the_pfy@hotvroomfondlemail.com> wrote in message
>news:eag0n0130qbcb52bvh2304g1bkttteb510@4ax.com...
>> You have two alternatives:
>>
>> #1 Cheat your ass off (not really an option these days)
>>
>> or
>> #2 Over-learn the materials
>> Download and read both of these
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4719
>> and
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=4705
>>
>> They are very heavy reading but worth the effort.
>>
>> Combine the two downloads and MS Press and you got a guaranteed pass.
>>
>> To be honest though, 290 isnt exactly a hard exam (unlike 293 and
>> 297), did you really absorb and understand the materuals or did you
>> get page blind?
>>
>> Did you write yourself some notes ?
>>
>> Did you try using CBTs as well as books ?
>>
>> Did you think of posting some questions on the topics you found hard
>> in order to get someone like Laura <we're not worthy> A. Robinson to
>> give you some advice.
>>
>> The new series of exams is not easy (some versions of the same exam
>> are harder than others too) MS dont want you to just be able to read
>> one book and pass now, you need to demonstrate a range of skills
>> pulled from all over the curricuum that prove you are an engineer.
>>
>> Good luck going forward!
>>
>> Yours
>> BOFH
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:53:04 GMT, "MIK" <mik@dontspamme.com> declared
>> in their epistle:
>>
>>>I just got done failing the 70-290 exam.
>>>
>>>I've been studying using primarily the Windows Server 2003 Environment
>>>Training Kit, published by Microsoft. I went through the entire book, did
>>>all the practice questions - both in the book and on the CD, as well as
>>>some
>>>other practice exams.
>>>
>>>Funny thing... the practice questions all had something to do with the
>>>study
>>>material and exam objectives. A large number of the questions on the
>>>actual
>>>exam didn't.
>>>
>>>I thought I was supposed to learn about physical and logical devices;
>>>users,
>>>computers and groups; access to resources; managing a server; and disaster
>>>recovery. But apparently, I forgot to study up on Visual Basic.
>>>
>>>And was my test computer screwed, or do all the Microsoft exams have 1/2"
>>>high screen fonts?
>>>
>>>So now I'm left with the question, what the hell do I study?
>>>
>>>
>>>MIK
>>>
>>
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