Re: Beta of Microsoft Certification Exam 70-442

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I'm still putting together a package. I started with the exam objectives,
and the course curricula for the (not-yet-available) Microsoft courses.

My initial assessment is that the objectives cover 70-229 plus the new SQL
2005 stuff, along with (and here's probably the sticky point), ADO.NET v2.0
(remember, the title of the exam contains the words "Data Access"). I've not
completed my assessment on this, yet, though, so it could be incomplete. I'm
looking to try to map the 70-442 objectives against the 70-229 objectives,
and see what might be 'missing', and then find resources for those
objectives.

The only source, I imagine, for anything on ADO.NET v2 is going to be the
Jan 2006 VS2005 documentation - if you don't have VS2005, it should be
available online at msdn.microsoft.com.

I'm already working on 70-229 and 70-441, so I'll continue with planning to
finish that by the end of February. The 'new' SQL2005 stuff is available
through a multitude of free eLearning courses, Webcasts, and a couple of
published books.

Note that the objectives for the 70-442 exam =assume= the completion, or
equivalent knowledge, of the 70-441 exam. If you've not studied or taken
70-441, that would be high on my list of recommended starting points - as is
the reason I'm continuing with my efforts there (and on 70-229).

Otherwise, as I noted in my original post, the other prime source of
information would be SQL 2005 Books Online and the Developer Center.

I have not received any advice or recommendations from Microsoft as to any
other formal or published resources.

"Avinanda" <avinanda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0E0B7997-E0AB-40FD-88AF-3BFB13B1EFA3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Are aHi Lawrence,
I have registered for the SQL Server Beta test too.
So did you come across any good study materials?Do let me know.

Regards,
-A

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"Lawrence Garvin" wrote:

Sondra, this is great news! I have registered for the beta exam and will
be
taking it 3/4/06.

However, I have a question. Given that virtually none of the "official"
training resources listed for this examination have been published --
including Instructor-led courses, MSPress books, and e-learning courses
(none are even listed at this point) -- are there any suggestions or
recommendations for training resources, other than the obvious, which
would
include:
- SQL Server 2005 Books Online
- SQL Server 2005 Developer Center





"Sondra Webber, Microsoft Corporation"
<SondraWebberMicrosoftCorporation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Microsoft Certification Exam 70-442 is going into Beta at the end of
February.

Preparation Guide for Exam 70-442:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-442.asp

Register with the following Promo Code: 442SQL

To register visit one of our independent testing providers:
* Thomson Prometric:
http://www.prometric.com/ContactUs/TestTakers/default.htm
* Pearson VUE: http://www.vue.com/ms/

SPECIAL OFFER: Candidates who take and achieve passing score in the
beta
exam will receive a free exam voucher* for any Microsoft Certification
Exam.
Vouchers will be sent after exam scores are tabulated.


Best of luck!
Sondra Webber
Program Manager
Developer and Database Certifications
Microsoft Corporation





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