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MCAD/Ms developer exams

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  • 16-10-2007 9:47pm
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    iascanmore
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    Just spotted this forum now (only on boards for about a year)!!

    Anyhoo I'm doing my final MCAD (MS Certified App Developer) next Wed, number 70-229, I've already done 70-306 and 70-310.

    This will be my 12th MS exam since 1998 - sad I know!!

    If anyone wants any advise/pointers etc please fell free to post here/PM me.


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    Ginger
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    I posted some some stuff in relation to the MCDBA exam which covers the 70 229 exam..

    Best of luck with it


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    iascanmore
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    Sorted.... passed with 870.

    Quite a hard exam I thought, was very adaptive ie I got an early question on deadlocks, didn't really read answers just picked one and marked it for review with the intention to come back to it.

    I was then hit with a series of deadlock questions, 8 in total either directly about deadlocks or related....seemed like a lot to me.

    Need to decide now do 70-300 for full MCSD status or jump to the .Net 2.0 exams?


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    aidan_walsh
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    Congrats on the pass.


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    Ginger
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    You need 2 more exams for MCSD status

    70-300 & in your case either 70-315 or 70-316

    If you want to do the .NET 2.0 exam here is a handy link

    It explains the upgrade paths for you from MCAD & MCSD to MCPD


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    iascanmore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭iascanmore


    Ginger wrote: »
    You need 2 more exams for MCSD status

    70-300 & in your case either 70-315 or 70-316

    If you want to do the .NET 2.0 exam here is a handy link

    It explains the upgrade paths for you from MCAD & MCSD to MCPD

    I've got 305, 306, 310 and now 299 amongst many others ie Access 2, 95, 2000 and VB5, VB6*2 and SQL7!!

    I failed 30-100 (or was it 70-100?) many moons ago, it was the precursor to 70-300 and I've had a bit of a "thing" about it since.

    Need to decide in the next week or two.


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    Ginger
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    Sorry didnt realise you had the 305 exam already. Then when you did the 229 you already the MCAD didnt you :)

    The 300 exam isnt all that bad. Its all case study based which can be a bit difficult. I found the worst part of that exam is spending 5 to 10 mins reading the case study and then when looking at the questions, trying to remember all the info you just read and doing it a couple of times

    Best advice on that one, would be know the MS product sheets :D


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    iascanmore
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    Ginger wrote: »
    Sorry didnt realise you had the 305 exam already. Then when you did the 229 you already the MCAD didnt you :)

    The 300 exam isnt all that bad. Its all case study based which can be a bit difficult. I found the worst part of that exam is spending 5 to 10 mins reading the case study and then when looking at the questions, trying to remember all the info you just read and doing it a couple of times

    Best advice on that one, would be know the MS product sheets :D


    Your dead right, checked it just now. 305 counts as an elective if you've done 306. Overall it wouldn't have made any difference I would still have done 229 (my employer paid for course and exam, I done 305 off my own back) but I'm still a bit annoyed. You shouldn't have to request your welcome pack it should be automatically sent or at least have an email sent - "congrats on getting lastest exam - your now a nnnnnn".

    Anyway thanks for pointing that out, I'm booking a 5 day course (2710) in preparation for 70-300 later on today......


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    Ginger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    If you take a look at this post, there is a bit on the question types. You should take a look at the testlet ones..


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