Microsoft Exam

[Longy]

Got my first Microsoft exam on Friday - 70-270 one of many on my way to MCSA then on to MSCE.

Anyone taken it? piece of cake? Course was pretty easy to be honest.

 

[Ritch_182]

Longy,

They are easy provided you have put the work in and accept that you have to do things the Microsoft way and not that way you do things at work!
Just treat it as a learning experience and relax, you will be fine!

Rich

 

[Longy]

Yeah i've noticed Microsoft have there way of doing things Also did some sample questions and they do like to catch you out rather than test you

 

[Ritch_182]

Do not rely on the practice questions alone, the real exams questions will be much much harder! Some of their questions are slightly confusing to say the least!

I have to admit I am actually a Unix Solaris engineer and dont paticually like windows

 

[dk]

which exam is that, i have done the 70-290 i think

 

[Longy]

its one of the core ones for MCSA, Implementing and supporting microsoft XP Professional.

 

[tomehb]

i got my CCNA in 4 months! ages yet?! any1 know if its hard

 

[_Kenny_]

i got my CCNA in 4 months! ages yet?! any1 know if its hard

again as long as you put the work in. Need the Cisco books. 70% pass rate I think. I'm looking into doing it this year so you can tell me!

 

[MickM]

Have you taught yourself for the MCSA? just by reading books or taking courses?

 

[tomehb]

i got my CCNA in 4 months! ages yet?! any1 know if its hard

again as long as you put the work in. Need the Cisco books. 70% pass rate I think. I'm looking into doing it this year so you can tell me!

well atm im doing the online exams bit just got on to CCNA 3, so far its be quite easy with too not much input just read through the materail on the cisco netcad site when i login

 

[Spiezels]

What are you taking it for pal, What is it etc, never heard of it lol

 

[Longy]

Have you taught yourself for the MCSA? just by reading books or taking courses?

College course - work release me for about 1 week a month- its a OCR course for IT support (3 big assignments) and includes MCSA, MCDST and then MCSE - all funded for.

 

[tomehb]

Good luck!

 

[Dafthead]

i got my CCNA in 4 months! ages yet?! any1 know if its hard

Don't just read the books and do the course, get the simulators and some real kit and have a play, that's what I did

 

[_Kenny_]

^ very true, breaking stuff at work has made me learn lol

 

[sh33n]

720 is the easiest one of the MCSA lot imo.

Chances are if you work in IT you'll breeze through it, but do plenty of practice questions.

 

[tomehb]

i got my CCNA in 4 months! ages yet?! any1 know if its hard

Don't just read the books and do the course, get the simulators and some real kit and have a play, that's what I did

Well i do exercise's in Packet tracer and also on lab at uni was going to buy my own kit.. but not sure yet

 

[Longy]

Passed

just got 70-271 and 70-272 to do for the desktop support technician next Friday then its onto the server ones.

 

[tomehb]

gratz

 

[KDF]

Well done..

I must be wrong but I thought you got a MCSE before you got to MCSA level ?

 

[Longy]

My course is for MCSA and because of the exams i do - it will make it eaiser for me to get the MCSE afterwards so must be the case.