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I used the Microsoft Self-Paced Training Kit books for 70-306 and 70-305, they were both pretty good and close to the exam. Braindumps will definately help you pass the exam, but embarrass yourself in the workplace. I totally understand the temptation, and don't wish to sound old and boring, but its not worth it, force yourself to study it will pay off long term.
Agree - I've got my MCSD.net (VB path) . I also have 6+ years of consulting/development experience to back the cert up. I had also completed a full SDLC project in VB.net/Winforms prior to obtaining this cert.
Here's what worked for me:
I got the McGraw-Hill Press titles for the 3 technical tests (305/306/310, I believe), and the Exam Cram for 70-300, but didn't really get too into that one. I read and understood the 3 technical books, then used the Transcender tests to see what concepts I still didn't understand, then looked those topics up in MSDN and read some more.
At that point, I went to mcsebraindumps.com and they have what they called the "Master Exam" (or something like that) which ended up having a lot of the same questions as my actual tests. I went through and answered all the questions for each of those tests myself - looking up all the available answers I wasn't sure of in MSDN.
Using my lunch hour to study, it took me about a month to study for each test (less as I took more tests - there's a lot of overlap questions as you go through).
I passed all the technical tests in one shot. 70-300 I missed the first time, even though I understood the concepts. It's really a subjective test, where you have to pick the "best" answer, which I find to be totally ridiculous. So, I just bought the TestKing script and realized that I missed passing by 2 questions - and if you answered the first one wrong, you miss the second one.
Anyhow, that's what worked for me, and I definitely feel that I know a great deal more now than before I started the MCSD studying.
Here's what worked for me:
I got the McGraw-Hill Press titles for the 3 technical tests (305/306/310, I believe), and the Exam Cram for 70-300, but didn't really get too into that one. I read and understood the 3 technical books, then used the Transcender tests to see what concepts I still didn't understand, then looked those topics up in MSDN and read some more.
At that point, I went to mcsebraindumps.com and they have what they called the "Master Exam" (or something like that) which ended up having a lot of the same questions as my actual tests. I went through and answered all the questions for each of those tests myself - looking up all the available answers I wasn't sure of in MSDN.
Using my lunch hour to study, it took me about a month to study for each test (less as I took more tests - there's a lot of overlap questions as you go through).
I passed all the technical tests in one shot. 70-300 I missed the first time, even though I understood the concepts. It's really a subjective test, where you have to pick the "best" answer, which I find to be totally ridiculous. So, I just bought the TestKing script and realized that I missed passing by 2 questions - and if you answered the first one wrong, you miss the second one.
Anyhow, that's what worked for me, and I definitely feel that I know a great deal more now than before I started the MCSD studying.
Oh, one more thing - I totally agree with what Roey said - if you just go and memorize the dumps and put on your resume that you're MCSD and you get hired on that basis, you're going to be screwed when people come to you and expect you to provide insight and expertise.
I've seen it happen at my old company - lots of fakers with an MCSD and didn't even know how to do databinding to controls and other pretty low-level stuff that the MCSD texts covered in pretty good detail.
I've seen it happen at my old company - lots of fakers with an MCSD and didn't even know how to do databinding to controls and other pretty low-level stuff that the MCSD texts covered in pretty good detail.
samsmithnz
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Yeh I've had the same experience.
The worst story I've heard (and I suspect this may be a urban myth... but...), is that some guy did a MSCE week long course (where they spend a week teaching you braindumps), then got a job as a network admin, but didn't know how to format a floppy disk (because that wasn't in the course work)...
I've had good experience with the MS certicafications, I have yet to do any .NET ones (i'm far too busy using it at work to learn about it
), except for the 70-229 SQL 2K design which counts on the track. 
The worst story I've heard (and I suspect this may be a urban myth... but...), is that some guy did a MSCE week long course (where they spend a week teaching you braindumps), then got a job as a network admin, but didn't know how to format a floppy disk (because that wasn't in the course work)...
I've had good experience with the MS certicafications, I have yet to do any .NET ones (i'm far too busy using it at work to learn about it
), except for the 70-229 SQL 2K design which counts on the track. One thing I'll say for the .Net tests versus the VB6 tests I looked at is that there's much less focus on all the damn built-in wizards that the 6.0 track had.
That was my main reason to avoid those tests - I didn't have any use for the wizards, but I just needed to know how to code.
That was my main reason to avoid those tests - I didn't have any use for the wizards, but I just needed to know how to code.
MTSkull
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Is it worth it to get MSCE for .net or SQL server?
MTS
MTS
I'm not sure what you mean. The software development tests are MCAD/MCSD path (once you are MCSD.net, you're automatically MCAD - same path, less tests).
MCSE is more the infrastructure route - server config, back-office setup, etc.
My total cost (minus the Transcender software, which you could probably do without - I just had it available so used it) was:
Tests: $125 * 6 = $750 (I had to retake 70-300 as I said earlier)
Books: about $125 (check out ebay or maybe bookpool.com)
So, it ends up costing about $875 actual dollars, plus all the time spent learning the concepts.
If you have a company that supports and pays you to take the tests, take advantage - it's part of your benefits/pay structure.
If you're out of work, but have some experience and want to stack the resume a bit, again, probably a good investment in yourself.
If you have no experience (ie, still in school/just graduated) the benefit may not be quite so much. But then again, you'll at least know the concepts for when you go to interviews.
MCSE is more the infrastructure route - server config, back-office setup, etc.
My total cost (minus the Transcender software, which you could probably do without - I just had it available so used it) was:
Tests: $125 * 6 = $750 (I had to retake 70-300 as I said earlier)
Books: about $125 (check out ebay or maybe bookpool.com)
So, it ends up costing about $875 actual dollars, plus all the time spent learning the concepts.
If you have a company that supports and pays you to take the tests, take advantage - it's part of your benefits/pay structure.
If you're out of work, but have some experience and want to stack the resume a bit, again, probably a good investment in yourself.
If you have no experience (ie, still in school/just graduated) the benefit may not be quite so much. But then again, you'll at least know the concepts for when you go to interviews.
Hi...
I've the MCSD, MCDBA and MCSA certifications.
I just wanted to say that I took the lessons too and everything cost me little less than 6000 ... quite the same in dollars...
Appart of my experience I got the Testking pdf's and they're great. Even if you have lots of experience we in europe aren't so used to multiple choice questions as the americans and specially the first exam I took I didn't had a clue of what was expecting me (it was 70-210... piece of cake!
)
Great certification...
Alex
I've the MCSD, MCDBA and MCSA certifications.
I just wanted to say that I took the lessons too and everything cost me little less than 6000 ... quite the same in dollars...
Appart of my experience I got the Testking pdf's and they're great. Even if you have lots of experience we in europe aren't so used to multiple choice questions as the americans and specially the first exam I took I didn't had a clue of what was expecting me (it was 70-210... piece of cake!
)Great certification...
Alex
A collection of questions and the available answers that people have compiled from the actual tests.
They're pretty good guides, but definitely answer the questions for yourself - a lot of the answers are wrong, so double-check everything against MSDN documentation so you don't study incorrect info.
Depending if you go to test at Vue or Prometric test centers, the actual tests can/do vary.
They're pretty good guides, but definitely answer the questions for yourself - a lot of the answers are wrong, so double-check everything against MSDN documentation so you don't study incorrect info.
Depending if you go to test at Vue or Prometric test centers, the actual tests can/do vary.