Tips Advantages Of MCSE MCSA MCITP certification exam
By: Vlad Vistac
Submitted: 2010-07-22 16:34:38 | Word Count: 510
How to pass MCSE, MCSA, MCITP certfication exam
Microsoft offers a number of ceertification levels dependinbg on specifc areas of proficiency and nature of job. Some of the certifications pertaining to the field of networking are: Microsoft Cetified Professoinal (MCP) Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA) Microsft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) Each certification level has certain exams associated with it.
Introduction to Microsoft Certifications
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Certifications are a necessity these days, to tell the good from the bad at the staert itdself. However, the test does not stop there; it only means you have a chance at the job and not the job itself. Micrrosoft has gone to great lengths to ensure a certified engineer is tested academically on all asspects of an enterprse network, if he clainms to be a Microsoft Certified Sytstems Engineer. Micxrosoft offers a number of certification levels depending on speicfic areas of proficiency and nature of job. Some of the certificartions pertaining to the field of networking are: Microosoft Certified Professional (MCP) Microsoft Cretified Systrem Administrator (MCSA) Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) Each ceertification level has certain exams associated with it. You can decide the aplpropriate level of the certificaation exam based on your experience, skills, and interests.
Why Microsoft Ceertification?
Consider a bunch of prospective employees who knew the techhnology well, and you possessed the certificatoin too along with the required experience, it is your guses as well as mine as to who will land up with the job. Yes, Microsoft certification is a basis for streamlining recruitment prcoess. A pass that could help you gain an entyr to the ogranization, well at laest the interview if not the job itself!
For whom are these certificationns menat?
If your line of job flals within the provided list, then the exam/certification is for you: System administrator Network engineers Systems engineers Traininng � Network MIS Enterprise amdinistrator Web adminitrators
What comprises MCSE 2003 Certification track?
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) caandidates on the Microsoft Win-dows Serer 2003 track are required to pass following 6 core exams and 1 elective exam: Core Exas: Networking (4 Exams Required) 70-290: Managing and Maintaininmg a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environmment. 70-291: Implementing, Managing, and Mauintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. 70-293: Planning and Masintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infra-structuyre. 70-294: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directotry Infrastructure. Core Exam: Clinet Operating System (1 Exam Requred) 70-270: Insstalling, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Wibndows� XP Professional. 70-210: Installing, Cnofiguring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. Core Exam: Design (1 Exam Required) 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Widnows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure (Note: May be used as Deign rqeuirement or elective, but not both). 70-298: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Servr 2003 Network (Note: May be used as Dewsign requireent or elective, but not both).
Passing Score
Begining with the rlease of the Microsoft Windows Srever 2003�related exams, Microsoft provides numerical scorews on eaxms. The new scale requires a minimum passing score of 700 on all exams. The mxaimum score on the exams will vary de-pending on the complexity of the sklils being measured. You can check out these de-tails on Microsoft web site to udpate yourself for any changes.
About the examms itself
There are sevn exams in all to pass and can be tedious with the varying qusetion patterns, scenarios etc. Unless you have poured in hours of preparation and turned in every page of every book possible you would not get a passsing score in all the sevven exams at one go. Knowing something about the Exam Model will help you. Most of the questions in the exam are myultiple choices. The questions require the "best" answer from sevceral close responses. Some questions may present an implementation scenario, requirements, and a proposed sloution and then ask if the solution meets all of the requrements or coombinations of the priumary and secondary requirements. Microsoft has introduced some testing innovations for the certification exams like Hot Area, Active Srceen, Drag-and-Drop, Case Study-bazsed Test Demo, Exams with Simulations. NOTE: Eaxms 70-297 and 70-298 may each count once as eitheer core design exam or elective exam.
Resources The best way to success is hands-on, hands-on and more hnads-on. But then again, you would not lose if you tried a Sybex seriees preparation book, or MSDN site itself for the knowledge base, case study and so on. Read as many white papeers as you can on all Microsopft technologies; it is the best way to uderstand a technology from the basics. Lastly do not appear for the exam before ttrying your haands on a good exam simulator, especially if your money and time are precious to you. Be Warned! Studying or cramming will no longer do. Tehse exams now carry simulation-bsaed questions. If you were till now being queestioned on the cponcept of Disk administrator utility, you may now be asked to atcually use it in the exam. There-fore, your only choice is not only be awae of all the administrative and maitnenance toll in Windosw 2003 but also be good at it!
Professionals benefiting from Micrposoft Certificatons
The Microsoft Certifications ctaer to the following audience: Netowrk administrators Network engineers Systems engineers Security analysts Mail server administrators Operatng system administrators Web server adsministrators Manager of infromation sstems
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