first exam ? Where ?

What's the first exam one should take ?



I've been doing systems and programming work for a number of years, and
would like the MSCE -



Can one just self study and then take the tests ? Where does one go to take
the exams this way ?



Most of what I read on the net is utterly confusing on these topics .



Microsoft's own site is senseless and confusing to me , and of course those
places that offer teaching are less than forthcoming about self study ..

barret bonden

barret bonden wrote:
> What's the first exam one should take ?

Probably an MCSE can answer that better. This question was however
recently asked in the MCSE ng. You might search it.

> Can one just self study and then take the tests ? Where does one go to take
> the exams this way ?
Sure, you can do self-study. If you feel that is your way of
preparation. Some people feel more comfy with instructor led courses.

See this thread for some answers...
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.certification/browse_thread/thread/97b72fa31c4c77f7/>

> Microsoft's own site is senseless and confusing to me , and of course those
> places that offer teaching are less than forthcoming about self study ..

I never found the site "senseless". It does have a *lot* of
information, that can get overwhelming at times, and it might be
confusing because of the similarity in content.

Cerebrus

barret bonden wrote:
> What's the first exam one should take ?

Probably an MCSE can answer that better. This question was however
recently asked in the MCSE ng. You might search it.

> Can one just self study and then take the tests ? Where does one go to take
> the exams this way ?
Sure, you can do self-study. If you feel that is your way of
preparation. Some people feel more comfy with instructor led courses.

See this thread for some answers...
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.certification/browse_thread/thread/97b72fa31c4c77f7/>

> Microsoft's own site is senseless and confusing to me , and of course those
> places that offer teaching are less than forthcoming about self study ..

I never found the site "senseless". It does have a *lot* of
information, that can get overwhelming at times, and it might be
confusing because of the similarity in content.

Cerebrus

If you are looking at MCSE first look at 270... it is the XP OS exam,
optionally you can do the OS exam for 2000, choice is yours. I personally
chose to do MCDST, then 270, 290, 291 - this gives MCSA. Then I proceeded to
do 293, 294, 298, 350, security +... this gave me MCSE - security... but for
MCSE you have this choice:

Operating System - XP or 2000 ---- choice is your's choose 1

Core - 290, 291, 293, 294 ----- no choice unless you already have MCSE on
2000, then u can do upgrade courses

Electives - you need 2 more electives from the list provided on MS website

So, in total to get a normal MCSE with no specialization, you need a total
of 7 exams.

Good luck.
--
Cheers,

Dennis


"Cerebrus" wrote:

>
> barret bonden wrote:
> > What's the first exam one should take ?
>
> Probably an MCSE can answer that better. This question was however
> recently asked in the MCSE ng. You might search it.
>
> > Can one just self study and then take the tests ? Where does one go to take
> > the exams this way ?
> Sure, you can do self-study. If you feel that is your way of
> preparation. Some people feel more comfy with instructor led courses.
>
> See this thread for some answers...
> <http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.certification/browse_thread/thread/97b72fa31c4c77f7/>
>
> > Microsoft's own site is senseless and confusing to me , and of course those
> > places that offer teaching are less than forthcoming about self study ..
>
> I never found the site "senseless". It does have a *lot* of
> information, that can get overwhelming at times, and it might be
> confusing because of the similarity in content.
>
>

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If you are looking at MCSE first look at 270... it is the XP OS exam,
optionally you can do the OS exam for 2000, choice is yours. I personally
chose to do MCDST, then 270, 290, 291 - this gives MCSA. Then I proceeded to
do 293, 294, 298, 350, security +... this gave me MCSE - security... but for
MCSE you have this choice:

Operating System - XP or 2000 ---- choice is your's choose 1

Core - 290, 291, 293, 294 ----- no choice unless you already have MCSE on
2000, then u can do upgrade courses

Electives - you need 2 more electives from the list provided on MS website

So, in total to get a normal MCSE with no specialization, you need a total
of 7 exams.

Good luck.
--
Cheers,

Dennis


"Cerebrus" wrote:

>
> barret bonden wrote:
> > What's the first exam one should take ?
>
> Probably an MCSE can answer that better. This question was however
> recently asked in the MCSE ng. You might search it.
>
> > Can one just self study and then take the tests ? Where does one go to take
> > the exams this way ?
> Sure, you can do self-study. If you feel that is your way of
> preparation. Some people feel more comfy with instructor led courses.
>
> See this thread for some answers...
> <http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.certification/browse_thread/thread/97b72fa31c4c77f7/>
>
> > Microsoft's own site is senseless and confusing to me , and of course those
> > places that offer teaching are less than forthcoming about self study ..
>
> I never found the site "senseless". It does have a *lot* of
> information, that can get overwhelming at times, and it might be
> confusing because of the similarity in content.
>
>

=?Utf-8?B?RGVubmlz?=

i started with A+, Net+, then 70-270, 290, 291, Security+, 293, 294, 298,
299 i used books, measureup practice tests (as well as the ones in the
books) and experience. Microsoft makes a good book and so does Sybex...
ymmv though

Scott

MCSE: Security

"Dennis" wrote:

> If you are looking at MCSE first look at 270... it is the XP OS exam,
> optionally you can do the OS exam for 2000, choice is yours. I personally
> chose to do MCDST, then 270, 290, 291 - this gives MCSA. Then I proceeded to
> do 293, 294, 298, 350, security +... this gave me MCSE - security... but for
> MCSE you have this choice:
>
> Operating System - XP or 2000 ---- choice is your's choose 1
>
> Core - 290, 291, 293, 294 ----- no choice unless you already have MCSE on
> 2000, then u can do upgrade courses
>
> Electives - you need 2 more electives from the list provided on MS website
>
> So, in total to get a normal MCSE with no specialization, you need a total
> of 7 exams.
>
> Good luck.
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Dennis
>
>
> "Cerebrus" wrote:
>
> >
> > barret bonden wrote:
> > > What's the first exam one should take ?
> >
> > Probably an MCSE can answer that better. This question was however
> > recently asked in the MCSE ng. You might search it.
> >
> > > Can one just self study and then take the tests ? Where does one go to take
> > > the exams this way ?
> > Sure, you can do self-study. If you feel that is your way of
> > preparation. Some people feel more comfy with instructor led courses.
> >
> > See this thread for some answers...
> > <http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.certification/browse_thread/thread/97b72fa31c4c77f7/>
> >
> > > Microsoft's own site is senseless and confusing to me , and of course those
> > > places that offer teaching are less than forthcoming about self study ..
> >
> > I never found the site "senseless". It does have a *lot* of
> > information, that can get overwhelming at times, and it might be
> > confusing because of the similarity in content.
> >
> >

=?Utf-8?B?U2NvdHQgTC4=?=

i started with A+, Net+, then 70-270, 290, 291, Security+, 293, 294, 298,
299 i used books, measureup practice tests (as well as the ones in the
books) and experience. Microsoft makes a good book and so does Sybex...
ymmv though

Scott

MCSE: Security

"Dennis" wrote:

> If you are looking at MCSE first look at 270... it is the XP OS exam,
> optionally you can do the OS exam for 2000, choice is yours. I personally
> chose to do MCDST, then 270, 290, 291 - this gives MCSA. Then I proceeded to
> do 293, 294, 298, 350, security +... this gave me MCSE - security... but for
> MCSE you have this choice:
>
> Operating System - XP or 2000 ---- choice is your's choose 1
>
> Core - 290, 291, 293, 294 ----- no choice unless you already have MCSE on
> 2000, then u can do upgrade courses
>
> Electives - you need 2 more electives from the list provided on MS website
>
> So, in total to get a normal MCSE with no specialization, you need a total
> of 7 exams.
>
> Good luck.
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Dennis
>
>
> "Cerebrus" wrote:
>
> >
> > barret bonden wrote:
> > > What's the first exam one should take ?
> >
> > Probably an MCSE can answer that better. This question was however
> > recently asked in the MCSE ng. You might search it.
> >
> > > Can one just self study and then take the tests ? Where does one go to take
> > > the exams this way ?
> > Sure, you can do self-study. If you feel that is your way of
> > preparation. Some people feel more comfy with instructor led courses.
> >
> > See this thread for some answers...
> > <http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.certification/browse_thread/thread/97b72fa31c4c77f7/>
> >
> > > Microsoft's own site is senseless and confusing to me , and of course those
> > > places that offer teaching are less than forthcoming about self study ..
> >
> > I never found the site "senseless". It does have a *lot* of
> > information, that can get overwhelming at times, and it might be
> > confusing because of the similarity in content.
> >
> >

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