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Greetings!

I have been preparing for the last 4 months for the Application Development
foundation exam and I was wondering if investing some extra money in the self
test software through the Microsoft Certified test vendors they have was
worth the 100 dollars. Are the questions an accurate reflection of the
difficulty level what will be on the exam? One of my coworkers who did not
pass the test recently told me that the self test software with the book is
not even close to the actual questions, I do not doubt his honesty.

I figure it would be better to spend the 100 dollars than fail a 125 dollar
exam, but if it is just more of the same questions that I already have with
my book than there is obviously no point in wasting my money.

Thank you for your feedback

Sept. 9, 2006

The practice exams which come with the Microsoft Press Training Kit books
are accurate... and you get the whole kit & book & exam for only $60 or so.
Personally, I have never taken a practice exam from the other vendors, but
from what I've heard (from people being honest & not spamming marketing
statements) they aren't very helpful (at least if you want to be able to do
what you are supposed to be able to do after passing the exam).

Also, here's my philosophy on $100 practice exams... they are only $25 LESS
THAN THE REAL EXAM. Spend $125 for the real exam, and if you pass it - you
just saved $100 .... if you fail, you now have the MOST ACCURATE idea which
cannot be gotten even remotely close any way else... and you're only out
around $25 extra dollars - but you could save $100! And besides, if the
practice exams aren't good... then you are going to have spent $100 + $125 +
get a fail which then means you now have to pay $125 again....

It just doesn't make sense to me...... that's all I can say.

Good luck!!
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Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional -- DPM

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"Noah Moerbeek" <Noah > wrote in message
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> Greetings!
>
> I have been preparing for the last 4 months for the Application
> Development
> foundation exam and I was wondering if investing some extra money in the
> self
> test software through the Microsoft Certified test vendors they have was
> worth the 100 dollars. Are the questions an accurate reflection of the
> difficulty level what will be on the exam? One of my coworkers who did
> not
> pass the test recently told me that the self test software with the book
> is
> not even close to the actual questions, I do not doubt his honesty.
>
> I figure it would be better to spend the 100 dollars than fail a 125
> dollar
> exam, but if it is just more of the same questions that I already have
> with
> my book than there is obviously no point in wasting my money.
>
> Thank you for your feedback

I have had the opportunity to try both providers (not specifically for
developer tests), but what I have learned from both is that the MeasureUp
practice tests are worded in a very similar way to the real exams.

Sometimes, I found that the questions on the Self Test software are very
straight to the point wich allows you to focus on a very specific topic, but
they are far from seem like the real exams.

Now that i know how a real exam is and knowing these two providers, i would
go on MeasureUp to get used to and know what to expect.

Hope it helps

"Noah Moerbeek" <Noah > wrote in message
news:A542D8F9-01BD-4785-8A6F-...
> Greetings!
>
> I have been preparing for the last 4 months for the Application
> Development
> foundation exam and I was wondering if investing some extra money in the
> self
> test software through the Microsoft Certified test vendors they have was
> worth the 100 dollars. Are the questions an accurate reflection of the
> difficulty level what will be on the exam? One of my coworkers who did
> not
> pass the test recently told me that the self test software with the book
> is
> not even close to the actual questions, I do not doubt his honesty.
>
> I figure it would be better to spend the 100 dollars than fail a 125
> dollar
> exam, but if it is just more of the same questions that I already have
> with
> my book than there is obviously no point in wasting my money.
>
> Thank you for your feedback

Hi,

Anyone please help me Is there a certification program for Microsoft
Exchange Server 2003.
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venkey


"Noah Moerbeek" wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> I have been preparing for the last 4 months for the Application Development
> foundation exam and I was wondering if investing some extra money in the self
> test software through the Microsoft Certified test vendors they have was
> worth the 100 dollars. Are the questions an accurate reflection of the
> difficulty level what will be on the exam? One of my coworkers who did not
> pass the test recently told me that the self test software with the book is
> not even close to the actual questions, I do not doubt his honesty.
>
> I figure it would be better to spend the 100 dollars than fail a 125 dollar
> exam, but if it is just more of the same questions that I already have with
> my book than there is obviously no point in wasting my money.
>
> Thank you for your feedback