Confirm 70-300 format?

Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just wondering if anyone could confirm the general format of the exam.

From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a series of questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies, but can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.

I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm using for prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a series of questions. Is this really it? I guess I was expecting a lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer the questions properly?

Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm schedule to take the exam a week from today.

Thanks!

--
Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA

Leigh Kendall

The exam I took was three case studies with approx. 10-12
questions on each one. There's a separate time limit on
each case with a separate review page for each case. So,
after you've answered the questions, you can go back over
your answers only for the case you're currently in - you
can't change answers for the previous cases.

Personally, I did not feel a lot of time pressure on this
one - but I do think it paid off to review answers
carefully. I won't say there's trick questions - but read
the wording carefully and really think through your
responses.

You will need to know MSF stuff...but nowhere near as much
as books like the Microsoft Study Guide or the Osborne
Study Guide would have you believe. The cases present a
scenario - some enterprise has existing hardware and
software and wants to upgrade their systems, for example.

You need to make decisions about things like whether they
need web apps or windows apps, or both. What parts of the
system need changing/upgrading and then how those new
components will need to integrate with peices that are not
being changed. Then they might ask you about
security/authentication, ORM, deployment, or normalization
kinds if things that relate to the case study, etc.

I found MSDN articles on these different areas to be a
good source of information. The Exam Cram book was pretty
good, too.

Hope that hlps and Good Luck!


>-----Original Message-----
>Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD
for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just
wondering if anyone could confirm the general format of
the exam.
>
>From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's
comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a series of
questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies, but
can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.
>
>I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm using for
prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a series of
questions. Is this really it? I guess I was expecting a
lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer the
questions properly?
>
>Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm
schedule to take the exam a week from today.
>
>Thanks!
>
>--
>Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA

Rich

What is the review page??
Thanks,
Glenn
"Rich" <> wrote in message
news:23b501c373d9$a80ede30$...
> The exam I took was three case studies with approx. 10-12
> questions on each one. There's a separate time limit on
> each case with a separate review page for each case. So,
> after you've answered the questions, you can go back over
> your answers only for the case you're currently in - you
> can't change answers for the previous cases.
>
> Personally, I did not feel a lot of time pressure on this
> one - but I do think it paid off to review answers
> carefully. I won't say there's trick questions - but read
> the wording carefully and really think through your
> responses.
>
> You will need to know MSF stuff...but nowhere near as much
> as books like the Microsoft Study Guide or the Osborne
> Study Guide would have you believe. The cases present a
> scenario - some enterprise has existing hardware and
> software and wants to upgrade their systems, for example.
>
> You need to make decisions about things like whether they
> need web apps or windows apps, or both. What parts of the
> system need changing/upgrading and then how those new
> components will need to integrate with peices that are not
> being changed. Then they might ask you about
> security/authentication, ORM, deployment, or normalization
> kinds if things that relate to the case study, etc.
>
> I found MSDN articles on these different areas to be a
> good source of information. The Exam Cram book was pretty
> good, too.
>
> Hope that hlps and Good Luck!
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD
> for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just
> wondering if anyone could confirm the general format of
> the exam.
> >
> >From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's
> comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a series of
> questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies, but
> can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.
> >
> >I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm using for
> prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a series of
> questions. Is this really it? I guess I was expecting a
> lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer the
> questions properly?
> >
> >Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm
> schedule to take the exam a week from today.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >--
> >Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA

Glenn D. Crosse

Thanks Rich!! Exactly what I was looking for. Just wanted to confirm the
general layout of the exam. Like I mentioned, I was a little taken back when
I first opened the Transcenders and glanced at them only to find three
questions. Wanted to make sure that the Transcenders weren't sending me down
the wrong path...

I used the MS study guide on 70-300 to review and that was ALL MSF. As
usual, the MSDN library was also helpful.

Thanks!

Leigh

"Rich" <> wrote in message
news:23b501c373d9$a80ede30$...
> The exam I took was three case studies with approx. 10-12
> questions on each one. There's a separate time limit on
> each case with a separate review page for each case. So,
> after you've answered the questions, you can go back over
> your answers only for the case you're currently in - you
> can't change answers for the previous cases.
>
> Personally, I did not feel a lot of time pressure on this
> one - but I do think it paid off to review answers
> carefully. I won't say there's trick questions - but read
> the wording carefully and really think through your
> responses.
>
> You will need to know MSF stuff...but nowhere near as much
> as books like the Microsoft Study Guide or the Osborne
> Study Guide would have you believe. The cases present a
> scenario - some enterprise has existing hardware and
> software and wants to upgrade their systems, for example.
>
> You need to make decisions about things like whether they
> need web apps or windows apps, or both. What parts of the
> system need changing/upgrading and then how those new
> components will need to integrate with peices that are not
> being changed. Then they might ask you about
> security/authentication, ORM, deployment, or normalization
> kinds if things that relate to the case study, etc.
>
> I found MSDN articles on these different areas to be a
> good source of information. The Exam Cram book was pretty
> good, too.
>
> Hope that hlps and Good Luck!
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD
> for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just
> wondering if anyone could confirm the general format of
> the exam.
> >
> >From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's
> comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a series of
> questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies, but
> can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.
> >
> >I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm using for
> prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a series of
> questions. Is this really it? I guess I was expecting a
> lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer the
> questions properly?
> >
> >Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm
> schedule to take the exam a week from today.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >--
> >Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA

Leigh Kendall

I found a link that gives a good idea of the test format and it answered my
question.
Another question I have is "Is the test pass/fail or do they now score the
results?"
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/m...nnovations.asp
Thanks,
Glenn
"Glenn D. Crosse" <> wrote in message
news:...
> What is the review page??
> Thanks,
> Glenn
> "Rich" <> wrote in message
> news:23b501c373d9$a80ede30$...
> > The exam I took was three case studies with approx. 10-12
> > questions on each one. There's a separate time limit on
> > each case with a separate review page for each case. So,
> > after you've answered the questions, you can go back over
> > your answers only for the case you're currently in - you
> > can't change answers for the previous cases.
> >
> > Personally, I did not feel a lot of time pressure on this
> > one - but I do think it paid off to review answers
> > carefully. I won't say there's trick questions - but read
> > the wording carefully and really think through your
> > responses.
> >
> > You will need to know MSF stuff...but nowhere near as much
> > as books like the Microsoft Study Guide or the Osborne
> > Study Guide would have you believe. The cases present a
> > scenario - some enterprise has existing hardware and
> > software and wants to upgrade their systems, for example.
> >
> > You need to make decisions about things like whether they
> > need web apps or windows apps, or both. What parts of the
> > system need changing/upgrading and then how those new
> > components will need to integrate with peices that are not
> > being changed. Then they might ask you about
> > security/authentication, ORM, deployment, or normalization
> > kinds if things that relate to the case study, etc.
> >
> > I found MSDN articles on these different areas to be a
> > good source of information. The Exam Cram book was pretty
> > good, too.
> >
> > Hope that hlps and Good Luck!
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD
> > for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just
> > wondering if anyone could confirm the general format of
> > the exam.
> > >
> > >From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's
> > comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a series of
> > questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies, but
> > can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.
> > >
> > >I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm using for
> > prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a series of
> > questions. Is this really it? I guess I was expecting a
> > lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer the
> > questions properly?
> > >
> > >Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm
> > schedule to take the exam a week from today.
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >
> > >--
> > >Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA
>
>

Glenn D. Crosse

From what I understand, all the exams for the MSCD.NET are pass/fail.

I think that only the newer exams will go back to some sort of
"standardized" scoring method across the board, but I haven't bothered to
look up the details. Pass is good enough for me...

Unfortunately, most people don't even seem to care about the certs, let
alone what your score was...
--
Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA

"Glenn D. Crosse" <> wrote in message
news:%23UcyOB$...
> I found a link that gives a good idea of the test format and it answered
my
> question.
> Another question I have is "Is the test pass/fail or do they now score the
> results?"
> http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/m...nnovations.asp
> Thanks,
> Glenn
> "Glenn D. Crosse" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > What is the review page??
> > Thanks,
> > Glenn
> > "Rich" <> wrote in message
> > news:23b501c373d9$a80ede30$...
> > > The exam I took was three case studies with approx. 10-12
> > > questions on each one. There's a separate time limit on
> > > each case with a separate review page for each case. So,
> > > after you've answered the questions, you can go back over
> > > your answers only for the case you're currently in - you
> > > can't change answers for the previous cases.
> > >
> > > Personally, I did not feel a lot of time pressure on this
> > > one - but I do think it paid off to review answers
> > > carefully. I won't say there's trick questions - but read
> > > the wording carefully and really think through your
> > > responses.
> > >
> > > You will need to know MSF stuff...but nowhere near as much
> > > as books like the Microsoft Study Guide or the Osborne
> > > Study Guide would have you believe. The cases present a
> > > scenario - some enterprise has existing hardware and
> > > software and wants to upgrade their systems, for example.
> > >
> > > You need to make decisions about things like whether they
> > > need web apps or windows apps, or both. What parts of the
> > > system need changing/upgrading and then how those new
> > > components will need to integrate with peices that are not
> > > being changed. Then they might ask you about
> > > security/authentication, ORM, deployment, or normalization
> > > kinds if things that relate to the case study, etc.
> > >
> > > I found MSDN articles on these different areas to be a
> > > good source of information. The Exam Cram book was pretty
> > > good, too.
> > >
> > > Hope that hlps and Good Luck!
> > >
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD
> > > for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just
> > > wondering if anyone could confirm the general format of
> > > the exam.
> > > >
> > > >From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's
> > > comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a series of
> > > questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies, but
> > > can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.
> > > >
> > > >I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm using for
> > > prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a series of
> > > questions. Is this really it? I guess I was expecting a
> > > lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer the
> > > questions properly?
> > > >
> > > >Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm
> > > schedule to take the exam a week from today.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks!
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA
> >
> >
>
>

Leigh Kendall

As far as I know, it's strictly pass/fail - no score
>-----Original Message-----
>I found a link that gives a good idea of the test format
and it answered my
>question.
>Another question I have is "Is the test pass/fail or do
they now score the
>results?"
>http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/m.../faq/innovatio
ns.asp
>Thanks,
>Glenn
>"Glenn D. Crosse" <> wrote in
message
>news:...
>> What is the review page??
>> Thanks,
>> Glenn
>> "Rich" <> wrote in message
>> news:23b501c373d9$a80ede30$...
>> > The exam I took was three case studies with approx.
10-12
>> > questions on each one. There's a separate time
limit on
>> > each case with a separate review page for each
case. So,
>> > after you've answered the questions, you can go back
over
>> > your answers only for the case you're currently in -
you
>> > can't change answers for the previous cases.
>> >
>> > Personally, I did not feel a lot of time pressure on
this
>> > one - but I do think it paid off to review answers
>> > carefully. I won't say there's trick questions -
but read
>> > the wording carefully and really think through your
>> > responses.
>> >
>> > You will need to know MSF stuff...but nowhere near
as much
>> > as books like the Microsoft Study Guide or the
Osborne
>> > Study Guide would have you believe. The cases
present a
>> > scenario - some enterprise has existing hardware and
>> > software and wants to upgrade their systems, for
example.
>> >
>> > You need to make decisions about things like whether
they
>> > need web apps or windows apps, or both. What parts
of the
>> > system need changing/upgrading and then how those new
>> > components will need to integrate with peices that
are not
>> > being changed. Then they might ask you about
>> > security/authentication, ORM, deployment, or
normalization
>> > kinds if things that relate to the case study, etc.
>> >
>> > I found MSDN articles on these different areas to be
a
>> > good source of information. The Exam Cram book was
pretty
>> > good, too.
>> >
>> > Hope that hlps and Good Luck!
>> >
>> >
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD
>> > for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just
>> > wondering if anyone could confirm the general format
of
>> > the exam.
>> > >
>> > >From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's
>> > comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a
series of
>> > questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies,
but
>> > can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.
>> > >
>> > >I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm
using for
>> > prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a
series of
>> > questions. Is this really it? I guess I was
expecting a
>> > lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer
the
>> > questions properly?
>> > >
>> > >Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm
>> > schedule to take the exam a week from today.
>> > >
>> > >Thanks!
>> > >
>> > >--
>> > >Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Rich

Transcender is good.

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks Rich!! Exactly what I was looking for. Just
wanted to confirm the
>general layout of the exam. Like I mentioned, I was a
little taken back when
>I first opened the Transcenders and glanced at them only
to find three
>questions. Wanted to make sure that the Transcenders
weren't sending me down
>the wrong path...
>
>I used the MS study guide on 70-300 to review and that
was ALL MSF. As
>usual, the MSDN library was also helpful.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Leigh
>
>"Rich" <> wrote in message
>news:23b501c373d9$a80ede30$...
>> The exam I took was three case studies with approx. 10-
12
>> questions on each one. There's a separate time limit
on
>> each case with a separate review page for each case.
So,
>> after you've answered the questions, you can go back
over
>> your answers only for the case you're currently in -
you
>> can't change answers for the previous cases.
>>
>> Personally, I did not feel a lot of time pressure on
this
>> one - but I do think it paid off to review answers
>> carefully. I won't say there's trick questions - but
read
>> the wording carefully and really think through your
>> responses.
>>
>> You will need to know MSF stuff...but nowhere near as
much
>> as books like the Microsoft Study Guide or the Osborne
>> Study Guide would have you believe. The cases present
a
>> scenario - some enterprise has existing hardware and
>> software and wants to upgrade their systems, for
example.
>>
>> You need to make decisions about things like whether
they
>> need web apps or windows apps, or both. What parts of
the
>> system need changing/upgrading and then how those new
>> components will need to integrate with peices that are
not
>> being changed. Then they might ask you about
>> security/authentication, ORM, deployment, or
normalization
>> kinds if things that relate to the case study, etc.
>>
>> I found MSDN articles on these different areas to be a
>> good source of information. The Exam Cram book was
pretty
>> good, too.
>>
>> Hope that hlps and Good Luck!
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD
>> for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just
>> wondering if anyone could confirm the general format of
>> the exam.
>> >
>> >From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's
>> comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a
series of
>> questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies, but
>> can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.
>> >
>> >I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm using
for
>> prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a series
of
>> questions. Is this really it? I guess I was expecting a
>> lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer
the
>> questions properly?
>> >
>> >Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm
>> schedule to take the exam a week from today.
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >
>> >--
>> >Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA
>
>.
>

Kyle

passing is better...

I have to say, I've used transcender from day one over six years ago for the
WinArch MCSD and 13 exams ago as a final review and they've never
disappointed me.

Thanks for the confirmation...

Leigh

"Kyle" <> wrote in message
news:279001c37409$64250020$...
> Transcender is good.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Thanks Rich!! Exactly what I was looking for. Just
> wanted to confirm the
> >general layout of the exam. Like I mentioned, I was a
> little taken back when
> >I first opened the Transcenders and glanced at them only
> to find three
> >questions. Wanted to make sure that the Transcenders
> weren't sending me down
> >the wrong path...
> >
> >I used the MS study guide on 70-300 to review and that
> was ALL MSF. As
> >usual, the MSDN library was also helpful.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Leigh
> >
> >"Rich" <> wrote in message
> >news:23b501c373d9$a80ede30$...
> >> The exam I took was three case studies with approx. 10-
> 12
> >> questions on each one. There's a separate time limit
> on
> >> each case with a separate review page for each case.
> So,
> >> after you've answered the questions, you can go back
> over
> >> your answers only for the case you're currently in -
> you
> >> can't change answers for the previous cases.
> >>
> >> Personally, I did not feel a lot of time pressure on
> this
> >> one - but I do think it paid off to review answers
> >> carefully. I won't say there's trick questions - but
> read
> >> the wording carefully and really think through your
> >> responses.
> >>
> >> You will need to know MSF stuff...but nowhere near as
> much
> >> as books like the Microsoft Study Guide or the Osborne
> >> Study Guide would have you believe. The cases present
> a
> >> scenario - some enterprise has existing hardware and
> >> software and wants to upgrade their systems, for
> example.
> >>
> >> You need to make decisions about things like whether
> they
> >> need web apps or windows apps, or both. What parts of
> the
> >> system need changing/upgrading and then how those new
> >> components will need to integrate with peices that are
> not
> >> being changed. Then they might ask you about
> >> security/authentication, ORM, deployment, or
> normalization
> >> kinds if things that relate to the case study, etc.
> >>
> >> I found MSDN articles on these different areas to be a
> >> good source of information. The Exam Cram book was
> pretty
> >> good, too.
> >>
> >> Hope that hlps and Good Luck!
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD
> >> for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just
> >> wondering if anyone could confirm the general format of
> >> the exam.
> >> >
> >> >From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's
> >> comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a
> series of
> >> questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies, but
> >> can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.
> >> >
> >> >I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm using
> for
> >> prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a series
> of
> >> questions. Is this really it? I guess I was expecting a
> >> lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer
> the
> >> questions properly?
> >> >
> >> >Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm
> >> schedule to take the exam a week from today.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks!
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA
> >
> >.
> >

Leigh Kendall

I took the test this morning.
It was pass/fail.
I got the pass !!!
Thanks all.
Glenn
"Rich" <> wrote in message
news:31e301c37406$c1dd7dd0$...
>
> As far as I know, it's strictly pass/fail - no score
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I found a link that gives a good idea of the test format
> and it answered my
> >question.
> >Another question I have is "Is the test pass/fail or do
> they now score the
> >results?"
> >http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/m.../faq/innovatio
> ns.asp
> >Thanks,
> >Glenn
> >"Glenn D. Crosse" <> wrote in
> message
> >news:...
> >> What is the review page??
> >> Thanks,
> >> Glenn
> >> "Rich" <> wrote in message
> >> news:23b501c373d9$a80ede30$...
> >> > The exam I took was three case studies with approx.
> 10-12
> >> > questions on each one. There's a separate time
> limit on
> >> > each case with a separate review page for each
> case. So,
> >> > after you've answered the questions, you can go back
> over
> >> > your answers only for the case you're currently in -
> you
> >> > can't change answers for the previous cases.
> >> >
> >> > Personally, I did not feel a lot of time pressure on
> this
> >> > one - but I do think it paid off to review answers
> >> > carefully. I won't say there's trick questions -
> but read
> >> > the wording carefully and really think through your
> >> > responses.
> >> >
> >> > You will need to know MSF stuff...but nowhere near
> as much
> >> > as books like the Microsoft Study Guide or the
> Osborne
> >> > Study Guide would have you believe. The cases
> present a
> >> > scenario - some enterprise has existing hardware and
> >> > software and wants to upgrade their systems, for
> example.
> >> >
> >> > You need to make decisions about things like whether
> they
> >> > need web apps or windows apps, or both. What parts
> of the
> >> > system need changing/upgrading and then how those new
> >> > components will need to integrate with peices that
> are not
> >> > being changed. Then they might ask you about
> >> > security/authentication, ORM, deployment, or
> normalization
> >> > kinds if things that relate to the case study, etc.
> >> >
> >> > I found MSDN articles on these different areas to be
> a
> >> > good source of information. The Exam Cram book was
> pretty
> >> > good, too.
> >> >
> >> > Hope that hlps and Good Luck!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >-----Original Message-----
> >> > >Will be starting to upgrade my current MCSD to MCSD
> >> > for .NET. First on my list is 70-300 and I was just
> >> > wondering if anyone could confirm the general format
> of
> >> > the exam.
> >> > >
> >> > >From what I've read in the newsgroups here, it's
> >> > comprised of a handful (3-4) case studies with a
> series of
> >> > questions? I remember the 70-100 had case studies,
> but
> >> > can't remember the count; been too long now <g>.
> >> > >
> >> > >I also quickly scanned the Transcender exam I'm
> using for
> >> > prep and it too had just 3 case studies with a
> series of
> >> > questions. Is this really it? I guess I was
> expecting a
> >> > lot more on MSF, but perhaps it's required to answer
> the
> >> > questions properly?
> >> > >
> >> > >Anyhow, any tips/advice would be appreciated. I'm
> >> > schedule to take the exam a week from today.
> >> > >
> >> > >Thanks!
> >> > >
> >> > >--
> >> > >Leigh Kendall, MCSD, MCDBA
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Glenn D. Crosse