Passed 70-216 on the first try!

I was hesitating if I should glorify my "success" on this NG,
and I decided to do so, because it might help to someone,
who reads posts from different people saying that this exam
is a beast (well, it is but if you study hard...).
Let me first explain my background.
I am B.Sc.Mech.Eng. with a great interest of networking.
After I graduated and started to work in CAD enviroment
on the big project (in my main branch) on the
big network (more than 100 computers), sharing drawings,
coordinating with different disciplines,automating production
of drawings,scripting... I realised the advantages
of networking and collaborative work.
So I decided to dive in the another world different
from mechanical engineering to widen my horizons.
I enrolled with the New Horizons here on Malta
and started MCSA course.
I have read that the people are not recommending
taking MOC but those people are probably experienced.
My experience was highly positive and I can recommend it
to anyone starting from the scratch.
OK I have had more than five years experience working with
computers,assembling them... and more than two years
working on Win2000Pro in network environment.
But I was not working with the server family.
So for the purposes of learning I bought a laptop,
set up a VMWare virtual network with one DC, one Win2000Pro and
one Win2000Server and start practicing along with reading and
learning from the MOC.
After finishing 2151 and 2152 I passed 70-210 with the help
of Measure-up test without any big problems because
as I said I had worked with Win2000Pro for a long.
70-216 was next (according to Microsoft this is the next exam
you can go for after finishing 2153).
A finished 2126 as well and I started to prepare for 70-216.
After two months learning (every day from 20h-24h) and during some
breaks on my job,from the MOC, help in Win2000Server and indispensable
Measure-up test in Study mode (of course all the time practicing learned on
my virtual network) I felt that I am ready to take it.
I was a little bit sceptic because my network was not real world network
with all the problems on it, but I was understanding all the concepts and
trying them
on and on.
So, 60 lengthy questions, 195 min. (non-native English), mostly Routing and
Remote Access,
2 or 3 questions regarding certificates,IPSec,DNS,DHCP,WINS and some routing
protocols and subletting.
I was paying attention to every question straightaway, not leaving them for
reviewing,
so I ended up with only 2 questions for review (5 min left).
I must admit that I was very happy when I saw:
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU PASS THIS TEST.
I noticed that the layout of questions was different for some questions,
and those questions were not so difficult.
I regret that there was not score report.
70-218 for three weeks and 70-215 for 6 weeks to finish my MCSA.
After that either self-study for MCSE or more probably CCNA.

Thanks to people from this NG which helped me a lot with well meaning
advices.
Regards and good luck to all who learn the right way.

Mitch

P.S. Excuse me for this "short" post.

Miroslav Neksojevic

Mitch,

Congratulations! The 70-218 will be a piece of cake. It is
similar to the 70-216 but I think it is easier.

Bruce
>-----Original Message-----
>I was hesitating if I should glorify my "success" on this
NG,
>and I decided to do so, because it might help to someone,
>who reads posts from different people saying that this
exam
> is a beast (well, it is but if you study hard...).
>Let me first explain my background.
>I am B.Sc.Mech.Eng. with a great interest of networking.
>After I graduated and started to work in CAD enviroment
>on the big project (in my main branch) on the
>big network (more than 100 computers), sharing drawings,
>coordinating with different disciplines,automating
production
>of drawings,scripting... I realised the advantages
>of networking and collaborative work.
>So I decided to dive in the another world different
>from mechanical engineering to widen my horizons.
>I enrolled with the New Horizons here on Malta
>and started MCSA course.
>I have read that the people are not recommending
>taking MOC but those people are probably experienced.
>My experience was highly positive and I can recommend it
>to anyone starting from the scratch.
>OK I have had more than five years experience working with
>computers,assembling them... and more than two years
>working on Win2000Pro in network environment.
>But I was not working with the server family.
>So for the purposes of learning I bought a laptop,
>set up a VMWare virtual network with one DC, one
Win2000Pro and
>one Win2000Server and start practicing along with reading
and
>learning from the MOC.
>After finishing 2151 and 2152 I passed 70-210 with the
help
>of Measure-up test without any big problems because
>as I said I had worked with Win2000Pro for a long.
>70-216 was next (according to Microsoft this is the next
exam
>you can go for after finishing 2153).
>A finished 2126 as well and I started to prepare for 70-
216.
>After two months learning (every day from 20h-24h) and
during some
>breaks on my job,from the MOC, help in Win2000Server and
indispensable
>Measure-up test in Study mode (of course all the time
practicing learned on
>my virtual network) I felt that I am ready to take it.
>I was a little bit sceptic because my network was not
real world network
>with all the problems on it, but I was understanding all
the concepts and
>trying them
>on and on.
>So, 60 lengthy questions, 195 min. (non-native English),
mostly Routing and
>Remote Access,
>2 or 3 questions regarding
certificates,IPSec,DNS,DHCP,WINS and some routing
>protocols and subletting.
>I was paying attention to every question straightaway,
not leaving them for
>reviewing,
>so I ended up with only 2 questions for review (5 min
left).
>I must admit that I was very happy when I saw:
>CONGRATULATIONS, YOU PASS THIS TEST.
>I noticed that the layout of questions was different for
some questions,
>and those questions were not so difficult.
>I regret that there was not score report.
>70-218 for three weeks and 70-215 for 6 weeks to finish
my MCSA.
>After that either self-study for MCSE or more probably
CCNA.
>
>Thanks to people from this NG which helped me a lot with
well meaning
>advices.
>Regards and good luck to all who learn the right way.
>
>Mitch
>
>P.S. Excuse me for this "short" post.
>
>
>
>
>.
>

Bruce

Congratulations!

I'm going for my first (and hopefully only) crack at 70-216 tomorrow...

"Miroslav Neksojevic" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I was hesitating if I should glorify my "success" on this NG,
> and I decided to do so, because it might help to someone,
> who reads posts from different people saying that this exam
> is a beast (well, it is but if you study hard...).
> Let me first explain my background.
> I am B.Sc.Mech.Eng. with a great interest of networking.
> After I graduated and started to work in CAD enviroment
> on the big project (in my main branch) on the
> big network (more than 100 computers), sharing drawings,
> coordinating with different disciplines,automating production
> of drawings,scripting... I realised the advantages
> of networking and collaborative work.
> So I decided to dive in the another world different
> from mechanical engineering to widen my horizons.
> I enrolled with the New Horizons here on Malta
> and started MCSA course.
> I have read that the people are not recommending
> taking MOC but those people are probably experienced.
> My experience was highly positive and I can recommend it
> to anyone starting from the scratch.
> OK I have had more than five years experience working with
> computers,assembling them... and more than two years
> working on Win2000Pro in network environment.
> But I was not working with the server family.
> So for the purposes of learning I bought a laptop,
> set up a VMWare virtual network with one DC, one Win2000Pro and
> one Win2000Server and start practicing along with reading and
> learning from the MOC.
> After finishing 2151 and 2152 I passed 70-210 with the help
> of Measure-up test without any big problems because
> as I said I had worked with Win2000Pro for a long.
> 70-216 was next (according to Microsoft this is the next exam
> you can go for after finishing 2153).
> A finished 2126 as well and I started to prepare for 70-216.
> After two months learning (every day from 20h-24h) and during some
> breaks on my job,from the MOC, help in Win2000Server and indispensable
> Measure-up test in Study mode (of course all the time practicing learned
on
> my virtual network) I felt that I am ready to take it.
> I was a little bit sceptic because my network was not real world network
> with all the problems on it, but I was understanding all the concepts and
> trying them
> on and on.
> So, 60 lengthy questions, 195 min. (non-native English), mostly Routing
and
> Remote Access,
> 2 or 3 questions regarding certificates,IPSec,DNS,DHCP,WINS and some
routing
> protocols and subletting.
> I was paying attention to every question straightaway, not leaving them
for
> reviewing,
> so I ended up with only 2 questions for review (5 min left).
> I must admit that I was very happy when I saw:
> CONGRATULATIONS, YOU PASS THIS TEST.
> I noticed that the layout of questions was different for some questions,
> and those questions were not so difficult.
> I regret that there was not score report.
> 70-218 for three weeks and 70-215 for 6 weeks to finish my MCSA.
> After that either self-study for MCSE or more probably CCNA.
>
> Thanks to people from this NG which helped me a lot with well meaning
> advices.
> Regards and good luck to all who learn the right way.
>
> Mitch
>
> P.S. Excuse me for this "short" post.
>
>
>
>

Vincent Raicovi

Friend,

Passed all MCSA/MCSE Core and Elective with in 3 weeks
that
too totally 4 days (Each Day 2 Exam)on Single Attempt

Tips:

If you prepare 070-210 and 216 together more or less it is
same subject with some additional server service, you can
take exam on same day (Morning and Evening)

If you prepare 070-216 and 218 together (Both are
networking and some GP concept) more or less it is same
can take exam on same day (Morning and Evening)

If you prepare 070-216 and 219 together (Both are dealing
with AD and GP) more or less it is same can take exam on
same day (Morning and Evening)

If you prepare 070-220 and 221 together (Both are dealing
with Network Design and Security) more or less it is same
can take exam on same day (Morning and Evening)

All the best


>-----Original Message-----
>I was hesitating if I should glorify my "success" on this
NG,
>and I decided to do so, because it might help to someone,
>who reads posts from different people saying that this
exam
> is a beast (well, it is but if you study hard...).
>Let me first explain my background.
>I am B.Sc.Mech.Eng. with a great interest of networking.
>After I graduated and started to work in CAD enviroment
>on the big project (in my main branch) on the
>big network (more than 100 computers), sharing drawings,
>coordinating with different disciplines,automating
production
>of drawings,scripting... I realised the advantages
>of networking and collaborative work.
>So I decided to dive in the another world different
>from mechanical engineering to widen my horizons.
>I enrolled with the New Horizons here on Malta
>and started MCSA course.
>I have read that the people are not recommending
>taking MOC but those people are probably experienced.
>My experience was highly positive and I can recommend it
>to anyone starting from the scratch.
>OK I have had more than five years experience working with
>computers,assembling them... and more than two years
>working on Win2000Pro in network environment.
>But I was not working with the server family.
>So for the purposes of learning I bought a laptop,
>set up a VMWare virtual network with one DC, one
Win2000Pro and
>one Win2000Server and start practicing along with reading
and
>learning from the MOC.
>After finishing 2151 and 2152 I passed 70-210 with the
help
>of Measure-up test without any big problems because
>as I said I had worked with Win2000Pro for a long.
>70-216 was next (according to Microsoft this is the next
exam
>you can go for after finishing 2153).
>A finished 2126 as well and I started to prepare for 70-
216.
>After two months learning (every day from 20h-24h) and
during some
>breaks on my job,from the MOC, help in Win2000Server and
indispensable
>Measure-up test in Study mode (of course all the time
practicing learned on
>my virtual network) I felt that I am ready to take it.
>I was a little bit sceptic because my network was not
real world network
>with all the problems on it, but I was understanding all
the concepts and
>trying them
>on and on.
>So, 60 lengthy questions, 195 min. (non-native English),
mostly Routing and
>Remote Access,
>2 or 3 questions regarding
certificates,IPSec,DNS,DHCP,WINS and some routing
>protocols and subletting.
>I was paying attention to every question straightaway,
not leaving them for
>reviewing,
>so I ended up with only 2 questions for review (5 min
left).
>I must admit that I was very happy when I saw:
>CONGRATULATIONS, YOU PASS THIS TEST.
>I noticed that the layout of questions was different for
some questions,
>and those questions were not so difficult.
>I regret that there was not score report.
>70-218 for three weeks and 70-215 for 6 weeks to finish
my MCSA.
>After that either self-study for MCSE or more probably
CCNA.
>
>Thanks to people from this NG which helped me a lot with
well meaning
>advices.
>Regards and good luck to all who learn the right way.
>
>Mitch
>
>P.S. Excuse me for this "short" post.
>
>
>
>
>.
>

anonymous

Congrats on the pass!
--
Paisleyskye
http://www.icertify.net

"Vincent Raicovi" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Congratulations!
>
> I'm going for my first (and hopefully only) crack at 70-216 tomorrow...
>
> "Miroslav Neksojevic" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > I was hesitating if I should glorify my "success" on this NG,
> > and I decided to do so, because it might help to someone,
> > who reads posts from different people saying that this exam
> > is a beast (well, it is but if you study hard...).
> > Let me first explain my background.
> > I am B.Sc.Mech.Eng. with a great interest of networking.
> > After I graduated and started to work in CAD enviroment
> > on the big project (in my main branch) on the
> > big network (more than 100 computers), sharing drawings,
> > coordinating with different disciplines,automating production
> > of drawings,scripting... I realised the advantages
> > of networking and collaborative work.
> > So I decided to dive in the another world different
> > from mechanical engineering to widen my horizons.
> > I enrolled with the New Horizons here on Malta
> > and started MCSA course.
> > I have read that the people are not recommending
> > taking MOC but those people are probably experienced.
> > My experience was highly positive and I can recommend it
> > to anyone starting from the scratch.
> > OK I have had more than five years experience working with
> > computers,assembling them... and more than two years
> > working on Win2000Pro in network environment.
> > But I was not working with the server family.
> > So for the purposes of learning I bought a laptop,
> > set up a VMWare virtual network with one DC, one Win2000Pro and
> > one Win2000Server and start practicing along with reading and
> > learning from the MOC.
> > After finishing 2151 and 2152 I passed 70-210 with the help
> > of Measure-up test without any big problems because
> > as I said I had worked with Win2000Pro for a long.
> > 70-216 was next (according to Microsoft this is the next exam
> > you can go for after finishing 2153).
> > A finished 2126 as well and I started to prepare for 70-216.
> > After two months learning (every day from 20h-24h) and during some
> > breaks on my job,from the MOC, help in Win2000Server and indispensable
> > Measure-up test in Study mode (of course all the time practicing learned
> on
> > my virtual network) I felt that I am ready to take it.
> > I was a little bit sceptic because my network was not real world network
> > with all the problems on it, but I was understanding all the concepts
and
> > trying them
> > on and on.
> > So, 60 lengthy questions, 195 min. (non-native English), mostly Routing
> and
> > Remote Access,
> > 2 or 3 questions regarding certificates,IPSec,DNS,DHCP,WINS and some
> routing
> > protocols and subletting.
> > I was paying attention to every question straightaway, not leaving them
> for
> > reviewing,
> > so I ended up with only 2 questions for review (5 min left).
> > I must admit that I was very happy when I saw:
> > CONGRATULATIONS, YOU PASS THIS TEST.
> > I noticed that the layout of questions was different for some questions,
> > and those questions were not so difficult.
> > I regret that there was not score report.
> > 70-218 for three weeks and 70-215 for 6 weeks to finish my MCSA.
> > After that either self-study for MCSE or more probably CCNA.
> >
> > Thanks to people from this NG which helped me a lot with well meaning
> > advices.
> > Regards and good luck to all who learn the right way.
> >
> > Mitch
> >
> > P.S. Excuse me for this "short" post.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Paisleyskye