Re: Best order to take cert exams?

Ben Smith <> wrote in
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> In article <>,
> says...
>> (Exam 70-270): Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft
>> Windows XP Professional
>>
>> Is this the first test I should take?
>>
>> What's usually the best order to take them?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>
> Take the exams that you feel most comfortable with the technology
> first. This will help you gain confidence (hopefully) and get used to
> the way exams work.
>

Hi,

I'm an MCSE instructor. I always recommend my students take the client
exam first, then server. I also don't recommend you go near either until

you have a good grasp of IP addressing and basic IP
configuration/routing
on a LAN. You'll get low-level questions in this area on both tests. The

problem with the MCSE track is neither are really taught until the
Implementing a Network exam.

I recommend taking the rest in order, 70-291, 70-294, 70-294. I also
recommend that you take whichever Design exam you are planning on taking

LAST! The Design exams are the hardest, and they also tend to build on
mos tof the knowledge you've hopefully gained in the first 6 exams.

Goo Luck!

Robert Coulter
Net+, MCP+I, MCSE-NT, MCSE-2K, MCSE-2K3

Pedro Simoes