70-305 Terrified!

I have just started studying for exam 70-305 (my first MCAD exam), and am
now realising that perhaps I am not as good a programmer as I thought! ouch!

Frankly, I am absolutely terrified now of taking the exam.

I have just taken the Microsoft Online Assessment and achieved a score of
30% (wey hey!).

Can anybody pass on some pointers to useful sites and additional (free, due
to a lack of funds) testing facilities.

Cheers.

Bryan, UK

 

Don't worry too much -- the exams don't test your ability as a
programmer; merely your ability to memorize. Mind you, it's easier to
memorize the material if you already know it.

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Don't put too much stock in that.

I don't agree with the opinion that you need a testing facility at all.
If you know the material -- provided, you know what the material is --
you'll do fine.

 

Hey,

I am also in a way to give the MCP exam(70-316) in this
month or so. Can u tell me from where u got "Microsoft
Online Assessment" and how much is the cost of it please?

thanks in advance.

 

Check out: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/assessment/default.asp

and follow the links.

Bryan, UK

 

guys dont worry too much about microsoft assessment tests.. I got 65% in an
assesment exam related to 70-316 after i gave the real test.. I got 1007 in
the real test.. but only 65% in assessment.. so dont read too much into it..
just consider those as practice questions..

 

oh Thanks a loooot.

Is it free of charge?

Megh, US

 

It certainly is, and I found it quite difficult.

Bryan, UK

 

yeah.. its free.

 

Thank you so much for your reply. But you know, I am
feeling very tensed about this exam. Don't want to
fail..so taking precautions.....
You scored 1007, right!!! Is there any margin to pass the
70-316 exam?

Megh.

 

Can u tell me how to see the correct answer of a question?

 

Congrats! That's a good score on that test.

 

That link says "Register Now"... I have a question , Is
this link demands money. Because they maintain our
assessment records and we can mail our qs. to our
PassportId.
Thanks.

 

yah.. you need to score 700 to pass.. and there is no maximum fixed score..
it varies from person to person.. they dont reveal that..

 

Assessment tests dont let you see the correct answers.. they just give you
the score you achieved and how you fared in various sections.. so you can do
whatever that is needed to get better in those sections where you are weak..

 

Bryan,
I'll be taking my first MS exam on Friday and I am pretty
scared too, but you can go online to www.BrainDumps.com
and sign up for free to look at all the questions that
are on the exam. If you read all the materials and do
the exercises, and study from BrainDumps, you should have
no problems passing with a good score.

Hope This Helps!

RDF

 

Thanks... welcome RDF... just the thing we were missing... a brain dumper..
tell me do you still need to visit msnews mcad forum ? mind if we start with
the what MCAD stands for ? cause i think most brain dumpers wouldn't even
know that for starters.
Didn't mean to sound very sarcastic but couldn't help myself. I envy your
guts. (now i am having homicidal thoughts damn)

 

well said dave.

 

Congratulations in advance on becoming another worthless MCP.

 

I just got my MCAD on Monday. Here's what I did. They're
not all free but you could probably mimic most of this
with demo tests, etc.

1. Skip classes - not worth the cost
2. Study practice exams - get a few (Not Self-test) and go
through all of the questions - recommend Microsoft.NET
Core Requirements MCAD/MCSD Self-paced training CD with
practice questions for Web Apps and Windows Apps test.
For XML Web Services test see if you can get a copy of the
MOC (Microsoft official curriculum). It actually helped.
Also, still run through practice tests for the XML Web
Services exam.
3. Take some time to study help files after going through
the practice tests. Te practice tests will highlight
areas to work on.
4. Pray - it's about the luck of the draw. If you get
questions you're familiar with then you're in.

 

If you take the test many times, it will eventually show the same
question again. If you remember what answer you gave the first time,
then you will have another shot at getting it right. But, the options
are usually in a different order the second time.

I think MeasureUp made those assessment tests, but I'm not sure. They
also have some study guides that they sell.