Exam order in MCSD track?

Hello I'm just beginning the MCSD.NET track following the VB.NET language.
I have some limited experience developing with VB6 and lots of experience in
MS Office apps. Any suggestions what order for the exams or any other
advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
John

 

This is just my opinon but I believe (from personal
experience) that when go to take one you should be
sowehat prepared to take them all. I can't go into
detail because of agreements with the testing centers and
microsoft. But be aware that the scope of the test is
BEYOND the scope of any one of the books.

I guess if where to take them again know what I know now
I would have went
310-320 XML components and webservices
305-315 Web Apps and Componenets
306-316 Windows Apps
Take my elective I choose 229 because I was looking to
get MCDBA and just required 2 more exams.
Lastly BE EXTREMLY PREPARED to take the
300. It is a whammy
Joe

 

Thanks, Joe appreciate the help

 

Umm, you experience on VB6 will certainly help. There is
no hard and fast rule for a sequence to be followed as
such. What you can really do is, start with the topic on
which you have maximum hands on experience. if you have
been architecting solutions then go straight in for
70300. If you are familier with web servicess then you
might go in first for 310. so, in short, whatever you
have studies most and whatever you are most comfortable
with till date, go in for that.

you might want to use these resources:
Globalization and Localization
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
url=/library/en-us/vsent7/
html/vxconbestglobalizationpractices.asp

-Secure Communication, Authorization, Authentication
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
url=/library/en-us/dnnetse c/html/secnetlpMSDN.asp?
frame=true


-Microsoft Architecture Overview :
-Conceptual View
-Logocal View
-Physical View
http://msdn.microsoft.com/architecture/default.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/architecture/default.aspx?
pull=/library/en-us/ dnea/html/eaappconland.asp


-Database Design:
-Relationships
-Attributes
-Primary, foreign key constraints

-Data Access Techniques
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
url=/library/en-us/dnbda/h tml/daag.asp


-MS Host Integration Server 2000 and Biztalk: features
http://www.microsoft.com/hiserver/default.asp


-Source Control Integration in MS VS.NET
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-
us/dv_vstechart/html/vetchWebProjec
tsSourceControlIntegrationInVisualStudioNET.asp?
frame=true

-Deploying .NET Application
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-
us/dnbda/html/DALGIntro.asp?frame=t rue

-Error Handling
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-
us/dnbda/html/exceptdotnet.asp?frame=true

ORM (Object Role Modeling)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
url=/library/en-us/dv_vste
chart/html/vstchvsea_ormoverview.asp

 

So you would take 310-320 XML components and webservices
First? I was thinking of taking it third.

 

Do what you feel is best and are most comfortable doing.
In reality I took it third asw well. However the scope
of the Web and and Windows includes XML and security. So
thats why I recommended it first.
Joe

 

So you basically have to know everything involving XML
components and webservices to pass 305 and 306 anyway,
which is why you are suggesting it first? That makes
sense.