| R Tang 2002-11-09, 7:23 pm |
| Hello:
Today I took this exam too. It is 90 Questions and 6 Cases (4 Hrs 29 Min)
This is first time I have taken a case study certification exam (and a Beta
exam too).
I could not plan my time equally on each case study (6 case studies x 15
Questions each).
I spent more time on studying and answering my first 3 case studies by
answering as well as
reviewing these questions as well. (I thought Reviewing after answering all
90 Questions at
first but tempted to finish each case study one by one). So after completing
45 questions I was
left with 1 hr 45 Minutes. For the next 3 case studies I am little bit
hurried which made
my feeling bad. So I felt like doing an average examination. If I would have
planned my test time well, I could pass this exam. Still I am having high
hopes on it (may be with less score - ? we do not know test case wise score)
I did not face any problems for this test (VUE, Win-NT 4 OS). Everything
went smooth.
My overall experience with this test is great. This is really a very good
test. All case studies are
well written with much more integrity and complexity. Some times I wonder,
Why Microsoft
can not have a bank of test case studies like these to offer in real exams
with random
selections for each test taker. With little changes in multiple choice
answers and usage of words, they can be unique for each test taker. If this
is the practice, I do not think there will
be leakage of questions and Brain Dumps. Even if there are real exam
question available outside, they can be more educative than to simple
copying of answers. I do not support
Microsoft policy (or any other test administer) to fix 2 or 3 question sets
in an exam those
can be available outside for practice with minor changes. There can be more
real tests like a
beta examination. With software they can create a good question banks and a
more random selections for each test.
Anyhow I am little bit concerned and confused about the way of so valuable
certification policies.
I hope some there will be some supporters for views posted here.
I really enjoyed this test and I hope the real examinations may not contain
the same questions
thereby the fragrance of a new testing as well as real skill evaluation can
be done.
Thanks
R Tang
"Ernesto" <ernesto@nospamplease.es> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> Today i take the exam, 90 questions and 6 cases, i only
> needed (i'm not english speaking) 4 hours from the 4 and
> half.
>
> I must congrat to Microsoft, because i fell this exam more
> comprehensive that 70-100, new cases and very interesting
> questions, not only about development or requirements
> either also about deployement, criteria of costs,
> bandwith, network design, etc....
>
> One of the cases was fully based on Easy of use and
> Accesibility, good questions, that make us remember that
> software development is not only ERPs, sales, e-commerce,
> RDBMS, loans, banks, transactions NOT!! software is also
> games and so on (i can't say more, but you got the idea).
>
> Also a quick study of general topics for developing
> Multimedia applications would be useful for the future
> testers.
>
> Good luck to all!!
>
> Ernesto
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