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Varadarajan

2003-07-22, 8:23 am

Hi Folks,

I'm interested in doing MCSD from India(bangalore), do any shed some light
on
how to go about and some suggestions.

1. Is these set of exams should be done at a strech or can i have some
interval in between,if so how long? and time frame to complete?
2. Is the center where taking the exam is important or any previous
experience?
3. Attending any training class is really necessary or can i take the
exam by simply going through the books and working on computers?
4. How much is cost for the test?(in INR) ..
5. Which are the easient one?and how to go..
6 And which books to refer..
7. Is the dump questions available in the market is useful? if so which
one?
8. How long it wil take to complete in fast track..

Thax in advance,

Shyam

Varadarajan

2003-07-23, 2:24 am

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Thanks for your time and patience that you spend to answer my question(s),
Actually i'm new to .net but spend a quite a bit of time on developement in
VB and VC 6,
But i saw in MCSD were C++ is replaced by C# , I'm bit confused on choosing
vb/c#..

thanks,
Shyam

"Caio Proiete" <caio@nospam.proiete.com.br> wrote in message
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> Hi Shyam,
> Answering your questions:
>
> 1. Is these set of exams should be done at a strech or
> can i have some interval in between,if so how long? and
> time frame to complete?
> **** You can have any time of interval between each
> exam... For each exam you pass, you get credits to one or
> more certification track... completing the required exams
> (in any sequence or time) you get your Premium
> Certification (like MCSD, MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, etc...)
>
>
> 2. Is the center where taking the exam is important or
> any previous experience?
> **** The Test Center must be a Prometric Authorized Test
> Center... It's only this that matters. Previous experience
> on the subject of the exam is not really necessary, but
> will help you a lot. If you have a good experience, maybe
> you don't need to study too much before doing the exam.
>
>
> 3. Attending any training class is really necessary or
> can i take the exam by simply going through the books and
> working on computers?
> **** That depends on you. If like to read, go through
> books... However, some people prefer to get training
> classes...
>
> 4. How much is cost for the test?(in INR) ..
> **** I don't know the cost in INR, but the test costs US$
> 100,00. Do the conversion to your local currency.
>
> 5. Which are the easient one? and how to go..
> **** The easiest one is the one that you have a good
> knowledge on the subject.
>
> 6 And which books to refer..
> **** The Microsoft Training Kits and the Sybex Training
> kits are great... all the certifications I've taken was
> using those books.
>
> 7. Is the dump questions available in the market is
> useful? if so which one?
> **** I don't know if they work, but would it be good pass
> an exam with a dump without any knowledge on the exam
> subject? Why would someone want a certification in C# for
> example, if he cannot work with it?
>
> 8. How long it wil take to complete in fast track..
> **** Another that depends on you... If you have a good
> time to study, maybe you could take one or two tests each
> month... you would finish one track in three or four
> months. I got my MCSD in six months...
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Caio Proiete
> MCSD (Visual C++) - MCP (SQL Server 2000)
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Folks,
> >
> >I'm interested in doing MCSD from India(bangalore), do
> any shed some light
> >on
> >how to go about and some suggestions.
> >
> >1. Is these set of exams should be done at a strech or
> can i have some
> >interval in between,if so how long? and time frame to
> complete?
> >2. Is the center where taking the exam is important or
> any previous
> >experience?
> >3. Attending any training class is really necessary or
> can i take the
> >exam by simply going through the books and working on
> computers?
> >4. How much is cost for the test?(in INR) ..
> >5. Which are the easient one?and how to go..
> >6 And which books to refer..
> >7. Is the dump questions available in the market is
> useful? if so which
> >one?
> >8. How long it wil take to complete in fast track..
> >
> >Thax in advance,
> >
> >Shyam
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Cherry

2003-07-24, 12:23 am

"Varadarajan" <kvshyam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Oh1C3IOUDHA.2008@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> Thanks for your time and patience that you spend to answer my question(s),
> Actually i'm new to .net but spend a quite a bit of time on developement in
> VB and VC 6,
> But i saw in MCSD were C++ is replaced by C# , I'm bit confused on choosing
> vb/c#..

It is incorrect to say that C++ is replaced by C# in .Net framework.
Actually, there's VC++.Net for people with C++ and VC++ background,
But as of now, MS doesn't offer any .Net certifications in VC++ Track.
May be they start one soon.
As for C# is concerned, it's a competition to Java that MS wants to
give.

One more point that I want to state is that it's not very tricky to
convert code
written in C# into C++ code in .Net.
For more info, read
http://www.codeguru.com/columns/Kate/KG061902.html

I myself have experience on C++ and VC++6.0, but plan to go in for C#
track of MCAD first.

Cherry

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