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Transcenders are very good, I've found, but I like the
exams in the Exam Cram books too. The web services/vb
book was very strong and covered some stuff on the exam
that Transcender didn't focus much on.
The advantage of owning the simulated test is that you
can return to the difficult questions as often as you'd
like. You can't do this with the real exams; you can only
rely on memory.
>-----Original Message-----
>I've passed two of the MCSD.NET exams so far (70-229, 70-
>300) and have not spent any money on practice exams
>(except for those really cheesy ones that come with the
>study guides). Newsgroup comments I've read make it
seem
>questionable whether an old tightwad like me would
really
>find them to be worth the money. From comments I've
seen,
>it seems like people who have used Trancender feel like
>they are the best...but they seem to be about the most
>expensive, as well. Evidently, you get what you pay
for,
>as with most things.
>
>The price for Transcender exams for the four CORE
MCSD.NET
>tests is almost the same as taking four exams (likely
more
>than a coincidence). It almost seems like you might as
>well take the exams for $125 a throw and treat it like a
>practice exam. Once you know what you're dealing with,
>then you know what to study. And, with some
preparation,
>you oughta be able to pass one or two the first
>time...then you'd even come out ahead.
>
>It seems like you can spend some bucks on this stuff,
not
>knowing whether what you are buying is really
pertinent.
>The main reason I haven't bought practice exams is that
I
>don't know who to trust.
>
>I would like any responses, feedback, comments that
anyone
>would like to share on the following questions:
>
>1 - What practice exams are really a realistic
>representation of the actual cert exams?
>
>2 - How much time is it worthwhile to spend on practice
>exams, as opposed to just learning the relevant material?
>
>3 - Certification should be about mastering a skill - If
>you know VB or C#, etc. you should be ready and able to
>deal with whatever they throw at you in the exam. Or am
I
>just being too idealistic?
>.
>
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