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| Andrew Taranto 2003-04-11, 1:23 am |
| I have access to some 70-028 courseware. Would it be too
counterproductive to use this in preparing for 70-228?
e.g., are SQL Server 7 and SQL Server 2000 too different
from each other, administratively/certificationally
speaking?
To put it in context: I don't have access to a v7-based
server; and I suppose that if I were to practice v7
concepts on a v2000 server, I might be able tp find out
where the differences lie. Then again I may not...
Thanks in advance,
Andrew Taranto
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| "Andrew Taranto" <ataranto@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> I have access to some 70-028 courseware. Would it be too
> counterproductive to use this in preparing for 70-228?
> e.g., are SQL Server 7 and SQL Server 2000 too different
> from each other, administratively/certificationally
> speaking?
I don't think there are many big differences, and even then there are
usually conceptual similarities. 7 & 2000 are much more alike than 6.5 and 7
were.
I think there are some worthy enhancements to replication in 2000, but don't
recall any other areas likely to appear on 228 off the top of my head.
But like you said, it will probably be worthwhile overcoming the differences
you discover on your own. I often read books about obsolete software
versions (mostly because I can frequently get them for very little money)
and I think it's worthwhile to see some of the evolution and have some
version compatibility problems to overcome in order to make examples work.
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| Andrew Taranto 2003-04-11, 2:23 pm |
| Thanks for the reply.
As a follow-up: I understand the design and admin
exams "overlap" considerably. Can you (or someone) give a
rough figure as to how much they overlap? For example:
full mastery of the design exam material presupposes about
50% mastery of the admin material (and/or vice-versa).
Part of my putting my strategy together (never having
taken a cert exam) includes whether or not to get a good
grounding in both the admin and design fields before
concentrating on taking either test; or whether to
concentrate on one exam and its corresponding field while
putting the other on the shelf for the time being. I'm
inclined to the former, largely because of my learning
style (I tend to get bored quickly when studying one
subject).
Thanks,
Andrew
PS: Tim, are you the guy who runs the codeclinic site? If
you are, thanks and kudos! What a help! If not, thanks and
kudos to whomever runs it! What a help!
>-----Original Message-----
>"Andrew Taranto" <ataranto@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:032201c2ffed$f304df30$a60
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>> I have access to some 70-028 courseware. Would it be too
>> counterproductive to use this in preparing for 70-228?
>> e.g., are SQL Server 7 and SQL Server 2000 too different
>> from each other, administratively/certificationally
>> speaking?
>
>I don't think there are many big differences, and even
then there are
>usually conceptual similarities. 7 & 2000 are much more
alike than 6.5 and 7
>were.
>
>I think there are some worthy enhancements to replication
in 2000, but don't
>recall any other areas likely to appear on 228 off the
top of my head.
>
>But like you said, it will probably be worthwhile
overcoming the differences
>you discover on your own. I often read books about
obsolete software
>versions (mostly because I can frequently get them for
very little money)
>and I think it's worthwhile to see some of the evolution
and have some
>version compatibility problems to overcome in order to
make examples work.
>
>
>.
>
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| I did the admin first and then design. I would recommend
doing this. It let me get my feet wet first with admin/
easy(for lack of better words) stuff and then get into the
design/hard(for lack of better words) stuff. I had never
been on SQL before then. And yes alot of it did overlap.
>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for the reply.
>
>As a follow-up: I understand the design and admin
>exams "overlap" considerably. Can you (or someone) give a
>rough figure as to how much they overlap? For example:
>full mastery of the design exam material presupposes
about
>50% mastery of the admin material (and/or vice-versa).
>
>Part of my putting my strategy together (never having
>taken a cert exam) includes whether or not to get a good
>grounding in both the admin and design fields before
>concentrating on taking either test; or whether to
>concentrate on one exam and its corresponding field while
>putting the other on the shelf for the time being. I'm
>inclined to the former, largely because of my learning
>style (I tend to get bored quickly when studying one
>subject).
>
>Thanks,
>Andrew
>
>PS: Tim, are you the guy who runs the codeclinic site? If
>you are, thanks and kudos! What a help! If not, thanks
and
>kudos to whomever runs it! What a help!
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>"Andrew Taranto" <ataranto@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:032201c2ffed$f304df30$a60
1280a@phx.gbl...
>>> I have access to some 70-028 courseware. Would it be
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>>> counterproductive to use this in preparing for 70-228?
>>> e.g., are SQL Server 7 and SQL Server 2000 too[/color]
different
>>> from each other, administratively/certificationally
>>> speaking?
>>
>>I don't think there are many big differences, and even
>then there are
>>usually conceptual similarities. 7 & 2000 are much more
>alike than 6.5 and 7
>>were.
>>
>>I think there are some worthy enhancements to
replication
>in 2000, but don't
>>recall any other areas likely to appear on 228 off the
>top of my head.
>>
>>But like you said, it will probably be worthwhile
>overcoming the differences
>>you discover on your own. I often read books about
>obsolete software
>>versions (mostly because I can frequently get them for
>very little money)
>>and I think it's worthwhile to see some of the evolution
>and have some
>>version compatibility problems to overcome in order to
>make examples work.
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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| Andrew,
This is straight from Microsoft; it does reference their two courses and
what's on the 70-228 test. (Which I'm studying for at the moment.) Yes,
there is a fair amount of overlap between the Admin course and the Design
course on the 'Admin' test.
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/...-228.asp#SKILLS
Also, Books On Line is a great reference for finding out information on SQL
2K.
Bob.
"Andrew Taranto" <ataranto@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the reply.
>
> As a follow-up: I understand the design and admin
> exams "overlap" considerably. Can you (or someone) give a
> rough figure as to how much they overlap? For example:
> full mastery of the design exam material presupposes about
> 50% mastery of the admin material (and/or vice-versa).
>
> Part of my putting my strategy together (never having
> taken a cert exam) includes whether or not to get a good
> grounding in both the admin and design fields before
> concentrating on taking either test; or whether to
> concentrate on one exam and its corresponding field while
> putting the other on the shelf for the time being. I'm
> inclined to the former, largely because of my learning
> style (I tend to get bored quickly when studying one
> subject).
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew
>
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