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| I am currently studying for 70-229 and am using TestKing
for my practice testing. Can anyone tell me if they are
good and if they mirror the real test in difficulty and
style. Thanks all.
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| "Andre" <andrec75@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I am currently studying for 70-229 and am using [a braindump]
> for my practice testing. Can anyone tell me if they are
> good and if they mirror the real test in difficulty and
> style. Thanks all.
They are not good. They attempt to provide actual questions from the real
exams. This company submitted a sample of 'their' 229 questions to a
certification related web site that asked me to check it for being a dump.
In 10 questions there were more than a few major typos and convincing
demonstrations that they had absolutely no understanding of the subject
matter.
So it's either very poor quality or even worse, cheating, which would make
your test results absolutely meaningless. I recommend you do whatever you
need to in order to pass the exam on your own merits - I think it's a waste
of time and money to cheat. I have some links to msdn articles that might be
helpful:
www.codeclinic.com/70-229skills.htm
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| Andre 2003-04-17, 12:23 am |
| Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't realize I was
cheating. I have been studying very hard. One of my
friends sent me these tests. I will look into your site
you suggested. If you have anymore ideas to help me I
would appreciate it. Thanks again.
>-----Original Message-----
>"Andre" <andrec75@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:06a701c3046b$72282070$340
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>> I am currently studying for 70-229 and am using [a
braindump]
>> for my practice testing. Can anyone tell me if they are
>> good and if they mirror the real test in difficulty and
>> style. Thanks all.
>
>They are not good. They attempt to provide actual
questions from the real
>exams. This company submitted a sample of 'their' 229
questions to a
>certification related web site that asked me to check it
for being a dump.
>In 10 questions there were more than a few major typos
and convincing
>demonstrations that they had absolutely no understanding
of the subject
>matter.
>
>So it's either very poor quality or even worse, cheating,
which would make
>your test results absolutely meaningless. I recommend you
do whatever you
>need to in order to pass the exam on your own merits - I
think it's a waste
>of time and money to cheat. I have some links to msdn
articles that might be
>helpful:
>www.codeclinic.com/70-229skills.htm
>
>
>.
>
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| "Andre" <andrec75@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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1280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't realize I was
> cheating. I have been studying very hard. One of my
> friends sent me these tests. I will look into your site
> you suggested. If you have anymore ideas to help me I
> would appreciate it. Thanks again.
There are lots of good books about SQL Server. For exam prep, Rob Vieira's
Professional SQL Server programming is excellent, and the MS Press training
kit is pretty good too. Kalen Delaney's Inside SQL Server is also excellent,
though I don't think it's particularly relevant to the exam topics. Ken
Henderson's Guru's Guide to Transact SQL is similar.
The Transcender for 70-229 is also pretty good - it's probably worth your
time to take a look at the free demo even if you don't think you'll be able
to afford the full product.
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| Jacco Schalkwijk 2003-04-17, 12:24 pm |
| Ken Henderson's "Guru's Guide to Transact SQL" is written for SQL 7, and
thus not totally appropriate to SQL Server 2000.
You might want to get his "Guru's Guide to Stored Procedures, XML and HTML"
instead, or "Advanced Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2000" by Itzik Ben-Gan and
Tom Moreau.
--
Jacco Schalkwijk MCDBA, MCSD, MCSE
Database Administrator
Eurostop Ltd.
"Tim" <spammers@begone> wrote in message
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> "Andre" <andrec75@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:002201c3049d$4ac6b960$330
1280a@phx.gbl...
> > Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't realize I was
> > cheating. I have been studying very hard. One of my
> > friends sent me these tests. I will look into your site
> > you suggested. If you have anymore ideas to help me I
> > would appreciate it. Thanks again.
>
> There are lots of good books about SQL Server. For exam prep, Rob Vieira's
> Professional SQL Server programming is excellent, and the MS Press
training
> kit is pretty good too. Kalen Delaney's Inside SQL Server is also
excellent,
> though I don't think it's particularly relevant to the exam topics. Ken
> Henderson's Guru's Guide to Transact SQL is similar.
>
> The Transcender for 70-229 is also pretty good - it's probably worth your
> time to take a look at the free demo even if you don't think you'll be
able
> to afford the full product.
>
>
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