Mita201
Mon Feb 14 02:31:02 CST 2005
Yes, I will have to do it once, (at least once :-)), but I would really like
to know what is some kind of average percent of passed exam for this one. As
far as I red on forums, your "cramsession" guy makes it two out of hm, maybe
fifty, or so, what is probably hardest to pass, when we are talking about
microsoft exams ever. I really believe that there is some error with exam
evaluation, and I am sure that microsoft will correct this, (but never
admit). So, when I see some normal ammount of passed exams on forums, I will
took it.
BTW, I am system engineer, I had MCSA and MCSE on 2000, and I have a lot of
"hands on it" during my everyday job. I am not afraid of taking an exam, and
usualy my company pays it for me, which make me worry-free about money. Thank
you for your best wishes, but I think I am going to wait a while.
Best regards,
Mita
"Steven L Umbach" wrote:
> I took it last October so maybe it has changed. The reviews at cramsession
> show at least one poster who passed in January and commented "not that bad".
>
>
http://www.cramsession.com/certifications/exams/mcsa-2003-upgrade-for-mcsa-2000.asp
>
> The questions I had did seem to be more concept orientated and not task
> orientated which is good in my opinion. I also had very few multiple choice
> where there was only one correct answer - most questions you had to pick the
> right two or three answers out of a list of six possibilities and often more
> than one answer could do the required task but not make the stated criteria.
> An example would be when to choose between using conditional forwarding and
> stub zones. While the exams are focused on Windows 2003 a lot of the test
> involved scenarios where Windows 2000 was part of the equation.
>
> You have to understand Windows 2003 to the point that you know exactly what
> happens when a domain computer boots up and a user logs onto the domain in
> that how is dns used, what records does it look for on what server, how does
> the computer and user authenticate, and how does the client side Group
> Policy work, what is sysvol used for, etc. Of course you need the same
> understanding for Active Directory and domain controllers and how they work
> with each other, replicate, etc. You should be familiar and have used
> ipconfig, ping, netstat, netdom, netsh, nltest, gpotool, replmon, ntdsutil,
> netdiag, dcdiag, secedit, gpupdate, gpresult, gpedit, etc. You don't need to
> know all the switches but know at least what to use when and how to
> interpret results.
>
> Anyhow I wish you luck. I also suggest you study for both exams - 70-292 and
> 70-296 before you take 70-292. You are going to have to do it eventually
> anyway. Then focus on the specific 70-292 content more before you take the
> exam but you will be more prepared for those "not in the objectives"
> questions. Don't be afraid to fail an exam. Yeah you will be out $125 but it
> will be a learning experience and better prepare you for the next time.
>
>
> "Mita201" <Mita201@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:687447AF-2025-49DC-BF8D-5A49A5B43E1A@microsoft.com...
> > Steve,
> >
> > I believe you realize that exam has changed recently, and it is
> > completely different story now than few months ago. I have looked on many
> > forums about this exam, and found only one guy that passed it after new
> > year,
> > with score 700. Also, found testimony of guy who took it in english and
> > failed, then took one in spanish, got old exam (53 questions), and pass it
> > with 953. I believe that something is wrong with this exam, its look like
> > too
> > many people failing.
> > I am not going to take this one for a while, I really
> > believe something is wrong with this exam.
> > Forums about other microsoft exams
> > shows that some people are passing and some are failing - wich is normal.
> > 70-292 everybody fails after new year.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
> >
> >> I
> > found 70-292 rather easily and passed it no problem the first time a few
> >>
> > months back. I used the Microsoft press book as my "core" study guide. I
> > am
> >
> >> glad the exams are tougher and they really do require quite a bit of
> >> hands
> >
> >> on which can be done on a modest home network. In general I find the
> > quality
> >> of Microsoft Press books to have improved quite a bit in the last
> > couple of
> >> years. I also sent quite a bit of time using the free Windows
> > 2003 Server
> >> Deployment Kit for the pertinent chapters. Doing the labs once
> > is not good
> >> enough in my opinion. You need to become VERY familiar with
> > the technologies
> >> in the labs and use them for a period of weeks [at least]
> > to sink in. A
> >> thorough understanding of dns is an absolute must and there
> > have been some
> >> changes in W2003. I also recommend reading the whole book
> > and not just the
> >> 70-292 chapters for the exam, particularly dns, Group
> > Policy, Software
> >> Installation via Group Policy, Remote Desktop, Terminal
> > Services, backups,
> >> etc. I noticed that many of the questions had subtle
> > differences in what
> >> would be the correct answer based on the criteria
> > given. Sorry to here about
> >> your experience but the test is definitely
> > passable. I had Windows 2003
> >> installed on my test lab at home and worked
> > with it for a year before I
> >> actually started studying for the upgrade
> > exams. When you have the product
> >> key memorized for the install disk you
> > know you are getting close. ---
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
> >> "C.G."
> > <C.G.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>
> > news:CFAB0F3F-9509-4AE9-8B9F-B993609AFB8D@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> >
> > MCSE 2000 Upgradeing to 2003
> >> >
> >> > I just took an 70-292 MCSE upgrade exam
> > for the third time. The first
> >> > time
> >> > I got 650, the second time 550.
> > I went through the entire Microsoft
> >> > curriculum. I wasted $100 for
> > Microsoft's WORTHLESS "Upgrading Your
> >> > Certification to Windows Server
> > 2003", going through the entire book and
> >> > all
> >> > the labs. When I took
> > it the third time, the score was also 550. I feel
> >> > like I answered almost
> > all of the questions correctly. Then I get this
> >> > crap
> >> > about how
> > "Some questions may not be counted, others are for
> >> > testing/development
> > purposes, blah blah, blah". How the hell do I know
> >> > what
> >> > is counted
> > and what is not? This doesn't seem ethical here. It is
> >> > incomprehensible
> > to me that I have spent 4 months preparing for this exam
> >> > and
> >> > $375
> > down the tubes and I can't even get any feedback on waht I missed, if
> >> >
> > I
> >> > missed. How do we even know if the exam results are processed
> > correctly
> >> > or
> >> > ethically if we can't get any feedback on anything?
> > 70-292 bites.
> >> > Anyone
> >> > else have these problems? Can you suggest
> > better study material than
> >> > Microsoft's WORTHLESS crap? They can make the
> > exam but they can't produce
> >> > any training material that covers it. C.G.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
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