Studying for 70-290

I'm pretty new to the Windows Server OSes. I started working on NT 4.0 in
1999, Windows Server 2000 in 2001, and Windows Server 2003 just a few months
ago. I'm trying to pass my first Windows Server 2003 exam - 70-290. I
attended the Microsoft 2273A class, read the Sybex 70-290 Study Guide, and
the Microsoft Press 70-290 study guide. However, when I took a MeasureUp
practice exam, I failed with a 53% and did not pass any objective out of
five. I admit the possibility exists that I'm just too stupid to pass the
exam, however I've been successfully working on networks and servers for
over 20 years. The most difficult aspects of the exam seemed to be where you
are presented with a very long scenario - I just can't keep the facts
straight. Does anyone have a tried and true method for how to handle
questions such as these? I'm going back to the books, but I would appreciate
some study and exam taking tips.

Mike
Mon May 10 00:30:31 CDT 2004

Im with you there. I spent a good 3 months reviewing my
books etc. for the 290 exam, opened some test questions
and also failed misserably. I see going through questions
has helped a ton, finding out why the answer was whatever
it was has helped me understand more. I am taking my exam
this morning just to see if that has really helped,
unfortunately there are only so many test questions and
if I read the same ones again I think im going to puke. I
see there are tons of questions on the net but watch out
for those a lot of the times the answers are wrong so if
you do use those questions research each question,
understand it and do not ever assume the answers they
gave are right. Rather avoid anything to do with them,
Prometric have a recommended test preperation site, that
seems pretty reliable.

Good luck...


>-----Original Message-----
>I'm pretty new to the Windows Server OSes. I started
working on NT 4.0 in
>1999, Windows Server 2000 in 2001, and Windows Server
2003 just a few months
>ago. I'm trying to pass my first Windows Server 2003
exam - 70-290. I
>attended the Microsoft 2273A class, read the Sybex 70-
290 Study Guide, and
>the Microsoft Press 70-290 study guide. However, when I
took a MeasureUp
>practice exam, I failed with a 53% and did not pass any
objective out of
>five. I admit the possibility exists that I'm just too
stupid to pass the
>exam, however I've been successfully working on networks
and servers for
>over 20 years. The most difficult aspects of the exam
seemed to be where you
>are presented with a very long scenario - I just can't
keep the facts
>straight. Does anyone have a tried and true method for
how to handle
>questions such as these? I'm going back to the books,
but I would appreciate
>some study and exam taking tips.
>
>
>.
>

anonymous
Mon May 10 01:21:02 CDT 2004

You ned to drill down on the exam objectives. A good source for the domain objectives is he MS-Press books for self study. PArt II of the self paced guides are exam preparation. Each exam objective is covered. It is best to understand the material. I found after reading the book and MOC and several others i still was not reaching proficiency. That's with hours of hands on as well, Going thrpough PART II answering the questions then looking at the answers reading the explanations and taking notes on the explanations, creating my own study review guides. I have used sybex, New riders, MS-press, Coriols, Dummies and others not relying on any one source except hands on hours of study.

The exams are not meant to be eas. I have not used measure up much but have used SELFTEST and found them to be extremely helpful. I to date on;y failed one exam 70-229 and an Associate MCT refered to 229 as some twisted form of evil
hang in if you think you got the mustard.

The idea is the cert is valuable because it is har

reg

Mike
Mon May 10 07:23:05 CDT 2004

What a crock of sh1t
Months of hard work for a Money making ripoff scam.
Prometric can officially kiss my ........ What the hell
was with the programming and the slow slow slow test.
Dont bother with books, MSPRESS has maybe 1/10th of what
was in that exam. I suggest going through the MSPRESS
book and then drilling down into each word, remembering
each phrase, character and how each word links with each
sentence etc etc etc. Then spend a few months working in
a live enviroment and capture every screen into your
photographic memory. Maybe then go sit this exam.
I work with this crap all day every day, its the most
useless exam that will not benefit anyone ever.

Maybe this is the reason there are so many fake MCSE's
Go with the experienced and proven rather than the flacky
paper.


>-----Original Message-----
>Im with you there. I spent a good 3 months reviewing my
>books etc. for the 290 exam, opened some test questions
>and also failed misserably. I see going through
questions
>has helped a ton, finding out why the answer was
whatever
>it was has helped me understand more. I am taking my
exam
>this morning just to see if that has really helped,
>unfortunately there are only so many test questions and
>if I read the same ones again I think im going to puke.
I
>see there are tons of questions on the net but watch out
>for those a lot of the times the answers are wrong so if
>you do use those questions research each question,
>understand it and do not ever assume the answers they
>gave are right. Rather avoid anything to do with them,
>Prometric have a recommended test preperation site, that
>seems pretty reliable.
>
>Good luck...
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I'm pretty new to the Windows Server OSes. I started
>working on NT 4.0 in
>>1999, Windows Server 2000 in 2001, and Windows Server
>2003 just a few months
>>ago. I'm trying to pass my first Windows Server 2003
>exam - 70-290. I
>>attended the Microsoft 2273A class, read the Sybex 70-
>290 Study Guide, and
>>the Microsoft Press 70-290 study guide. However, when I
>took a MeasureUp
>>practice exam, I failed with a 53% and did not pass any
>objective out of
>>five. I admit the possibility exists that I'm just too
>stupid to pass the
>>exam, however I've been successfully working on
networks
>and servers for
>>over 20 years. The most difficult aspects of the exam
>seemed to be where you
>>are presented with a very long scenario - I just can't
>keep the facts
>>straight. Does anyone have a tried and true method for
>how to handle
>>questions such as these? I'm going back to the books,
>but I would appreciate
>>some study and exam taking tips.
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

billLASTINIT
Mon May 10 07:36:23 CDT 2004

Mike wrote:
> What a crock of sh1t
> Months of hard work for a Money making ripoff scam.
> Prometric can officially kiss my ........ What the hell
> was with the programming and the slow slow slow test.
> Dont bother with books, MSPRESS has maybe 1/10th of what
> was in that exam. I suggest going through the MSPRESS
> book and then drilling down into each word, remembering
> each phrase, character and how each word links with each
> sentence etc etc etc. Then spend a few months working in
> a live enviroment and capture every screen into your
> photographic memory. Maybe then go sit this exam.
> I work with this crap all day every day, its the most
> useless exam that will not benefit anyone ever.

You sound bitter. Are you bitter?

Neil
Mon May 10 08:09:23 CDT 2004

Frisbee® <billLASTINIT@dasi-software.com> wrote in news:#Zw3otoNEHA.808
@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:

>
> You sound bitter. Are you bitter?

is it possible Mike didn't pass?

--
Neil MCNGP #30
"you'd do what, to who, for how many biscuits?"

Mike
Mon May 10 09:08:45 CDT 2004


"Frisbee®" <billLASTINIT@dasi-software.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:%23Zw3otoNEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> You sound bitter. Are you bitter?


Hell, I'M bitter, and I didn't even take the test.

Mike
Mon May 10 12:44:06 CDT 2004

You guest it - 694 / 700 Bitter is not the word.. hahaha
But thats how the cookie crumbles so I must deal with it,=20
Monday I write again.


>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Frisbee=AE" <billLASTINIT@dasi-software.com> schrieb im=20
Newsbeitrag
>news:%23Zw3otoNEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>> You sound bitter. Are you bitter?
>
>
>Hell, I'M bitter, and I didn't even take the test.
>
>
>.
>

Eduardo
Tue May 11 12:51:39 CDT 2004

Don't complain, because I suspended with 695 of 700, with an exam that is
not good to see our knowledge, it is good to made a mistake, or so that
people are studied the questions by heart.
This you this transforming into a wrong business.
It is not necessary to wait 14 days examine you again?

"Mike" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:aec101c436b6$63db4a00$a101280a@phx.gbl...
You guest it - 694 / 700 Bitter is not the word.. hahaha
But thats how the cookie crumbles so I must deal with it,
Monday I write again.


>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Frisbee®" <billLASTINIT@dasi-software.com> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag
>news:%23Zw3otoNEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>> You sound bitter. Are you bitter?
>
>
>Hell, I'M bitter, and I didn't even take the test.
>
>
>.
>

Lost
Tue May 11 17:39:22 CDT 2004

??????????????????????????????????
WTF
>-----Original Message-----
> Don't complain, because I suspended with 695 of 700,=20
with an exam that is
>not good to see our knowledge, it is good to made a=20
mistake, or so that
>people are studied the questions by heart.
>This you this transforming into a wrong business.
>It is not necessary to wait 14 days examine you again?
>
>"Mike" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in=20
message
>news:aec101c436b6$63db4a00$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>You guest it - 694 / 700 Bitter is not the word.. hahaha
>But thats how the cookie crumbles so I must deal with it,
>Monday I write again.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>"Frisbee=AE" <billLASTINIT@dasi-software.com> schrieb im
>Newsbeitrag
>>news:%23Zw3otoNEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> You sound bitter. Are you bitter?
>>
>>
>>Hell, I'M bitter, and I didn't even take the test.
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>
>
>.
>

JaR
Tue May 11 17:45:55 CDT 2004

On Tue, 11 May 2004 15:39:22 -0700, Lost extemporised:

> ??????????????????????????????????
> WTF
>>-----Original Message-----
>> Don't complain, because I suspended with 695 of 700,
> with an exam that is
>>not good to see our knowledge, it is good to made a
> mistake, or so that
>>people are studied the questions by heart.
>>This you this transforming into a wrong business.
>>It is not necessary to wait 14 days examine you again?

Translated with Babelfish, right?

Just a guess.

JaR
BabelThug

sandworm
Tue May 11 18:31:09 CDT 2004



----- JaR wrote: ----


Translated with Babelfish, right

Just a guess

Ja
BabelThu


Ahhh, I could go on for hours and hours regarding the vagaries of Vogon poetry.

Would you like to hear one, it only takes upwards of 72 hours to recite one of my
short ones?

JaR
Tue May 11 19:29:09 CDT 2004

On Tue, 11 May 2004 16:31:09 -0700, Sandworm extemporised:


> Ahhh, I could go on for hours and hours regarding the vagaries of Vogon
> poetry.
>
> Would you like to hear one, it only takes upwards of 72 hours to recite
> one of my short ones?

Ummm...

Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me
As plurdled gabbleblotchits
On a lurgid bee.
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes And hooptiously
drangle me
with crinkly bindlewurdles,
Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon See if
I don't.

anonymous
Tue May 11 22:31:06 CDT 2004

That was beautiful, it made me well up and then poo in my trousers.

Eduardo
Wed May 12 05:45:13 CDT 2004

No, with Power Translator Pro.
me you not to express me so well in English
version 7.
JAJA

"Sandworm" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF1DC5F1-060A-474D-802D-4C0828F1A3CC@microsoft.com...
> That was beautiful, it made me well up and then poo in my trousers.

david
Wed May 12 06:33:09 CDT 2004

Te tocara hablar spanish haber si alguno te entiende.
jeje

"Eduardo Escudero" <gusurudu@hotmail.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:O5p3x4AOEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> No, with Power Translator Pro.
> me you not to express me so well in English
> version 7.
> JAJA
>
> "Sandworm" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CF1DC5F1-060A-474D-802D-4C0828F1A3CC@microsoft.com...
> > That was beautiful, it made me well up and then poo in my trousers.
>
>

anonymous
Wed May 12 09:56:02 CDT 2004

Yeah Reg, I hear you. I'm getting a little ticked off that there are still people who want to cheat via Braindumps etc. Here I am working my tail off and these Bozos will probably get certified before me, take my job, and not be able to fix anything