Beoweolf
Tue Jul 27 21:18:34 CDT 2004
pulled from an earlier post
The difference between a "Dump" and a "test simulation" at its very closest
point is one will have questions and possible answers from a "currently
valid" test pool...the other may have questions from an older, no longer
current test pool. one gives you the answer, ruining the whole idea of test,
the other provides guidelines, references and explanations of the process
behind the answer.
as to the probable depth of knowledge need to
successfully answer questions on the subject.
Obviously, even use of old tests, unless permitted by the test developer or
software vendor, is an infringement on the effort put into research and
background performed by the person(s) providing
the test. Since the software has finite limits, it is very possible that
even separately developed tests will have similar questions on at least a
few subjects. I mean, how many correct ways are there to logon? As the min.
/ max hardware requirements of an OS platform, reasonable ways to
re-configure or consolidate an NT to W2K/W2K3 domain?
Fact of the matter, I had a Professor that would distribute his test from
the immediately previous year to incoming students as a way of letting them
know what to expect in the coming year. One of two things would happen,
First there was a mass exodus from his class in the first 2 - 3 days, from
students that realized they were in over their heads or weren't prepared to
put in that much time. Second, it was his way of letting people know that
those tests were NOT going to be repeated for grades.
How large is the pool of questions that MS draws on when they offer a test
is their business, statistics would prove, that if the test pool were
sufficiently large and distribution were random enough...even if you
reviewed
every question, barring a photographic memory...the chances of remembering
enough to pass a test with out actual knowledge, could be greatly reduced.
Unfortunately, unlike the SAT tests and other time limited or strictly
controlled test, MS tests are given all over the world, but people with
varying degrees of integrity.
Fact is, you cannot prevent cheating, at best you can just make it damn
inconvenient.
"Ben Blackmore" <bjblackmore@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uHXNJ07cEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> This has probably been said many times, but people just don't seem to get
> the point! And although I've been posting on this NG for only few weeks
its
> beginning to annoy me seeing people (such as Sathir Puchnabe, Maria
Zapatta)
> post 'I passed my exam thanks to Testking' or 'I'm taking the exam soon,
> does anyone know if Transcender have a paper on it?'!
>
> If you use Testking or Transcender or any other software/study
> guides/braindumps that give you the actual test questions and answers then
> YOU ARE CHEATING, you are obtaining your qualification illegally, you
might
> as well use one of those dodgy internet diplomas!
>
> If everyone cheated and took the exams, then we'd have millions of
> MCPs/MCSAs & MCSEs wandering around who don't know sh*t. It would mean
that
> those of us who really studied and took the exam legally would have our
> certification degraded to the point where it became pointless. I'm only an
> MCP now, but I'm working towards MCSA, then MCSE, and I want to know that
in
> the end it's going to be worth all the effort!
>
> Secondly if you become an MCSE through cheating, and you don't really know
> what your talking about, and then get a job based on that qualification,
> then what happens when a real problem arises in your job, and you have no
> idea how to sort it? Testking won't be able to help you then will they!?
And
> you'll look like a real pro in front of your new boss and fellow MCSE
team,
> won't you!
>
> If you really want that MCP/MCSE qualification WORK for it, study the
> literature, work with the OS to gain experiance, above all, remember
> TestKing/Transcender is NO help to you, you might think it is when you
pass
> the exam, but in reality it is just giving you a false qualification, and
> you'll fall flat on your face sometime in the future!
>
> And in the end I think its much more satisfying to achive something
(whether
> its an MCP qualification or anything else in life) knowing you did it
> through hard work, and not by cheating!
>
> Lastly, if you are going to cheat, don't post to this newsgroup, or any
> other microsoft newgroup for that matter, telling everyone about it!
>
> --
> Ben
>
> IT Professional, MCP 70-210
> "On my way to becoming fully certifiable!"
>
>
>
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