Mark
Sun Dec 28 07:45:08 CST 2003
Well, the ones I took had hands on where you had to add users, modify
properties and type in command line instead of pick A, B, C, D which is a
bit better. Granted, I took the 4.11 tests and did the 5 upgrade. They
were more straightforward and logical than M$. Comparitively speaking they
were better than M$. As I said, Cisco's were the most challenging: no going
back, command line entry, and 50 questions in 60 minutes meant you had
ABSOLUTELY NO TIME to screw around!
--
Sincerely,
Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
www.MCSE2000.com
www.AppLauncher.com
"Kathy" <k_j_evans@tohell.with.spam> wrote in message
news:udGoUYUzDHA.2116@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> The Netware exams I took years ago were appalling - silly out-of-date
> questions that looked as though they had been set by someone who'd read
the
> manuals but hadn't ever seen a computer, let alone worked with a server or
> set up a network.
>
> "Mark Mancini" <info@NOSPAMmcse2000.com> wrote in message
> news:ut$uk0MzDHA.2928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > The only real world test I've seen is Cisco's and probably Novell's from
> > what I remember. People in Redmond never leave Redmond, so their
> questions
> > are always going to be a little out there. Then again, from what I see
> > other consultants do I think that some of those far out questions!!
> >
> > for the most part though it really wasn't a bad test from some of the
> others
> > I've taken and I've taken almost 2 dozen M$ tests, another dozen or so
> > others. I never took a beta but it wasn't the first time I went into a
> test
> > "blind".
> >
> > IMHO, M$ should have a CCIE type test where they have 2 dozen machines
in
> a
> > room and they make you actually set it up and work with the scenario
they
> > give. Make it ALL work. If they EVER did that I would be the first to
> take
> > it and then double my rates after passing!
> >
> > --
> > Sincerely,
> > Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
> > www.MCSE2000.com
> > www.AppLauncher.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
> > wrote in message news:ebSSsACzDHA.1616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > It still was not quite the "real world" exam that I would have liked.
> > > There were many many questions that I know what answer they wanted,
but
> > > the reality was that you would never put some of these setups in
actual
> > > offices. Just as an example... there is NO WAY I'd be deploying a
> > > server with 256 of RAM as the DC. Heck, my home "play" one has 512!
> > >
> > > I would urge anyone who is interested to sign up as being interested
as
> > > a Beta tester for these exams. The more feedback we give to how "real
> > > world" they are ...the better the exams will become [and more
> respected].
> > >
> > > Beta Exam Process Ensures Credential Validity:
> > >
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/status/beta.asp
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark Mancini wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well, it appears as though M$ and Prometric have mailed out the
> results
> > of
> > > > their Beta test they released for the SMB test that just got
> > > > released.....well, at least they have released the passing letters
:)
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
> > >
> >
> >
>
>