YA.NB - Yet Another .Net Blog

To complete my MCTS, I currently study for 70-505. As I said about 70-536, the SPT is the best way to learn. Here comes the but: The mock exam is so faulty that you have to be very careful using it.I will update this post once Microsoft has put up a knowledge base site for this book and my errors have been submitted. UPDATE : And here it is! Edit : After having taken the exam yesterday, I can tell for sure that using only the Self Paced Training Kit may result in a somewhat close call. Sure it helped me get through, but not as good as 70-536 (Score : 828). I think the Microsoft Official Classroom Course may have been of some use, eventually...Anyway, now I have the right to officially use these credentials: If that ain't hot...

Today, I passed my Microsoft 70-536 exam. More or less successful, I scored 894 (700 being the passing score) in a bit less than 90 minutes. After reading how much has already been said about this exam, I can summarize: - It does cover a very vast set of topics (the whole .NET-Framework), but only has a few questions for each. - The exam itself is rather short, containing no more than 40 questions. If you are getting many easy questions, this is an advantage. Otherwise... - Only really well-aimed preparation will make you fit for this. Just like a driver's license test, really. Eventually I have to admit that - although I have learned a lot during the preparation phase for this exam - I still wouldn't voluntarily mess around with many of the aspects it covered (like Security Zones or CAS-Policies). I just know they exist and that's about it. Preparation tips Exam preparation seems to be one of the many things, people are willing to spend money on. Many websites offer PDF-Fi...