I have read the Preparation Kit from MSPRESS for 70-536 and did all the Practice Tests on the CD. I am constantly getting above 80% now. Also, I did the practice exams on mslibrary and constantly get over 80%.
Now, to finally feel ready for taking the test I went to MeasureUp and am doing the practice tests there. Result: I am getting ~50% on almost all attempts so far :( . I feel that the Measure Up questions are way more difficult than the ones I did so far. Is there anyone who could tell me if the actual Test is more on the MeasureUp level or more on the MS Press Prep Kit level?
Don't rely solely on the training kit, it isn’t guaranteed to cover all the things you might be tested on.
re: measure up tests. Personally I wouldn’t feel comfortable sitting the exam if i was getting much less than 100% on those.
Also keep in mind that continually doing the same practice tests over and over, you can fall into the trap of just remembering the answer without really knowing the reason.
> I have read the Preparation Kit from MSPRESS for 70-536 and did all the > Practice Tests on the CD. I am constantly getting above 80% now. Also, I did > the practice exams on mslibrary and constantly get over 80%.
> Now, to finally feel ready for taking the test I went to MeasureUp and am > doing the practice tests there. Result: I am getting ~50% on almost all > attempts so far :( . I feel that the Measure Up questions are way more > difficult than the ones I did so far. > Is there anyone who could tell me if the actual Test is more on the > MeasureUp level or more on the MS Press Prep Kit level?
My experience is, that the examination questions are very likely the set you get from MeasureUp. At the end I went through all the MeasureUp questions in custom mode with instant feedback, read the explanations and used MSDN resources to fully grasp the subject, and that also for those questtions I answered correct. I belive that this strategy was the one that made me pass the exam :-)
> I have read the Preparation Kit from MSPRESS for 70-536 and did all the > Practice Tests on the CD. I am constantly getting above 80% now. Also, I did > the practice exams on mslibrary and constantly get over 80%.
> Now, to finally feel ready for taking the test I went to MeasureUp and am > doing the practice tests there. Result: I am getting ~50% on almost all > attempts so far :( . I feel that the Measure Up questions are way more > difficult than the ones I did so far. > Is there anyone who could tell me if the actual Test is more on the > MeasureUp level or more on the MS Press Prep Kit level?
> I have read the Preparation Kit from MSPRESS for 70-536 and did all the > Practice Tests on the CD. I am constantly getting above 80% now. Also, I did > the practice exams on mslibrary and constantly get over 80%.
> Now, to finally feel ready for taking the test I went to MeasureUp and am > doing the practice tests there. Result: I am getting ~50% on almost all > attempts so far :( . I feel that the Measure Up questions are way more > difficult than the ones I did so far. > Is there anyone who could tell me if the actual Test is more on the > MeasureUp level or more on the MS Press Prep Kit level?
To be honest: Without your answers about getting more deeply into it especially with MeasureUp usage I am pretty sure I would not have made it. It was more challenging than I thought it would be...
Thanks for calling me "experienced", wouldn't do so yet, but anyway...
To answer your question: 70-536 is definitely the first exam to target if you want to get MCTS, MCPD, ... since it is the Foundational Exam. Not only it is the one you need for all other certificates to be complete (Web, Windows, Distributed, ...) but it also introduces the foundation of everything, the .NET Framework to you. I recommend taking 70-536 as first step, and then move on to the path you chose for yourself. I have chosen Web application and as soon as the Exam Prep Kit is officially launched I will start working on that.
Cheers, Martin
"Bob" <B...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>I have a question for experienced persons like Martin: > Is it better to take 70-536 first or 70-526 ? > Thank you for your answers, > Bob
> "Martin Eckart" wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have read the Preparation Kit from MSPRESS for 70-536 and did all the >> Practice Tests on the CD. I am constantly getting above 80% now. Also, I >> did >> the practice exams on mslibrary and constantly get over 80%.
>> Now, to finally feel ready for taking the test I went to MeasureUp and am >> doing the practice tests there. Result: I am getting ~50% on almost all >> attempts so far :( . I feel that the Measure Up questions are way more >> difficult than the ones I did so far. >> Is there anyone who could tell me if the actual Test is more on the >> MeasureUp level or more on the MS Press Prep Kit level?
"Martin Eckart" wrote: > Thanks for calling me "experienced", wouldn't do so yet, but anyway...
> To answer your question: 70-536 is definitely the first exam to target if > you want to get MCTS, MCPD, ... since it is the Foundational Exam. Not only > it is the one you need for all other certificates to be complete (Web, > Windows, Distributed, ...) but it also introduces the foundation of > everything, the .NET Framework to you. I recommend taking 70-536 as first > step, and then move on to the path you chose for yourself. I have chosen Web > application and as soon as the Exam Prep Kit is officially launched I will > start working on that.
> Cheers, > Martin
> "Bob" <B...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:815FCB24-B3BE-4DCF-99B4-92CCC5546850@microsoft.com... > >I have a question for experienced persons like Martin: > > Is it better to take 70-536 first or 70-526 ? > > Thank you for your answers, > > Bob
> > "Martin Eckart" wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> I have read the Preparation Kit from MSPRESS for 70-536 and did all the > >> Practice Tests on the CD. I am constantly getting above 80% now. Also, I > >> did > >> the practice exams on mslibrary and constantly get over 80%.
> >> Now, to finally feel ready for taking the test I went to MeasureUp and am > >> doing the practice tests there. Result: I am getting ~50% on almost all > >> attempts so far :( . I feel that the Measure Up questions are way more > >> difficult than the ones I did so far. > >> Is there anyone who could tell me if the actual Test is more on the > >> MeasureUp level or more on the MS Press Prep Kit level?
