The MCTS Exam 70-620 Configuring Windows Vista Client textbook is well
written, has a MeasureUp practice testing CDROM that allows you to take
tests by exam topic (usually 2 - 3 chapters at a time) or test for the
entire group of topics in certification mode.
The D-Link DIR-615 router can be purchased for about $70, and it comes with
a USB 2.0 wireless NIC that will allow you to actually configure and test
Vista wireless connectivity and security. It also will allow you to test
Remote Assistance via wireless connectivity, but to test/configure Remote
Desktop (remote control), the wireless workstation/notebook must have Win XP
Pro as a minimum, and preferably Win Vista Ultimate.
You can purchase a Verbatim 1 Terabyte USB 2.0 external drive and then
download free Virtual Server and Virtual PC software from Microsoft, which
will not only teach you virtual machines, but also allow you to set up
multiple virtual workstations each running different versions of Windows so
that you can put your knowledge of Vista product
installation/connectivity/configuration/communication/collaboration to the
"test" ... until you not only ace the MeasureUp tests, but also the
Transcender battery of tests, as well as all of the exercises in the
textbook.
This will give you the "hands-on" experience with the product that you need
to survive a certification exam that uses simulations to separate the
"reader/test takers" from the "doers" that ultimately must support LANs &
WANs in the workplace ... which is the whole purpose of the certification.
Mike
Post by OhManI totally agree. They must have these tests built in a non english country or
they dont proof the product. Many things are wrong with the whole cert
process when you go to classes at supposed MS Partners. For 8000.00 you would
think they would hand out sim software. My school did not even measure
progress with pop quizzes or tests. MS needs to police these borderline
crooks. When have you ever heard of these facilities being inspected. You
need to download MS Virtual Machine 2007 for free and install evaluation
copies of Vista and "legally" extend the product for 120 days using slmgr
-rearm command. Note: How did you like the remote assist sim that the only
place you could launch RA was in the help menu?
Post by JoWith all due respect here, I did install the product and have an active
laptop that I have used for over a YEAR. Having a reading comprehension
problem, I am truly amazed as to what I did comprehend out of all of
this....I read, practiced and still failed...so do a lot of others who read,
practiced and "used the product".
If you state "testing software won't help" - what the heck is the Press Book
- but testing software?! And YES, it didn't help either in getting through
the test.
The problem with the test is that the simulation questions are so VAGUE that
a lot of people probably can't make heads or tails out of what they are
supposed to do. UAC - I knew where to go, but to answer the question, you
had to sit and pull the question apart...read it over and over before any
sense was made of it.
Yes, Microsoft, you need to be "specific" when you give a simulation
question, otherwise, more and more people will continue to fail even though
they read, practiced and USED THE PRODUCT.
--
Motochick
Post by Lawrence Garvin [MVP]Post by JoWell, I tested and failed. I found that the Press Book was no preparation
for the test I took. The book gives you a ton of multiple choice questions -
I had 25 simulations and 25 multiple choice. Where the heck are the
simulations on the testing software?
No testing software provides simulations.
With all respect that may be due.... the test did what it was designed to
do.
It separates the people who just study the book from those who actually
*know* the product.
Post by JoNow I have to find a testing site to
purchase more testing software or e-learning so I can pass the test.
No.. I'd suggest you install and *USE* the product for three months, and
then you won't need help with the demos, you'll actually *know* how to
perform the procedures. Note: Installing a trial copy of Vista Ultimate for
120 days is exponentially cheaper than buying any eLearning. If you're
prepared to pay money then you should purchase, install, and use the
product. For starters, working through the exercises in the MSPress book
would be a good start -- rather than just reading them.
Post by JoBy the way, they suggest either MeasureUp or SelfTestSoftware.com -
which
is
the better site for testing software?
Testing software WILL NOT HELP. None of the testing sofware provides
simulations. The only way to practice for simulation testing is to install
and use the software -- which is exactly why the simulations are included in
the exam.
--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
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