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From: Tim on 1 Feb 2010 22:46 Is it me or is test #70-297 incredibly hard? Compared to the Transcender practice exams, there is so much more unless facts in each case. It is as if the unless facts were placed there to throw off the test taker. I wasted too much time reading all the information about the case, and less time focusing on the test questions. To those who passed the exam, how did you go about taking the test? I simply ran out of the during the last case which caused the most damage. It is my fault, but I should have completed my MCSE by now. I just need 70-297 and one elective.
From: Tim on 1 Feb 2010 22:52 My apologies, there are quite a few typo's here. I realized that I am pretty upset that I failed the test. When I wrote "unless" it means useless. When I wrote that I ran out, it means that I ran out of time. I did not run out of the testing center. Thanks in advance. -Tim "Tim" wrote: > Is it me or is test #70-297 incredibly hard? Compared to the Transcender > practice exams, there is so much more unless facts in each case. It is as if > the unless facts were placed there to throw off the test taker. I wasted too > much time reading all the information about the case, and less time focusing > on the test questions. To those who passed the exam, how did you go about > taking the test? I simply ran out of the during the last case which caused > the most damage. It is my fault, but I should have completed my MCSE by now. > I just need 70-297 and one elective. > >
From: Chris M on 2 Feb 2010 17:05 On 02/02/2010 03:46, Tim wrote: > Is it me or is test #70-297 incredibly hard? Compared to the Transcender > practice exams, there is so much more unless facts in each case. It is as if > the unless facts were placed there to throw off the test taker. I wasted too > much time reading all the information about the case, and less time focusing > on the test questions. To those who passed the exam, how did you go about > taking the test? I simply ran out of the during the last case which caused > the most damage. It is my fault, but I should have completed my MCSE by now. > I just need 70-297 and one elective. I failed 297 the first time for the same reasons - I spent too long reading the scenarios before starting the questions. The strategy that worked the second time (and it seems that most other people seem to do the same) is to just skim the scenario and then go straight to the questions - or don't even bother to skim the scenario. Read the question, look for information that rules out the wrong answers, and repeat. Hope this helps, -- Chris M.
From: John R on 2 Feb 2010 19:42 "Tim" <Tim(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DC5B5B07-0BE9-4DAB-930C-D4F8B91D21F0(a)microsoft.com... > Is it me or is test #70-297 incredibly hard? Compared to the Transcender > practice exams, there is so much more unless facts in each case. It is as > if > the unless facts were placed there to throw off the test taker. I wasted > too > much time reading all the information about the case, and less time > focusing > on the test questions. To those who passed the exam, how did you go about > taking the test? I simply ran out of the during the last case which > caused > the most damage. It is my fault, but I should have completed my MCSE by > now. > I just need 70-297 and one elective. > > The design tests are (by design) much more difficult. The strategy of reading the questions and then skimming the scenario worked for me as well. However, if you really are "up" on all aspects of designing a network, the scenarios are actually quite easy. You just don't have time to stop and think about it. Things to remember.... 1. If the CEO says costs are a major concern and the IT director says he wants all locations to be able to authenticate locally, remember that the CEO trumps the IT director (no local DCs for you small locations). This holds true for all conflicts. CEO/CFO, IT director, Managers, then users. 2. If the customer says they want to keep their existing BIND structure, I don't care how much you want to replace it with DNS, that is what the customer wants (especially if they have unix/vms/name your os machines in place). 3. This is a test about the Microsoft way of doing things. Let's face it, almost nobody in the real world uses RRAS, most people have Cisco VPN concentrators or the like. (Although, recently we've been using TS Gateway which is RRAS based). But this test is about providing Microsoft solutions the Microsoft way and Microsoft wants to make sure you think of them first (ie, the time limits). 4. Don't let your personal preferences influence what you are doing. Yea, I'd love to just say go ahead and integrate DNS with AD, but there are some very valid reasons not to. Know those reasons. Know how to provide what the customer wants. 5. Make sure you understand GPO inheritance, sub-domains and when to use them (it's always best to go single domain if at all possible), etc etc. You have to be on your "A" game. Good luck to you. I'm sure you'll do fine next time. John R.
From: Tim on 5 Feb 2010 20:08
Hi Chris, Many thanks for the advice, I will definitely go straight to the questions in the future. All the best, -Tim "Chris M" wrote: > On 02/02/2010 03:46, Tim wrote: > > Is it me or is test #70-297 incredibly hard? Compared to the Transcender > > practice exams, there is so much more unless facts in each case. It is as if > > the unless facts were placed there to throw off the test taker. I wasted too > > much time reading all the information about the case, and less time focusing > > on the test questions. To those who passed the exam, how did you go about > > taking the test? I simply ran out of the during the last case which caused > > the most damage. It is my fault, but I should have completed my MCSE by now. > > I just need 70-297 and one elective. > > I failed 297 the first time for the same reasons - I spent too long > reading the scenarios before starting the questions. > > The strategy that worked the second time (and it seems that most other > people seem to do the same) is to just skim the scenario and then go > straight to the questions - or don't even bother to skim the scenario. > Read the question, look for information that rules out the wrong > answers, and repeat. > > Hope this helps, > > -- > Chris M. > . > |