Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
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I took the 70-290 exam today and failed with 612. Failing sucks!!!
I want to rewrite it in two weeks time but I can't afford to fail. Where I live the cost to write this exam is is 33% of my salary and its a big sacrifice to spend this amount of money for nothing.
come next week I have to spend this again... I just have to pass.
My problem is that I dont have enough access to a 2003 server installation. I have all the concepts in my head but the sims killed me.
I have a virual computer but it kills my computer when I run it.
Does any one know where I can get free labs to run?
This exam was not that hard... Its just that I suck at the implimentation and have to find a way to be better in two weeks.
I used transender and was getting about 60% on all the exams... I now realize that it give me a true reflection of where I was.
Does any one have suggestions on how I can pass this exam???
A+, BS Computer Science.
I want to rewrite it in two weeks time but I can't afford to fail. Where I live the cost to write this exam is is 33% of my salary and its a big sacrifice to spend this amount of money for nothing.
come next week I have to spend this again... I just have to pass.
My problem is that I dont have enough access to a 2003 server installation. I have all the concepts in my head but the sims killed me.
I have a virual computer but it kills my computer when I run it.
Does any one know where I can get free labs to run?
This exam was not that hard... Its just that I suck at the implimentation and have to find a way to be better in two weeks.
I used transender and was getting about 60% on all the exams... I now realize that it give me a true reflection of where I was.
Does any one have suggestions on how I can pass this exam???
A+, BS Computer Science.
RE: Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
If you did well on the questions but had issues on the simulations, then the only way that you're going to get better enough to pass the exam is to get practical, hands on experience. Run VirtualPC or VMware Server on your PC and install Windows 2003 and work your way through it.
If you don't have hands on experience with the operating system then you are not ready for the exam. Period.
I don't know where you can find free labs, but I'm curious what training material you have used so far (besides Transcender)? Most of the material that I have seen includes a mix of practice exams and lab exercises.
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RE: Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
There are no free labs as far as I am aware. You may get simulations with study packages. But the only way to really learn the stuff is to setup your own VMware installation. You can get 60 day trial copies of 2003. A kick-butt machine will set you back $1000 but will have the horsepower and RAM to get several installations up and running. You have to simulate having your 2003 server, creating a domain controller, joining a backup controller to the domain, the dcpromo down, joining a workstation, DNS, lookup zones, all that stuff. You get to practice your networking, getting the machines to talk to each other, all that jazz. While the specific simulations on 290 weren't that elaborate, you need this experience not just for passing the test but for working in the real world. Nothing makes you look dumber than not knowing what something is you should know or where you need to go to find it. (which is why I hate it when microsoft moves everything around with the new version of the OS. Makes me hunt around like a n00b again.)
RE: Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
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RE: Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
RE: Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
Just trying to pump myself up.
RE: Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
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RE: Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
Know user accounts and sharing/security permissions and the differnces in between.
RAID5 and the formula to figure out possbile disk space scenarios. (N-1=X) N= # of drives X = the total amount of space available.
How to backup incremental vs differential
RE: Failed 70-290 Today but want to write it back in 2 weeks
It pretty much IS the Microsoft exam. I just studied it inside and out, until I knew WHY every answer was right and I knew it cold. Finished the exam in about 15 minutes.
Good luck.