MCTS or MCSE

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I'm trying to get a job in 1st line support and hopefully progress to 2nd line.

Which is the better choise from the certs: MCTS or MCSE for Windows 7?

thanks

 

Thanks for that mate.

I would deffinately do the MCTS now

How difficult is this exam mate, or to learn it via self study? I have not done anything like this before, but I know my way around a pc. I am faily quick at learning new stuff aswel.

Also How much does it cost to book the exam itself?

Lastly what are the best learning materials for it?

Thanks for the great info that is precisely the info I was looking for.

Thankssss

 

Thank you veryyyy much for the great input once again. You certainly answered my question yet again.

Would you be able to direct me to the best study/revision material for this exam?

 

I can't really recommend the best study resource, not having used them all.
I used the MSPress book and the Boson exams. The Boson exams were excellent, MSPress book mediocre. The Boson exams were much closer to the real thing than the practice questions in the MSPress book.
I also used the Sybex book. I wouldn't recommend it. I don't think I bothered reading the whole thing.
Free online 70-680 video course
I never used this myself for the 680, I don't think he had much on the website at that point, but I used his A+ and network+. An excellent free resource if it's the same quality.

 

Seems the others already kind of answered your question. So yes, MCTS to begin with, and then move upwards to MCITP.
MCDST would probably been the best one to go for, but it is now discontinued.

Books can be hit and miss. sometimes MSPress is good, sometimes Sybex, etc... Go down to a book store and leaf around, read a few pages, see which one is easiest for you to pick up text wise. It can really pay off. It's not always the fattest/largest book that has the best study material.

MSPress usually has very thorough info, but can be drier to read versus other publishers. amazon or other online stores sometimes even have a few pages published online for an initial read to get an idea of how the book is structured or written, worth a gander.

 

Thanks for that guysm

I'm assuming the MSPRESS book is - MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-680): Configuring Windows 7 Book/CD Package.

It seems that there is alot of errors in the book.

Can somebody direct me to the right book via amazon please?
And I'm hearing revision nuggets are good too?

I will probs just buy them of amazon straight away.

Thanks again for your advice guys.