290 - Done & Dusted

Discussion in 'Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2012 / 2016' started by PaulC, Jan 26, 2007.

  1. PaulC

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    857 score, finished with 1hr 45 to spare. Luckily I work with 2003 server and the things this exam covers everyday, so I didn't find it that hard (I found 270 much, much harder). Virtually all the first 15 questions were on Backup & DR and the last 15 on Accounts & GPO. About 5 on Auditing and 8 on Resources and the other few on the other bits and bobs. So it gave me near 30 questions on the areas I feel I'm strongest at.

    Score breakdown, approx. :
    Physical & Logical Devices - 25% (think about 3 questions, so must have got 2 wrong!)
    Users, Computers & Groups - 90%
    Access to Resources - 50%
    Server Environment - 100%
    Disaster Recovery - 100%

    The biggest help I found for this exam was the Transenders. I went through every question on the Transender and made bullet points off the 'learn now' explanations and really revised these.

    Now, onto 291.
     
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  2. tripwire45
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    Great job, PaulC. Congratuations. :biggrin
     
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  3. zimbo
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    Well done mate! Nice score as well! :alc :thumbleft

    ps welcome to the 291 club! :wink:
     
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  4. nXPLOSi

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    Well done mate :)
     
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  5. theotherone

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    yep well done. Got mine booked for next month.
     
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  6. BosonMichael
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    Congrats!
     
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  7. Boycie
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    Well done Paul :thumbleft
     
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  8. Sparky
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    Congrats mate :biggrin
     
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  9. Bluerinse
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    Good onya Paul :D
     
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  10. np3893

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    Congratulations on passing,

    I passed mine on 1st Feb and was well chuffed with 842.

    291 is a toughie i'm really having probs getting my head around DNS
     
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  11. PaulC

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    I've just started 291, done chapter one in the MS book which just covers the basics of networking. I think I'll struggle with DNS, though one of the guys I work with said he really struggled with it till he watched the CBT for it.
     
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  12. Vendetta

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    well done!
     
  13. Kitkatninja
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    Well done, on to the next one :)
     
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  14. supag33k

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    Congratulations and a good score also!!

    Best of luck with the next one!

    supag33k
     
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  15. Quarky

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    Well done bud.

    Thanks for the info as well, i really appreciate it as i'm following in your footsteps...

    :D
     
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  16. Theprof

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    Good for you man, I keep on procrastinating and not taking the exam, I guess I am waiting to feel comfortable before I take. I did start working with 2k3 server recently so hoping with in the next few months I'll have 290.
     
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