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Hi,

I am just starting to get going with MCDST 271, I have had the book for months only just got round to studying !

Anyway I am after a few pointers if possible, firstly I know the format of the exam is multi choice, which practice test is most similar to the exam ? I recently passed ITIL v3 and exam technique played a big part in passing, format / structure of questions , moch tests etc ..

Also, is it really necessary to know everything in the Microsft Press Books as its a hell of a lot of stuff to remember, I do have a quite a lot of practical XP knowledge too, do I really have to memorise all the command line programs and switches etc etc? I .

I only want to study like crazy for this exam once , any help on best practice would be most appreaciated ...

 

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I used some exam cram2 books for my DST - provided a lot better examples of the questions, and came with measure up2 tests. The content was a good balance for someone who is familiar with most XP things, it just reinforced the more granular topics.

 

Hi Welcome

Try and remember everything you can, the best way to remember is by doing so if you can get some practicle experience in you should be fine.

 

Hi marculos
As I have recently passed 271 and 272 here is my advice ... what I would say tho is that there are some very knowledgeable folks on here so this is only my advice and may or nay not be " recommended "

I worked through the pressbooks but started by really reading through the summary of objectives covered in the exam. ( These are documented on page 2 of the pressbook. )
I personally found that being an xp user for many years certainly gave me an edge on my learning and found that alot of the material just " fine tuned " my knowledge rather than thought me a whole new idea.
Obviously there was alot I didnt know , it was these subjects that I tended to focus on , to dig into the detail as I found that once I can grasp a concept then problem solving it becomes more a matter of process and elimination.

When it comes to the exams I found that the pressbook exam cd aside Transcender was pretty spot on for me.
I do not have varied experience of many others but through speaking to people , alot of feedback highlighting transcender as being quite tough ( in a good learning way ) and very close to the real test in terms of layout and process.

In summary ...

I personally did not learn EVERY detail , but what I did learn was a grasp of EVERY detail ,after all im looking for a new career and cannot afford to do this half heartedly and be found out as only knowing enough to pass an exam.
I focused really hard on my weak areas and brushed up and trusted my knowledge of areas I felt good in.
Read the book , break the reading up with knowledgebase and other online reading when ur bored of reading drop in some vids ( vtc , youtube etc ) and utilise every resource around you. ( Forums , Free online Newsletters , cramsession ) There is lots out there and its down to you to use them )

* I totally agree with GBL too ... I cant underestimate how important I think being hands on contributes !!!!
I was completing every practice senario , running Virtual PC ( great tool If you dont have 2 computers ) to understand the differences between home and pro.

Whatever other feedback you get ill leave you with

Good luck with it and please shout back anytime !!


Paul

 

Hi thanks for the great advice, so the tests which are most like the exam are Transcender tests ?

 

Im my opinion yeah , I have read various threads about exam prep software and I get the impression alot find them to be pitched at the right level interms of content and difficulty level. I have heard of some being quite easy and thus giving a false indication of how good you are as when you then sit the exam to a tougher set of questions u may struggle.

Just my veiw , but I have now passed my last 4 exams first go using the transcender materials.
( and alot of hard graft , reading , practicing , reading again , more practice , /loop forever ;) )

III