How to pass a Microsoft certification [70-432]

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jdbrown239 SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4393 More actions · Answer 1

Jack

How long did it take you to study for the MCTS and MCITP (70-432, 70-450) series?

Doug

koustav_1982 SSCommitted Points: 1788 More actions · Answer 2

studied the mcts book thoroughly for a month and solved some dumps from net.

jdbrown239 SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4393 More actions · Answer 3

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February 8, 2013 at 2:47 pm

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When did you pass the exam and did you take both?

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004329 More actions · Answer 4

I've been privileged to see some of the questions they ask on those exams. I could never pass such exams because I disagree with many of the answers. I'd have to learn what they want me to answer rather than what I've found to be the best answer.

And, no, sorry.... I can't/won't post any of the questions because it would violate the NDA I have with MS.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

dan-572483 SSCoach Points: 15870 More actions · Answer 5

When I took the exam there was one question where the conditions given eliminated all the of possible answers. So I picked the answer that violated just one of the conditions and would be the least disruptive in a production environment. I described the problem in more detail during the comments section.

I did not pass, and next time the same question came back! While I was able to go home and research correct answers to some questions I remembered and was unsure of, I have no idea if I got this one right or not, and if not, I don't know how to know which answer they considered "right."

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 6

koustav_1982 (2/8/2013)
studied the mcts book thoroughly for a month and solved some dumps from net.

Braindumps are cheating. They are actual questions taken from the exams in violation of the NDA that all exam takers must accept. Using or distributing braindumps can result in your certifications being revoked and even in you being blacklisted from ever writing certification exams again.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/exam-policies.aspx#tab2

The Examinee may be prohibited from taking any Microsoft Certification Exams, and/or may be decertified from Microsoft Certification Program if Examinee violates this Exam Agreement and/or engages in any misconduct. Proctors are authorized to take immediate and appropriate measures against Examinees who violate testing rules. This policy is enforced to ensure the integrity of the Exams and Microsoft Certification Program. Examples of misconduct and/or misuse of the Exam include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Modifying and/or altering the original results/score report for this Exam or any other exam records
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Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

nasirmajeed SSC Rookie Points: 26 More actions · Answer 7

Hi Gail,

I'm new to this forum. want to take the 70-432 exam. Any advice for what material to study. How many questions and what % required to pass the exam?

Thanks in advance.

pietlinden SSC Guru Points: 63503 More actions · Answer 8

instead of starting there, why not find out what the exam covers and then do it the hard way: PRACTICE. Try to incorporate as many features of SQL Server as you can on your test databases and see for yourself which works better.

I know MVPs that have no certifications whatsoever but are smart enough to have written books on SQL Server, or have written chapters in SQL Server Deep Dives... in a word, certifications are not a substitute for experience.