Passed 70-410 Today!!! First try!!!

I took 70-410 for the first time and passed today!!! I was really sweating this test and kept putting it off.

Sources of study:
Testout, Exam Ref, FreeITlearning.com vids, Created a Hyper-V domain lab, Don Poulton Cert guide, MeasureUp and Transcender exams. Then went through TechNet to beef up on things I still wasn't sure about. I think this helped a lot.

The way I studied:
I used Testout 70-410. It made me familiar with the OS and terms I didn't know. You will need more though. the test questions are nothing like the real test. I then went through the Exam Ref. I setup a Hyper-V lab for practice. I read most of Don Poulton Cert Guide. I also watched Free IT Training vids on youtube. Finally went through MeasureUp and Transcender practice tests. Not sure how much they helped. Nothing like the real test. MeasureUP had a similar testing environment, but the content wasn't quite the same.

For 70-411 I am going to use Testout, Exam Ref, CBT Nuggets, and practice exams.

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doublehunter

Congrats on the pass!! did the don poulton book covered a lot on the topics?

Piers

Congrats!

romevjr

The Don Poulton book was pretty good I thought. It got a little vague with active directory. I thought it should have covered more in depth information, but I guess it was created just to pass the test. I'm looking at the training guide for 70-411 right now. I think it may be my go to book for this study session. I set up my lab to follow it.

romevjr

Thanks. I see you have MCSA 2012. 70-409 take the place of one of the MCSA requirements?

AvgITGeek

Well done! This isn't a gimme at all.

What book are you using for the 70-411? I'm using the Sybex and it is REALLY light on material.

KainWired

AvgITGeek, I also didn't like the Sybex for 70-411. Passed the test a week ago by using Orin Thomas' 411 Training Guide, a little Technet and the Boson exam sim.

Grats Romejvr. The 411 is a little harder I think but if you passed 410 in one go then I'm sure you won't have much trouble.

To answer your question above - there are a few exams you can do in place of 70-412. I also did 70-409 for my MCSA because it was more applicable (and likely much easier). You can find the alternatives on the MCSA cert page on the MS site.

Congrats !

Congrats!

Congratulations!

I'll take a look at at book. Thanks for the info!