MCDST INFO PLEASE

johnnyg5646

whats the number of questions on each exam and passing scores for them? I was thinking about just trying this out to pad my resume while I work on other certs and using work experience only to study for it. Just trying to get an idea of how realistic that would be. Any feedback appreciated! Thanks guys!

sprkymrk

Minimum passing score is 700.
I think there are 50 questions.

Orion82698

I just took my 271 test last week, and it was 61 questions, 2 hours and 5 minutes time. 700 was the passing score, out of 1000. I'm pretty sure the 272 is the same way.

johnnyg5646

Is it scored like CompTIA? All questions differently weighted

Orion82698

I'm not sure. I don't think it gets harder if you get more right, or easier if you get them wrong (like on my A+ test). I think they're scored evenly. I think it around 17 points per questions or so...

SirDrago

orion82698 wrote:

I just took my 271 test last week, and it was 61 questions, 2 hours and 5 minutes time. 700 was the passing score, out of 1000. I'm pretty sure the 272 is the same way.

As far as i know 272 has only 50 questions and is 90 minutes long.

!30

I took both 70-271 and 70-272 exams for MCDST.

They're not hard at all , maybe a little tricky . As I remember for both of them I have 2 hours and 45 minutes . ( English is not my native language , so I have 30+ minutes include ).

There are only multiple choice , single answer , multiple answer ot check all tha aply questions.Minimum score is 700.

Better take care , of this one , it may be tricky as I used to say.If you have a little experience with Windows XP , you can easily beat those two exams.

All questions differently weighted

It depends .. it almost like all of the certs . No sims here.

Cheer's !

bighornsheep

johnnyg5646 wrote:

Is it scored like CompTIA? All questions differently weighted

CompTIA have differently weighted questions? hmm.....
anyway, MCDST isn difficult by nature I dont think...it's just that the questions are meant to test skills that isnt always easily picked up from a book.

But of course, it is still all m/c, so if you're used to IT exams, and you know XP, give it some time, and you'll be fine.

Orion82698

SirDrago wrote:

orion82698 wrote:

I just took my 271 test last week, and it was 61 questions, 2 hours and 5 minutes time. 700 was the passing score, out of 1000. I'm pretty sure the 272 is the same way.

As far as i know 272 has only 50 questions and is 90 minutes long.

really? Less questions and time than the 271?

bighornsheep

orion82698 wrote:

really? Less questions and time than the 271?

nah...I dont think so, same # of questions, same amount of time.

Orion82698

bighornsheep wrote:

orion82698 wrote:

really? Less questions and time than the 271?

nah...I dont think so, same # of questions, same amount of time.

I was going to say...

SirDrago

orion82698 wrote:

SirDrago wrote:

orion82698 wrote:

I just took my 271 test last week, and it was 61 questions, 2 hours and 5 minutes time. 700 was the passing score, out of 1000. I'm pretty sure the 272 is the same way.

As far as i know 272 has only 50 questions and is 90 minutes long.

really? Less questions and time than the 271?

I'm 100% sure about the time. For the 271 exam Prometic told me the total Appointment Duration would be 2:45 minutes. Now on the 272 they told me 2:15 minutes. And i read somewhere that there would be only 50 questions.

Orion82698

Hmm.... there has to be somewhere on MS's website that states this... I'm going to go hunting.

Orion82698

Look's like it is 50 questions. Now why would MS do something confusing like that

Oh well.

http://www.techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17343

CommGuru

271 - 61 questions, 272 - 50 questions. Min passing score is a 700 as usual.