MCDST INFO PLEASE

johnnyg5646johnnyg5646 Member Posts: 173
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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! icon_wink.gif
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  • sprkymrksprkymrk Member Posts: 4,884 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Minimum passing score is 700.
    I think there are 50 questions.
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  • Orion82698Orion82698 Member Posts: 483
    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.
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  • johnnyg5646johnnyg5646 Member Posts: 173
    Is it scored like CompTIA? All questions differently weighted
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  • Orion82698Orion82698 Member Posts: 483
    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...
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  • SirDragoSirDrago Member Posts: 66 ■■□□□□□□□□
    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.
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  • !30!30 Member Posts: 356
    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.

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  • bighornsheepbighornsheep Member Posts: 1,506
    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.
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  • Orion82698Orion82698 Member Posts: 483
    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?
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  • bighornsheepbighornsheep Member Posts: 1,506
    orion82698 wrote:

    really? Less questions and time than the 271?

    nah...I dont think so, same # of questions, same amount of time.
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  • Orion82698Orion82698 Member Posts: 483
    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...
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  • SirDragoSirDrago Member Posts: 66 ■■□□□□□□□□
    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.
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  • Orion82698Orion82698 Member Posts: 483
    Hmm.... there has to be somewhere on MS's website that states this... I'm going to go hunting.
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  • Orion82698Orion82698 Member Posts: 483
    Look's like it is 50 questions. Now why would MS do something confusing like that icon_rolleyes.gifcrash.gif

    Oh well.

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  • CommGuruCommGuru Member Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□
    271 - 61 questions, 272 - 50 questions. Min passing score is a 700 as usual.
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