macado wrote: My question is what's the next exam I should take? I know 70-291 is referred to as "the beast" here. Or should I just jump right in and do 70-291 first since it would allow me to immediately obtain MCSA.. Thoughts? Thanks, -macado
lcstyle wrote: I have read elsewhere that 70-293 was comparatively speaking easier than 291, i wish i was on this forum before taking 291 immediately after 290. I should have / would have taken 293 first.
doom969 wrote: lcstyle wrote: I have read elsewhere that 70-293 was comparatively speaking easier than 291, i wish i was on this forum before taking 291 immediately after 290. I should have / would have taken 293 first. I'm sorry to disgress, but 70-293 is not an easy exam, not by far. Most people put in on par with 291 or, think its easier but its only because they did 291 first. 293 relies heavily on material from 291 (dns, Wins, dhcp, subnetting, supernetting, etc..) but adds in pki, Clusters, NLB, etc.. In addition, many topics such as ipsec are covered in a more detailed fashio in 293. So if you already did 291, than you just need to study the more advanced functions, if you didnt do 291, you'd have to study the bit thats part of 291 AND the bit thats part of 293. Those exams have a kind of hierarchy, what i mean by that is that 293 builds on stuff from 291 and goes deeper, than 298 builds on those 2 exams and show you the design side. By the time you get to 298, its the 3rd exam focusing on those topics, so its getting easier I hope that was clear, english is not my first language and I sometimes have a hard time explaining my thoughts clearly. Have a nice day,