70-270 passed

banderas1978

Hello,
it was a tough exam for me to pass. Especially because I did not have any IT background. Now I am much more familiar and do not feel a newbie anymore.
Do you think that, with this knowledge (I studied hard and long so my score was really good), it should be easier to pass 70-290? Do these two exams have something in common? Could you compare them or they are compleyelt different?

Thanks and see you in 70-290 forum.

Banderas

ULWiz

Tell us what you thought of the exam and what you scored.

banderas1978

ULWiz wrote:

Tell us what you thought of the exam and what you scored.

I thought it was very detailed although I could easily say which two of four or five answers might have been correct. It was about marking the right one. So the score depends on your luck too as you can not know everything. I scored +900.
I am not sure if I should have taken as much as 3 months for preparation. If I had taken 1 month, I would probably have passed too. But it was my first IT exam so I did not rush.
What can I say? While studying, I always tried to know why the other answers are incorrect and what they mean at all.
I felt so confident and calm before the exam. I have to say that Transcender is good and it helped me to make progress.

NetAdmin2436

Congrats!

I found the 70-270 and 70-290 to be about the same as far as difficulty. Realize that the 70-290 is more server side stuff, whereas the 70-270 was more client side. 900+ is a great score, so feel proud of that. It's up to you how long you want to study for the next one.

Knowing the correct answer and why the incorrect answers are not right is crucial, so keep up the good study habits!

undomiel

The 290 incorporates a lot of concepts from the 270 so you will see a lot of overlap. Make sure you know your back-ups, your performance monitoring, your basic administration i.e. adding users and modifying user options, and review over your share and ntfs permissions. Get to know a few of the command line utilities such as dsadd and dsmodify. Nothing too deep just basic usage. When you feel expert level on this stuff then you should be ready. Don't forget to review all that you did for the 270 as well!

banderas1978

NetAdmin2436 wrote:

Congrats!

I found the 70-270 and 70-290 to be about the same as far as difficulty. Realize that the 70-290 is more server side stuff, whereas the 70-270 was more client side. 900+ is a great score, so feel proud of that. It's up to you how long you want to study for the next one.

Knowing the correct answer and why the incorrect answers are not right is crucial, so keep up the good study habits!

Thanks! I feel so relieved now. I believe it should be easier for me with yhe next ones.
Do you think that the score is that important later on while looking for a job in IT?
I started thinking that it is enough to pass and what matters is how you work in the real work environment. On the other hand, this theoretical knowledge is very much releted to work environment so I'd better have a good command of it before I go anywhere in future.
What do you think?

Banderas

banderas1978

undomiel wrote:

The 290 incorporates a lot of concepts from the 270 so you will see a lot of overlap. Make sure you know your back-ups, your performance monitoring, your basic administration i.e. adding users and modifying user options, and review over your share and ntfs permissions. Get to know a few of the command line utilities such as dsadd and dsmodify. Nothing too deep just basic usage. When you feel expert level on this stuff then you should be ready. Don't forget to review all that you did for the 270 as well!

Good advice indeed! I sure will follow it! Thanks a lot.

NetAdmin2436

banderas1978 wrote:

NetAdmin2436 wrote:

Congrats!

I found the 70-270 and 70-290 to be about the same as far as difficulty. Realize that the 70-290 is more server side stuff, whereas the 70-270 was more client side. 900+ is a great score, so feel proud of that. It's up to you how long you want to study for the next one.

Knowing the correct answer and why the incorrect answers are not right is crucial, so keep up the good study habits!

Thanks! I feel so relieved now. I believe it should be easier for me with yhe next ones.
Do you think that the score is that important later on while looking for a job in IT?
I started thinking that it is enough to pass and what matters is how you work in the real work environment. On the other hand, this theoretical knowledge is very much releted to work environment so I'd better have a good command of it before I go anywhere in future.
What do you think?

Banderas

I wouldn't get caught up on test scores. It's nice to achieve higher tests scores, but no hiring employer will ever ask you what your test scores were. A pass is a pass. So in the grand scheme of things, test scores mean nothing. All that really matters is that you pass.

Slowhand

Congratulations on the pass, and good luck with your 70-290 studies.

banderas1978

I wouldn't get caught up on test scores. It's nice to achieve higher tests scores, but no hiring employer will ever ask you what your test scores were. A pass is a pass. So in the grand scheme of things, test scores mean nothing. All that really matters is that you pass.[/quote]
I think the same. Is it not true the more (theory) you know the easier for you (in practice) at work later on?

banderas1978

Slowhand wrote:

Congratulations on the pass, and good luck with your 70-290 studies.

Thank you!

NetAdmin2436

banderas1978 wrote:

Is it not true the more (theory) you know the easier for you (in practice) at work later on?

Yes, to a certain degree theory will help with your future job. But at some point you are just going to have to get some real life experience.

Now go study them technotes so you can pass your 70-290.
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