Is Kaplan's SelfTests any good?

hfbonura

I took the 70-680 yesterday and did abysmally (yep, I failed it). I studied for 4 weeks using MS Press 70-680, the MeasureUp website (practice tests), the DVD that came w/ the MS Press book, Google, TechNet, and Wiki. I heard about SelfTests from this site and was wondering if it helped anyone pass. I'm also open to any suggestions......

Jander1023

The Self Test Software questions are the same as the Transcender questions; just cheaper! I use them in combination with the MeasureUp questions.

Todd Burrell

I've used Selftest for passing most of the MCSE exams as well as the Server 2008 exams and now I am using it to prepare for 70-680 (taking it on Monday). I have found the questions and flash cards to both be very helpful when I took these earlier exams - and I will update on Monday how well this software helped me with 70-680.

I'm actually working through the Selftest questions right now - and they seem to cover the material very well.

Good luck.

Lord Nikon

hfbonura wrote: »

I took the 70-680 yesterday and did abysmally (yep, I failed it). I studied for 4 weeks using MS Press 70-680, the MeasureUp website (practice tests), the DVD that came w/ the MS Press book, Google, TechNet, and Wiki. I heard about SelfTests from this site and was wondering if it helped anyone pass. I'm also open to any suggestions......

Dont feel bad, lots of people fail the first time. I failed the first time. I felt like crap. But after all the kind works here and advice, I picked myself up, looked at the report and studied the areas that I was weak in. I also watched Professor Messer's Free Microsoft 70-680 Certification Training | Professor Messer - CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, Certification Training which I didnt know about at first. His videos are awesome, much better then CBT Nuggets (which I think was very dry and boring).

TechZilla

Jander1023 wrote: »

The Self Test Software questions are the same as the Transcender questions; just cheaper! I use them in combination with the MeasureUp questions.

Did you find the measure up test to be worth it?

pzero

Dont forget to flesh it all out in by completing labs. 70-680 is no walk in the park. Its quite far reaching.

Todd Burrell

Know all of the DOS (I know - I'm old) commands in detail. The 70-680 seemed to test a number of commands in detail - and you need to have a good idea of what each of the switches does/displays. Play around with the commands as much as possible.

You also should run through the VHD stuff on the 70-680 page on this site. I found that understanding what it takes to setup and create a VHD with Diskpart and then using BCDEDIT/BCDBOOT really helped.

The Poulton book is also worth a look. It covers the material VERY well, and the questions at the end of each chapter and at the end of the book were great for review.

Good luck.

TechZilla

Todd Burrell wrote: »

Know all of the DOS (I know - I'm old) commands in detail. The 70-680 seemed to test a number of commands in detail - and you need to have a good idea of what each of the switches does/displays. Play around with the commands as much as possible.

You also should run through the VHD stuff on the 70-680 page on this site. I found that understanding what it takes to setup and create a VHD with Diskpart and then using BCDEDIT/BCDBOOT really helped.

The Poulton book is also worth a look. It covers the material VERY well, and the questions at the end of each chapter and at the end of the book were great for review.

Good luck.

So far I am using the Poulton book and the Gibson book. I have a WinSer2k8R2 setup running AD and I have 1 virtual 7 Ult and my laptop also has 7 Ult, both added to the domain. I can lab just about anything I need too. I was just looking for some test prep questions/exam.

Jander1023

TechZilla wrote: »

Did you find the measure up test to be worth it?

I didn't use the MeasureUp for the 680. However, I've used them for many others exams and I like them. I try to use both.