Passed 70-680 today

Hey guys!

Just passed my 70-680 with a 820.

My first Microsoft certification down!

Wasn't as hard as I was expecting it to be but still a little bit tough in the sense that you really have to analyse what they are asking/telling you. There is a lot of information that isn't relevant thrown in to really make you think.

There was a little over 60 questions.

I'm pretty pleased with myself since I'd been studying like mad for the past 2 months and intensively over the past 2 weeks.

If anyone has any questions I'll try and help without violating NDA of course.

Next up... 70-640. Wish me luck.

- Matt

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pizzaboy

Congrats and solid score!! Enjoy the weekend.

illuminus

Congrats on passing....what study materials did you use to pass the exam?

mjlynden

illuminus wrote: »

Congrats on passing....what study materials did you use to pass the exam?

I used the following:
[LIST=|INDENT=1]
[*]MS Press book
[*]Don Poulton's book
[*]Pearson's Portable Command Guide book
[*]CBT Nuggets videos
[*]Prof. Messer videos
[*]MS Virtual Labs
[*]Practice tests
[*]Labs in VMware
[*]Notes found on this forum
[/LIST]
-Matt

_Marauder

Congratulations and good luck on 640!

Vik210

mjlynden wrote: »

I used the following:
[LIST=|INDENT=1]
[*]MS Press book
[*]Don Poulton's book
[*]Pearson's Portable Command Guide book
[*]CBT Nuggets videos
[*]Prof. Messer videos
[*]MS Virtual Labs
[*]Practice tests
[*]Labs in VMware
[*]Notes found on this forum
[/LIST]
-Matt

Thats why you got a good score;)

Congratulations for pass and good score on your first exam..

Marquise

I'm currently studying for the MCTS: 70-680 certification. What advice would you give me to help me out with studying. I just passed my A+ certification Last week. I plan on going to take the EXAM sometime mid sept with my class...

mjlynden

Marquise wrote: »

I'm currently studying for the MCTS: 70-680 certification. What advice would you give me to help me out with studying. I just passed my A+ certification Last week. I plan on going to take the EXAM sometime mid sept with my class...

I would recommend reading at lest the Don Poulton book. It explains things well and has an excellent practice exam at the end of the book that simulates the real thing very well and watching the Professor Messer videos. These aren't too long and go through the exam requirements of the 70-680.

You definitely need to lab with VMware and a copy of Windows 7. Can't stress this part enough. You really need to know where to find options/settings within the OS and how to get to them and the different options you can choose from. Also, learn the commands and syntax for commands. very important.

Not sure what your study techniques are but mine are to write notes. Not too much information as it's a nightmare to read back to yourself when revising.

Hope this helps and good luck in your exam!

- Matt