Exam booked for the end of the month - 083-640

My first Microsoft exam... should be interesting

70-640 in Australia was replaced with 083-640 apparently and now has a virtual component in it, where I was told originally it didn't.

So, any out there down 083-640 and can throw some pointers my way. Have worked in IT for about 6 years now with no certs (apart from Navini) but the company I work for would like us to go and get some for Microsoft seeing we will probably convert the business to Windows 2008 R2 and Win7 next year.

Any tip's or pointers are very much appreciated. And of course I don't want anyone to break any NDA's...

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Trendkill

Hmmm so i went to book in the 70-640 but it has been blocked off for English reading exam takers..

the new one.. 083-640

im guessing it has the simulator the lecturer at DDLS was talking about. i'll be taking it on the 6th of may, hope the sim isn't too extreme. has anyone else done it yet?

BradH

Lol.. mine is at excom in Brissy on the 7th May.. Rescheduled it from the 29th of April as I had to go away the weekend before now. Anyway... using my labs at the moment as much as possible to break/fix and create...

jibbajabba

Apparently Transcender now has a product for the 83-640 as well

83-640 The Transcender Team Weblog

Jamesm3

Has the exam also changed in the UK?

Good luck with it, and let us know how you get on!

BradH

Just made sure that my second shot was also registered for this one. I think I am going to cover enough before I get in there, however I don't want to blow my $$$

Being my first Microsoft exam and it being scheduled for 4.5 hours in duration, I am taking that safety!

Will let you all know either way how I get on.

I reckon I do more study at the moment than hours I spend at work.

alokin123

Does anyone know what happens if during the exam you completely stuff something up in the lab portion? With the sims you could just hit reset and start again

Trendkill

well ive registered for microsoft's second chance promotion, and im doing mine on the 5th of may.

the biggest issue i have now is what to actually practise for on the sim. i dont seem to have found any sample area's or someone saying what they were tested on.

as far as theory goes, i seem to be hitting the 80% mark.

BradH

Same here...no one is saying a damn thing about 83-640. I don't want to know the questions but wouldn't mind knowing what type of things the VM sessions are going to drill you on.

Trendkill

i've actually rebooked mine to the 21st of may as a result....

how did you go brad?

BradH

Mine is on tomorrow... will let you guys know once I have done it... will be drunk after for one reason or another

BradH

First ever Microsoft exam so was anxious as hell but...

Passed

Good luck to everyone else

Trendkill

grats!

how was the sim in terms of difficulty? easy problem, or was it like in depth certificate issues lol

BradH

Bit of everything really when it comes to the Sim.. I think it is random for everyone and just lists a series of things to do in the server for you to complete. It's actually not that bad

How did you go with yours?

Trendkill

ive been a nervous bugger and not sat the exam yet, but i am tomorrow o_0

i will let you all know how i went..

BradH

Hope you go well mate... good luck

flurrball

Good luck! You will do good, the sims at the start will reassure you, they definitely made me more comfortable.

Trendkill

hey all,

i passed

816 out of 1000

my views on the exam:

- the sims are a godsend - i am much more comfortable showing i know how to do things via this method.
- the sims do calm you down
- they were a little slow, if anything. surely they could bump up the ram on these virtuals upto 1.5gb or even 2gb per box, espcially concidering none of my questions were more than 1 server online anyway.

written:
- good god, so many q's regarding certificate services!
- the rest is fine and is the usual microsoft way of asking a question. if youve done their exams in the past you will know what i mean

my question:

i have this cert now, along with the MSTS: networking (642) cert.. does this actually make me a certified anything, or do i need to take 1 more exam for that? the 2008 chart path is a little confusing.

flurrball

If you take the 70-646, you will achieve MCITP:SA

Or you could take:
70-643, 70-620 or 624, and 70-647 to achieve MCITP:EA

or you could take: 70-646, 70-643, 70-647, and either 70-620 or 624 for both MCITP:SA and MCITP:EA, although I think thats kinda redundant. If you have EA, I'm guessing it would be assumed you know the material for the SA.

How was the 70-642? I just started it, and seems like a lot of review from my cisco & 70-640 studying.

I would ideally like to only study for a week or two, and take it with the second shot offer to back me up.

BradH

Well done!

I have 70-642 on the 23rd of this month too so wouldn't mind knowing how you went with that as well.

Brad

Trendkill

hey, so far ive got the following quals for 2008

70-642
83-640

so does that mean i need 1 more? of which ones again?

as for 70-642 - very easy. imo, the easier of the two. its very much a general knowledge, but make sure you have an understanding of ipv6 as there were a lot of questions on the exam about it.

flurrball

Thanks for the info trend, that is reassuring since I've already pretty much pounded IPv6 through my ccna studies.

So for you trend, if you took the 70-646, you would achieve MCITP:Server Admin cert.

I personally would rather have the MCITP:Enterprise Admin, which implies that you have the MCITP:SA qualifications. If you are going for MCITP:EA, then MCITP:SA is just an extra test, and probably not worth the money. But if this is as far as you are taking it, then I guess it's worth it.

Breakdown of reqs:

MCITP:SA
70-640 or 83-640
70-642
70-646

MCITP:EA
70-640 or 83-640
70-642
70-643
70-620 or 70-624
70-647

Here's a helpful link:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mcitp.aspx#tab2

Trendkill

flurrball wrote: »

Thanks for the info trend, that is reassuring since I've already pretty much pounded IPv6 through my ccna studies.

So for you trend, if you took the 70-646, you would achieve MCITP:Server Admin cert.

I personally would rather have the MCITP:Enterprise Admin, which implies that you have the MCITP:SA qualifications. If you are going for MCITP:EA, then MCITP:SA is just an extra test, and probably not worth the money. But if this is as far as you are taking it, then I guess it's worth it.

Breakdown of reqs:

MCITP:SA
70-640 or 83-640
70-642
70-646

MCITP:EA
70-640 or 83-640
70-642
70-643
70-620 or 70-624
70-647

Here's a helpful link:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mcitp.aspx#tab2

thanks for clarifying and showing that website, fantastic!!!

anybody sit that 643 exam? seems.. interesting to say the least.

jamesp1983

congrats!