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From: Tim on 5 Feb 2010 20:10
Hi John,

Many thanks for the advice, I agree with you that some of the questions on
the test do not relate to real world experience. This is especially true
when Windows 95 / 98 are part of the question. I hope that the next time
will be my last time for test #70-297!

All the best,

-Tim

"John R" wrote:

>
> "Tim" <Tim(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DC5B5B07-0BE9-4DAB-930C-D4F8B91D21F0(a)microsoft.com...
> > Is it me or is test #70-297 incredibly hard? Compared to the Transcender
> > practice exams, there is so much more unless facts in each case. It is as
> > if
> > the unless facts were placed there to throw off the test taker. I wasted
> > too
> > much time reading all the information about the case, and less time
> > focusing
> > on the test questions. To those who passed the exam, how did you go about
> > taking the test? I simply ran out of the during the last case which
> > caused
> > the most damage. It is my fault, but I should have completed my MCSE by
> > now.
> > I just need 70-297 and one elective.
> >
> >
>
> The design tests are (by design) much more difficult. The strategy of
> reading the questions and then skimming the scenario worked for me as well.
> However, if you really are "up" on all aspects of designing a network, the
> scenarios are actually quite easy. You just don't have time to stop and
> think about it.
>
> Things to remember....
>
> 1. If the CEO says costs are a major concern and the IT director says he
> wants all locations to be able to authenticate locally, remember that the
> CEO trumps the IT director (no local DCs for you small locations). This
> holds true for all conflicts. CEO/CFO, IT director, Managers, then users.
> 2. If the customer says they want to keep their existing BIND structure, I
> don't care how much you want to replace it with DNS, that is what the
> customer wants (especially if they have unix/vms/name your os machines in
> place).
> 3. This is a test about the Microsoft way of doing things. Let's face it,
> almost nobody in the real world uses RRAS, most people have Cisco VPN
> concentrators or the like. (Although, recently we've been using TS Gateway
> which is RRAS based). But this test is about providing Microsoft solutions
> the Microsoft way and Microsoft wants to make sure you think of them first
> (ie, the time limits).
> 4. Don't let your personal preferences influence what you are doing. Yea,
> I'd love to just say go ahead and integrate DNS with AD, but there are some
> very valid reasons not to. Know those reasons. Know how to provide what
> the customer wants.
> 5. Make sure you understand GPO inheritance, sub-domains and when to use
> them (it's always best to go single domain if at all possible), etc etc.
> You have to be on your "A" game.
>
> Good luck to you. I'm sure you'll do fine next time.
>
> John R.
>
>
> .
>
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