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Sarah of Certz.com
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:20 am    Post subject: Study tips Reply with quote
* Write your own notes. Even if you get someone else's copy them over--that will help commit the material to memory.

* Make note cards up summarzing your notes in outline form or covering specific definitions you need to know and carry them around with you and study them when you have a spare minute during the day.

* Number the pages of your notes--that will make lots of things easier to find and refer to as you are studying. Put the page number on your note card so you can find the material the note card was made from.

* Use a yellow highlighter to mark key points.

* Look for the main ideas in the material, the headers, central themes then look for what describes them.

* Get in the habit of studying in the same place everyday where you are not facing distractions.

* Compare notes with others to make sure you are not missing things.

* Remember to stay well rested and take short breaks from studying.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks a lot for your study tips.
They are really helpful and had boosted my morale to face the real exam.
Any guidance for my cert exam 70-316 will be greatly thanked!
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
shanepaul wrote:
Thanks a lot for your study tips.
They are really helpful and had boosted my morale to face the real exam.
Any guidance for my cert exam 70-316 will be greatly thanked!


Dos and Don'ts during the exam and while preparing for it
Dynamic control creation is important to know. Microsoft is focusing more on user-driven content than static content with .NET. Make sure you understand how to create .NET satellite assemblies and localized components. A portion of this has to do with what operating system name and version you have, but there are specific steps you can take to package and deploy your application properly. Focus your data studies on what works optimally with SQL Server.
Brush up on stored procedures if you're a little rusty. Understand the different types of SQL Server authentication as well as the different types of authentication offered by Windows operating systems. Sure you can pick out code errors when given examples. Specifically, know how to resolve looping errors, import errors, and general syntax errors.

Make sure you understand Windows Installer technology and how it relates to applications written in Visual Studio .NET. If you're not a developer who's focused on enterprise-based applications, you may not have a lot of exposure to localization and globalization of software. This is one area where Microsoft believes a certified developer should have a significant background.

Make sure you understand how security works in .NET. Understand which accounts have privileges to run which sections of code. Although it may be a little bit of work, study the .NET policy extensions and how they fit into the operating systems your company is running. We must not forget legacy environments.

Make sure you brush up on ActiveX controls from Visual Studio 6.0. Know how to instantiate the control and work with it in the new environment. It is especially important to understand how legacy components interact with the .NET development environment.

Learn how to use the DataSet object to generate XML and vice versa. You should know how to create schemas and validate the data, as well as create strongly typed datasets. Overall, you are expected to have a thorough understanding of XML as in .NET to succeed in MCSD 70-316 exam.
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Mr Echo
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My tips are to get hands on experience first so that you understand what it is that you are using,

Then a good book and round it off with a good practice test software like http://www.trancender.com/

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
BOOK the EXAM !

That way you HAVE to stick to yuor study schedue !

I used to just let my study drift, and drift, but now I book an exam 3 or 4 months down the road and so I MUST study !
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Sarah of Certz.com
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Vistaman wrote:
BOOK the EXAM !

That way you HAVE to stick to yuor study schedue !

I used to just let my study drift, and drift, but now I book an exam 3 or 4 months down the road and so I MUST study !


Thats a very good tip ! I agree if one doe not book the exam, then weeks drift into months and months into years and something you should have done 2 years ago is still undone

So yes difinetly book the exam in advance to ensure that you actually get a move on with the studying !
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