Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures for Visual Studio

Hey Look What I found!!! McSd Architectures : Exam 70-100 (Exam Cram Series) by Donald R. Brandt ISBN 1576103781 -- Rox

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If you fail this test after moderate studying and have over three years experience as a consultant or programmer/analyst, then someone should take you out and shoot you to put you out of your misery.

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Practice is the key.

It made a huge difference being comfortable with the format and having thought in some detail about the types of answers required.

The format wasn't quite the same as the practice tests - it was more like 5 of the practice tests one after the other. There were two case study-type sections (with 4-6 questions in each), followed by about 8 multiple choice questions (not linked to a case study) and then another couple of case study sections.

All in all, there was heaps of time - total of 180 minutes and I was out in 60. Each section is timed individually, but I didn't come close to running out of time in any of them.

I stuck to the "read the all section of the case study first" theory and that served well. It meant that I had a good overview of the problem before I read the questions and could hone in on the right answer pretty quickly.

Thanks heaps to Cindy Winegarden for being the keeper of the logs for the study group. - Andrew Coates

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70-100:Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures

Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures: Exam 70-100 Guide

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