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  1. progcompu

    70-640 MCTS Server 2008 AD Config... Practice Tests

    You should not use them because they are illegal-use Selftest or MeasureUp as Microsoft recommend them(as shown on the Microsoft exam objectives sites) IT Courses
  2. progcompu

    Need book help on my mcse certification

    yes the exams for these different courses are updated from time to time......
  3. progcompu

    Testking or Self Test or Other?

    what i forgot to mention was that there is an exam objectives page for all the Microsoft exams. This is just the exam objectives site for the 70-536 exam. If you navigate around the MS site then there wil be a similar site for the exam you are studying for.. IT Careers
  4. progcompu

    study advice required

    Yes, I think the approach to studying is as follows(feel free to add or remove suggestions) 1. read the books and practice what you have learned with the software provided or available for download. (Understanding) 2. read the books again at least twice more to remeber what you have covered...
  5. progcompu

    70-640 MCTS Server 2008 AD Config... Practice Tests

    transcender tests are well known and well used although Microsoft prefers students use Measure up and/or selftest. These are both recommended on their website in the sites for the exam objectives. IT Career
  6. progcompu

    MCTS Certification??

    You can check if the site you are using for your test questions is legal. The site is called certguard.com
  7. progcompu

    Recenlt retired Army guy needs IT advice on new career path

    Yes, its worth going for the 70-433 exam. It is full of SQL code and there is an official Microsoft book for it to help you pass the exam. There is also a book entitled "The Real SQL server 2008". If you need more info on these books just ask... Both books are very readable- like most techie...
  8. progcompu

    Exam 70-433 SQL Server 2008 is the course worth doing

    Thats a really good set of skills to have!
  9. progcompu

    Exam 70-433 SQL Server 2008 is the course worth doing

    Yes thats a very good book. I like the in-depth writing style of it. The reason I listed the Microsoft books is that is what the Microsoft site recommend for these exams. Of course there will often be other books which are good for the exam. I notice Denny that you are a networking guy who...
  10. progcompu

    Exam 70-433 SQL Server 2008 is the course worth doing

    No problem. Thats the first exam on the new certification for 2008. If youre interested in doing the developer/dba exams, then consider the following: Developer MCTS: 70-433 -> MCITP: 70-451 Database admin MCTS: 70-432 -> MCITP: 70-450 However there are no books available for the...
  11. progcompu

    Exam 70-433 SQL Server 2008 is the course worth doing

    Sure, go to this site and look at the recommended resources: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-433#tab3 The book is called "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008" IT Courses
  12. progcompu

    Exam 70-433 SQL Server 2008 is the course worth doing

    The exam tests your knowledge on SQL syntax plus a few other things. If you are used to write lots of SQL code, Stored procedures, SQL queries and so on, then it is right for you. Check out the exam objectives for 70-433 on this site: Microsoft objectives IT Careers
  13. progcompu

    Programming-maths knowledge required

    A friend and I were discussing again. He said programming requires too much maths knowledge-I said that you just need to know the basics (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication). He also reckons HTML is a programming language ;-) What do you think? IT Careers
  14. progcompu

    Programming projects-suggestions

    How about: 5. An exam engine-one which sets questions and marks it 6. A bank account program 7. A loan calculator(calculates repayments over a period of time) 8. A Calculator 9. A text editor 10. A File utilities program-file renaming and file format/writing tools
  15. progcompu

    Programming projects-suggestions

    Have a star back lol. I like the way this conversation has turned to quality of code rather than "Can someone do my homework for me, its 50 pages long" ;-)
  16. progcompu

    Programming projects-suggestions

    Here are some ideas to get you thinking.. 1. Games (e.g. Chess / Noughts and crosses/ 3-dimensional noughts and crosses :-)) 2. Cricket scorecard 3. Football tables/fixture lists/result predictor
  17. progcompu

    Programming projects-suggestions

    so when someone is learning a subject area for the first time and taking exams then practical experience is important. However we both seem to have gained experience first before going for certification....
  18. progcompu

    Programming projects-suggestions

    Thanks guys! This thread is just to suggest ideas and hopefully it has done that. The idea about traffic lights is one I have come across in Realtime systems programming-good idea. In terms of quality I think (IMVHO) that it covers everything, the way you design the code(not class design but...
  19. progcompu

    Programming projects-suggestions

    Games are a favourite for some programmers when they go out and work out there. Smaller games are also a great way of beginners becoming fascinated with programing and going onto bigger things. Hopefully ;-)
  20. progcompu

    Programming projects-suggestions

    thanks sorwen too.

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