70-270 question 1

[ecojohnson]

Hi everyone.

I am studying to pass the 70-270 exam. I have taken a class, and have three separate books which are designed to "help" me pass the test.

I took a practice exam last week, and out of the 50 question, 9 of the questions were question I have never heard of before. They were not referenced in the class, nor were they referenced in any of the reading materials I have.

And yes, I do understand that these tests are designed to test your knowledge of a specific subject, not just that you've "memorized" certain material.

So, my question is this, how am I supposed to pass an exam where there is material that I cannot study for? Does this type of stuff show up on the real exam? If so, how often?

 

[jtb]

ecojohnson,

what you have encountered is part of the joy we all experience when sitting down to take another test.

the best advice I can offer to you is to get all the books you can afford, a couple or three older PCs (Pentium 133/128MB Ram for w2k, P2/300 for xp) or a newer one with some type of virtual machine capability, a hub/switch/wifi network, eval copies of W2K Server and Server 2K3, a copy of XP Pro, and as you read the books, "do it" on the little network you built.

It is my opinion that no one without a prior copy of the tests can get certified without a certain amount of "hands-on" experience...

Good luck!!

JTB
Senior Infrastructure Specialist
MCSE-NT4, MCP+I, MCP-W2K, CCNA, CCDA,
CTE, MCIWD, i-Net+, Network+
(MCSE-W2K in progress)