The more exams change...

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Andres — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:35:56 GMT

Are different exams if taken in Latin America sites from states (EU). Example, Puerto Rico vs New York?

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Suzanne Manley — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:51:32 GMT

Trika - is the 70-648 exam preparation guide that is dated June 5 the one that aligns with the current exam? Is that what you meant when you said that you fixed it? Thanks.

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Russ Kaufmann — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:18:10 GMT

Note on Wayne's note: <G>

Courses are actually mapped to the job task analysis, not the exam objectives. However, lots of books are mapped to the exam objectives.

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trikah@microsoft.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:16:10 GMT

Suzanne, thanks for pointing that out, we fixed it trying to figure out what that's happened.

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Kent A — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:59:40 GMT

I agree with you Kevin. I think focussing on the minimally qualified candidate setting is too low in the MCITP arena at least for 2008. I would hope that setting would get readjusted from time to time as the technology matures and users gain experience.

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Kevin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:28:43 GMT

So what happens if the exam is released from Beta and ends up being "too easy"? I'm thinking about specifically about the exams in the MCITP:Enterprise Administrator track here. Is it likely that those will become more difficult in the future, or are you going to leave the difficulty as-is?

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Wayne Anderson — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:46:33 GMT

One Note on Russ' Note:

Microsoft courseware / training kits are not designed to help prepare for exams. It is designed to help students learn how to use the product [with a focus on the exam competencies map].

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Russ Kaufmann — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:06:55 GMT

One note:

Microsoft courseware is not designed to help prepare for exams. It is designed to help students learn how to use the product. Exam preparation is not a factor in creation of courses.

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Suzanne Manley — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:58:55 GMT

Do you know why the exam preparation guide for 70-648 was updated on May 12 and then reverted on June 5 to the version that had been published prior to May 12?

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Dave Lawlor — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:15:16 GMT

Trika-

Interesting you brought this up. I have a more specific question on this, because it was asked in the cert forums. For the XP exam 70-271 part of the prep guide has the following:

Configure and troubleshoot Internet Explorer

With several subtopics. Now what version of IE would the test taker be tested on? IE 6 or IE 7? I would think 7 because it comes under the clause:

when the underlying technology has a significant update that makes questions within the exam incorrect or irrelevant

With IE 7 being so different, I would think the exam would have been updated.