Some advice about 70-526 preparation

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:08:27 +0000

Recently, after reading about some forums related with Microsoft .net certification, I found that there are some questions or confuse from most candidates for 70-526 .To clear their confuse or help more and more people out ,today I will give the answers to their questions listed below.
Firstly, I think although there is not any pre-requisites for 70-526 crediting towards .net Framework 2.0,I recommend the typical candidates for MCTS .net 2.0 have 2-3 years of experience in Windows-Based development ,especially in the Microsoft development tool Visual studio.
And when you site this exam, you can choose the programming language you prefer. Some candidates for this .net framework exam will be confused by this.Do we get the same .net 2.0 framework cert when we pass this exam with different languages?
Yes, whether you choose Visual Basic 2005 or Visual C# 2005 or Visual C++, you will get the same .net framework cert .When you have studied or grasped several languages, you will find although the programming languages are different, the thought of the languages is interlinked, and all of them are on the same framework.
Without MS Press books, how should we find the 70-526 best materials or how can we prepare 70-526? Someone think since there is no MS press books for 70-526, why should Microsoft publish this .net exam? Firstly, what we must know is that it will take time to produce a good book/training kit for an exam; otherwise there would be a lot more errors in the material, which will cause people to fail the exam when they take it.
Although there is no Microsoft E-learning training and Microsoft Press books currently available for 70-526, the notes from TechNet or some other materials related with this technology are also good for our 70-526 preparation. Especially ,the TechNet notes are best materials .Even when you have 70-526 MS press books to prepare this .net exam ,you also need to rely on TechNet notes to study those books .It is known that there always are several unavoidable errors or faults on the MS press books ,which sometimes should be corrected according as the TechNet notes. Of course the errors won’t always happen.
Besides, there are some 70-526 practice tests and self test software for us .Some experiencing 70-526 exam or other MCTS exams will have the common understanding of the preparation –the key is not only to have a good book or material, but also to do enough practice, practice .So, in my opinion, you can follow the above advice about materials related to MCTS 70-526.
And if you think it is not enough for your self-study, you can consider about the Microsoft classroom training below.
There are some classroom training ,including 2547A which aims to help us study advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, and 25468 B ,which will help us to study Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 ,and2541B,which will help us study Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 ,and 2542Awhich will help us study Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

What are the exam points or main topic area for 70-526 exam?
1. Creating a UI for a Windows Forms application by using standard controls
2. Integrating data in a Windows Forms application
3. Implementing printing and reporting functionality in a Windows Forms application
4. Implementing asynchronous programming techniques to improve the user experience
5. Developing Windows Forms controls
6. Configuring and deploying applications
More information about Visual studio 2005 exam 70-526 topic
What I should lay emphasis on is we should not ask what is more important than any other or which topic will have more questions .Because all of the topics involved are tested in the exam ,and all of the exams are going to be different .There are not more one topic area questions than any other.
What is 70-526 exam cost except for the cost of books and some online resources for preparation? Or what is the register fee? Generally speaking, you should pay 125$ for each exam, or attempt .However, you can buy exam vouchers of Prometric to get a discount .Many online vendor also offer discounts for specific exams. Besides, the register fee 125$ does not contain applicable taxes, vouchers, promotions or membership discounts. So, if you want to know the accurate fee you need to pay, you can contact Prometric, or see it via prometric site.

Where is the exam location, or where do we site 70-526 exams? Generally speaking, if you know where you should pay for your exam, you can know this, in other words, you can register for your exam at any Thompson Prometric center.

What is the total mark or what is the passing score for 70-526?
Generally speaking, we need at least 700 scores to pass 70-526 exams .And the maximum score is 1000 .however there have been a few people on various forums who have said that they’ve scored over 1000.To be sure, you should get 70% of the maximum score. And the Microsoft said that the maximum score on the exams would vary depending on the complexity of the skills being measured.

How many questions are there in 70-526 exam?
Generally speaking, approximately 50 questions for us to write this .net development exam .However, it varies one to another. We could not know the accurate number on your MCTS 70-526 papers. As for

What is the MCTS .net 70-526 exam format?
Linear format and computer –based test (CBT).

What is the pattern or type of 70-526 Microsoft.net development exam?
Multiple choice with single answer, multiple choice with multiple answers and no labs.

What credential you can get when you pass 70-526?
When many of candidates for MCTS .net 2.0 have passed 70-526, they think they will get MCTS cert .As the Microsoft site said that 70-526 credits towards MCTS .net framework 2.0 windows applications .That is a misunderstanding. If you just pass 70-526 exam without pass 70-536 before, you can not get any certification and just have the MCP status. In other word, only if you have passed both 70-536 and 70-526 exams, you can get the Microsoft .Net 2.0 Certification.

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