microsoft-certifications

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Forms Applications - opinions

MCTS: .Net 3.5 certification - i'm interested in the opinions about it among programmers. Is it useful, is it hard to get, how can one prepare to such test? ...

Has anyone get experience of both MeasureUp *and* Transcender practice tests for Microsoft certification

I am in the process of trying to lean .net 3 well, I have found in the past that taking the Microsoft Exams is a good way of gilding (and motivating my learning). There has been a few questions about Microsoft Exams on Stackoverflow recently: Is worth it to get MS Certified? Is the MeasureUp practice test easier or harder than the act...

Should i do MCTS exam in SQL Server or .NET Programming

I have no degree, am self taught, and spent the last year moving my call centre database from using a simple Access database to SQL Server, programming the front end in VBA (in an Access project) as an IT Assistant. I want to get into a programming role eventually and I'm wondering whether to staudy for MCTS Installing and Maintaining S...

Which Microsoft certification Path

I completed ASP.NET 2.0 web development and WPF 3.5 certification. Next I'm planning to do certification in webservices. Which one is best among 529 (distr apps) and 503 (wcf)? Between 2.0 / 3.5 which is best for career growth and jobs? ...

General web developer and Microsoft certifications, a necessary evil in the corporate world, what is available and relevant?

I'm a ASP.NET (MVC &Web Forms)/C# web developer (my CV) and I'm unsure what I should do about certifications. My employer encourages and pays for them and they are strongly recommended if we want to move up in pay. I know there are Microsoft certifications for web development. I don't want to be pigeon-holed as only a Microsoft develo...

ASP.NET certification

I've looked into ASP certification and I've seen a lot of 3 days classes for $1500 or so. I don't really feel like I can learn a lot in 3 days. Do you know of a good program for ASP / SQL Server certification that lasts for a semester (I'm in Minneapolis)? ...

Training/Certifications

My workplace would like me to obtain MS Certifications so they can use that as a selling point. I want to find the right MS certification that fits me. I am an ASP.NET Webforms web developer and I can hold my own with that. I would like to start using ASP.NET MVC primarily, but AFAIK there aren't any MS certification paths that focus ...

mcts 70-431 exam

i wish to give MCTS 70-431 exam which is SQL Server 2005 Implementation & Maintenance. I have not so many days left with me hence i am giving this exam as the exam would be sponsered by my company. If i had much time i would rather go for mcts in .net 3.5.(Web based) My question. if i give mcts 70-431 and i pass. Is it possible for me t...

getting a job with MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer)

Hey guys, was going to college but I had to stop due to financial hardships. I am thinking about working to get my MCPD certification in ASP.NET Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008. Through this I was hoping i can get a good job and continue my education. My question is - what are the possibilities of me getting a job with the MCPD cert...

Cisco and Microsoft certification on a little budget and time

Hi. A friend works at as a restaurant manager for 70 hours a week. He'd like to get his Cisco and Microsoft certifications. What are some free/low cost and quick options for him? Are there free online resources he can use in the (little) free time he has? Thank you. ...

MCPD 3.5 certification

This book Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation is listed as one of the recomended books for the .net 3.5 MCPD certification exam 70- 536. My questions are: 1.) will it help me prepare for the framework ver. 3.5 MCPD certification? since it says 2.0 so clearly on the cover. 2.) Is there an order in particula...

Tips regarding the .NET 3.5 ASP.NET Application Developmens Self Paced Training Kit

I'm starting on this book for the MCTS Exam 70-562 and i'm wondering if there are people around that can describe their feeling on how to work through this book most efficiently. Is the content in this book hard to understand? Is it a book that just requires you to do the excersises etc and then go for the exam? What are , in your opinio...

Where to start Microsoft certification with focus on ASP.Net?

I'm totally new to the microsoft certificate thing. Nevertheless I'd like to collect some certificates about Asp.net programming. Is there such certificate I can begin with, or do they all have prerequisites and are built on top of each other? What is the first achievable ASP.Net certificate? (I hope this question is correctly placed ...

What Microsoft exam should I take? Studying Materials?

Hi I a student in my final term of my Computer Science Bachelor Degree. I really like doing web programming especially with ASP.NET. For the last 2 years I been programming on and off in .Net. Since I am usually taking about 7 courses a semester and not much time to play around with .Net. Every time I had a break like summer break I de...

MCTS Training Kit

Hello every one. Can any one tell me where can I find "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-515): Microsoft .NET Framework 4 – Web Applications Development" book for download. Thanks ...

MCTS exam 70-526 vs 70-505

I guess this should be CW but I don't know how to post a question as such, so if anyone can help out... What I would like to know is the following: I have taken exam 70-526 a couple of years ago and I still have the training kit laying around. Now my boss wants me to prepare for the upgrade exam 70-505. Do you know if both exams are sim...

What are the books useful to clear 70-503 certification on WCF

Hi, I plan to appear for the 70-503 WCF exam. What preparation material will help me to clear exam? If anyone has already appeared for the exam, any ideas how much perparation time is required for this? (Note:- I have not used WCF in any live project, but have working knowledge of WCF) Thanks for reading!! ...

Taking by myself the MCPD: Enterprise Applications Developer

I'm on road to take the MCPD Enterprise Applications Developer certification, by myself. I already did some courses (WCF and ADO) and was planning to take the others. I found the courses too poor in details - they were more an "introduction" to the content -. Needed to study by the MSDN content. So what's the "path to certification", ...

microsoft certification in c# 3.5 and its tutorials

i am 2010 passed out. i am interested in completing a certification in c#. certifications available are MCTS Exam 70 536 (for framework 3.5 / 2) and MCTS Exam 70 515(for framework 4.0). wer wil i get its proper study material and tutorials. is there any recommendation from u about, from which exam a beginner in c# should start with.. p...

how to study for 70-511 TS: Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4

hey there, i'm trying to get certified for 70-511, but i'm low on resources, since there is no offical microsoft press materials released, and there is a huge leap between the .NET 4 and the .NET 3.5 version of the exam. The .Net 4.0 version heavily discusses WPF technology. any ideas ? ...