What a productive week!
I was not having many classes last week. In fact, I just had two evening classes to teach for the whole of last week. But I managed to keep myself busy and productive.
I managed to take 2 exams, one on last Thursday morning and another on Friday afternoon.
YES!!! I passed both exams but not with flying colors. Who cares anyway?
They don't show up in my Microsoft transcript.
If you are wondering what exams I have taken, here is the answer.
(070-553) UPGRADE: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 1
(074-132) Designing a Portal Solution with Microsoft® SharePoint® Products and Technologies
I passed both exams with my first attempt, although I didn't study much. Hey, I am not trying to be braggy here, mind you. Taking these exams without much preparation is quite a challenge for me. Of course, I felt satisfied at the end of it.
How do I pass the exam without putting much effort?
The answer would be...
a) maybe I am lucky to have encountered questions which I knew the answer...
b) maybe my random picking of multiple choices skill is good...
c) maybe I have been teaching Visual Studio 2005, .NET Framework 2.0, and SharePoint courses many times for pass one year... or
d) All of the above
Anyway, in my next post, I will be sharing more about my exam experience on 070-553 for those who are planning to upgrade their certification from MCSD to MCPD Enterprise Application Development. Don't worry, I won't turn SgDotNet to another braindump site. I will try to keep my discussion on the area of exam structure, objectives and, of course, the tricky parts. I will also be criticizing on how 074-132 exam questions mismatch the study resources stated in Microsoft Learning site. So stay tuned!
For the meantime, I will start to prepare myself for another upgrade exam 070-554, from what I heard, one of the killer exams for many upgraders. I plan to give myself a month or two for this Mission Impossible 4.
Good luck to all exam takers.