Support Windows XP OS Exam 70-271: Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System
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SYNOPSIS MCDSTvs
The 70-271: Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System exam covers topics such as file encryption, offline folders, NTFS, permissions, user accounts, and TCP/IP. These are just a few components found in a Windows XP environment. It covers questions on configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Windows XP.
The MCDST exams will not include labs or a practicum, but exams may include various innovative testing technologies to present a more realistic visual representation of the products and skills on which you are being tested so that your exam experience more consistently reflects the types of tasks you might perform on the job.
Beginning with the release of the Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003–related exams, Microsoft requires a minimum passing score of 700 on all exams. The maximum score on the exams will vary depending on the complexity of the skills being measured. There are 50 questions and the exam lasts 90 minutes.
The domains covered by this exam include:
Installing a Windows Desktop Operating System
Managing and Troubleshooting Access to Resources
Configuring and Troubleshooting Hardware Devices and Drivers
Configuring and Troubleshooting Desktop and User Environments
The MCDST tests are among the easiest you will see that Microsoft has released. Still, if you don't have any help desk experience, you'll need to hit the books for a couple months.
866
allan_ong on Thursday, September 18, 2008
Questions were ambiguous. Saw only a handful of questions from the practice exams so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the 866. Had quite a bit on System Restore.
70-271 exam
markdali on Monday, August 04, 2008
failed twice, studied through seek learning, found product good but test engines where not sufficent enough compared to exam
Easy
Chaselincoln on Thursday, October 18, 2007
Pased with 833 without any study time.
easiest exam i ever done
devilznight on Friday, June 29, 2007
i have just passed the exam today with a 972 passmark i only study oneday and passed it using cramsession study guide u plp is the best
Passed with 933
foxy8675309 on Friday, June 15, 2007
I read first half of Sybex MCDST and CramSessions's study guide. I used prep test from Visual CertExam Suite
Easy one
henjoh on Saturday, February 10, 2007
My only study for this exam was going through the MS e-learning clinic and taking the prep test on measureup.
With enough experience with WinXP, this exam is an easy one compared with other exams.
MCDST
MCDSTJBB on Thursday, January 25, 2007
OK
565 & 677
Adam_Lewis on Thursday, January 18, 2007
Is hard to take for a first exam due to the detail of knowledge needed but suppose Microsoft Exams aren't supposed to be easy. Tricky wording and the need to prioritise the 4 right answers is annoying.
ssk
skycombat on Saturday, January 06, 2007
i failed it twice both with same score but i able to score around 90% in transcender prep test
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