June 2006
220-301
Free A+ Hardware (220-301) Practice Test at Certification.about.com.
certification.about.com is providing 15 free practice questions for A+ Core Hardware exam-220-301. The user can get the correct answer explanation after every question by clicking on the “Explanation” button. After end of the test the user can submit his vote and feedback about the test.
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New Release - Cisco CCNP Series-BCMSN (Switching) Study Package at TrainSignal.com.
Train Signal is offering Cisco CCNP (BCMSN) Video Training Study Package for Advance Cisco Switched Network on discounted price. The study package includes 15 Hours Cisco CBT Video Training lectures on 2 CDs, 25 Pages Cisco CCNP PDF Lab Book, and 200 Practice Exam Questions. The regular Price is $199.95, but for Train Signal customers it is offered for $149.95. The special price offer link will be provided through e-mail to the Trainsignal customers.
Note: The offer expires on June 30, 2006.
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CompTIA has scheduled A+ Certification Exam Update.
Previously, CompTIA A+ consisted of two exams, one focused on hardware technologies and another on operating system technologies. CompTIA has now changed the structure of A+ certification exam. The update exam still consists of two exams. The first one is A+ Essentials exam-220-601 that is mandatory. A+ Essentials (220-601) exam covers both hardware and operating system concepts along with other areas such as security, environmental issues, and communication. In addition, candidates have to select one of the several elective exams.
The elective Exam 220-602-IT Technician, Exam 220-603-Remote Support, and Exam 220-604-Depot Technician are expected to be available in Q306. More elective exams will be coming soon. The updated A+ certification exam is scheduled to release but the current exams (2003 objectives) will be available till the end of the year in the U.S.
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All Products of Transcender are 35% OFF.
Transcender is offering 35% off on all products, including CDs, Study Guides, Downloads, e-Learning and Paks. This offer expires on June 2, 2006.
More information is available here.
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Microsoft is Releasing 7 .NET Exams.
News published at CertCities.com on May 31, 2006.
Microsoft released seven next-generation MCP exams for .NET certified experts. For MCAD or for upgrading from MSCD to MCPD, you need to pass four exams. Registration for the exams are opened at Pearson Vue and Prometric testing centers world wide.
Exam 70-551 UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework is expected to be released at the end of May 2006. Candidates should possess a working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0. Candidates should have minimum two years of working experience in Microsoft .NET Framework environment.
Exam 70-552 UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Windows Developer by Using the Microsoft .Net Framework is expected to released at the end of May 2006. Candidates should have minimum two years of working experience in developing Microsoft Windows-based applications by using Microsoft .NET Framework environment.
Both the two exams, 70-553 (UPGRADE: MCSD .NET Skills to MCPD Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework Part 1) and 70-554 (UPGRADE: MCSD .NET Skills to MCPD Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework Part 2), are released for MCSD upgrades. These exams are required to achieve MCPD (Enterprise Applications Developer title). These exams are required to achieve MCPD: Enterprise Applications Developer title.
The other three exams are aimed at candidates taking the normal path to .NET certification:
70-547 PRO: Designing and Developing Web-based Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework.
70-548 PRO: Designing and Developing Windows-based Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework
70-549 PRO: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework
Exam 70-547 provides credit towards the MCPD (Web Applications title); exam 70-548 counts toward MCPD (Windows Applications title). Candidates for those titles still need to pass two exams to obtain MCTS status prior to Microsoft issuing the MCPD designations. Exam 70-549 is one of the five exams needed to fulfill the MCPD (Enterprise Applications Developer title) using the traditional path.
The cost of each exam is $125 in the US.