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Preperation Book/Materials for MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation, Exam 70-536
Preperation Book/Materials for MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation, Exam 70-536
- Hi All,I'm planning on acquiring the MCTS for WCF (amongst others). I got the WCF exam recently and now need to do the 'core' cert 70-503 to get the MCTS. After looking through some blogs, it sounds like the MS Press Study Guide for this exam could be a waste of time (MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation and MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft® .NET Framework--Application Development Foundation)? Could anyone that has perhaps already done this exam let us know how they went about the preperation and if they found the MS Press study guide(s) much use?Many Thanks,Brian
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- In my opinion. both of them are good for us /
The MS press books are enough for us to study the thoery.
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Best advice for your preparation for 70-536 - Hi Brian Boru (great name by the way, the old Irish Ard Ri)
I had replied to this topic yesterday but it doesnt seem to have been posted so I will do again.
There are 2 editions of that book, make sure you get the second edition. There were issues with the first edition for sure as I believe it was rushed to market and some of the QA didnt make the grade. There are some errata pages for the second edition and you can get a list of them here
For sure that book is very very dry and for most people its a bit of "why on earth would I need to know that". As its the foundations, you go through some stuff you may never need in some aspects of .NET development.
I did a series of posts (link in my sig) that cover all the objectives for 70-536 with links to MSDN which you can use to supplement the book if you feel it doesnt explain everything well enough.
Any other questions come back to us
Blog: http://certsandprogs.blogspot.com
70-536 Objectives List with MSDN Links
70-562 Objectives List with MSDN Links - I found the second edition of the microsoft press book to be enough to prepare for the exam. Also the CD with the practice tests that comes with the book is great.
- Brian,
Please visit below site.
http://en.csharp-online.net/Preparation_Guide_for_Exam_70-536
http://www.amazon.com/MCTS-Self-Paced-Training-Exam-70-536/dp/0735622779
Have a good day, Sachin Shetty| MCP|MCTS|MCITP|- Proposed As Answer bySachin BP Shetty, MCITP Friday, November 06, 2009 7:36 AM
- Thank you all for the helpful responses and links (good youve heard of B.Bórumha Niall :o) )
So it sounds like its the 2nd edition of
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation
(http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Book.aspx?ID=12915&locale=en-us)
is the one that people are recommending as the main source of study material!
Thanks again! Yes, Go for 2nd Edition of the book beacuse I am also going the preparation from that book and its really good book. I am almost ready to take test. This book also comes with the Practice test and exam sample on CD.
Regards, Athar- Well considering where I am from it would be hard not to :) Anyways, if you look at the links in my sig you will get some info for the objectives in 536. Let me know if you need any more help Slan
Blog: http://certsandprogs.blogspot.com
70-536 Objectives List with MSDN Links
70-505 Objectives List with MSDN Links
70-562 Objectives List with MSDN Links
- Well considering where I am from it would be hard not to :) Anyways, if you look at the links in my sig you will get some info for the objectives in 536. Let me know if you need any more help Slan
Blog: http://certsandprogs.blogspot.com
70-536 Objectives List with MSDN Links
70-505 Objectives List with MSDN Links
70-562 Objectives List with MSDN Links
