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Exchange 2013 70-342 exam prep material?

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Recently studying on the MCSE Messaging path, and took the 70-341 exam. But started looking at the 70-342 exam and found no study/prep material. Even third party video sites only had videos covering 70-341 and that was it.
Checked out this link: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/course.aspx?ID=20342B and nothing listed here, even the forum links, etc. go to broken pages.
Is this exam in a state of flux currently? I know it has been around for awhile, and there seems to be an instructor-led class and that is it.
-Ed
-Ed
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 7:14 PM
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I can't imagine these exams are in any state of flux. Technically, the 70-342 exam was just released in January, 2013. It's a new exam!
It appears that you have limited study resources available. No practice exams, no study books - just a few Exchange 2013 books and half of them have very poor reviews.
First off, be sure to look up the exam topics on the primary documentation site here:
TechNet Exchange 2013 documentation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/exchange/fp179701For the 20342B course - it is a real course that is delivered by MCTs (such as myself). The course aligns very closely to the exam outline.
Here's a tip - even if you don't take the class, you can still download the course's companion content from Microsoft download site here:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/1/B/D1B1FA39-3F06-4F55-974E-796E1EA1E00C/20342B-ENU-Companion.zipIt includes review questions/answers and course take-away facts.
You can always brute force your way through the exam and pass it on a second attempt after learning what is on it during the first attempt.
Good luck!
Best wishes, Davin Mickelson
- Marked as answer by Ed Bai Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:33 AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 11:14 PMAnswerer
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I can't imagine these exams are in any state of flux. Technically, the 70-342 exam was just released in January, 2013. It's a new exam!
It appears that you have limited study resources available. No practice exams, no study books - just a few Exchange 2013 books and half of them have very poor reviews.
First off, be sure to look up the exam topics on the primary documentation site here:
TechNet Exchange 2013 documentation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/exchange/fp179701For the 20342B course - it is a real course that is delivered by MCTs (such as myself). The course aligns very closely to the exam outline.
Here's a tip - even if you don't take the class, you can still download the course's companion content from Microsoft download site here:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/1/B/D1B1FA39-3F06-4F55-974E-796E1EA1E00C/20342B-ENU-Companion.zipIt includes review questions/answers and course take-away facts.
You can always brute force your way through the exam and pass it on a second attempt after learning what is on it during the first attempt.
Good luck!
Best wishes, Davin Mickelson
- Marked as answer by Ed Bai Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:33 AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 11:14 PMAnswerer -
Thanks Davin! I was getting worried, so this is good to know.
I also found this book on Microsoft Press: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out: Connectivity, Clients, and UM by Paul Robichaux. Looks like it might cover the exam topics for 70-342?
-Ed
-Ed
Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:33 AM -
Anything written by this guy is always going to be good
Looks like it comes out on the 14th.
Best wishes, Davin Mickelson
Thursday, November 7, 2013 6:52 AMAnswerer