Passed 070-290

Today I took and passed Microsoft exam 070-290. This was after a delay caused by an issue with the NDA(Non Disclosure Agreement: a legal document saying you won't tell others exact details or questions on the exam, supposedly maintains the integrity of the credential, but I know there is plenty of cheating going on out there)timing out on me. The testing center called Prometric and got the appointment reset but it was really interesting. Its almost as if they don't want you to read the agreement. The only reason that I read it was because sometimes you are prompted to indicate that you have read and agreed. I think it would make more sense if you could read the agreement before scheduling the exam, then you could do it on your own time without being nervous or rushed. I honestly don't think that most people read those things anyway. I suppose I am strange in doing so. The test seemed difficult yet passable. At the end I wasn't sure if I passed or not but ended up with a 771/900, where 700 is the passing score. Not pretty but passing is nice. Greg, Heather's brother came and helped with Christian while I took the test. Heather just had surgery Monday and I suppose I should have done a blog about that, however I was just too busy changing diapers and getting things for both Heather and Christian, that I barely had time to study let alone post to the blog. I have a goal of completing the remaining four exams for MCSE(Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) by the end of 2008. There is going to be an opening with my company somewhere around the end of the year for a Desktop Support Tech, and I definitely want to have a shot at it.