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Wednesday, December 29, 2004
MOUS
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MOUS for Not Yet Techies
The most current track is the Office 2003
Editions track. There is also a track for
Project 2002.
There are 3 levels of MOUS certification:
Specialist
Expert
Master
To get Specialist, you must pass the exam for
any one of the following:
Word 2003
Excel 2003
Powerpoint 2003
Outlook 2003
Access 2003
To get Expert, you must pass one of the following
exams:
Word 2003 Expert
Excel 2003 Expert
To get certified as a Master, you must three
required exams:
Word 2003 Expert
Excel 2003 Expert
Powerpoint 2003 Expert
AND pass one elective:
Access 2003 Expert OR
Outlook 2003 Expert
For more information, go to:
Microsoft Office User Specialist / MOUS
MCT
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MCT for Not Yet Techies
This certification is pretty much the same.
You still have to demonstrate instructional
ability through Microsoft or having another,
recognized teaching certification.
You also have to have taken and passed the
test for which you are teaching the class for,
so you must be an MCP for that subject.
You are also required to keep your Microsoft
Certified Teacher title up to date by teaching
and evaluating at least 15 students in an
annual period, completing an online application
every October and paying an annual fee.
You can learn more at:
Microsoft Certified Teacher / MCT
MCSE+I
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MCSE+I for Not Yet Techies
Microsoft has chosen to discontinue this certification,
which was basically the old NT 4.0 MCSE plus another
test or two covering Internet technologies.
Microsoft has now integrated the Internet into its
networking operating systems and other technologies
so much that there's no longer any need for this
separate credential.
Basically, it's now assumed that networking includes
Internet access and anyone working with Windows (or
any other network operating system) should also
know about Internet-related technologies, so all that
is built in.
MCSE 2000
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MCSE 2000 for Not Yet Techies
The current version of MCSE is for Windows Server 2003, so
what was known as MCSE 2000 is now out of date. Holders
of that certification should get recertified by upgrading
to the current knowledge base.
You can do that taking and passing two exams:
Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000
Exam 70-296: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows 2000
For more information, go to:
MCSE 2000 upgrade information
MCSE
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MCSE for Not Yet Techies
The latest version is MCSE for Windows Server 2003.
You must pass 6 core exams. Four on networking systems,
one on the client operating system and one on design.
You must also pass one elective exam, for a total of 7.
Core exams: Networking System -- pass all four
Exam 70–290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Exam 70–291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-294: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
Core exams: Client Operating System -- pass one of these two
Exam 70–270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft
Windows® XP Professional
Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft
Windows 2000 Professional
Core exams: Design -- pass one of these two
Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
and Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-298: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network
Elective exams -- pass one of these
Exam 70–086: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
Exam 70-227: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet
Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-228: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server™
2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-229: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server
2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-232: Implementing and Maintaining Highly Available Web Solutions with
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies and Microsoft
Application Center 2000
Exam 70-281: Planning, Deploying, and Managing an Enterprise Project
Management Solution
Exam 70-282: Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a
Small- and Medium-Sized Business
Exam 70-284: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Exam 70-285: Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization
Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
and Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-298: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 70-299: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Network
For more information, go to:
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer / MCSE for Windows Server 2003
MCSD
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MCSD Certification for Not Yet Techies
The major change here has come with the introduction of
Microsoft's .NET Framework and the many changes and
additions associated with it. It's a comprehensive
plan that encompasses all their software.
They came out with a very different version of Visual
Basic -- now called VB.NET -- for it. Plus created two
new languages, C# (C Sharp) and J# (J Sharp) for it, to
attract C and Java programmers.
So software development using Microsoft technologies is
now much different than it was prior to .NET.
You must pass 3 required core tests and 1 elective.
Core Exams: Desktop Applications -- pass one of these two
Exam 70-016: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++® 6.0
Exam 70-156: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro® 6.0
Core Exams: Distributed Application Development -- pass one of these two
Exam 70-015: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Exam 70-155: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0
Core Exam: Solution Architecture
Exam 70-100: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures
Elective Exams:
Exam 70-015: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Exam 70-016: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++® 6.0
Exam 70-019: Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server™ 7.0
Exam 70-029: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Exam 70-057: Designing and Implementing Commerce Solutions with Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition
Exam 70-091: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Office 2000 and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
Exam 70-105: Designing and Implementing Collaborative Solutions with Microsoft Outlook® 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
Exam 70-152: Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev® 6.0
Exam 70-155: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0
Exam 70-156: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro® 6.0
Exam 70-175: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
Exam 70-176: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic® 6.0
Exam 70-229: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-230: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk® Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-234: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000
For more information, go to:
Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer / MCSD
