Microsoft Certified Professional - Exam 70-562 – Passed!

Tom Hall — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:04:37 GMT

Today I passed MCP exam 70-562: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – ASP.NET Application Development, and because I have also passed MCP exam 70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework – Application Development Foundation I am now:

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5 – ASP.NET Applications

Woohoo. I have spent a lot of time ensuring I pass these exams, so I am really pleased.

The exam presented me with 50 ASP.NET 3.5 related multiple choice questions to complete in 3 hours. Ouch. Maximum score 1000, score to pass 700. It took me about 2 hours to complete all of the questions, then 10-15mins reviewing some I weren’t so sure about. I scored 731, so it was close, but at least I don’t have to re-sit as I did exam 70-536!

The questions covered the following areas of ASP.NET:

Configuring and Deploying Web Applications
Consuming and Creating Server Controls
Working with Data and Services (ADO.NET)
Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications
Working with ASP.NET AJAX and Client-Side Scripting
Targeting Mobile Devices
Programming Web Applications

Next up (all in good time!):

Exam 70-503 – MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Application Development
Exam 70-433 – MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 – Database Development

and at some point, the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD):

Exam 70-564 – MCPD: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

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Microsoft Certified Professional - Exam 70-562 – Passed!