The first MCDST exam 070-271 (Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System) is scheduled in late April and I have gone through the entire Training Kit book. Lot of the materials on the book were familiar as I spent years using the Windows XP operating system and helped my colleagues on their troubleshooting. New materials that I need to go back to are:
- Supporting Security Settings and Local Security Policy
- Supporting NTFS Permissions
- Supporting and Troubleshooting Hard Disks
- Overview of TCP/IP
- Key Terms and Key Points
- Exam Tips
The computer-based tests are multiple choices and a few click-and-drag type of questions. The book contained two discs: a 120-day evaluation only Windows XP SP2 disc and the Microsoft Press Readiness Review Suite software. The Readiness Review Suite software is powered by MeasureUp and contains 146 practice exam questions to practice and review.