Exam 70-59
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Well Ive just cleared my 6th exam today(TCP/IP). Thats 5 down , 1 to go for me to become MCSE. Ive also done VC++ using MFC 4.0(Exam 70-24) so thats how Ive finished 6 of them. Moving on next to SQL Server 6.5 to become MCSE. Before I begin the dump, Id like to give some pointers:
Firstly, I think the best path to certification is to do the NT exams first (i.e. Server, Workstation and Enterprise) , then Networking Essentials and then your two optionals. This is the method I used and it has helped me greatly. I say this because both NT Server in the Enterprise and Networking Essentials required me to know atleast a little bit about Win NT Server and quite a bit of the courseware was easy as I already knew a lot about Windows NT in general.
I also recommend that all you people out there interested in becoming MCSEs do TCP/IP as one of the optionals. I stress on this because TCP/IP is the protocol of the Internet and is very important to know these days. The other optional exam is up to you guys to decide on.
For those of you who are yet to give their first exam, or have just completed 1 or 2, DONT LOSE HOPE!! I know how I felt when I had just completed my first exam. But in the last 5 and a half months or so, I have completed 6 exams. Before you know it, all of you will be MCSEs.
I know all of you must be eager to know this so here goes!
YES, THE TEST IS NOW ADAPTIVE, THERES NOTHING YOU OR I CAN DO ABOUT THAT. My test was adaptive. And NO, you cannot (I stress) cannot choose to do the traditional exam. You have to do the adaptive version. This is another reason why I stress on my recommended path to certification. PLEASE DO NT Server, Workstation and Enterprise soon, before they become adaptive!!! When I did Net Essentials, it was not adaptive, but that has also changed to adaptive testing now.
I cleared TCP/IP today, but only after a LOT of frustration. I had 25 questions to be done in 90 minutes, and the pass score was 570. I got 730. Ok, I know thats nothing to write home about. Hey I know that better than anyone. All my previous exams, I cleared with a score of over 900, so this was a bit disappointing. I was hoping for at least 800 - But hey its a PASS and thats what ultimately matters. I found the test to be really hard with only about 4 questions from the previous braindumps.
Before the actual test began, Microsoft had me complete an 18 question survey which I wasnt allowed to skip so I wasted about 5 minutes on that. Before the test actually begins, you see the following statement on your screen:
" This test is a mixture of adaptive testing and traditional testing.
You will be given between 15 to 25 adaptive questions, and 10 non-adaptive questions. At the end of the test, there will be a 10 min. comment period." I also had to sign a non-disclosure agreement for the first time.
I completed the test in about 40 minutes. Please note: You are NOT allowed to go back and change your answers. There is also no provision to Mark a question, and there is no Previous button. Once you select an answer, thats it. So all of you, be doubly careful before you choose any answer.
Also, make sure you write your Subnetting table before the exam. You will be overwhelmed by the multitude of subnetting questions in such a short test.
Here is a easy way to create Subnet table:
Octet Decimal # of Subnets Hosts in ClassA Class B Class C
11000000 192 2 4,194,302 16,382 62
11100000 224 6 2,097,150 8,190 30
11110000 240 14 1,048,574 4,094 14
11111000 248 30 524,286 2,046 6
11111100 252 62 262,142 1,022 2
11111110 254 126 131,070 510 N/A
11111111 255 254 65,534 254 N/A
I got this subnetting table from
http://www.cramsession.com/mcse/tcpip4/mtcpcs.shtmlIt is a great site to zero in on what you really need to know for this exam.
I used the Microsoft Official Curriculum :
"Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0" which I found at first to be very confusing on the Subnetting issues.
But once I got the hang of it, I think the book was pretty useful. Some of the stuff in the Lab manuals were wrong, but luckily I was able to figure those out.
I did not attend any classes for this exam ( or for any of my earlier exams except for VC++). I did two weeks of rigorous self study ( I really slogged for an average of 6-7 hours a day for the 2 weeks). I also downloaded the MSPEP tests from the Microsoft web site, which was nothing like the real exam. ( I would rate these 1 out of 10). I had the free downloadable copy of the Transcenders (10 questions) which were pretty good.
Apart from these , all I had were the wonderful Braindumps (which I rate 10 out of 10) for all my previous exams. For this particular exam, for no fault of the braindumpers, I rate the site maybe 7 out of 10 as it did not really prepare me for the types of questions I got on the adaptive test. I hope that whoever reads this finds my dump useful.
Another thing, I did not get ANY questions on NT/UNIX printing but some of you may. I got a LOT of exhibit questions, where not only were the exhibits huge, but the questions themselves spanned over a page.
On with the dump:
What services are started with WINS? (Choose any two)
Server
Messenger
Computer Browser
Alerter
Something else that was wrong.
I chose a and b.
I had an exhibit having two subnets with a router in between. Subnet A had 3 computers called Wksta1, Wksta2 and Container, while Subnet B had 3 other computers called Wksta3, and two others that I cant remember.
The situation was that Wksta2 could not connect to Container, (Both are on the same subnet) and you have to choose two methods by which this communication can be achieved.
The subnet mask was 255.255.252.0.
The IP address of Wksta2 was 161.88.8.5 and that of Container was 161.88.4.56.
The options were
Change the IP address of Wksta2 to 161.88.8.221
Change the IP address of Wksta2 to 161.88.7.5
Change the Subnet mask to 255.255.248.0
Change the Default Gateway to 161.88.x.x ( I cant remember)
Change the Subnet Mask to 255.255.240.0
I chose a and c
Please note that you have to know the different IP address ranges for a particular subnet mask.
Subnet # 192 224 240 248
1 64 127 32 63 16 31 8 15
2 128 191 64 95 32 47 16 23
3 96 127 48 63 24 31
4 128 159 64 79 32 39
5 160 191 80 95 40 47
6 192 - 223 96 111 48 55
7 112 127 56 63
8 128 143 64 71
9 144 159 72 79
10 160 175 80 87
11 176 191 88 95
12 192 207 96 103
13 208 223 104 111
14 224 - 239 112 119
15 120 127
16 128 135
17 136 143
18 144 151
19 152 159
20 160 167
21 168 175
22 176 183
23 184 191
24 192 199
25 200 207
26 208 215
27 216 223
28 224 231
29 232 239
30 240 - 247
For the above question, I also had to prepare for 252 and thats how I chose my answers.
I got a drag and drop question where the situation was that there were 7 UNIX computers which were to receive static IP addresses in the range 171.64.8.21 to 171.64.8.49. There were 10 subnets and DHCP server had to assign IP addresses to all systems (i.e. Win 95 and Win NT) except the UNIX systems. The subnet mask was (I think) 255.255.248.0. In the exhibit, you had to drag and drop from a given set of IP addresses and subnet masks into the DHCP Configuration box i.e. the start scope, end scope, exclusion range and the subnet mask. I think it was fairly easy.
On a Microsoft Windows NT Server computer that is configured as a DNS Server, you want to add a resource record that identifies the mail server for your domain. What type of resource must you add?
NS
SOA
MX
MINFO
CNAME
I chose c.
I had a lot of RAS questions much more than you may have seen in the other braindumps, so concentrate on those. Also, I got a lot of the usual WINS cum DNS cum DHCP (again those which are NOT in the dumps) I cant remember them but there were really tough.
I got a couple of Utility questions that were very easy (these were new questions that are not from the previous braindumps but were simple nevertheless). One was where the answer was Network Monitor and Tracert.
I got about 3-4 Scenarios of which two were from the braindumps. these were not placed together though the two had identical Scenarios but differed only in the proposed solution. It was the one where you have 30 UNIX comps, 10 NT systems etc. and you want all Windows systems to connect to NT systems via computer name, they must automatically be assigned IP Addresses etc. (well covered in the previous dumps).
Well thats all I can remember. Im exhausted.
Take a deep breath before you begin the exam. And I hope this helps all of you to pass and not make the same mistakes I did.
Best wishes and Regards,
Pavithra.