Okay, another category. This one is called "MCDST Studies." As the title might suggest, it is designed to help you understand the skills measured in hopes of passing the 70-271 and 70-272. Notice the "understand" part of that sentence was in bold, underlined, and italicized? It is not enough for me that you pass the exam. That is a by-product. I want you to be the best desktop support technician you can be; as I know many of you want to be. So I have decided to create this category and help those who wish to be helped.
First there are a couple of things we need to establish. 1.) I will NOT violate my NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) I agreed to before taking the exams. Direct questions concerning the contents of the exams will go unanswered. 2.) This blog is a part time thing. Meaning, there might be days that I do not post anything. This does not mean I am avoiding, canning, or not interested anymore in helping you. It simply means that I have a life that comes before this.
Now let's get started... Although I have an idea of how I want to proceed with this; I want to know where you think your weaknesses are. So go through your books, jot down some areas where you think you need to improve, and leave me a comment below this text. Since I respond to no less than 100 emails a day, posts comments will help me out tremendously and speed up the process.
So the floor is yours. Let me know what you would like to see. After I read the comments and tally the weaknesses, I can somewhat customize this category for you. I look forward to reading your comments.
Hi Michael,
I really enjoy reading your responses in MCDST newsgroup.
Anyway, I am very new at this and just opened the self-paced training kit for the exam 70-271. I've been tinkering with computers for a long time and fix all of my friends' issues. I've decided to open my own in home service after I get my certification. I am very weak when it comes to BIOS. Is this going to stop me from becoming a MCDST, if so can you advise me as to where I should access the info I need.
Another quick question on a different subject. If someone has misplaced their recovery disks, and I need to do a full recovery, is there a way I can make another set?
I thank you in advance for your time.
Posted by: Gloria | January 31, 2007 at 04:12 PM