MICROSOFT CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT EXAMS version 1.1 (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ============================================================ 1. Installing the Microsoft Certified Professional Assessment Exams 2. Using the Assessment Exams 3. Overview: Microsoft Certified Professional Program 4. Program Notes 5. Warranties and Copyright Information ============================================================ 1. Installing the Microsoft Certified Professional Assessment Exams ------------------------------------------------------------- To install the Assessment Exams on a hard disk using the included Setup program: a. Load Windows 3.1 or higher NOTE: Microsoft Windows 3.1 is required. b. Insure that you can access the disk or drive containing the Microsoft Certified Professional Assessment Exams program and exam files. c. Run SETUP.EXE from Program Manager or File Manager. SETUP.EXE will copy the necessary files to your disk and create a Program Manager group. d. Once SETUP.EXE has completed, you may execute the assessment program by clicking on the Assessment Exams Program Item, or by running the LNCHTST.EXE program from the File Manager or Program Manager. Do not directly execute the WTDP.EXE program. To install the Assessment Exams on a hard disk using the expand file method: a. Create a directory on the hard disk. Here we will refer to it as CPASMT. b. Copy the following files to the CPASMT directory: LNCHTST.EXE LNCHTST.HLP LNCHTST.INI WTDP.EXE WTD.HLP WTDFONT.FON README.TXT (optional) c. Expand the following files to the CPASMT directory by using the EXPAND.EXE from MS-DOS. For example: C:\>EXPAND A:\NT.TS_ C:\CPASMT\NT.TST Expand NT.TS_ to NT.TST Expand NT.RS_ to NT.RSP Expand DOS.TS_ to DOS.TST Expand DOS.RS_ to DOS.RSP Expand WIN.TS_ to IN.TST Expand WIN.RS_ to WIN.RSP Expand WFW.TS_ to WFW.TST Expand WFW.RS_ to WFW.RSP Expand SQLIMP.TS_ to SQLIMP.TST Expand SQLIMP.RS_ to SQLIMP.RSP Expand SQLOS2.TS_ to SQLOS2.TST Expand SQLOS2.RS_ to SQLOS2.RSP Expand SQLNT.TS_ to SQLNT.TST Expand NTAS.RS_ to NTAS.RSP Expand NTAS.TS_ to NTAS.TST d. You may wish to create a Program Item to launch the Assessment Exams. The following Program Item Properties should be set as indicated below: Command Line: ...\CPASMT\LNCHTST.EXE Working Directory: ...\CPASMT e. You may execute the Assessment Exam program by clicking on the Program Item, or by running the LNCHTST.EXE program from the File Manager or Program Manager. Do not directly execute the WTDP.EXE program. 2. Using the Assessment Exams ------------------------------------------------------------ To become a Microsoft Certified Professional you must pass a series of standardized exams which reflect your knowledge and skill in planning, implementing, and supporting solutions with Microsoft products. The Microsoft Certified Professional Assessment Exams are designed to help you evaluate your knowledge and skills prior to taking the actual certification exams. Version 1.1 of the Assessment Exams contains nine assessment exams: * Introduction to Microsoft MS-DOS & Microcomputer Hardware * Microsoft Windows v3.1 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.1 * Microsoft Windows NT v3.1 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server v3.1 * Microsoft SQL Server v4.2 Database Implementation * Microsoft SQL Server v4.2 Database Administration for Microsoft Windows NT * Microsoft SQL Server v4.2 Database Administration for OS/2 * Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows v3.0 Application Development These assessment exams will also give you practice answering questions of a format similar to those on the actual exams. Because these assessment exams cover many of the concepts you are required to know for certification, the higher you score on a specific assessment exam, the closer you may be to passing the actual certification exam. However, these exams do not serve as actual certification exams, nor does performance on these exams guarantee or directly correlate to the success you may have on the actual certification exams. Setting Your Name ------------------------------------------------------ To set your name on an exam, click the Options button on the Select a Test window. This will bring up a dialog box that will allow you to enter your first and last name. When you start an exam, your name will appear in the test introduction and on any score reports. Starting An Exam ------------------------------------------------------ To take an assessment exam, click on one of the exam titles in the Select a Test window. Text describing the specific exam will appear in the Description window. To start the exam, click the Start Test button. There is no time limit on the assessment exams. And, you may repeat the assessment exams as often as you wish. On-line help is always available by clicking the Help button or pressing F1. Note that only the options displayed on screen in the Microsoft Certification Assessment Exams version 2.0 are available. You may see some options documented in Help which are not implemented in this version of the assessment exams. Answering Questions ------------------------------------------------------ Specific instructions are provided for answering each question. Read the on-screen prompts before answering a question, to be sure that you understand what is expected. If you answer a question incorrectly, you will be given feedback indicating the correct answer. You will be allowed to review previous questions and to mark those you wish to review later, but you cannot change your answer to a question after proceeding to the next question. (You may repeat the exam if you wish.) Scoring ------------------------------------------------------ After you end the exam, your score will be automatically displayed. You can also check your scores on each exam using the Scores button in the Select a Test window. A record is kept of all the scores for the exams you have taken. The assessment exams are not scored as pass or fail. The score given for each assessment exam enables you to evaluate your knowledge and determine if additional study may be of benefit. 3. Overview: Microsoft Certified Professional program ------------------------------------------------------------ The Microsoft Certified Professional program identifies technical professionals who have the expertise required to plan, implement and support solutions with Microsoft products. It helps individuals assess and promote their skills, and provides a benchmark for organizations to use when hiring technical staff, determining training needs, or outsourcing technical services. The Microsoft Certified Professional program offers three certifications: * Microsoft Certified Product Specialists are highly skilled at installing and supporting a specific Microsoft desktop product, and tuning and customizing it to meet the needs of a user or organization. * Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers can plan, implement and maintain information systems with Microsoft Windows NT and other Microsoft advanced systems and workgroup products. * Microsoft Certified Trainers are qualified to teach specific Microsoft courses, having demonstrated their technical expertise along with their teaching skills. * Microsoft Certification for Developers Statement of Direction We’ve received many requests to expand our Microsoft Certified Professional program to include a certification for developers. As a result, we have researched the needs of our customers and partners in this area and explored approaches to ensure validity and reliability of our certification. We plan to formally announce our certification for developers in the third quarter of calendar year 1994. Exam development for this certification is already in progress and we will be releasing individual exams as they become available. Although passing either of these exams does not by itself qualify an individual for Microsoft certification, it does provide an opportunity to get an early start on completing our developer certification requirements. Individuals will receive transcripts from Microsoft stating the successful completion of these certification exams. The following exams for developers will soon be released: * Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows v3.0 Application Development Exam (available end of February) * Microsoft* Access* for Windows* v2.0 Application Development Exam (available end of April) To become a Microsoft Certified Professional, you must pass a series of exams that validate your technical proficiency with Microsoft products and supporting technologies. We recommend Microsoft certification for all technical professionals who plan, implement and support solutions with Microsoft products. This diverse group of professionals includes system and network administrators, support coordinators, systems engineers, sales support engineers, consultants, and trainers. As a Microsoft Certified Professional you'll be recognized as a quality source of technical information and support on Microsoft products, have access to ongoing technical information from Microsoft, and receive special invitations to Microsoft conferences and events. Information on the Microsoft Certified Professional program can be obtained electronically from Section 1 of the "MS Windows User" forum on CompuServe (GO MSWIN), or by calling (800) 227-4679. In Canada, call the Microsoft Canada Customer Support Centre at (800) 563-9048. Outside the United States and Canada, contact the local Microsoft Subsidiary or authorized Microsoft distributor. 4. Program Notes ------------------------------------------------------------ a. The technical domain tested in the Microsoft MS-DOS & Microcomputer Hardware Certification Exam will be incorporated into the Microsoft Windows v3.1 Administration Certification Exam during the winter 1993 timeframe. In support of this change, the MS-DOS certification exam is no longer a requirement for certification. We will continue to make the MS-DOS assessment exam available for ongoing use as a study tool. b. [WIN001] Answers "A" and "C" are correct responses to the following question in the Microsoft Windows v3.1 Assessment Exam. Which port bypasses the Windows print routine and sends data to MS-DOS for direct routing to the parallel port? a) LPTx.EXE b) COM3 c) LPTx.DOS d) COM4 c. [WINNT001] The Microsoft Windows NT System Guide, page 143 (and perhaps other documentation) incorrectly states that ONLY the Administrator account has sufficient default permissions to change the virtual memory paging size. A Power User account also has sufficient default permissions. This information may affect your response to a question in the Microsoft Windows NT v3.1 Assessment Exam. d. [WINNTAS001] Answer "A" is the correct response to the following question in the Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server v3.1 Assessment Exam. A local path can be used for the home directory when A) The account is local to a Windows NT workstation B) The user will access the network from a MS-DOS client C) The user will log on only from a Windows NT Advanced Server D) The user will access the network from both MS-DOS and Windows NT clients. 5. Warranties and Copyright Information ------------------------------------------------------------ * Introduction to Microsoft MS-DOS & Microcomputer Hardware Assessment Exam (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * Microsoft Windows v3.1 Assessment Exam (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.1 Assessment Exam (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * Microsoft Windows NT v3.1 Assessment Exam (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server v3.1 Assessment Exam (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * Microsoft SQL Server v4.2 Database Implementation Assessment Exam (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * Microsoft SQL Server v4.2 Database Administration for Microsoft Windows NT Assessment Exam (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * Microsoft SQL Server v4.2 Database Administration for OS/2 Assessment Exam (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows v3.0 Application Development Assessment Exam (C)1993 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. These exams are for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in these exams. 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