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On 22 Jan 99, at 21:08, Changhsu Liu wrote:
> I'm curious to know what exact is MCSE besides the name? Is it a
> requirement for certain jobs? What are the benefits of passing these
> exams. I have seen a lot huge books on this in bookstores.
To become an MCSE, you have to pass six exams. [Note that the
passing grade is different for each exam, typically somewhere around
the 75% mark....]
You must pass all three "core" exams:
Networking Essentials
NT Server 4.0
NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise
You must pass one of the "client" exams:
NT Workstation 4.0
Windows 98
(Windows 95 *might* still be an option)
You must pass two of the "elective" exams:
TCP/IP on NT 4.0
MS Proxy Server 2.0
MS IIS 4.0
MS SQL Server 6.5
MS Exchange Server 5.5
MS SMS 1.2
(there may be others)
So, being an MCSE requires a good base of knowledge about building
and running Windows networks, especially using NT. It's true that a
fair bit of this was stuff I'd already become familiar with through
work, but in order to pass the exams, I had to learn about things I
hadn't yet had any need to work with. For me, that's the main benefit -
- identifying the things I didn't already know, and filling them in.
The process is a bit expensive as a starting point; $100/exam, each
time you write it (so you don't want to fail any!), and I figure I
spent about $80 on books for each exam.
David G
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