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Introduction

Welcome to the 70-315 Exam Cram 2 ! Whether this is your 1st or your 15th Exam Cram series book, you'll find information here that will help ensure your success as you pursue knowledge, experience, and certification. This introduction explains Microsoft's certification programs in general and talks about how the Exam Cram 2 series can help you prepare for Microsoft's developer certification exams for Microsoft .NET. Chapters 2 “16 are designed to remind you of everything you'll need to know to take ”and pass ”the 70-315 Microsoft certification exam. Two sample exams at the end of the book (Chapters 17 “20) should give you a reasonably accurate assessment of your knowledge, and we've provided the answers to the exams and their explanations . Read the book, and you'll stand a very good chance of passing the exam. Chapter 1, "Microsoft Certification Exams," includes a description of the testing environment and a discussion of test-taking strategies.

Exam Cram 2 books help you understand and appreciate the subjects and materials you need to pass Microsoft certification exams. These books are aimed strictly at test preparation and review; they do not teach you everything you need to know about a topic. Instead, we present and dissect the questions and problems you're likely to encounter on a test.

To completely prepare yourself for any Microsoft test, we recommend that you begin by taking the Self-Assessment included in this book, immediately following this Introduction. The Self-Assessment tool will help you evaluate your knowledge base against the requirements for a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) or Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) for Microsoft .NET.

Based on what you learn from the Self-Assessment, you might decide to begin your studies with some classroom training or background reading. On the other hand, you might decide to pick up and read one of the many study guides, such as the award-winning MCAD/MCSD Training Guide series from Que Publishing. We also recommend that you supplement your study program with visits to www.examcram2.com to receive additional practice questions, get advice, and track the MCAD and MCSD for Microsoft .NET program.

We also strongly recommend that you install, configure, and play around with the software that you'll be tested on because nothing beats hands-on experience and familiarity when it comes to understanding the questions you're likely to encounter on a certification test. Book learning is essential, but without a doubt, hands-on experience is the best teacher of all!