Chapter 3. Exam 70-290 Prep and Practice

The material in this chapter is designed to help you prepare and practice for Exam 70-290. The chapter is organized into four sections:

Preparing for Exam 70-290

This section provides an overview of the types of questions on the exam. This is useful for helping you understand how the actual exam works.

Exam 70-290 Suggested Exercises

This section provides a numbered list of exercises that you can follow to gain experience in the exam's subject areas. This is useful for helping to ensure you have hands-on experience with all areas of the exam.

Exam 70-290 Highlighters Index

This section compiles the facts within the exam's subject areas that you are most likely to need another look atin other words, the areas of study that you might have highlighted while reading the Study Guide. This is useful as a final review before the exam.

Exam 70-290 Practice Questions

This section includes a comprehensive set of practice questions to assess your knowledge of the exam. The questions are similar in format to the exam. After you've reviewed the Study Guide, performed the Suggested Exercises, and studied the Highlighters Index, read the questions and see if you can answer them correctly.

Before you take Exam 70-290, review the exam overview, perform the suggested exercises, and go through the practice questions provided. Many online sites provide practice tests for the exam. Duplicating the depth and scope of these practice exams in a printed book isn't possible. Visit Microsoft's Certification site for pointers to online practice tests (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/prepare/practicetests.asp).