I finished “Application Development Foundation 070-536” exam

Yesterday I passed my first Microsoft exam which was 070-536 "Application Development Foundation". This is the first exam I need to pass soon I decided to earn MCTS:.NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications . I was nervous and I started answering questions carefully. I make use form "checked for review" feature available at Prometric testing client to help in reviewing my answers. I can easily eliminate tow options at least from answer options by focusing only at parameters and method names.

There were many questions about streams, COM and threading. The easiest questions were about serialization, generics and globalization. When I finished answering all questions I have another cycle to review my answers.

After that I finished and submit answers and waited my results. The first line appeared at the screen was "You need to have 700 points to pass this exam" for a moment I think that I failed and lost my chance then I saw another number in the screen which was my mark 894 so I sigh and breathe out.

The way I used to prepare myself to this exam and which I advice to use is by reading the MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0–Application Development Foundation  form cover to cover. I made mistake when I did not finished the most of examples and exercises provided in the book.

I think the best way to command new things is by practicing them. I already have practiced many in real life but this exam discusses too many aspects in .Net 2.0 framework which I don't practice in my job as a web application developer. After finish reading and practicing use lesson reviews to test your performance. Make use from preparing kit and exam simulator available so you can test yourself again and again.

Why not to depend on braindumps?

Braindumps is not a good thing even they you may lead you to pass the exam. If you depend on braindumps I think they will:

  • Lead you to pass: Yes, they will lead you to pass the deadlines your boss announced you should not exceed when a task is assigned to you. Thus because you are not qualified enough.
  • Make you better: Yes, they will make you a better cheater not a better developer.
  • Will help you: Yes, they will help you to lose confidence in yourself.

When you sleep at night the brilliant idea about you are a certified developer who is smart so he passed will vanished and the raw truth will explode in your head and shout Cheater, cheater, cheater …The main reason that certificates are founded for is to give people a way to prove their knowledge and experience and to help them to be identified from a trustworthy authority.

So if there is no knowledge and there is no experience a certificate will not give its holder any reasonable help when he needs knowledge and experience in a real world.

Study hard, and have a good time.

7 Comments

  • I've done a few MS exams and i'm not a fan of them. Half of the stuff you need to know for the exams you would never use in a real world environment because it's not quick enough. DataTables, DataSets, DataAdaptors... I have never used them and I probably won't ever use them because they're too clunky.

    i'd rather write more code to get a faster application. Something that goes against MS teachings.

  • Cool info. Just what I needed since one of these days I should start preparing for this exam.

  • thanks, the majority of the question is multiple choice ... I didn't know what do you mean by simulation ... but there are some question asking about scenarios like if you need to build a compoist control what did you need to do? things like this

  • Hi,
    I'd really love to improve my career by fortifying my self with certs. So far I only got an MCTS in SQL Server 2008 Administration. Can you please tell me which exam should I start with? I am a VB.NET/C# programmer with extensive exposure to software development. Thanks.
    James.
    PS. I hope you wouldn't mind I don't want to loose track of your posts so I added you a link. :D

  • Hello James,
    Regarding your question ... I can tell you that you need to identify where to go first ... into the SQL track or into the software development track .. referring to my own experience I am looking forward being MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer so here the plan I suggest for any one :
    - start with windows/web based application MCTS exams .. they are common and very easy
    - then take the Application development foundation .. things will be easier after the first ones
    - take distributed application MCTS exam
    - take enterprise application developer MCPD exam
    and we are done ....
    if you like taking another exams you can take another MCPD for web, another one for MCPD windows and another one to become MCPD in distributed applications...

    the SQL server 2008 certificate you take will not help you here, it's another track and another story ...

    hope that helps
    I wish to communicate with you. Can you contact me via contact page?

    Hope to hear from you soon

  • How may questions were there in exam to do in time duration of ?

  • Hi, Thanks for your advice and the links provided im planning to take the test in Microsoft framework Application Development Foundation. Your advice was refreshing and the comments was informative ..

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