Q. What is the pre-requisite for taking the test 70-298?
A. The test is appropriate for you if you are working or want to work in a typically complex computing environment of medium-to-large organizations. There are no specific prerequisites for this test, although it is recommended that you have at least one year of experience implementing and administering network operating systems in network environments.
Q. What certificate does it provide?
A. Microsoft’s 70-298 test is designed to measure your ability to analyze the business, technical, and security requirements, and to create the Logical and Physical Design for Network Infrastructure Security. It also tests your skills required to design an Access Control Strategy for Data, and to create the Physical Design for Client Infrastructure Security. Upon passing this test, you will become a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP).
Q. Which certification does it cover?
A. Passing this test will also help you achieve the MCSE 2003, MCSE: Security and Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA) certification.
Q. How many questions are asked in the exam?
A. You will be required to attempt approximately 50 questions.
Q. What is the duration of the exam?
A. Users are required to attempt all questions in 150 minutes.
Q. Which type of exam is it? (Adaptive/Linear)
A. This test consists of Multiple Choice, Hot Area, Drag and Drop, Build list and reorder, and Build a Tree questions. The test can be adaptive, and simulation questions might be asked. This test includes case study type questions.
Q. What is the passing score?
A. To pass the exam, you need a score of 700 out of 1000.
Q. What is the exam retake policy?
A. If you do not pass test 70-298 the first time, you may retake it at any time. If you do not achieve a passing score the second time, you must wait at least 14 days to retake the test a third time. A 14-day waiting period will be imposed for all subsequent exam retakes. If you have passed an exam, you cannot take it again.
Q. Where can the test 70-298 be taken?
A. Microsoft exams may be taken at Prometric testing facilities.
Q. What is the exam fee?
A. The net price for taking test 70-298 is US$125. The net price does not include applicable taxes, vouchers, promotions or membership discounts you may have. The exam is subsidized in India and China. The net price for taking test 70-298 in India and China is US$50.
Note: As of April 1, 2007, only citizens of India will be permitted to register for exams in India test centers, and only citizens of China will be permitted to register for exams in Mainland China test centers.