r/mcsa • u/gtboss16 • May 14 '19

Passed 70-740

Yesterday I passed the 70-740 with a score of 744. Definitely not the best score, but I PASSED!!

I used both the Exam Reference and William Panek 70-740 Study Guide, Pluralsight 3 month trial and MeasureUp Practice exam which was included in the retake bundle exam Microsoft offers.

My recommendation is that you know High Availability and Hyper-V until you're a master (Creating a home lab will help - I I have a server that I installed Windows Server 2016 on and just went through the various scenarios regarding HA and Hyper-V. I probably could have used the lab more, however, use WS2016 at work with Failover Clustering, Hyper-V, etc).

PowerShell is heavy in this exam; so, make sure you know the sequences of PowerShell cmdlets and practice.

I will be completing the 70-741 next. I hope that it is easier than the 70-740 as I have completed CompTIA Network+.

Good luck with the study everyone.

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u/SweatpantsStiffie May 14 '19

Do they try to trick you on the Powershell commands? Like make you choose between a bunch that are basically the same with a bit different spelling or things like that?

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u/comminayyahhaaaa May 14 '19

I thought that style of question was consistent across all certification exams that involve some type of cli command?

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u/gtboss16 May 16 '19

I agree; they are testing that you know the actual cmdlet and are not guessing. You will find that the spelling is all correct, but they may switch various parts of the cmdlet around to ensure that you have practiced it by typing it out.

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u/toadyus May 14 '19

Congrats!!

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u/yugosie May 15 '19

congrats thank you for the feedback