Changes in the MCTS Exam: 70-640 to 83-640
Hi
For those taking 70-640 (TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring) exam, do take note. This exam has been replaced by 83-640 (simulations + multiple choices).
Break down into 2 sections:
- 2 Labs with 7 Tasks each. (Do Practicals on DNS, Group Policies, Active directory sites and Services, functional levels, Domain Trust & Computers, Changing Type of Active directory Groups from one to another)
- 30 questions multiple choice.
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Here are some points to clarify any confusion between the two tests (70-640 and 83-640) for MCTS: Windows Server 2008, Active Directory Configuration.
- 83-640 will gradually replace 70-640: MCTS: Windows Server 2008, Active Directory Configuration, in 2009. The study objectives are the same for both exams; the content has not changed, just the format.
- Microsoft is using the 83-### numbering scheme to distinguish lab-based exams from the traditional multiple-choice and interactive item-type exams (70-###) and the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist simulation-type exams (77-###).
- To date, 83-640 has only been rolled out in three countries: Ireland, Singapore, and Canada. There is no word yet on when it will be released in the rest of the world.
- In areas where 83-640 hasn’t been released, test-takers will take 70-640. Both versions count equally toward certification.
- The lab-based exam also includes traditional multiple-choice item types. Microsoft does not plan to discontinue that type of question at this time, since some points are better tested in a question/answer format than by demonstrating a technique.