Vadivel's blog

I scored 100% in the 2007 internet quiz @ http://www.justsayhi.com/bb/internet I need to admit I used google for one question as I wasn't clear on the answer. So you can count me as 99% :) What's your score?

Let me start by saying, I have never taken a Microsoft exam previously. I was having a "Microsoft Exams 100% Discount Coupon" which was valid till 31-Dec-2006 so thought of utilizing it. I prepared well for 70-431 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Implementation and Maintenance paper and today morning at 10.45 AM I took up the online test @ NIIT Adyar. I am glad that I have cleared it with a good score of 982 (out of 1000). Now I am a " Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist " :) There were 52 questions and out of which approximately 15 where simulation questions (that was where I spent most of my time). Though the score might look big, I need to accept that I answered 20 to 30% 0f questions without much of confidence. Hope the choices I made where accidently correct :) I was bit tensed in the morning till the time I answered the first question. Reason being, couple of my friends know that I am going to take up the test today. I was afraid what would they think if I f...

Offlate, 2 out of 10 guys I meet on a day talk about Microsoft Certifications (MCP, MCAD, MCDBA, MCTS etc.,). Though its a good sign, not many have put any real efforts to get certified ... itseems just a overnight study was enough for them!! Are they too brilliant to grasp the subject overnight? Nope not really. Then? they have used DUMPS to clear the exams :( Few years back in CNUG (Chennai dotnet User Group) I have answered to a similar topic. Since I couldn't find that thread now I thought of making a blog post on this. Given a chance will you take up Microsoft certification? Yes and No! Yes -- I am interested in getting certified by studying the materials and after working with the software myself for quite sometime. No -- It's because I don't find any real use of having this certification. What do you mean by "No real use"? To my knowledge, MS certifications doesn't have much of value within India. Almost everybody knows that there are high possibility...