Subject: Microsoft 70-058

I took the 70-58 on 7/25 and received a 948.

Here are the questions I had trouble with:

1.You are the administrator of a 300 person WAN that uses 56 Kbps links.Users are complaining that the server response is slow. You haveoptimized the server. What should you do?

A. Ridiculous Choice

B. Ridiculous Choice

C. Add more memory to server (RAM memory)

D. Increase WAN link to 1.54 Mbps

O.K., I answered increase the WAN link to 1.54 Mbps. I think I got that one wrong. Whenever the server response is slow, the solution is to add memory. I got thrown off by the idea of server optimization. Take your pick but if I had it to do over again I'd go with memory!

2. What WAN link can be configured for any transmission speed?

A. X.25

B. Frame Relay

C. ATM

D. SLIP

It's either ATM or Frame Relay. I think they wanted to see ATM but I answered Frame Relay because it made sense to me. Stupid, it's what makes sense to Microsoft that counts! Just stick with ATM on this one, I am quite sure it is what they are looking for!

3. You have 750 client computers using WFW and W95. You want to implement a security plan, what do you choose?

A. Centralized Administration and Resource Level Security

B. Centralized Admin and User Level Security

C. Peer-to-Peer and Resource Level

D. Peer-to-Peer and User Level

The use of the word client would seem to indicate a server of some sort. I dunno, I have heard conflicting answers for this one.

4. The one with 8 28k Modems and linking three sites together. What is the deal with this formula? I can't find it anywhere and if anything, all the resources I have researched have said to add modems together to figure out combined speed. I said no for this one.

For that matter, the question is addressed on one of the Transcender tests and it says to add modem speed to obtain a total figure. Seeing as I paid Transcender a pretty hefty chunk of money for their tests I should hope they are correct!

And here are the rest:

-Couple on Protocol Analyzers

-PPvsSLIP (remember that PP uses encryption so it is a safe dial-up connection)

-Couple on ATM

-Couple on User Level vs. Resource Level

-Couple with exhibits of Coax network that

A. Contains too many terminators and

B. Is not grounded correctly

-Know all the cable lengths

-Know the repeater, bridge, router and Brouter stuff

I could go on but there is no need. Read ALL the previous brain-dumps and you will be more than set for the exam. Just remember, there are plenty of wrong answers out there! Research them and be careful!

And in closing, a few general comments that I need to get off my chest:

-The Transcender tests are way too expensive.

-Remember to write the brain-dump immediately after taking the test!

-I now have to tell my parents that I am not going to law school and am taking a job installing LANs in mid-August. I can only imagine the fireworks when they hear the news!

Later

Bush