Subject: Exam 70-058 Braindump
Passed the Net Essentials exam today with an 896 (first try).

What I used to study:

• Microsoft's Networking Essentials Study Guide (2nd Edition).
• "Exam Cram's" Net Essentials Study guide.
• Transcender Tests
• Microsoft's assessment exams for Net Essentials and Net Basics (older version of the same test).

Study Tips:

1. Know NDIS and OSI. I had two questions on them and they were worded differently than anything I've seen on any of the previous braindumps or transcender tests. If you know what they do or eliminate the need for then you'll be ok.

2. I had several (at least 2) questions on client computers not being able to connect to the server, but all other computers can, they were on an IPX/NWLINK network.

3. Know routable vs. non-routable protocols. You WILL have a multiple answer question on this asking you which protocols are ROUTABLE.

4. Know user vs. share level security. Pay attention to the questions in this area and read them carefully.

5. There were several "Pick all that apply" questions that only had 2 choices (i.e. which protocol allows clients to connect to the internet via dial up phone lines - choose all that apply. The choices were SLIP and PPP).

6. Know cable lengths and standards. Know what a MESH topology looks like.

7. Know your cable measurements. The cable measurement from center to edge should never be zero - if it is then you should replace the cable.

8. I had at least 2 questions concerning a gateway and also 2 ATM questions. I also had at least. 3 questions where protocol analyzer was the only logical answer

This kind of surprised me.

Scenarios:

Read them carefully and pay attention. I noticed in one question (Question 2 of a scenario set) that one item was added and one existing item was CHANGED from the previous question, i.e. question 1 had a solution that included implementing disk striping with parity and the second question changed it to disk mirroring, which changed my answer. READ everything. Don't assume the item that was added to the proposed solution in your second question was the only change to the question. Check the other proposed solution items and be sure that they did not change as well.

I had the classic T-1 scenario.

I had the disaster recovery scenario.

I had the reduce network utilization scenario.

I had the netbios name scheme scenario.

On my test I didn't have any OSI model questions (i.e. what layer does THIS work at etc.), Though there was a diagram of it in a question concerning a gateway.

Know your routers, bridges, gateways and repeaters.

Know about performance monitor and what the solution would be if given performance monitor statistics (i.e. % disk time = 25%, Page faults/sec= 2, CPU time = 8%). What's the problem and what's the solution? in this example % disk time is too high, implement disk striping with parity.

If the page faults were too high (i.e. 20 rather than 2) the solution would be to add more RAM.

Research all braindump questions to insure you have the RIGHT answer.

You will see many of these questions on the test, however there is a good chance that they will be worded differently, so READ THE QUESTION.

If you are prepared you should have no problem.

If you are not prepared you could get worked on the test.

Microsoft has about 500 ways it seems to word 1 question and a set of answers.

CDB