70-431 Exam Question

I just took the 70-431 exam the other day and did not pass. As a matter of
fact I failed miserably, mostly on the simulation questions (which this was
my first experience with those types of questions). Now I know I am not that
dumb, have been using SQL for almost 10 years and passed the same type of
exam for SQL 7 a few years back.
My question.... in the simulation questions are you marked down for things
such as 1) time to answer a question 2) hitting areas of the simulation that
do not apply (hence the message that the part I was trying to hit was not
valid for that simulation). When I first saw these questions I noticed I
could try alot of things and I went a little "click-happy" to see what did
and did not work before I answered the question which I suspect absolutly
KILLED me.
Also, any advice in order for me to prepare for the re-take would be greatly
appreciated. I should be able to pass this thing with some effort.
Thanks!
-Richard K
In article <Opvl7JDvHHA.4648@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>,
mark@.markNOSPAMrae.net says...
> These "certifications" are totally and utterly worthless...
>
if that is true -- and after 10 years as a technical trainer, hiring
manager and DBA I would seriously disagree with you -- the reason it
would be true is folks like you recommending illegal brain dumps.
Graham (Pete) Berry
PeteBerry@.Caltech.edu
|||In article <e3$cD6QvHHA.4784@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>,
mark@.markNOSPAMrae.net says...
> I don't recommend them any more than I recommend MCP "certification" - I
> merely cite them as an illustration of the the total worthlessness of MCPs,
> since anyone with not the slightest clue about the technology in question
> can simply pay a small amount of money, download the entire question pool,
> learn them parrot-fashion and pass the "test".
>
used to be truer when the exam pool was primarily multiple guess, but
with the advent of simulations and design testlets it is far more
difficult. Plus you may not be aware of some significant actions taken
by M'soft and the training community to address the problem, up to and
including permanent de-certification. Is it solved -- no but the
trajectory is in the right direction
Graham (Pete) Berry
PeteBerry@.Caltech.edu