Passed Exam 70-528

After failure to pass exam 70-551: UPGRADE MCAD Skills to MCPD Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework (which incorporates all three exams 70-528, 70-536 & 70-547) on Thursday, 8 February 2007.

Sat and passed exam 70-528: Technology Specialist Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development on Wednesday 18 April 2007.

45 questions

Passing Score: 700 (out of 1000)

My Score: 735

Sectional Results:

1. Creating and Programming a Web Application (estimate 75%)
2. Integrating Data in a Web Application by Using ADO.NET, XML, and Data-Bound Controls (est. 50%)
3. Creating Custom Web Controls (est. 70%)
4. Tracing, Configuring, and Deploying Applications (50%)
5. Customizing and Personalizing a Web Application (est. 80%)
6. Implementing Authentication and Authorization (est. 75%)
7. Creating ASP.NET Mobile Web Applications (100%)

This exam was substantially harder than I was lead to believe by the MeasureUp Practice tests.

Two down, three to go:

• 70-536 + 70-528 together give me a Technology Specialist (Web Developer) Cert.
• 70-547 to complete the Professional Developer cert
• 70-431 to gain me a Technology Specialist (SQL Server 2005) cert
• 70-447 to upgrade my SQL DBA to MCITP: DBA