70-461 Mar 2019

• YashDataAnalyst

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  March 2, 2019 at 5:28 pm

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  Good Evening Guys,

  I am new to this sqlservercentral community and looking for some guidance and interaction with new 70-461 test takers. I work as a data analyst and using SQL Server 2012/2014 on moderate level. I was thinking to get MCSA SQL Server 2012/2014 certification since quite some time. I saw that this forum is quite recent, I decided to post my reply here. 

  I was preparing for 70-461 since Jan 2019 and finished entire book 'Training Kit (Exam 70-461) Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (MCSA)'. I used to read one chapter a day and practice labs after work. I have taken a few practice tests as well and finally I took the test this morning at home through online proctoring. Unfortunately, I did not pass. I only scored 604. Quite disappointing. There were 42 questions and after starting the test, the test timer stopped for sometime, I asked for help and talked to one of their online proctors. They had to restart my session. When they restarted my session then clock started ticking again but I found that I have only an hour left and I was barely half way. I kind of got freaked out and trying to attempt questions faster. But there were some questions where I had to write code in the given code snippet, I had to spend more time there.

  Overall, the exam is doable but It was my first time sitting for these certificate exams. Time management is the key. Mark your questions for review if you are not sure and try to answer those at the end. 

  I have to re-book my exam now. I am looking forward to hear from someone who has recently taken 70-461 or booked the test. 

  Thanks.