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MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION DETAILS
SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT

Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (M C S D )

The Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) is among the premier credentials for lead developers who design and develop leading-edge enterprise solutions with Microsoft development tools, technologies, platforms.

Job Prospects

Application Analyst
Software Engineer
Software Application Developer
Technical Consultant

To acquire this certification, you need to cover all the topics as required by the the 3 core + 1 elective exam of your choice

Desktop Applications Development (1 Exam Required)

Exam 70–016: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0

Exam 70–156: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0

Exam 70–176: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Distributed Application Development (1 Exam Required)

Exam 70–015: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0

Exam 70–155: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0

Exam 70–175: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Solution Architecture (1 Exam Required)

Exam 70–100: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures

The Elective Exams
From this area, just 1 exam is required.
In addition to the 3 core exams, you must also pass one elective exam.

Elective Exams (1 Exam Required)

Exam 70–015:Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0

Exam 70–016: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0

Exam 70–019:Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

Exam 70–029: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

Exam 70–057: Designing and Implementing Commerce Solutions with Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition

Exam 70–091: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Office 2000 and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications

Exam 70–105: Designing and Implementing Collaborative Solutions with Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5

Exam 70–152: Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0

Exam 70–155:Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0

Exam 70–156 : Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0

Exam 70–175: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Exam 70–176: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Exam 70–229: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition

Exam 70–230: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Enterprise Edition

Exam 70–234: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (M C A D)

Microsoft Certified Application Developers (MCAD’s) use Microsoft technologies to develop and maintain department-level applications, components, Web or desktop clients, or back-end data services.

Job Prospects

Programmer
Programmer/Analyst
Software Developer

To acquire the MCAD certification, you need to pass two core exams and one elective exam.

Web or Windows Application Development (1 Exam Required)

Exam 70–305: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET

Exam 70–306: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

Exam 70–315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

Exam 70–316: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

XML Web Services and Server Components Development (1 Exam Required)

XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework

Exam 70–320: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework

The Elective Exams
From this area, just 1 exam is required

Elective Exams (1 Exam Required)

Exam 70–229: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 Enterprise Edition

Exam 70–230: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server® 2000 Enterprise Edition

Exam 70–234: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000

ADMINISTRATION

Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (M C D B A)

Database administrators are in higher demand today than ever before! Earning the Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) credential will provide you with the skills needed to implement, administer, and develop Microsoft SQL Server ™, the industry's fastest growing database product.

Job Prospects:

Senior Database Administrators
Senior Database Architects
SQL Server DBAs
Senior Design DBAs
Senior Support Analysts

To acquire the MCDBA certification (on Microsoft SQL Server 2000) , you need to pass three core exams and one elective exam.

SQL Server Administration ( 1 Exam Required )

Exam 70–028: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

Exam 70–228: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition

SQL Server Design ( 1 Exam Required )

Exam 70–029: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

Exam 70–229: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition

Networking Systems ( 1 Exam Required )

Exam 70–215: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Exam 70–275: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft .NET Enterprise Server.

Elective Exams (1 Exam Required)

Exam 70–015:Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0

Exam 70–019:Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

Exam 70–155:Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0

Exam 70–175: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Exam 70–216: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure

Exam 70–276: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft .NET Server Network Infrastructure

Exam 70–305:Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

Exam 70–306: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

Exam 70–310: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework

Exam 70–315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

Exam 70–316: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

Exam 70–320: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework