Think about the following facts very carefully if you've been persuaded that the marketing blurb about a guarantee for your exam looks like a reason to buy:

Everyone knows they're ultimately paying for it - it's not so hard to see that it's already been included in the full cost of the package supplied by the course provider. It's absolutely not free (it's just marketing companies think we'll fall for anything they say!) Qualifying on the first 'go' is what everyone wants to do. Entering examinations in order and paying for them just before taking them puts you in a much stronger position to qualify at the first attempt - you prepare appropriately and are aware of the costs involved.

Find the best exam deal or offer available when you take the exam, and hang on to your cash. You'll also be able to choose where to sit the exam - so you can find somewhere local. Huge profits are made by a significant number of organisations that get money for exam fees in advance. Many students don't take them for one reason or another and so they pocket the rest. Astoundingly enough, there are providers who rely on that fact - and that's how they increase their profits. The majority of companies will require you to do mock exams and not allow you to re-take an exam until you've demonstrated an excellent ability to pass - so an 'Exam Guarantee' comes with many clauses in reality.

With average Prometric and VUE examinations coming in at approximately 112 pounds in Great Britain, it makes sense to pay as you go. Why splash out often many hundreds of pounds extra at the beginning of your training? Study, commitment and preparing with good quality mock and practice exams is what will really guarantee success.

To gain your full MCSA you have to sit four specific MCP examinations ('MCP' stands for Microsoft Certified Professional). There are 3 compulsory 'core' exams, and a fourth elective exam. The 'Comptia' Security+ is now accepted as an elective examination, & has grown to be more and more common with all students for various reasons. With the 'MCSE' there's now higher importance placed on security from an 'organisational' perspective, the planning of systems, & network design. There are 7 'MCP' examinations in all.

Always expect the very latest Microsoft (or Cisco, CompTIA etc.) authorised simulation materials and exam preparation packages. Confirm that the mock exams are not only asking questions from the right areas, but additionally ask them in the way the real exams will formulate them. It throws students if they're faced with unrecognisable phrases and formats. Always have some simulated exam questions that will allow you to check your knowledge at all times. Simulated or practice exams add to your knowledge bank - so you're much more at ease with the real thing.