Retired: W2K Designing Network Security Exam 70-220: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
E X A M D I F F I C U L T Y
SYNOPSIS • MCSE 2000vs
Microsoft’s exam 70-220, “Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network" is a core or elective requirement for the MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) on Microsoft Windows 2000 certification. It is designed for candidates who operate in medium to very large computing environments that use the Windows 2000 network operating system.There is no specific prerequisite for this exam but Microsoft recommends that candidates have a minimum of one
year of experience designing network infrastructures
in the type of environment described here.
Note that Microsoft does not document the format of
a particular exam. However, Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Currently, Microoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. In the past, though, this exam consisted of around 40 questions, broken up into 4 or 5 case studies. The questions included standard multiple
choice, along with hot area questions and drag-and-drop.
The domains of this exam are:
Analyzing
Business Requirements
Analyzing
Technical Requirements
Analyzing
Security Requirements
Designing
a Windows 2000 Security Solution
Designing
a Security Solution for Access Between Networks
Designing
Security for Communication Channels
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Embarassed to just now take it
bbowman on Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Not Bad. I'd say average. If you study and know Windows Security, difficult is same as most MS exams. But, I rated it "hard" on cramsession.com because unfortunately, like ALL microsoft exams, they give you TOO MUCH info, or NOT ENOUGH INFO and in either case there is feasibly more than one correct answer. My exam was 85% good old multiple choice. Know the "technology". I wasted time reading abt business processes and didn't really need to know that stuff. Word is 70-220 retires in March 2008. If you're going to take it, better get crackin'. I'll up my 2k to 2k3 in Nov, just in time for 2008 rolling out next year. Took way too long to do this, so I'm glad it's out of the way now. MCSE 2000 (add one more to the million or so out there). Found Sybex books (cheap at amazon.com) and online training helpful. Use MS Prep guide (free on website for each exam).
You have to know your stuff
milkboy333 on Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Hard test. Open ended diagrams. Long reads.
Passed.......... just
joe_thurrock on Tuesday, April 26, 2005
I ve now completed my MCSE and I would say this was one of the hardest. the questions are easy its just thoughs drag and connect questions that are the nightmare so plenty of practise with them.
The easiest for me
MrDasher on Monday, March 22, 2004
After hearing how tough it was, I was a little suspicious, but after taken all the others to complete MCSE, this one was for me the most relaxed one. Now maybe it's because I work in the security field since a while, or maybe it's because I have the baground of the previous exams, but all together, I thought it wasn't that bad. Except for those damn built a tree and drag&drop, those are the worst!
Tedious but not difficult
jdemersseman on Wednesday, December 03, 2003
I passed with 752. The test requires 675. I don't recall seeing anything from Domain 4.8 (Design network services security) or 6.1 (SMB-Signing). No DNS, RIS, SNMP, or Terminal Services, but that may just be the way they cut the cards. I read through each case study systematically and took copious notes on the dry erase board. It's the reading and writing that took the time answering the 44 questions was not that difficult. I think I had two arrange the tree questions and five drag and drop. There were only two or three that I was completely unsure of. Several of my questions were very similar to those in the MS Readiness review. That book, my job duties, and a MOC 2150 class in September 2002 were my only preparation. I rarely kill these exams, but I don't kill myself to pass them either. One more to MCSE 2000.
Drag and drop nightmare
jasa76 on Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Be carfeul of thos drag and drop questions. They're not all that clear exactly what they want in the design, but I did find that if I tried to put too many connections in that it came back and told me so I knew I'd done it wrong to start. Just remember when and where to use PPTP, L2TP and IPSEC and you should be fine.
70-220 - Scenarios
hallr2 on Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Passed it, 921. Lots of Drag and Drop/ Connect to questions. They say that chances are if you miss those, you will quickly fail the exam. As always, know your stuff!
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Embarassed to just now take it