MCDST 100 Success Secrets Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician 100 Most Asked Questions on Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows Operating System and Desktop applications

James Thompson

Description

In the world of IT, competition has become fierce and keeping your edge may require certification. Discover the secrets behind being successful on your Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technicians (MCDST) exam by investing in this introduction book.
The Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) certification will get you started in your IT career by ensuring you have the skills to successfully troubleshoot desktop environments running on the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Suppose you were looking to hire someone for your help desk. You narrow it down to the final two candidates You ask them how well they know Windows. One says, "I know it pretty well." The other says, "I'm a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician on Windows." Which would you hire?
The second candidate will give you a higher feeling of confidence. To make yourself be the second candidate is the only reason for taking this test.
And if you want to get to know what MCDST is about - this is the book for you.
The contents of the book are just about what you'd expect: it will not give you the ins and outs of the exam - but a general overview of the 100 most asked questions around MCDST: everything you need to know to support end users running (or trying to run Windows).
Among everything else this includes: installing, setting up users and groups, understanding file and folder access, installing and managing hardware (display, I/O, storage, printers), networking, accessing the internet.

Sujets

• Certification Guides
• Computers
• Informatique
• Microsoft

Informations

• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781486454457
• Langue: English

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MCDST 100 Success Secrets

Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician 100 Most Asked Questions on Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System and Desktop applications

MCDST 100 Success Secrets

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MCDST 100 Success Secrets

There has never been a MCDST Guide like this. 100 Success Secrets isnot about the ins and outs of MCDST. Instead, it answers the top 100 questions that we are asked and those we come across in forums, our consultancy and education programs. It tells you exactly how to deal with those questions, with tips that have never before been offered in print. This book is alsonot about MCDST’s best practice and standards details. Instead, it introduces everything you want to know to be successful with MCDST.

Table of Contents

Best MCDST Candidates – Who Needs to be an MCDST? ..........10

Potential Benefits of a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support

Technician/ MCDST..........................................................................11

Advancing the IT Career with Microsoft Certified Desktop

Support Technician/ MCDST ..........................................................12 How to Pass the Exams for MCDST................................................14 Free MCDST Resources Gets One Certified Too!..........................16 Choose the Free MCDST Exam Guide ............................................18 Different Ways to Take the Free MCDST Practice Exams ...........20 Free MCDST Practice Test For Everybody.....................................21 Free MCDST Practice Tests: Money Saving Approach to Prepare

for MCDST Exam ...............................................................................22 Take Advantage of Free MCDST Study Available Online ..........24 What Free MCSDT Study Guides Have?........................................26 Get Benefited With Free MCDST Training.....................................28 MCDST: Get Certified and Get Hired!............................................30 Pass the MCDST 70-271 and MCDST 70-272 to Get Certified.....31 MCDST 272 series: Supported by Windows XP application .......32 MCDST 70 271: A helpful guide like no other ...............................34 The Pros and Cons of MCDST Brain Dumps.................................36 A Guide to a MCDST Practice Test .................................................37 MCDST A+ Certification Benefits....................................................39

MCDST Audio: The Innovation to Watch Out for ...................... 41 Understanding the Ideal MCDST Average Rating to Pass the

Exams .................................................................................................. 43 The Acquisition of an MCDST Book .............................................. 45 Reading MCDST Books .................................................................... 47 Preparing to Get Certified with MCDST Boot Camp .................. 49 The Effective MCDST Boot Camp .................................................. 51 MCDST Boot Camp: Cost-effective Preparation .......................... 53 MCDST Brain: Practice Test Dump Certification ......................... 54 MCDST Brain Dump: Is It Good or Bad for the IT Industry?..... 56 MCDST Braindumps: Most Comprehensive way to Prepare for

MCDST ............................................................................................... 58 Gaining more from MCDST CBT training courses ...................... 60 The Benefits of Having an MCDST Certificate ............................. 62 MCDST Certification: What Is It and Why Is It Important? ....... 64 What to Expect on a MCDST Certification Exam? ....................... 66 The MCDST Certification Package for the IT Professional ......... 68

MCDST Certifications: A Sure Career Booster for IT

Professionals ...................................................................................... 70 How Difficult or Easy is the MCDST Certification Test? ............ 72 The Coveted MCDST Certification Training................................. 74 MCDST Certified: Pass it and don't fail ......................................... 75 Why it is Important to Have MCDST Classes............................... 77 MCDST Cost: Worthy Expense ....................................................... 78

MCDST Course: Sure-fire Way of Preparing for the Examination

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The Benefits of MCDST Courses – and More ................................80 Review and Preparation with an MCDST Ebook..........................81 What Passing the MCDST Exam Can Do to One's Career...........83 What is the Average MCDST Exam Cost? .....................................84 MCDST Exam Cram: Suitability of the Two Books to Buy to the

User ......................................................................................................85 MCDST Exam Questions in Test Exams.........................................87 The Benefits of Using Sample MCDST Exams...............................88 Helpful Advantages of MCDST Forum..........................................90 Mastering MCDST exams through free practice test materials ..91 MCDST Guide and Its Usefulness ...................................................93

Grab One of the MCDST Jobs in the Market!.................................95 Earn Your MCDST MCSA Certification .........................................96 How to Be an MCDST/ Microsoft Certified Desktop Support

Technician?..........................................................................................98 The Advantages of having Access with MCDST Newsgroups.100 MCDST Online is For Everyone.....................................................101 MCDST Online Training: Preparing Entry-level IT Professionals

for Certification ................................................................................103 What is the MCDST Passing Rate? ................................................104 What is the Passing Score in MCDST? ..........................................105

MCDST in PDF Mode......................................................................106

MCDST Practice Is Half of the MCDST Training ....................... 107 MCDST Practice Exams: Escaping Dread.................................... 108 Getting Familiar With the MCDST Practice Questions ............. 110 Preparing with practice test products for MCDST certification

and beyond....................................................................................... 112 MCDST Success with Practice Tests ............................................. 114 MCDST Prep: Getting a Passing Score......................................... 115 MCDST Questions and Preparations ........................................... 116 What are the MCDST Requirements? .......................................... 117 How does MCDST Impact any Resume?..................................... 119 MCDST Tips for a Better Review .................................................. 121 Discussing the Competitive Salaries of a MCDST...................... 122 MCDST Salary: Clarifying Examination Cost and MCDST Salary

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MCDST Sample Questions: A Way to Get Certified.................. 125 The Benefits of MCDST Sample Test............................................ 127 The Edge of MCDST Self-Paced Training Kits............................ 128 MCDST Study Options................................................................... 130 What We Get From MCDST Study Guide................................... 131 MCDST Study Guides: Handy Tools to Ace the MCDST Exams

............................................................................................................ 133 Prepare and Pass the MCDST Test ............................................... 134 Why a MCDST Test Center is needed? ........................................ 135 MCDST Testing: Using the Internet for Preparation ................. 137

The Popularity of MCDST Testing Center ...................................138 Access to MCDST Test Questions for Future Candidates..........140 Prepare Yourself for the MCDST Tests.........................................142 Positive Things that you may get from being a MCDST to

MCITP................................................................................................144 Getting the Right MCDST Training Is Imperative ......................146 Education Through MCDST Video ...............................................147 How to Acquire Certification for MCDST Vista..........................149

Buy a MCDST Voucher to Get Discounts.....................................151

Get Yourself a MCDST Voucher and Get Great Tips and Price

Cut ......................................................................................................153 MCDST vs. A+: Which one stands better? ..................................154 The MCSE MCDST Credential.......................................................155 Microsoft MCDST: An overview ...................................................157 A Microsoft MCDST Certification Jumpstarts an IT Career ......158 Contents of the CBT Nuggets MCDST .........................................159 Dissecting the Nuggets of MCDST Certification.........................160 There is No Reason Why You Won’t Pass MCDST Tests ..........162 2 Ways to Study for MCDST Exams..............................................164 Simulated Test for MCDST: Good Preparation Method for the

Actual Exams ....................................................................................165 What is the best Training to have for a MCDST? ........................167

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Best MCDST Candidates – Who Needs to be an MCDST?

An IT professional knows he has to have certifications and credentials under his belt to make it big in the field he has cho- sen to work in. However, with so many available programs to choose from, it can get confusing for him to choose the best one. It's a common story in the IT industry for a person to get a certification he thinks he needs, but really doesn't. The focus of this article is the Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) credential. MCDST falls under the broad program called Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), which is a collection of all tests/exams a person can take in order to be an MCP. Earning a certification after passing even just one set of tests makes a candidate an MCP. MCDST, in particular, is for people who work in the cus- tomer service aspect of IT. They are people who provide technical support to end users (customers) of the various versions of Microsoft Windows. They are people who are system and net- work administrators. They are front liners, usually a company's first line of defense when it comes to handling customer issues. Usually, help desk technicians and technical support rep- resentatives handling Microsoft Windows issues are the best candidates for MCDST certification. Whether they are on call and do house visits, or provide help over the phone (or chat and email in some cases), having the MCDST title to their name can surely help them have a better footing in the corporate ladder. They'll also be in a better position to help out customers.