subject: Understanding Ibm Certified Specialist Certification Exams [print this page] This qualification validates the skills required to collect specifications, plan, style, set up and maintain System x servers. This qualifications is targeted to IBM Company Associates, Advanced technical Specialist (ATS), Field Technical Sales Support (FTSS) professionals, System x Service Professionals, The System x sales professional has two years of comprehensive encounter in the System x marketplace, selling System x client alternatives. This qualified professional has encounter evaluating client business specifications, utilizing sales tools and resources, creating and providing alternatives, and handling client connections.
These professionals can perform the following projects without assistance: communicate the advantages of IBM's business record solutions; size, style, designer and set up a remedy to meet requirements; apply the solution; recommend options for advanced policy management functions
Certification Exams
Certification exams and their core topics are as follows:
Test 000-076: System x Sales V5
This test has been replaced by test 000-153 V6. This test will be withdrawn shortly. All serious applicants should prepare for test 153. This is a basic test covering a broad range of topics:
System x & BladeCenter Market Opportunities
Marketplace drivers
User requirements
Drivers and inhibitors
Buying behavior
SMB and Enterprise pain points
Test 000-120: Academic Associate: IBM i 7
Work Management (27%)
System Security (27%)
Backup & Recovery (12%)
PTF Management (5%)
Daily Tasks (29%)
Test 000-139: AppScan Standard Edition
Section 1: Web Application Security Basics (29%)
Section 2: AppScan Basics (5%)
Section 3: AppScan Configuration (35%)
Section 4: Reviewing and Verifying AppScan Results (31%)
Test 000-551: IBM Optim Implementation for Distributed Systems (2009)
Section 1 - Installation and Configuration (20%)
Section 2 - Implementation Methodology (27%)
Section 3 - Optim Core Functionality (35%)
Section 5 - Performance and Troubleshooting (4%)
Test 000-636: Requirements Management with Use Cases - Part 1
Introduction to Requirements Management/Best Practices,
Elicit and Specify Requirements
Manage Requirements
Manage the scope of the system
Managing changing requirements
Test 000-637: Requirements Management with Use Cases - Part 2
Use-Case Modeling
Structuring the Model
Define and Refine the System
Manage Changing Requirements
Test 000-641: Robot
Working with Rational Projects
Managing test assets in Rational Test Manager
Using reports in Rational Test Manager
Applying good scripting practices
Recording, debugging, and programming techniques in Rational Robot
Inserting verification points and wait states to ensure test script reliability and validity
Creating data-driven tests
Developing and executing shell scripts and test suites
Investigating and analyzing test results through the Rational Test Log Window and Comparators
Regression testing using existing Rational Robot test scripts
Test SPS-100: IBMSPSSSTATL1P: IBM SPSS Statistics Level 1
Section 1 - Operations/Running IBM SPSS Statistics (15%)
Section 2 - Reading and Defining Data (15%)
Section 3 - Data Understanding / Descriptive (10%)
Section 4 - Data Management (15%)
Section 5 - Data Transformations (15%)
Section 6 - Output: Editing and Exploring (10%)
Section 7 - Basic Inferential Statistics (20%)
Test R24: IBM SurePOS 300 Models 340 and E40 Technical Mastery
Servicing and Maintaining the SurePOS 34x and E4x (49%)
SurePOS 300 Series Models 34x and E4x Series Overview (51%)
Test R22: IBM SurePOS 500 Series models 5x6 Technical mastery
Describe the features and technical specifications of the SurePOS 5x6 Series models (21%)
List the hardware and software requirements (12%)
Describe the improved tool-free serviceability features (12%)
Describe the installation and removal procedures for the main system components (21%)
Describe the retail hardening tests for point-of-sale (POS) systems (5%)
Explain how to troubleshoot and maintain models 526 and 566 (18%)
Identify the various resources that are available if you have questions about the SurePOS 5x6 models (5%)
