subject: About This Exam [print this page] This Technical Specialist (TS) exam, 70-620 Exam: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring, became available in January 2007.
This exam is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese [Simplified], Chinese [Traditional], French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and
Spanish.
Audience Profile
Candidates for Exam 70-620: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring, should have at least one year of experience in the IT
certification field. They typically provide phone support at the tier-1 or tier-2 level in a wide range of environments, including retail stores and the
medium-sized organization or enterprise environment.
Candidates should have experience resolving issues concerning network connectivity, desktop operating systems, security, and applications. Their experience
should also include addressing logon problems, performing password resets, and resolving most issues with desktop applications.
Credit Toward Certification
When you pass Exam 70-620: TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):
?Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Vista, Configuration
Exam 70-620: TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client: counts as credit toward the following MCITP
?Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Consumer Support Technician
?Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Support Technician
?Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000
?Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
?Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator
A Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) can use Exam 70-621: PRO: Upgrading Your MCDST Certification to MCITP Enterprise Support as credit
for certifications that list Exam 70-620 as a required or elective exam.
This is an easy exam. In fact, it's a laughably-easy exam if you have a lot of Windows experience and certifications. If you don't, you still shouldn't have
much problem at all. I can't imagine someone failing if they read a good book and study my notes here.
I used the Sybex study guide to study for this exam. It did the job (again, the exam is easy), though I found that it covered a lot of material that the exam
doesn't cover. Those topics end up being covered in the 70-622 exam (Vista, Enterprise Support). If you intend on taking 70-622 next, then the Sybex guide
practically kills two birds with one stone. If, on the other hand, you don't intend on taking 70-622 next, you might be better off with the Microsoft study
guide, which appears to better-address the 70-620 and not much more. Both are very good and recommended guides;
pick the one that better suits your plans for after 70-620.This exam is an easy one, but you shouldn't take it too lightly.
