70-401 examination is also called as Microsoft system center configuration manager 2007 exam and this certification is designed for the professionals who are in the IT background. The major responsibility that a candidate can gain from this certification is managing as well as deploying asset and software management. So, it is mandatory for the candidates to have at least 1 year of work experience in configuration manager 2007 or in system management server.

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Prerequisite for 70-401 exam:

The mandatory prerequisite for the candidates is that they should have at least one year of work experience in windows server system and active directory system. Apart from that, candidates should also have work experience in system management server or in configuring manager 2007. Candidates cannot perform well or cannot able to understand the exam theme with no work experience and thus work experience is mandatory in applying for this exam.

Certifications from this exam:

Upon successful completion of this examination, candidates are eligible in certifying the following certifications. They are:

1) MCTS: Microsoft system center configuration manager 2007
2) MCSA: Microsoft certified system administrator on windows 2003 server
3) MCSE: Microsoft certified system engineer on windows 2003 server
Topic outlines / exam objectives:

The following are the topic outlines / exam objectives of 70-401 examination and percentage of questions from each section. They are:

1) Configuration of SSCM infrastructure- 19% questions
2) Deploying SSCM server- 9% questions
3) Managing resources- 14% questions
4) Distribution of applications- 17% questions
5) Deployment of operating systems- 13% questions
6) Network infrastructure securing- 13% questions
7) Maintaining as well as managing the system center configuration manager infrastructure- 17% questions
Preparation materials for 70-401 examination:

The following are the recommended training materials for 70-401 examination from Microsoft and they are:

1) Classroom training:

Classroom training can be said as one of the best training sessions for the candidates in order to get effective practice for the examination. The available as well as recommended classroom training for the candidates is 6451A (planning, managing and deploying Microsoft system center configuration manager 2007 and 6451B (planning, managing and deploying Microsoft system center configuration manager 2007). The duration of these courses are 5 days respectively.

2) E- learning:

There are no E- learning materials available from Microsoft for this exam and candidates can make use of other sources for E- learning.

3) Practice test:

Practice test are available in the internet for free and candidates can make use of those tests for getting effective practice for the exam.