I have done all 3 exams.  I did this one last, and barely cracked the book.  I passed (1000) easily.  This exam is a joke.  If you can pass the 70-431, you'll have what you need.  I actually got the feeling that Microsoft was giving us a 'slider' as a congrats to passing the other 2 exams.The exam has answers where it is obvious what the answer is, and not because you know Sql.  It actually has simplistic Reading Comprehension type questions.  Example:"database 'A' and database 'B' ... 'A' is bad and needs to be fixed ... what to do?"1. delete 'A'  - omg! why would you delete a database???2. delete 'B'  - why is 'B' even mentioned???3. restore 'A' - obviously.4. restore 'B' - again, why 'B'  ???My 7 year old could pass these types of questions.Read the book, but do not sweat the exam.  I never even opened the CD jacket.I would point out that the sections on Query Optimization are very weak.  If you really want a good book on understanding how to analyze a query, get Grant Fritchey's "Execution Plans" book.

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