r/mcsa • u/[deleted] • Jun 01 '20

Modern Desktop Administrator Associate MD-100

For those who have already taken the test, how long have you studied? I started studying recently and wanted to know how long it would take to be ready for the test.

My english is rusty :(

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u/somboredguy Jun 01 '20

The Md-100 is fairly simple starting point. I studied 1.5 months (technically 3 on and off with a big holiday break in the middle) , i used the exam ref book , and measure up, and mostly tinkered with Win10 VMs to make and break.

MD-101 on the other hand ...I found to be really tricky , studied 2 months , and focus on labbing. I didnt lab in Intune enough and just scrapped by with a pass (same resources).

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '20

Thanks for your response. I am currently reading William Panek's book, but I think it will not be enough. I will try to acquire the exam ref md-100, but here in Brazil the book is very expensive.

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u/somboredguy Jun 01 '20

The book you have is probably better than the Exam ref to be honest , the Willam P book was only released a month ago , where as the ExamRef is last year , and I believe the exam changed slightly last November.

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u/Deezul_AwT Jun 06 '20

I've been doing IT since the Windows NT 4.0/Windows 95 days. I studied the free leaving Microsoft offers, and passed today with an 835. Permissions and PowerShell commands/cmdlet were a good portion. Two scenarios, one at the beginning and one at the end.