Microsoft recently released Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013, which have updated their technology. 4Windows Store Apps exams are also being updated.
Microsoft announced that the HTML5-related exams 70-481 and 70-482 will be updated next week. This was a month ago. The two C# exams – 70-484 & 70-485 – will be updated on the 2nd of December.
Let’s now look at the exams. Next week, you can change:
70-481: Essentials for Developing Windows Store Apps Using HTML5 & JavaScriptThe exam measures these skills:
Designing Windows Store apps (20%)
Developing Windows Store Apps (20%)
Creating the user interface (21%).
Program user interaction (20%)
Management of security and data (19%)
This section will show you which sections of the exam have been altered.
70-482: Advanced Windows Store App Development using HTML5 and JavaScriptSkills. This exam is part of the 70-482 series.
Developing Windows Store apps (17%)
Device discovery and interaction (13%)
Program user interaction (18%)
Enhancing the user interface (18%)
Management of data and security (18%)
Preparing for a solution implementation (16%)
Here are the changes to the 70-482 exam.
C#-related exam takers still have more than 2 weeks to adjust, as the following exams will change on 2/12/2008
70-484: The Essentials of Developing Windows Store Applications Using C#
Skills measured
Designing Windows Store apps (19%)
Developing Windows Store apps (19%)
Creating the user interface (21%).
Programm the user interaction (21%)
Management of security and data (20%)
Here are the changes that will occur in the 70-484 exam.
Exam 70-485: Advanced Windows Store App Development with C#
Skills to be tested
Developing Windows Store apps (17%)
Device discovery and interaction (16%)
Program user interaction (17%)
Enhancing the user interface (16%)
Security and data management (17%)
Preparing for a solution deployment (17%)
These changes to the exam are available here.
The changes are not too large or too severe, however. Microsoft will change the number of exams when they are actually necessary. The updates will be moderate if the numbers remain the same. It’s best to not ignore the news, as it can cause confusion on the exam.
