New to Microsoft Certification exams? We have something you need to try
Published Jan 10 2022 09:00 AM 60.2K Views
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Are you new to Microsoft Certification exams? Not sure what to expect? We have just the thing to help you become familiar with the question types that you may see on the exam, how to navigate the user interface, and much more.

 

You can demo the exam experience by visiting our “exam sandbox.” We created this experience to provide you with an opportunity to experience the look and feel of the exam before you take it. In the sandbox, you will be able to interact with the different question types (e.g., build list, drag and drop, etc.) that are available in the actual user interface that you will navigate during the exam. In addition, this experience includes the same introductory screens, instructions, and question type help information that you will see on your exam as well as the non-disclosure agreement that you must agree to before launching the exam.

 

As a result, using this sandbox should better prepare you for the exam experience and increase your familiarity with the user interface, how to navigate between pages and questions, what actions are required to answer each of the different question types, where information about the exam is located (e.g., time remaining, questions remaining, etc.), how to mark questions for review, and how to leave comments.

 

Although the questions are not real certification questions, the sandbox mimics the exams look and feel so you can become familiar with it before you take an exam.

 

If you use assistive devices or keyboard shortcuts, we designed this experience for you although everyone benefits! This is an opportunity to understand how those assistive devices can be used in the exam interface, how the keyboard can be used to navigate through the exam, and so on. Additionally, you will be provided with the opportunity to leave feedback on the accessibility and usability of the exam UI with your assistive device during the item comment section. We have provided comment categories that are specific to this experience to help us better understand what challenges you encounter as you play in the sandbox. These comments will be monitored for future improvements to the experience.

 

Note that if you use assistive devices, you will need to request an accommodation to be able to use them during the exam. Learn more about requesting accommodations before you register for your exam.

 

Keep in mind that while this experience is designed to familiarize you with the exam’s look and feel and how to navigate through it, the secure browser that will be launched during a real exam is not enabled in the sandbox. When enabled during the exam, it will block all third-party applications, including assistive devices if you have not received prior approval to use them; this is why you must request an accommodation if you would like to use one during your exam.

 

What are you waiting for? Give it a try!

https://aka.ms/examdemo

30 Comments
Iron Contributor

This is cool! thanks!

Brass Contributor

Great idea. I'm pushing the benefits of certification throughout my organisation and with so many people having never taken a Microsoft exam, this will be great way to do a dry run!

Copper Contributor

Awesome, it’s very exciting 😍, needed something like this.! Thank you so much @microsoftlearn

Copper Contributor

This is a great tool for hands-on experience with exam simulators.. certainly going to help lot of folks..

Brass Contributor

I recall how overwhelmed I felt the first through the third time I took the certification exam. This development is certainly a very thoughtful one and would ease some of the exam pressure.

 

Great job.

Learn Expert

Really useful!

Steel Contributor

Thank you! This is a great tool for new starters 🙂

Copper Contributor

Wow, awesome feature and it will give a glimpse on how the exam looks like for starters. Thank you!

Brass Contributor

The website doesn't work for some reason

Copper Contributor

Like others have said. The website isn't working. Maybe its got too much load so will keep trying

Learn Expert

It is working for me. It didn't initially, but when closed browser and tried again it did work

Thank you @LibertyMunson for this great announcement!
This is a really helpful exam demo experience for all the new students. 

It just launched and worked perfectly! :hearteyes:

Iron Contributor

Very useful, thank you

Copper Contributor

Great help! Thank you @LibertyMunson and the team. 

Copper Contributor

Very useful ! Thank you

Microsoft

Great Initiative! 

This is really good! Glad you did this and thank you for sharing. I shared this info forward! 🙂

Brass Contributor

Awesome!

Very useful as many MOC students asked me about the question types in many many times. 

Copper Contributor

Looks good, but i think you are missing the "series questions" that seems to be now in every Azure Exam. I think it is important that people learn that you can't move back in questions when running a section of series.

Purely curiosity, what happen to the labs simulations in Exams? Only tried it in 2 exams, and doesn't appear anymore in the latest exams I have been taking. Is it abandoned again?

Iron Contributor

As someone with ADHD and multiple learning disabilities including poor working memory. I requested for accommodations such as open book, these accommodations were denied by Microsoft and caused years of trauma and delayed career progression. As such I will never take another Microsoft exam until open book is offered as an accommodation.

 

 

Microsoft

@dennisjoergensen labs are on a few exams but not all, and their delivery actually depends on whether we expect the labs to "work" in your environment. In many cases, they will not be delivered if you are taking the exam from home because of bandwidth and other issues that may result in a poor experience. 

Copper Contributor

Very informative.

Copper Contributor

This was really useful to me as a screen reader user, especially the ability to read the text descriptions and to interact with the different objects using the keyboard. Are there any plans to allow screen reader usage in the secure browser on Pearson VUE? Right now I am caught in a catch 22 where I have to go to a test centre and they provide me with a scribe/reader, but none are available which is so frustrating. I would see me taking quite a few of these exams if I could do them like everyone else especially since our company is begging the engineers to do the exams and has free vouchers for them in most cases, I am one of the only people not taking up the offer.

Microsoft

@adhodgson You can use a screen reader at test centers, and we're very close to allowing screen readers with online proctored deliveries. You do need to request an accommodation, though, because using a screen reader requires a separate room (the voice would be disruptive to other test takers in test centers). The request is required for online deliveries so that the proctor knows that they will hear a voice during your exam. If you need help, reach out to our support team. aka.ms/mcpforum

 

Good luck. 

Copper Contributor

Absolute great idea. SO useful information for all of us who continue looking for new opportunities to keep learning and be more confident at the time to take our test/exams.

Thank you for all these great helpful tools!  

Copper Contributor

Very nice

Copper Contributor

That was awesome and very instructive!!!

Copper Contributor

This a great and a step in the right direction.

 

Keep it up.

Copper Contributor

What a great way to introduce new people to Microsoft exams.

Copper Contributor

This is nice to have. I will check this one.

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