Testout 70-431 MCTS SQL 2005 "Review": Don't overlook the Fact Sheets!

For those who don't know what Testout is, check out their website: www.testout.com, this is a link for the actual 70-431 Suite. It's a fully integrated study solution including instructor led training, lab sims, and practice exams.

I'm only two chapters into using the Testout software (I've used their products for my MCSE 2003 studies), and I must say it's as excellent as the previous products I've used. The instructor is very knowledgeable and speaks clearly and confidently. The videos are also very "tight" in that he doesn't waste time, almost everything he says is relevant to learning about SQL 2005 and what's on the exam. Again, I must mention the book "Sam's Teach Yourself T-SQL in 10 Mins" was an invaluable prerequisite.

One thing that people overlook are the "fact sheets" that come in each lesson. I highly recommend printing them out and referring to them. They contain information not covered in the videos and are still VERY relevant to what's on the exam (according to the exam objectives anyway). So if you're going to take anything away from this blog post: DO NOT OVERLOOK THE FACT SHEETS.