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Hello, and welcome to this lesson

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on About the Exam.

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So in this lesson, we're going to talk about the exam.

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And specifically, we're going to talk about

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what the DP-203 actually is.

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I'm going to give you some expectations

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and some opening tips.

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And then we're going to take a look at some resources

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from Microsoft that you need to know about.

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So let's get started.

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To start off with, what is the DP-203?

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Well, it's a data engineering exam on Microsoft Azure.

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The requirements for the DP-203,

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they say that you should be a subject matter expert

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in integrating, transforming, and consolidating data.

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You should understand both structured and unstructured data.

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Along with that, you need to have

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a, quote, "Strong knowledge of data processing languages",

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such as SQL, Python, and Scala.

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You need to have knowledge of parallel processing,

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and you need to have knowledge

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of data architecture patterns.

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Now, if you find yourself in a absolute panic

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after reading all of that, don't fear.

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We are going to go step by step

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through every one of these requirements

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to make sure that you're prepared for the DP-203.

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Now, in this main section,

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we'll talk a little bit more about

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some of the background courses you may need to take,

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but, it is absolutely doable.

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And, the good news is you only need 1 exam

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for your required certification now.

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So, if you are asking if you're good enough,

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the answer is a resounding yes,

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you can do this.

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Don't panic, move through the course step by step,

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and we'll help you all along the way.

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So now let's go ahead and talk a little bit

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about the exam itself.

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First, the exam is somewhere

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around the neighborhood of 210 minutes.

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Somewhere between 40 and 60 questions.

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You should expect to see case studies,

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multi-answer questions, single-answer questions,

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dropdown lists, and more.

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It is possible that you could also see labs on the exam.

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Labs currently are not a given,

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but they should always be expected.

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Having said all of that,

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don't forget the rules and restrictions section.

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You know, at the end of the commercial,

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where they have that really small fine print?

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The truth is, for this exam,

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and for any Microsoft exam that you're going to take,

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expect the unexpected.

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You could go take the exam today

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and take it tomorrow

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and see an entirely different exam.

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Different types of questions.

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Time can be different.

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Number of questions can be different.

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The format or the number of types of questions

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in a format could change as well.

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There might be labs.

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There might not be.

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Microsoft loves to change things up

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and have a very robust exam system.

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But the truth is, if you're really well prepared,

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whether they give you 60 questions or 20 questions

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or a case study, or 5 case studies,

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it really shouldn't matter.

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You should do fine either way.

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And so we're going to work to prepare you

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to do fine regardless.

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So don't focus too much on this

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because the truth is, it might change.

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So what are some expectations and opening tips?

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Well, like I said, this will be challenging,

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but you can do it.

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Make a schedule for yourself.

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So start by looking at the number of sections

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in this course,

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breaking that down,

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figure out how long it's going to take you

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to do each section

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and then figure out when

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you're looking to schedule an exam.

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Also, schedule some treats along the way for yourself.

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So after you finished the second section,

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hey, you're going to take an afternoon

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and you're just going to grab some coffee

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and read a book or go on a walk

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or do whatever it is that you like to do.

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But make sure that you build some of that in

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to keep the momentum going

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and to give yourself something to be excited about

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as you move forward in your journey.

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Don't forget though,

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you need to have a plan for those sections and that exam.

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Don't let it just kind of be,

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well, I'll get to it when I can,

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because you're going to find that you don't get to it.

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You'll be much better off if you say,

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hey, every Tuesday, I'm going to study for 2 hours, right?

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So make that schedule for yourself.

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Again, don't panic.

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You can absolutely do this. As the time gets closer,

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understand that those feelings are normal

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and you'll be just fine.

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Keep pace if at all possible.

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If you let yourself fall off your schedule,

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you're going to find it much harder to get back on.

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Alright, so with all of that,

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let's go ahead and see it in action.

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Well, text action I guess.

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So, we're going to jump in

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and we're going to look at the skills outline,

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and we're going to talk about the Microsoft docs

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to give you some additional tips to look forward to.

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So let me slide over into the internet here.

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And let's start by taking a look at the DP-203.

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So this is just Microsoft's exam page.

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What you need to focus on is down here,

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in the Skills Measured section,

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make sure that you click on Download Skills Exam

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and that you look at this.

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Microsoft is going to put changes to the course in red,

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and you'll see that markup

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and see when it's changing and what's changing.

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So make sure that you look at that

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a couple of times throughout the course,

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just to make sure that you're covering

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and learning everything that you need to learn.

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Of course, we update the courses,

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but if Microsoft makes a change,

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you want to make sure that you're getting everything

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that you need to, to be prepared.

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Along with that, I'm going to show you

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just Microsoft documentation.

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So as we go through the course,

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we're going to cover concepts like Azure Stream Analytics.

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In addition to the videos,

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in addition to the quizzes and the hands-on labs,

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I also would suggest that you're

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at least glancing through the Microsoft docs.

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So for instance, when we cover Azure Stream Analytics,

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pop over to the Microsoft docs,

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glance through the Overview section

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and glance through the Concepts section.

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So if you glance through those 2 pieces,

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it's going to help reinforce what you're learning

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in this course and see it a different way.

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So you can kind of see how Microsoft is wording things.

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So I would suggest that as we go through,

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that you do some research on both of those things.

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Alright, so in review,

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let's turn your ideas into reality

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and let's talk about the DP-203.

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One exam required for your certification.

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Hey, don't gloss over the expectations and opening tips.

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Make that schedule,

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make some rewards for yourself as you go through,

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and do your best to stick to that schedule

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so that you have an end date in mind.

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Finally, don't forget once or twice

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to check out that skills outline.

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And as we go through the sections,

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just be glancing through those Microsoft docs as well.

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If you do all of that, you should be good to go.

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I'm super excited to take this journey with you.

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And with that, hey, let's get started.

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Let's jump into the next lesson.

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I'll see you there.