Microsoft Technology Associate

Microsoft Technology Associate or MTA exams are exams that provide professional based certifications on Microsoft products and they provide the fundamentals for Databases (MSSQL Server), Development (Visual Studio) and IT Infrastructure (Windows, Windows Server).^[1]

As of 2 August 2015, the MTA has in total 15 exams - 9 live and 6 retired.^[1]

Active exam list

As of 2 August 2015, the active Microsoft Technology Associate exams are:

Exam Track	Exam Product	Exam Number	Exam Name	Status
IT	Windows Server 2008	98-365	Windows Server Administration Fundamentals	Live\|No plans for retirement
IT	None	98-367	Security Fundamentals	Live\|No plans for retirement
IT	None	98-366	Networking Fundamentals	Live\|No plans for retirement
IT	None	98-368	Mobility and Device Fundamentals	Live\|No plans for retirement
IT	None	98-369	Cloud Fundamentals	Live\|No plans for retirement
Database	Microsoft SQL Server	98-364	Database Fundamentals	Live\|No plans for retirement
Development	Visual Studio	98-361	Software Development Fundamentals	Live\|No plans for retirement
Development	Visual Studio	98-375	HTML5 App Development Fundamentals	Live\|No plans for retirement
Development	Visual Studio	98-379	Software Testing Fundamentals	Retired on July 31, 2016^[2]

Retired exam list

As of 2 August 2015, the retired Microsoft Technology Associate exams are:

Exam Track	Exam Product	Exam Number	Exam Name	Retirement Day
Development	Visual Studio	98-373	Mobile Development Fundamentals	31 July 2014
Development	Visual Studio	98-362	Windows Development Fundamentals	31 July 2014
Development	Visual Studio	98-363	Web Development Fundamentals	31 July 2015
Development	Visual Studio	98-372	.NET Fundamentals	31 July 2015
Development	Visual Studio	98-374	Gaming Development Fundamentals	31 July 2015
IT	Windows	98-349	Windows Operating System Fundamentals	31 July 2015

Exam availability

The Microsoft Technology Associate exams can be scheduled with two exam providers:

Certiport for students, educators and schools
Pearson VUE for people who are still interested in technology and want to give this exam

There are multiple differences about scheduling an exam with Certiport or Pearson VUE such as:

In Pearson VUE, you need to have two identification documents while in Certiport, you need to have only one
In Pearson VUE, they take a photo of you and they want a digital signature while in Certiport you don't have to do it
Outside the United States, there is a restriction with voucher availability in some countries. For example, the Greek Authorized Partner of Certiport can give vouchers only to testing centers and not to candidates while in Pearson VUE you can purchase the voucher online via VUE's site.
In Pearson VUE testing centers, there are testing days and hours very often while in Certiport, there is one exam datetime per 15 days.

Pricing

The exam pricing as of 10 July 2015 via Pearson VUE is:

Country/Currency	Commercial Price	Academic Price
Greece/Euro	€84.89	€65.19
Italy/Euro	€150	€150
United States/United States Dollar

Payment options

Pearson VUE

Candidates can schedule their exam through Microsoft Learning site when they are redirected to Pearson VUE site to complete their transaction.

Pearson VUE acceptable cards are MasterCard, Visa, American Express and JCB.

Certiport

The Certiport exam payment options vary by country.^[3]

The only exception is US, where candidates can purchase the voucher through Certiport's store.^[4]

References

1 2 "Computer training for Microsoft products and technologies". Microsoft Learning. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ Jones, Edward (22 January 2016). "Planned Microsoft exam retirements for 2016". Firebrand Training blog. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
↑ "Certiport | Home - Certify to Succeed". www.certiport.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ "Shop Certiport - Home". shop.certiport.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.

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