"Jeff" <it************@hotmail.com.NOSPAMwrote in message
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ASP.NET 2.0
I'm preparing for a certification exam on asp.net 2.0 and yesterday I took
a skill assessment test on microsoft.com. One of the questions was about
creating cookies. This was the question: "Which object or objects will you
use to create and retrieve cookies"... 6 alternative answer were listed,
below I show only 2 most relevant alternatives
#1 )
Request.Cookies to create cookies
Response.Cookies to retrieve Cookies
#2 )
Request.Cookies to retrieve cookies
Response.Cookies to create cookies
I'm wondering if alterntieve #1 is correct here... do you agree on that???
I get a bit confused on this because the collection of cookies are
available at both Request and Response.
IMO, the above is a perfect illustration of the total and utter waste of
time that is the Microsoft certification program...
There is simply no merit whatsoever in being able to "remember" the above -
if you can, you maybe save yourself the few seconds required to look it up
in the MSDN library or through a Google search. If you work with cookies all
the time, then you'll already know this - if you work with cookies only
occasionally, then you'll look it up for a few seconds and then forget it
again until you need to know it next time - you simply don't need to be able
to regurgitate this stuff out verbatim...
If the question was related to related even slightly to when it's a good
idea to use cookies and when it isn't, or what to do if the browser doesn't
accept cookies, or whatever, then that would be different - that would be
applied knowledge and, as such, of some use.
But the simply ability to retain a bunch of meaningless facts for 24 hours
is of on use to anyone.
Why are you even considering taking a Microsoft certification exam?
What do you hope to gain by it?
Which idiot are you hoping to impress with it...?
You don't seriously think that being able to pass a Microsoft certification
exam demonstrates even the slightest ability to put any of the "learning"
you've retained for 24 hours to any sort of practical use, do you...? Surely
not...!
