Advancement to Second Round at IT Competition on ImagineCup
Yes I made it to the second round! (Rank 52nd of 303) 
Information Technology Competition at ImagineCup is a really tough one. There are three rounds for it. Round one is still on going but fortunately, I was qualified and passed at Round one and waiting for Round Two of the competition. I was really happy after all the reviews I made on Windows Server 2003. Actually even though I had 2 months of semester on Operating System, still that was not enough to know everything about Windows Server 2003 and I even knew more on theory about that and not yet take a hand on it. But with all the resources plus the book I've got on Microsoft Philippines which is a quick reference to Windows Server 2003, it was a great help. The preparation was not a pretty one either. The following will give you an overview on it:
Level One Preparation
Microsoft® Encyclopedia of Security
Microsoft® Encyclopedia of Networking
MCP on Windows XP, cod: 70-270.
Wikipedia.
Level Two Preparation
Exam 70–290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.
Exam 70–291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure.
Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure.
Exam 70-294: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure.
Exam 70-298: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network.
General Information
Windows Vista
MS Office 2007 and Office Server
Exchange 2007
ISA Server 2006
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Mobile
Microsoft Forefront
Pretty tough? Well it is. I think there are more than 500 students passed the competition. All students are ranked based on their score and some ranked the same number. Top 500 students advance on the second round. Take note, 2 students from each country will advance on the second round, in other words, top 2 students from each country advance on second round. I ranked 52nd from all students out of 303rd ranks. Some filipino students where as follows:
Rank
103 PH PHMSP_fbadion 13
158 PH Kathrina 10
303 PH jarky 0
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