Microsoft certified database administration certification is one of the recommended certifications course for IT professionals who wish to start their career in SQL database. This certification will help the candidates to earn all credentials like implementation, administration and designing of SQL database server. Microsoft is offering the certification with latest objective examinations and candidates will be benefitted by getting high paid job easily once they complete the program.

Examinations of MCDBA certification:

Candidates who are applying for this certification have to take up the examinations that are included within the program. For MCDBA certification, there are three mandatory examinations (one exam from SQL server administration, one exam from SQL server design and the last one exam is from networking system) and followed by one elective paper, totally 4 exams. Elective papers are choice based and candidates can choose any one subject from the list of subjects which will suit their requirement. The following are the examination details which will help the candidates to prepare for the certification.

Examination on SQL server administration

1. Exam code: 70-228 and exam name is SQL 2000 server administration.
2. Examination on SQL server design
3. Exam code: 70-229 and exam name is SQL 2000 server design

Examinations on networking server system (any one from the options):

1) Exam code: 70-290 and exam name is MS windows 2003 server environment.

2) Exam code: 70-291 and exam name is MS windows 2003 server network infrastructure

There are plenty of elective exam options available to the candidates. The following are some of the elective exams available to the candidates.

1. Exam code: 70-293 and exam name is windows 2003 server network planning.
2. Exam code: 70-305 and exam name is web application using VB .NET
3. Exam code: 70-306 and exam name is windows application using VB .NET
4. Exam code: 70-310 and exam name is development of XML web services
5. Exam code: 70-315 and exam name, web application by using C#, .NET
6. Exam code: 70-316 and exam name is windows application using C#, .NET
7. Exam code: 70-320 and exam name is development of XML web services using C#, .NET