Since the second edition of this book targets both the Exam 70-595: MCTS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions by Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 and the Microsoft Partner Network Technical Assessment for Application Integration (BizTalk Server 2013), this chapter uses the word Test when discussing topics that are relevant to both. It only uses the terms Exam or Assessment when the content truly only applies to that.

This chapter intends to go beyond providing content that educates you, the reader, on important technical information, concepts, and techniques, and provide you with a better understanding of what the process of taking a test is like, starting with preparation, what to expect through the actual test itself, and the follow-up once done. Due to this, while the other chapters of the book are to the point and technical, this chapter is less so. The following areas are discussed in this chapter: