MTA Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-374 Gaming Development Fundamentals ExamFOCUS Study Notes & Review Questions 2013

The Microsoft Technology Associate MTA certification is an entry-level certification which serves as a good starting point for students and educators who may eventually progress to the Microsoft Technology Specialist MCTS or higher programs. Simply put, it assesses the foundational knowledge necessary to pursue MCTS, MCITP or MCPD certifications. The MTA certification focuses more on knowledge and a little less on skills. There are several objectives covered in the gaming development exam, including: Game Design Hardware Graphics Animation For the exam, programming language is not an issue. It is the concept behind the development effort that is important. You need to know that it is technically possible to use any .NET language to write games using XNA, but C# was the only officially supported language. However, since XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh you may write code using Visual Basic. This ExamFOCUS book focuses on the more difficult topics that will likely make a difference in exam results. The book is NOT intended to guide you through every single official topic. You should therefore use this book together with other reference books for the best possible preparation outcome.