Excel 2003 Core

SYNOPSIS • MOS 2003 ^vs
The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam, Excel 2003, is a core requirement for the MOS: Office 2003 Editions track certification. “Microsoft Office Excel 2003 certification is intended for students and information workers whose responsibilities include the use of Microsoft Excel to create, modify, and manage common business workbooks and worksheets in organizations of every size.� There is no prerequisite for this exam.

MOS exams are performance based, requiring you to perform a series of tasks using a simulated version of Microsoft Office Excel 2003.

This exam has 15-20 questions involving 30-45 tasks. The number of questions depends on the exam form you are administered. This exam has a maximum allowed time of 50 minutes. One to three points are possible per question, depending on the number of specified tasks. At
the conclusion of an exam, your final score is derived by converting the task score to a 1000-point scale.

This exam is easy and the cost for it varies but is generally around $60 USD. It may be taken at your nearest iQCenter.

The topics covered by this exam include:

• Creating Data and Content
• Analyzing Data
• Formatting Data and Content
• Collaborating
• Managing Workbooks

For more information:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/officespecialist/objectives/excel2003.asp