What is the Exam format?
A. Office Specialist certification exams are not written exams. Instead, the exams are performance-based, which means each is conducted within a “live” or simulated Microsoft Office program. Using the actual program or simulation of the program, exam candidates are asked to perform a series of tasks to clearly demonstrate their skills. For example, a Microsoft Word exam might ask a user to balance newspaper column lengths or keep text together in columns.
The Foundation Level exam consists of 40 multiple choice questions designed to evaluate a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of the entire Foundation syllabus. They are weighted according to difficulty (1 to 3 points per question). An exam amounts to approximately 65 points total, of which at least 65% (26 or more correct answers) must be attained in order to pass. The exam is a closed book exam. You have 60 minutes to finish.
