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Exam Guide for 1D0-420 CIW Site Designer 

Note: The CIW Site Designer exam 1D0-420 was retired on June 30, 2006. The CIW v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520 was released on November 30, 2005. Please see the Exam Guide page for exam 1D0-520. This page remains available for candidates who have already taken 1D0-420.

CREDIT TOWARD CERTIFICATION

Passing the CIW Site Designer exam is a requirement for the following CIW certifications:

CIW Associates who pass the CIW Site Designer exam also earn the following CIW certification:

PREREQUISITES

The following are required for candidates taking the CIW Site Designer exam:

EXAM INFORMATION

Students who have taken CIW courses are encouraged to continue their studies and apply their new skills before attempting the 1D0-420 Site Designer examination. Skills taught in the CIW Site Designer courses are best reinforced with real-world experience.

The candidate is responsible for learning the content and achieving a passing score on the CIW Site Designer exam. Comments regarding course delivery should be referred to the training company that delivered the course.

Any 1D0-420 CIW Site Designer exam taken on or after August 20, 2001 will be subject to the following:

Exam Version Date Published Exam Notes
CIW Site Designer 1D0-420 August 2001 This version contains 10 non-scored beta items and 60 scored items.

To achieve a passing score on the exam, candidates must:

This scoring method does not apply to Site Designer examinations taken before August 20, 2001.

Total Scored Items - randomly delivered 60
Beta items - randomly delivered throughout exam 10
Total Items 70

Each item offers four answer choices (one correct answer and three distracters). Exam candidates must select the one best solution for each item.

SKILLS MEASURED

CIW Site Designer skills objectives are not product-specific or system-specific. The skills objectives are a combination of basic technical and non-technical skills and knowledge required for those interested in Web site development and design. The CIW Site Designer exam 1D0-420 tests the following common core of Internet skills:

EXAM PREPARATION TOOLS

Official Curriculum

Instructor-Led Training

Practice Exam Sites

CIW does not endorse Web sites that list study guides or practice questions for CIW exams. All CIW examinations are copyrighted material. To maintain the security and value of our program, we reserve the right to decertify and/or prohibit from examinations any individuals who republish or distribute our copyrighted certification exam questions.

Official Practice Exams

Official CIW Online Practice Exams allow students and instructors to instantly evaluate the level of IT knowledge achieved. This tool provides students with an additional method of review and assessment to enhance the learning experience. It can also be used as a pre-assessment, practice exam and quiz administration tool to help instructors evaluate their students' knowledge.

Third-Party Practice Exams

Additional exam preparation tools are available from Self Test Software and MeasureUp, organizations that have developed practice tests to help candidates prepare for the Site Designer exam.

Third-Party Books, Web Sites, and Newsgroups

The following resources are provided as a supplement to your studies, and will reinforce the skills and concepts learned with CIW official Site Designer course materials.

EXAM RETAKE POLICY

The CIW Exam Retake Policy outlines the conditions under which a candidate may retake a CIW exam. A waiting period between retakes of a single certification exam maintains the security of the exam and strengthens the value of the CIW certification. Each CIW exam is defined by a unique exam ID (e.g., IDO-410). A retake is any subsequent sitting of an exam with the same CIW exam ID by the same candidate at any authorized testing center.

In the event that a candidate passes a CIW exam, the candidate will not be allowed to retake that CIW exam. If the CIW exam objectives change, the exam ID will change to reflect the new exam version. Candidates who have passed an exam may sit a newer version of the exam that may have the same title but a different ID number.

In the event that a candidate fails a CIW exam on his or her first attempt, a 24-hour waiting period is required between the first and second sittings of that CIW exam. Candidates are required to wait for a period of no less than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the previous sitting before any third or subsequent sitting of the same CIW exam.

Exams administered in any ways that do not comply with the CIW Exam Retake Policy shall be considered invalid and ineligible for a refund.

In the event that a candidate has violated this Exam Retake Policy, the candidate may be deemed ineligible to register for or schedule any CIW exam for a minimum period of twelve (12) months from the date of such determination.

In addition, any candidate determined to have violated the CIW Exam Retake Policy may be subject to any or all of the following:

EXAM RETIREMENT

The CIW Site Designer exam 1D0-420 was retired on June 30, 2006. The CIW v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520 was released on November 30, 2005.

COMMENTS

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