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Exam Guide for 1D0-520 v5 CIW Site Designer 

Important program notice

The CIW v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520 was released on November 30, 2005. The previous exam, CIW Site Designer 1D0-420, was retired on June 30, 2006. The CIW v4 Associate certification and the CIW v4 Site Designer exam can still be used to earn higher-level CIW certifications.

CREDIT TOWARD CERTIFICATION

Passing the CIW v5 Site Designer exam is a requirement for the following CIW certifications:

CIW v5 Associates who pass the CIW v5 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 CIW v5 Site Designer 1D0-520 examination. Skills taught in the CIW courses are best reinforced with real-world experience.

The candidate is responsible for learning the content and achieving a passing score on the CIW v5 Site Designer exam. Comments regarding course delivery should be referred to the training company or educational institution that delivered the course.

CIW v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520 will be subject to the following:

To achieve a passing score on the CIW v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520, candidates must:

Section Number of items
Site Development Essentials 11
Web Design Elements 13
Basic Web Technologies 26
Advanced Web Technologies 20
Total Scored Items 70

Each multiple-choice 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 v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520 tests the following common core of Internet skills:

Domain 1: Site Development Essentials

Domain 2: Web Design Elements

Domain 3: Basic Web Technologies

Domain 4: Advanced Web Technologies

EXAM PREPARATION TOOLS

Official Curriculum

Instructor-Led Training

Practice Exam Sites

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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 Books, Web Sites, and Newsgroups

The following resources are suggested as supplements to your studies, and will reinforce the skills and concepts learned with CIW official course materials.

TAKING CIW EXAMS

CIW exams are delivered through Prometric and VUE testing centers worldwide. Contact Prometric or VUE to register and schedule exams at your convenience. For more details, please see Taking An Exam.

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-520). 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

No retirement date has been announced for exam 1D0-520.

COMMENTS

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