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| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Designing and Providing Microsoft Volume Licensing Solutions for Small and Medium Organizations |
| Exam Number: | 70-121 |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-based questions, Multiple choice, Case study |
| Exam Price: | Approximately USD 80–150 (retired exam; historical pricing) |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40–60 |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired (no longer offered by Microsoft) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | Microsoft Partner Sales Specialist Microsoft Licensing Specialist (legacy) |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Historically delivered via Pearson VUE testing centers and online proctored exams |
| Pre Condition: | Basic understanding of Microsoft products and enterprise IT procurement is recommended; no strict prerequisites (exam is retired) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/ |
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Licensing Programs for SMB | - SMB-focused licensing offerings
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| Designing Licensing Solutions for Small and Medium Organizations | - Customer requirement analysis
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| Providing Licensing Solutions and Customer Advisory | - Sales and consultation process
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| Microsoft Volume Licensing Fundamentals | - Licensing terminology and structure
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Microsoft Designing and Providing Microsoft Volume Licensing Solutions for Small and Medium Organizations is an official Microsoft certification exam, listed under the code 70-121. Clearing it earns the Microsoft Licensing certification, a Professional-level credential. It also ties into Microsoft Partner Sales Specialist, Microsoft Licensing Specialist (legacy), which makes it a useful anchor for a longer certification plan. For employers, the value is simple: the vendor itself has verified what you know.
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The official Microsoft Designing and Providing Microsoft Volume Licensing Solutions for Small and Medium Organizations syllabus comprises 4 domains. The heaviest hitters are Microsoft Volume Licensing Fundamentals, Providing Licensing Solutions and Customer Advisory, and Designing Licensing Solutions for Small and Medium Organizations. The complete outline sits above on this page; walk it top to bottom and mark every line you could not teach to someone else.
Question 1
The following seven questions all present the same scenario.
For your convenience, the scenario is repeated in each question. Each question presents a different goal, question sentence, and answer choices, but the text of the scenario is exactly the same in each question in this section.
You are a licensing specialist. Your customer is Alpine Ski House, a small manufacturer of winter sportswear.
Company Background
Alpine Ski House sells sportswear to outlets in the United States and Canada. Alpine Ski
House has 200 sales representatives.
Network Description
Each sales representative has a portable computer and a handheld device. Alpine Ski
House purchased 100 new portable computers for the sales force less than 60 days ago.
These new computers had Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Office 2003
Professional preinstalled.
The company has 80 desktops in the main office. These desktops are older PCs running
Windows 98 and Office 97 Professional.
Current Licensing Solution
In July 2002, Alpine Ski House purchased licenses and Software Assurance for Windows
98 and Office Professional on the desktops through the Open License program. No upgrades have been installed, due to the hardware constraints of the older desktops.
Business Goals
Alpine Ski House plans to launch an online store to expand its business into the worldwide market.
The company plans to update its server environment with the following software:
Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003
Microsoft SQL Server 2000, for its online store
The company plans to replace the 100 older portable computers within the next year.
The company wants to continue to increase sales by effectively servicing existing customers and by expanding its customer base without adding employees.
The company president wants to standardize all software on the desktops and the portable computers, but he does not want to spend budget on upgrading the 80 noncritical desktops.
End of repeated scenario
You need to ensure that Alpine Ski House is using the most appropriate software for its business.
Which additional product should you recommend?
A. Microsoft MapPoint 2004
B. Microsoft Project Server 2003
C. Microsoft Live Meeting
D. Microsoft Customer Relationship Management
Question 2
You are a licensing specialist. Your customer is Northwind Traders, a large ski equipment manufacturer.
Company Background
Northwind Traders has one location. The companys five departments are accounting, manufacturing, human resources (HR), sales, and information technology (IT). Business is cyclical. During peak periods, the company adds more employees. During slow periods, the number of employees is reduced.
Network Description
The number of desktops fluctuates between 300 and 400. The desktops run either
Microsoft Office 2000 Standard or Office XP Professional, and either Microsoft Windows
98, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP Professional.
Twelve servers run Windows 2000 Advanced Server. Three of the servers run Microsoft
Exchange Server 5.5, and two of the servers run Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. The HR department stores personnel data on one of the servers. The accounting department runs all the accounting applications on two of the servers.
Current Licensing Solution
Northwind Traders currently purchases software through an Open Business agreement.
The company finds this agreement difficult to manage and not cost effective. The company is looking for ways to cut costs.
Business Goals
The sales department needs to implement a Web site to simplify customer ordering. To accomplish this goal, the department plans to purchase a new dual-processor server to host a SQL database. The database will store product information, and customers will be able to access the database.
The IT department recently installed Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server
2004 in addition to other third-party security products. The main goals of the IT department are to improve network security and to reduce costs.
The IT manager realizes that the company is losing money by using inefficient and out-of- date software. He wants to upgrade to the latest versions of SQL Server and Exchange
Server. However, the IT department would require additional training to use the latest versions.
End of repeated scenario
You need to identify the most appropriate purchase process for Northwind Traders. What is the most appropriate purchase process?
A. Each department should be responsible for its own desktop and server software purchases.
B. The IT department should purchase server software. Individual departments should purchase all other software products.
C. A central purchasing department should purchase all software, after purchases are approved by the IT department.
D. The IT department should purchase server software. Each employee should purchase his or her own software as needed, after the purchase is approved by the IT department.
Question 3
You are a licensing specialist. Your customer is Graphic Design Institute, a company that provides graphic design services for small businesses.
Company Background
Graphic Design Institute has 60 employees. The company expects the number of employees to increase by 10 percent each year for the next five years.
The company has the following departments:
Sales
Design
Human resources (HR)
Accounting
Hardware and software have been added as needed by employees with no oversight or control. The company recently hired an IT manager and asked her to evaluate the current environment and to propose a plan to support the companys expected growth.
Network Description
The company has three servers. Each runs Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, and one also runs Microsoft Exchange Server.
The company has 60 desktops, of which the following groups have software configurations as described in the following table.
Current Licensing Solution
The purchase records for the current software are incomplete. The IT manager has no way to prove ownership of the Office software that is currently being used.
Business Goals
The president of the company wants to control IT costs. However, he also wants to stay current with the latest software versions.
The IT manager does not have staff, so she needs to leverage all the resources she can.
The IT manager has the following goals:
Replace the three existing servers with a single server running Microsoft Small
Business Server 2003.
Replace the 21 desktops in group Y.
Standardize the remaining desktops, except those in group Z, to Windows XP
Professional and Office 2003 Professional.
End of repeated scenario
You need to recommend a change in the companys software acquisition model.
Which three factors have the greatest influence on the need for change? (Choose three.)
A. license compliance risk
B. cost effectiveness
C. ease of network administration
D. improving network security
E. hiring an IT manager
F. desktop standardization
Question 4
What are the characteristics of a qualified desktop?
A. Any personal computers and similar devices used to do work for the company and capable of running enterprise products. Included are computers running as a server only, computers running line-of-business software, and systems running an embedded operating system.The devices must be purchased by the company during the term of its licensing agreement.
B. Any personal computers and similar devices used to do work for the company and capable of running enterprise products.Included are computers running as a server only, computers running line-of-business software, and systems running an embedded operating system. The devices must have a Microsoft Windows operating system.
C. Any personal computers and similar devices used to do work for the company and capable of running enterprise products. Included are home computers and mobile devices.
Not included are computers running as a server only, computers running line-of-business software only, and systems running an embedded operating system.
D. Any personal computers and similar devices used to do work for the company and capable of running enterprise products.Not included are computers running as a server only, computers running line-of-business software only, and systems running an embedded operating system.
Question 5
The following six questions all present the same scenario.
For your convenience, the scenario is repeated in each question. Each question presents a different goal, question sentence, and answer choices, but the text of the scenario is exactly the same in each question in this section.
You are a licensing specialist. Your customer is Litware, Inc., a large company that has 15,000 employees.
Company Background
Litware, Inc. has 15 locations in North America and six locations in Europe and Asia. The companys two divisions are the custom software division and the hosting services division.
Both divisions are experiencing significant sales growth.
The custom software division creates custom software solutions that account for 75 percent of the total revenue for Litware, Inc. The hosting services division offers Microsoft
Exchange and Web hosting services for customers around the world. The company frequently adds 1,000 developers and testers for up to 28 months to work on specific projects.
Network Description
The custom software division creates highly integrated solutions by using Microsoft SQL
Server. The solutions must be delivered and deployed by using custom installation media.
In the past, Litware, Inc., purchased SQL Server through Full Package Product (FPP). This purchasing method no longer meets the companys solution deployment needs.
The hosting services division has one server farm that contains 500 servers. These servers run Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Operations Manager
Server, Microsoft Systems Management Server, and Microsoft Internet Security and
Acceleration Server. These applications are licensed through the companys current Select
License agreement.
Current Licensing Solution
Litware, Inc. has no established purchasing procedures. Each location has a different set of desktop products.
The offices in Europe and in Asia acquire software licenses under Open License and FPP purchases. The offices do not have Software Assurance for the servers or the desktops.
The offices in North America acquire software licenses through a Select License agreement that has Software Assurance for the servers.
Business Goals
The companys executive team suspects that the various locations do not keep track of software purchases and could not prove ownership if the company is audited. The team wants to standardize all desktops.
End of repeated scenario
You need to identify the current software acquisition model for Litware, Inc.
Which model should you identify?
A. decentralized software decision-making and decentralized purchasing
B. centralized software decision-making and centralized purchasing
C. centralized software decision-making and decentralized purchasing
D. decentralized software decision-making and centralized purchasing
Solutions:
| Question 1 Answer: D | Question 2 Answer: C | Question 3 Answer: A,B,F | Question 4 Answer: D | Question 5 Answer: A |
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