For Windows 2000, the exam content has been drastically revised, but this largely reflects the more complex and wide-ranging nature of the product. The more significant changes are in the method of assessment. The multiple choice questions that do little more than test a candidate's ability to recall facts are being replaced by two new techniques designed to measure a candidate's ability to think on the hoof and solve real problems without being able to fall back on basic memory skills. These are adaptive testing and simulation/case study. With adaptive testing, each question depends on the answer to the last so that the level of difficulty can be quickly tailored to the candidate's ability. Simulation and case study testing attempts to measure on-the-job skills rather than rote recall, by presenting candidates with realistic scenarios where some of the newly acquired skills have to be applied.

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