MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) Exam FAQS
1. What is MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) Exam?
A MuleSoft Certified Developer – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) should have the ability to work on basic Mule 3 projects with guidance and supervision. However, talking about the MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) exam, examines a developer’s knowledge and skills in designing, building, testing and debugging, deploying, and managing basic APIs and integrations.
2. What skills candidates will gain after passing the MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) Exam?
Candidates successfully passing the exam will be able to:
- Firstly, use MuleSoft-hosted Anypoint Platform for taking a basic API through all the steps of its lifecycle that includes designing, building, deploying, managing, and governing.
- Secondly, use Anypoint Studio for creating, testing, and debugging basic integrations and API implementations.
- Thirdly, connect to a range of resources like including databases, files, web services, SaaS applications, and JMS queues.
- Next, execute basic data transformations using DataWeave.
- Then, control message flow and handle errors.
- Lastly, process batch records.
3. How many questions will there be on the MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) Exam?
MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) exam is a closed book exam that will have 60 multiple-choice questions.
4. Is there any time duration for the MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) Exam?
There is a time limit of 120 minutes to complete the exam.
5. What is the passing score for the exam?
A minimum passing score of 70% is required to pass the test..
6. How much do I have to pay for the MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) Exam?
The exam will cost you around $250 (USD).
7. In how many languages we can take the exam?
The exam can be given in the English language.
8. What is the MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) Exam validity?
The exam has a validity of 2 years.
9. How many attempts are there for the exam?
You get five chances to take the exam, with a 24-hour gap between each try.
10. How to Schedule the Exam?
For scheduling, you have to log in to your learner account. Then, purchase the certification exam, prepare for the exam, and take the certification exam. MuleSoft also no longer allows users to take certification examinations at physical testing locations.
11. What is the MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3) Exam Course Outline?
The exam validates the candidate’s performance on the basis of the following topics:
- Firstly, Explaining application network basics
- Secondly, Designing and consuming APIs
- Thirdly, Accessing and modifying Mule messages
- Fourthly, Structuring Mule applications
- Then, Building API implementation interfaces
- Next, Routing messages
- After that, Handling errors
- Then, Transforming data with DataWeave
- Using Connectors
- After that, Processing records
- Debugging and troubleshooting Mule applications
- Lastly, Deploying and managing APIs and integrations
12. Who is eligible for the MuleSoft exam?
For taking MuleSoft Certification exams, candidates must be 18 years of age or older. There should be only one exam account. However, if there are multiple exam accounts then, a violation of this agreement will be there.
13. How to reschedule or cancel the exam?
- Firstly, log in to your account at training.mulesoft.com. Then, click on Dashboard from the top menu.
- Secondly, click on Certification Exams under Enrollments. Then, locate the exam you want to reschedule.
- Thirdly for rescheduling the exam, click the BLUE calendar icon. This is available next to the name of the exam. After that, choose a new date and time.
- However, if you need to cancel your scheduled exam, then, locate the exam you want to cancel and click the RED calendar icon with an “x” inside of it.
14. I missed my scheduled exam, what should I do?
You will be able to reschedule the test 24 hours after your missed session via your learner dashboard. You will lose one of your five chances if you do not show up for your test on the appointed day and time. If this is your third, fourth, or fifth try, you will need to buy the test.
15. When may I take my second certification exam attempt?
You will be immediately enrolled for a free second attempt if you do not pass the certification exam on your first attempt. The exam will display on your learner dashboard, and you will have at least 24 hours after your failed attempt to book your second certification exam try. The test will be available for scheduling in Enrollments using the Schedule option after 24 hours.
16. How are the scores calculated for the Certification exam results?
MuleSoft gives a PASS/FAIL and a percentage score for each exam component to keep our assessments safe. We do not publish the total number of questions answered properly or wrongly because the score is dependent on the total questions answered correctly. Calculating your test passing score based on the average subject score is not identical to calculating your exam passing score based on the total final exam passing score since exam questions are weighted differently.
17. How do I access exam results?
- Firstly, log in to your MuleSoft Training account.
- Secondly, click on the Person icon and select My Learnings from the drop-down menu.
- Thirdly, scroll down the page until you see the section My Completions which contains a list of your completed MuleSoft Training courses and Certification Exams. Select Test History.
- Lastly, in the Test History page, you can view the different MuleSoft training courses you have taken and any Certification Exam attempts with the overall scores.
18. When is my exam certificate available and how do I download it?
After completing the exam, you should get your Certification Exam certificate within ten business days. If you passed the test without taking the training course, a status of Print Certificate will appear under the relevant finished training course for that exam, or under Completed Exams if you passed the exam without taking it.
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