The Bottom Line
- Simple, easy to use interface.
- Well-written questions.
- Recertification questions are included.
- I like the "Points to Remember" section at the end of the study questions.
- One of the only practice tests available for InDesign.
- 11 topics do not correspond to Adobe's exam prep guide.
- Very little difference between mock exam and study questions.
Description
- Answers include references to the InDesign help file.
- 290 practice questions are inlcuded.
- Questions divided into 11 topics.
- You can review questions and answers at the end of each practice test.
- Questions and topics written specifically for recertification are included.
Guide Review - Adobe InDesign ACE CS2 Exam Aid
With that little warning aside, this is an affordable piece of software that will help you target your weak areas before you have to take the real exam. You can choose from 11 topics to study and will be given a set of 20 to 25 questions to answer in each "study" topic. The exam section offers 10 practice exams with 77 questions on each. I didn't check, but I assume questions are repeated among the exams. The exams are graded while the study questions are not, but they both pull from the same bank of questions. In fact, this leads to my only complaint with the Exam Aid. If the questions used are the same in both, then does the study section of the product offer any real value over the exam section? Making the ability to be timed, graded, and view answers on the exams would be a simple way to streamline the menus. However, that is only one opinion and other people may find the ability to target one of the 11 topic areas in the study section helpful.
