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I am looking at studying for the MSCA<br />
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Shall I go for the 2008 or 2012 qualification &amp;&nbsp;why?
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I am looking at studying for the MSCA

Shall I go for the 2008 or 2012 qualification & why?

MSCA 2008 or 2012?

I am looking at studying for the MSCA

Shall I go for the 2008 or 2012 qualification &amp; why?

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

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