What are brain dumps, and are they legal?
A “brain dump,” as it relates to the certification exams, is the practice of copying and sharing actual certification exam questions—or questions that are very similar to the actual questions. Brain dump providers, including Web sites and printed study materials, are in violation of Apple intellectual property rights and non-disclosure agreements.
A. A “brain dump,” as it relates to the certification exams, refers to the actual IT certification exam content that has frequently been fraudulently obtained by companies in order to copy, share, and sell to exam candidates. This type of unauthorized study material is usually exact or substantially similar exam content, and therefore using this type of material constitutes cheating. “Brain dump” providers are in violation of Microsoft intellectual property rights and non-disclosure agreements.
