Salesforce Advanced Administrator [ADM 301]

How to pass Salesforce.com Certified Advanced Administrator exam?
In July 2013, I got a chance to appear in the Salesforce.com Certified Advanced Administrator BETA exam.
  • Content: 96 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions
  • Time allotted to complete the exam: 3 hours
  • Registration fee: Free of charge for the first 100 registrants; USD 200

Prerequisite:
Salesforce.com Certified Administrator

Salesforce.com Certified Advanced Administrator:
  • Content: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions
  • Time allotted to complete the exam: 90 minutes
  • Registration fee: USD 200; Retake fee: USD 100
References:
Following are the helpful references for the exam.

Spring '13 Release Training
http://www.salesforce.com/customer-resources/releases/spring13/release-training.jsp

http://certification.force.com/pkb/articles/Public_KB/Salesforce-com-Certified-Advanced-Administrator-Beta-and-Re-launch

What's the difference between the Forecasting features?
http://ap1.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/faq_forecasts3_whats_difference_between_versions.htm

Delegating Administrative Duties
https://na4.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/admin_delegate.htm

Defining Delegated Administrators
https://na4.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/defining_delegated_administrators.htm

Delegating User Administration
https://na4.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/delegating_user_administration.htm

Delegating Custom Object Administration
https://na4.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/delegating_custom_object_administration.htm

Troubleshooting Quotes Syncing
http://appexchange.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/quotes_sync_troubleshooting.htm

What is email approval response?
http://ap1.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/faq_email_approvals_what_is_email.htm

Manual Sharing Pricebook
https://success.salesforce.com/answers?id=90630000000gvTOAAY

Enabling Quotas in Forecasts
http://ap1.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/forecasts3_enabling_quotas_in_forecasts.htm

How can I import User Quotas for Collaborative forecasting?
http://help.salesforce.com/apex/HTViewSolution?id=000175467&language=en_US

Assigning Library Tagging Rules
http://ap1.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/content_tagging_rules.htm

Merging Duplicate Accounts
http://ap1.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/account_merge.htm

Combination Chart Examples
https://help.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/reports_combination_charts_examples.htm

Restricting Content Types
http://ap1.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/content_types_restrict.htm