Master the Mainframe 2020 – Let’s Register and complete Level 1.0
Master the Mainframe 2020 is now LIVE !!! In this series of posts, I will solve all the challenges in the 2020 Contest. So, Let’s start.
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Let’s Register for Master the Mainframe 2020 Contest
This post is also available as a video on my YouTube channel. You can watch it here:
To register for the contest go to the below link:
https://MasterTheMainframe.com/
![Master the Mainframe 2020 website](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Go-to-Master-the-Mainframe-website-1024x547.png)
Click on the “Get Started” button. This will open a new tab. In this new tab, you will have to create a new IBM ID.
![You will be redirected to a new page to register for an IBM ID](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Redirection-page-for-Master-the-Mainframe-1-1024x551.png)
![Create an IBM ID](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Create-an-IBM-ID-1024x544.png)
Once you create this IBM ID, you can go to the below link to start your contest:
https://mtm.masterthemainframe.com/
Once you open this link you will see a list of challenges. You have to solve these challenges to get points. Gaining these points will move you up in the Leaderboard.
![Welcome to Master the Mainframe 2020](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Welcome-to-Master-the-Mainframe-1-1024x549.png)
![Master the Mainframe 2020 Homepage](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Master-the-Mainframe-Homepage-1024x549.png)
Click on the first link called “Register for Master the Mainframe Learning System”.
![Register for Master the Mainframe Learning System](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Register-for-Learning-System-1024x548.png)
![Fill in your details](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Enter-your-details-to-complete-registration-1024x549.png)
Fill in your details and then click on the button called “Continue”.
![Click on "Continue" to complete the registration](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Click-Continue-to-complete-registration-1024x549.png)
![Click on "Complete my Registration"](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Complete-Registration-1024x549.png)
Once completed you will receive 50 points.
![Challenge completed and Points earned](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Registration-Completed-and-Points-awarded-1024x549.png)
Also new challenges are now unlocked.
![New Challenges Unlocked](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Challenges-unlocked-1024x549.png)
You can completed any of the available challenges to get more points and move up the leaderboard. A lot of these challenges are optional. So, it is not required to complete them to get IBM badges.
![All the available challenges](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Available-Challenges-1024x483.png)
Let’s complete Level 1.0
If you want to watch a video of Level 1.0 then click on the below link:
Let us now complete Level 1.0 challenge. So, let’s click on Level 1.
It will open a webpage like this:
![Level 1 Challenges](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Level-1-challenges-1024x583.png)
Here click on Level 1.0 which is titled “Welcome to Master the Mainframe!”
It will then show the description of the challenge.
![Level 1.0 - Welcome to Master the Mainframe!](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Level-1.0-Welcome-to-Master-the-Mainframe-1024x576.png)
In this challenge you just have to watch a video. This video is a guide to complete this contest. So, click on “Go there” to watch this video.
![Click on "Go There" button](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Watch-the-tour-video-to-complete-the-challenge-1024x576.png)
It will open a new tab where this video will play. After watching the video come back to the previous tab and click on “Watched It!”.
![Level 1 Guide Video](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Level-1-Guide-Video-1024x550.png)
![Click on "Watched it!" button to complete the challenge](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Click-on-Watched-it-1024x549.png)
That is it. Your challenge 1.0 is complete. You will get 25 points for completing this challenge. So your total points are now 75.
![Challenge completed and 25 more points awarded](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Challenge-Completed-Level-1.0-1024x549.png)
Now if your return to homepage, you will see that a new challenge has been unlocked. This challenge is Level 1.1 titled “Your Personal Data Powerhouse”.
![Level 1.1 - Your Personal Data Powerhouse is now unlocked](https://mainframenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Level-1.1-unlocked-1024x576.png)
This is how Master the Mainframe 2020 is organized. You will complete a challenge which will unlock more challenges. Every challenge will give you completion points which will rank you on a Leaderboard.
Level 1.0 is complete.
In the next post, we will solve Level 1.1
See you there !!!
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