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Five-year-old passes Microsoft exam | Five-year-old passes Microsoft exam |
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A boy from Coventry has become the youngest computer specialist in the world. | A boy from Coventry has become the youngest computer specialist in the world. |
Ayan Qureshi is now a Microsoft Certified Professional after passing the tech giant's exam when he was just five years old. | Ayan Qureshi is now a Microsoft Certified Professional after passing the tech giant's exam when he was just five years old. |
Ayan, now six, whose father is an IT consultant, has set up his own computer network at home. | Ayan, now six, whose father is an IT consultant, has set up his own computer network at home. |
He told the BBC he found the exam difficult but enjoyable, and hopes to set up a UK-based tech hub one day. | He told the BBC he found the exam difficult but enjoyable, and hopes to set up a UK-based tech hub one day. |
"There were multiple choice questions, drag and drop questions, hotspot questions and scenario-based questions," he told the BBC Asian Network. | "There were multiple choice questions, drag and drop questions, hotspot questions and scenario-based questions," he told the BBC Asian Network. |
"The hardest challenge was explaining the language of the test to a five-year-old. But he seemed to pick it up and has a very good memory," explained Ayan's father Asim. | "The hardest challenge was explaining the language of the test to a five-year-old. But he seemed to pick it up and has a very good memory," explained Ayan's father Asim. |
Mr Qureshi introduced his son to computers when he was three years old. He let him play with his old computers, so he could understand hard drives and motherboards. | Mr Qureshi introduced his son to computers when he was three years old. He let him play with his old computers, so he could understand hard drives and motherboards. |
"I found whatever I was telling him, the next day he'd remember everything I said, so I started to feed him more information," he explained. | "I found whatever I was telling him, the next day he'd remember everything I said, so I started to feed him more information," he explained. |
"Too much computing at this age can cause a negative effect, but in Ayan's case he has cached this opportunity." | |
Ayan has his own computer lab at his home in Coventry, containing a computer network which he built. | Ayan has his own computer lab at his home in Coventry, containing a computer network which he built. |
He spends around two hours a day learning about the operating system and how to install programmes. | He spends around two hours a day learning about the operating system and how to install programmes. |
When the boy arrived to take the Microsoft exam, the invigilators were concerned that he was too young to be a candidate. | When the boy arrived to take the Microsoft exam, the invigilators were concerned that he was too young to be a candidate. |
His father reassured them that Ayan would be all right on his own. | His father reassured them that Ayan would be all right on his own. |
The test is usually taken by people who want to become IT technicians. | The test is usually taken by people who want to become IT technicians. |
Ayan's mother Mamoona is training to be a GP. | Ayan's mother Mamoona is training to be a GP. |
The family moved to England from Pakistan in 2009. | The family moved to England from Pakistan in 2009. |
"I'm very happy and very proud, I don't want to see him set a world record every day. But I want him to do his best whatever he does in his life," she said. | "I'm very happy and very proud, I don't want to see him set a world record every day. But I want him to do his best whatever he does in his life," she said. |
Ayan says he hopes to launch a UK-based IT hub similar to America's Silicon Valley one day, which he intends to call E-Valley. | Ayan says he hopes to launch a UK-based IT hub similar to America's Silicon Valley one day, which he intends to call E-Valley. |
He also wants to start his own company. | He also wants to start his own company. |
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