Re: Format of CCIE lab changed?

From: Earl Aboytes (earl@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Apr 21 2000 - 00:12:24 GMT-3


   
The points are assigned to the modules. Since the AM questions (modules) are s
imple configuration (addressing and the like), they are worth one and two point
s each. If you don't finish the AM questions you can still go on to the PM par
t of the test. It is simply a measure to keep people from discussing the test
at lunch.
Earl

At 03:02 PM 4/20/00 +0800, Stanley Seow wrote:
>Earl,
>
>Any differences in term of the point systems... for getting the whole day's
>questions or half day questions....
>
>What if someone cannot finish the AM part of the Questions...
>Can that person still be able to take the PM part of the test ?
>
>Which one do you think is better ?
>
>
>Stanley
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Earl Aboytes <earl@linkline.com>
>To: Mosley, Arthur <Arthur.Mosley@wang.com>; <AndyChang@mesiniaga.com.my>;
><ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:00 PM
>Subject: RE: Format of CCIE lab changed?
>
>
> > The last time I took the lab, Jeffrey Zhang was the proctor and we
>received half of the test in the AM and the other half in the PM. This is
>standard at San Jose.
> > Earl
> >
> > At 12:55 AM 4/20/00 -0400, Mosley, Arthur wrote:
> > >
> > >I received the whole 1st day when I took it. I spoke to someone who
>passed
> > >today and they received the full 1st day also.
> > >
> > >Art
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: AndyChang@mesiniaga.com.my
> > >To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > >Sent: 4/19/00 9:28 PM
> > >Subject: Format of CCIE lab changed?
> > >
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >I recently attended SIngapore's lab and was surprised by a few things.
> > >In my earlier attempt in Sydney, the whole 1st day's examination paper
> > >was given to me.
> > >
> > >However, in Singapore, I was given the 1st day's paper in two sections.
> > >AM (9:30-11:30am) and
> > >PM(12pm-5pm).
> > >The AM paper had requirements to set up routing domains etc. but did not
> > >specify the domain numbers
> > >to be used.
> > >The problem was that after lunch, the second part of the paper specified
> > >the domain numbers to be
> > >used and even some additional routing requirements.
> > >
> > >I found that I had to waste time reconfiguring/rechecking stuff I had
> > >done in the AM paper! I
> > >questioned the proctor and was
> > >told that this was a 'new' standard practised at all testing centres.
> > >
> > >Is this true? Can anyone confirm this? I find this 'new' rule
> > >ridiculuos! How can I plan the
> > >configuration without the second part of the paper? Further, if I am
> > >quicker in configuration, I may
> > >end up redoing a lot of the paper!
> > >
> > >The time given to me for configuration was 7 hours with 30 min for
> > >briefing on lab rules. In Sydney,
> > >we had 7.5 hours for lab and the time was 9-12:30, 1pm - 5pm. Why is
> > >this inconsistent? Again the
> > >proctor said that it is now 'standardized'.
> > >
> > >Can anyone confirm this?
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >



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