From: Jeff Sapiro (jsapiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Jun 27 2000 - 12:18:27 GMT-3
Well - not having taken the test before I can't say what may or may not have
been changed. There were core issues I had seen, but had never done before
so this definitely slowed me a bit. I did complete these successfully,
however. I can say that I don't think the test was all that difficult , but
that there are issues that are lab specific - I know these now, and I'm sure
they will appear exactly the same way next time, and I will know how to
handle these immediately, or at least how to schedule my time around them
(my only complaint really - the only way I would know about these was if
someone had told me, or I had taken the test and had time to think about it
later- I don't really feel this is an accurate measure of how well I can
handle the IOS). Another thing I had a problem with was sleeping the night
before- due in part to the time difference. So the next test will be in the
Eastern Time zone. Here's my advice:
1) remember that your network is not isolated, as it may have been in labs
you practiced
2) when you read through, in addition to spotting the issues, work out the
dependencies if possible (some topics are dependant on others, but it may
not apparent until later)
3) don't spend more than 15 minutes per topic - if you do, put in a static
route or what ever you have to do to allow the other dependant topic to
function - then come back later if you have time.
4) finish each topic completely - don't configure it, have 80% working, and
then move on because your running out of time on this one and figure you'll
come back later
5) don't assume Cisco won't mislead you
6) don't complain
-Jeff
Jeff Sapiro wrote:
> I didn't make it to day 2 in San Jose last week. A little frustrating
> because there was only about 5 points worth I didn't have a chance at
> using only the doc CD (which, by the way, DOES have some misleading
> errors on it that appeared on the exam)- I just didn't manage my time
> correctly. You only have about 20 minutes per item now. Some only take
> 5 minutes, but it's tough to solve a snag that isn't as obvious this
> quickly. The proctor was late 15 minutes and we were not given the time
> back at the end, which meant we had about 2 hours for the morning
> topics.. I read the lab first and documented well. Typed in the basics
> very fast. Got snagged once, twice, three times, then tried to work out
> the other stuff, but it was dependant on the item that wasn't working so
> I couldn't verify anything. When I finally got it working, it all
> started coming up, but I only had an hour left to verify that everyting
> else was working properly, which it wasn't.
>
> When I eventually get around to taking it again I think I'll do better,
> but I haven't seen day 2 yet - so this could be an ongoing project.
> First - I'm moving to California.
>
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