From: David Luu (wicked01@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Jun 16 2002 - 17:27:27 GMT-3
the ccie lab is 25% configuration and 75% interpretation
At 08:06 PM 6/16/2002 +0000, Anthony Pace wrote:
>I have the same problem interpreting the "lab questions". Many times
>the best solution is not the correct one and it becomes important to
>adhere to the "letter of the law" not the "spirit of the law" when
>interpreting questions. This goes for the practice tests as well. One
>thing I will do next time is "neatly write several options down" and
>show them to the proctor. Others have said this is helpfull. I did not
>avail myself of this when I took the test. Instead I chose to "stew in
>my own juices' and waste alot of time speculating about all the
>possible combinations of things which they "might" be looking for.
>
>Anthony PAce
>
>
>
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>On Sun, 16 Jun 2002 00:14:11 +0000, "Wes Stevens"
><ccie_miami@hotmail.com> said:
> > My first attempt was friday. I did not pass. Time was not that big of
> > an
> > issue. I was done with an hour left to check things. Everything seemed
> > to
> > work and I felt that I had at least followed the rules. But they must
> > have
> > not of liked my solutions. The interesting thing is that the parts that
> > seemed the easist were where I did the worst. The part that kicked my
> > butt I
> > did well in. I think part is that I got over confident on the easy
> > parts and
> > did not pay enough attention to them. But part is also the ability to
> > interpret what they want for a solution. I don't feel experience is a
> > big
> > help here. I have been doing networking for many years and have never
> > seen
> > anything like what they put in front of me in the real world. I did
> > give
> > them a solution that worked and was technically sound - but that for
> > sure
> > was not enough. I have talked to several people that suggest a boot
> > camp -
> > many of them are designed to build up your skills in interpreting the
> > lab.
> > But I am on my own on this - no help from my company. I would really
> > rather
> > not have to pay for a bootcamp.
> >
> > So my question is what do you do - what do study and how do you study
> > to
> > build up these skills.
> >
> >
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