From: Diment, Andrew (Andrew.Diment@qwest.com)
Date: Thu Jan 20 2005 - 19:03:52 GMT-3
1) Depends on the test. I thought I was way behind at lunch time, but I finished about 1 hour after lunch.
2) I was done a couple hours early and I did find mistakes and corrected them.
3) Absolutely not! Write down quick little note if you need to.
4) Yes, if you don't know something and it has no bearing on anything else skip it and go back later. You can miss 20 points and still pass. :)
People tend to make this a lot harder than it needs to be. There is off the wall stuff but the solution is usually right in front of you. If you think "that can't be the solution, it's too easy" then you probably have the correct solution. Cisco is testing your knowledge on numerous subjects, they're not looking for the nastiest and hairiest config possible.
Andy
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-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
Anthony Sequeira
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 3:04 PM
To: Cisco certification
Subject: Time, Time, Time, It's NOT On My Side!
A definite factor in the failing of my first lab attempt - was -
without a doubt - time.
I could confirm that I was getting all points in the sections that I
was completing, but I could tell that many of them were taking too
long.
One idiotic mistake that I had made in my initial preparations was
that I never took a practice lab in an eight-hour timed fashion - so I
never realized just how slow I go when configuring the gear. I also
did not realize the sheer mental stamina you need to sit there and
rack your brain for eight hours straight!
I have since purchased the (superb) InternetworkExpert WB and I am
using it against their rental racks in a timed environment. Sure
enough - I seem to be getting faster.
But I do have some questions for the group on this subject of time....
1) I have heard that with the one-day lab format - a great benchmark
that you are doing OK is that you are done with all Layer 2 and with
all IGP business by the halfway point. Does everyone agree with this
benchmark estimate?
2) I have also heard that to pass the lab - you should actually be
done at least one hour early! This allows you time to check all your
work. Is this true???? I hope not . . .because I get a sense that I
will never be that fast.
3) I have been trained by several multi-CCIE's that I need to
re-diagram almost everything in order to configure things correctly
and efficiently. Again - does everyone agree . . . .this certainly
takes time off the clock.
4) Finally - does everyone agree that you SKIP a task that you do not
know how to do right off if you realize that it will not impact other
tasks?
Thanks for reading this long post - I hope you feel I have not wasted
your TIME!
Thanks also to everyone in this incredible list - I will NEVER
unsubscribe and will forever lurk - until I get smarter that is.
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