From: Brian McGahan (bmcgahan@internetworkexpert.com)
Date: Thu Oct 18 2007 - 13:52:25 ART
Greg,
The fact is that there are only so many variations of a specific
technology that you can be tested on. How many variations are there of
hub-and-spoke Frame Relay? of EtherChannel? of Routing Authentication? etc.
By doing a cross section of labs with repetition the goal is not to memorize
the answers or topology, but to have the configurations become second
nature. Although once you discover certain problems you may remember them
the next time round, i.e. routing loops, certain config variations, etc.,
most candidates we have found that they highly benefit from this
methodology.
HTH,
Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/Security)
bmcgahan@internetworkexpert.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Gregory Gombas
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:32 AM
> To: Brian Dennis
> Cc: Ananth Vk; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Lab Query
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> Big IE fan here...but wouldn't doing the same labs over and over again
> just get you used to a certain topology, so when you come across a new
> topology in the lab it makes it harder to adapt?
>
> Looking forward to your top five picks though...
>
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
> On 10/18/07, Brian Dennis <bdennis@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:
> > If I personally was going to take a test and I saw a lot of people
> saying
> > they used a certain "method" to prepare that enabled them to pass the
> > first time around I surely would at least look into using that "method".
> > Of course we know that not all methods work for all people so I may take
> > this certain method and modify it to fit my learning style.
> >
> > As a side note a new highly successful approach that we (Internetwork
> > Expert) are recommending to certain candidates is taking only 5 or 6
> full
> > scale labs but doing them 4 or 5 times each. Then during the last week
> or
> > two before the real lab taking 2 or 3 additional full scale labs and
> doing
> > them once or twice each. This approach should get you to the point
> where
> > you can do any of the 5 or 6 labs within 4 hours and be able to complete
> > the additional 2 or 3 labs within 5 to 5.5 hours. You would be amazed
> at
> > the amount you can learn by doing a lab more than once. Plus one of the
> > big benefits with this approach is that you gain speed and accuracy
> > (accuracy = correct configuration the first time around) which is
> > important in passing the lab.
> >
> > Brian Dennis, CCIE4 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP)
> > bdennis@internetworkexpert.com
> >
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> >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > Subject: Lab Query
> > Date: Wed, October 17, 2007 19:03
> > From: "Ananth Vk" <ananth.vk@tcs.com>
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > There are a lot of practice labs available for the lab from different
> > > vendors..
> > > Lets say i have practiced 10 labs that are complex & say im
> > confident,then
> > > how to determine if my 11th one has to be the real lab / another
> practice
> > > lab
> > >
> > > Whats the main take away with the practice labs ?
> > > Is it the practice in number of practice labs/ complexity in topology/
> > > types of questions asked ?
> > > Cos i sometimes read that a person passed lab in first attempt &
> he
> > read
> > > books + a specific vendor material....
> > > Then whats the differentiator in the real lab that puts many people
> down
> > > though they had many workbooks to practice with them ?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Ananth
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