From: Gregory Gombas (ggombas@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Oct 18 2007 - 14:20:18 ART
Thanks again - I will certainly give this a try...
Can you recommend a good cross section?
On 10/18/07, Brian McGahan <bmcgahan@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:
> 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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