From: Gregory Gombas (ggombas@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Oct 19 2007 - 10:53:35 ART
Here's another silly question...
Should you do them in sequence or do the same one five times before
moving to the next?
For example, should I do lab 1 five times then move to lab 7 or do
1,7-11 once then repeat that sequence five times?
Thanks again,
Greg
On 10/18/07, Steve Schoeneman <steve@grimnotions.com> wrote:
> In the 12 day bootcamp, they recommended lab 1,7,8,9,10 & 11 from the
> version 4, volume 2 workbook.
>
> Steve
>
>
> On Oct 18, 2007, at 10:20 AM, Gregory Gombas wrote:
>
> 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)
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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)
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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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