Re: IE - "CCIE Routing & Switching Core Knowledge Simulation"

Thanks a great news Wayne....

On 4/1/09, Wayne Lawson <wlawson_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
> Brian -
>
> Hello - Hope all is well. That's a great point below (and you
> actually save me the hassle of explaining the same thing when our free
> quizzer comes out - next week).
>
> Hey, BTW - Where's Brian Dennis been? It appears that he's
> "vanished" - hope all is well with him too! Take care.
>
> Regards,
>
> Wayne A. Lawson II - CCIE #5244
> President & Founder - IPexpert, Inc.
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> On Apr 1, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Brian McGahan <bmcgahan_at_internetworkexpert.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Also one other note on the grading engine. Since the questions are
>> "open ended", the only way to do automated grading is through string
>> matching. E.g. if the answer to a question is supposed to be "no
>> auto-summary" and you answer "disable auto-summary" or "turn off auto
>> summarization", it will be technically marked incorrect. You don't
>> need
>> to worry about this in the actual exam because the questions are
>> manually graded by the proctors, and spelling/grammar aren't taken
>> into
>> account. As long as you use the review feature of the core knowledge
>> sim engine and see why your answer was marked incorrect, you may find
>> that many of your answers were not wrong, just different.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/Security)
>> bmcgahan_at_internetworkexpert.com <mailto:bmcgahan_at_internetworkexpert.com
>> >
>>
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>>
>> Naveen Gupta wrote:
>>> Thanks Brian and et al, much better than the previous ghost version.
>>>
>>> Comments from the GS are welcome and have IE folks look into this.
>>> And I hope in coming weeks and months they will get this product
>>> even better than their acclaimed IE Workbooks :)
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 4/1/09, Brian McGahan <bmcgahan_at_internetworkexpert.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Brian McGahan <bmcgahan_at_internetworkexpert.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: IE - "CCIE Routing & Switching Core Knowledge
>>>> Simulation" Questions
>>>> To: "Naveen Gupta" <naveengupta_1998_at_yahoo.com>
>>>> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>>>> Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 9:49 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Naveen,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your constructive
>>>> feedback. Based on this and other
>>>> similar requests we have been updating the product as
>>>> follows:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - It does not provide any explanation of the answer or link
>>>> to CCO doc
>>>> explaining why?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The questions now provide a "More Info" link
>>>> after you submit or skip
>>>> the question that links to further reading on the subject.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - Also, there are some 200+ questions but you have to
>>>> answer to all and
>>>> press submit button to review the answers. This is
>>>> frustruating as
>>>> what if I want to look at the answer to some question.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The answer now appears directly after you submit or skip
>>>> the question.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - It does not allow me to go back to where I stopped.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At the bottom of the testing interface you should see a
>>>> slider bar.
>>>> This will allow you to move wherever you like in the
>>>> question database.
>>>> Just note the question you stopped on and you can return to
>>>> that place
>>>> in the database at a later point.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A new sample with the updated changes is located here:
>>>> http://classroom.internetworkexpert.com/p25677095/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Good luck in your preparation!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/Security)
>>>>
>>>> bmcgahan_at_internetworkexpert.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Naveen Gupta wrote:
>>>>
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> Most of you must have received mail from Internetwork
>>>> Expert regarding "CCIE Routing & Switching Core
>>>> Knowledge Simulation" software for $99 (if you buy till
>>>> March 31st). In April the the cost will go up to $199. So, I
>>>> took a chance and bought the simulation software.
>>>>
>>>> I just want to comment:
>>>> - It does not provide any explanation of the answer or link
>>>> to CCO doc explaining why?. Anyone can write 1000+ questions
>>>> like this and start selling. I did not expect this from IE
>>>> folks.
>>>> - Also, there are some 200+ questions but you have to
>>>> answer to all and press submit button to review the answers.
>>>> This is frustruating as what if I want to look at the
>>>> answer to some question.
>>>> - It does not allow me to go back to where I stopped.
>>>>
>>>> I would still say that if you are preparing seriously for
>>>> your CCIE then the open ended questions should not bother
>>>> you too much. But, with the panic about CCIE open ended
>>>> questions most vendors simulation software are not upto the
>>>> mark.
>>>>
>>>> Just my .2cents
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Naveen
>>>>
>>>>
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