Re: My 1st attempt is Friday...

Hi Michael!

I have reported you to Cisco for asking about these questions!!!!!

:-)

They have been very open (no pun intended) about the rules surrounding
these questions. Here is a list of some key ones for you...

     * You must complete this portion of the exam before you start
the traditional configuration portion.
     * You have a total of 30 minutes to complete this section, you
may finish early if you like and immediately begin your configuration
section.
     * You will receive 4 questions via the computer and you must
provide short answers using the computer interface. The questions are
not oral in nature. Typical responses require 4 to 5 words at most.
     * Spelling and/or grammar does not count against you.
     * The questions are manually graded by a proctor. If you purchase
an exam re-read, they will re-grade your question responses.
     * You may not return to the short answer questions once you have
begun the configuration portion of the lab exam.
     * You will not receive a score when you complete this section,
but you must pass this portion to pass the CCIE. You will receive your
score in the open-ended section if you fail the exam. The score is
reported as 0% or 100% (pass or fail). You may only miss one question
in the section in order to pass.
     * Most students finish the 4 to 5 questions in approximately 12
minutes.
     * The configuration portion of the exam has been reduced to
accommodate this initial 30 minutes.
     * You still have a total of 8 hours that makeup the open-ended
questions and the configuration portion.
     * You may not access the DOC-CD to answer these questions.

I think that list answers your questions, but if you are concerned
about anything else - let us know!

Warmest Regards,

Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626, CCSI #23251
Senior CCIE Instructor

asequeira_at_internetworkexpert.com

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On Apr 16, 2009, at 12:17 PM, michael haynes wrote:

> I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to ask about the Core questions,
> but I'm
> also feeling very anxious about this section even though my lab
> isn't for
> awhile still. When this section was first announced, I was under the
> impression that the questions would be graded prior to allowing the
> candidate to sit the lab portion - if you potentially are writing an
> essay,
> what kind of delay does that give you between completing that
> section and
> getting the go-ahead to start the lab...
>
> And if it's all graded at the end of the 8 hours, that seems kind of
> cruel
> when you can fail all your marks by getting 2 core questions wrong.
>
> If anyone can elaborate without breaking NDA, I'd sure appreciate some
> insight.
>
> Michael
>
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Bryan Bartik
> <bbartik_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would not worry about being too brief. If the answer can be said
>> in 3 or
>> 4
>> words, than that's all you need. I am only mentioning this so you
>> don't
>> worry about having too short an answer. That being said, I don't
>> think it
>> would hurt to elaborate if possible.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Bryan Bartik
>> CCIE #23707, CCNP
>> Sr. Support Engineer - IPexpert, Inc.
>> URL: http://www.IPexpert.com <http://www.ipexpert.com/>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Jonny English <redkidneybeans_at_gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> good luck man. 1st attempt, just don't have any expectations and
>>> don't
>> put
>>> too much pressure on yourself.
>>>
>>> you will be fine.....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Chris Kleban <Chris.Kleban_at_citrix.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wish me luck.
>>>>
>>>> I'm more nervous about the 30 minute open ended questions then
>>>> the lab
>>>> work....
>>>>
>>>> Chris Kleban
>>>>
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