Re: Core Knowledge - Don't mis-interpret this

Awesome post Darby.

I just wanted to point out that it is perfectly reasonable for Cisco
to expect us to know certain RFC numbers for the Core Knowledge
Section as well as the configuration section of the exam. A perfect
example is RFC 1918.

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Test your Core Knowledge today!
Q: Which OSPF network type sends updates to multiple neighbors as
multicast, and does not require that a DR/BDR election occurs?
A: point-to-multipoint
More Info: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/iproute/configuration/guide/irp_ospf_cfg.html#wp1054239

On Apr 22, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Darby Weaver wrote:

> Guys we are taking this much too literal.
>
> I don't think one person has reported having to cite an RFC in a
> Cisco
> Open-Ended Question.
>
> Not a single one.
>
>
> What I have heard is that we, as CCIE candidates, are being asked to
> be able
> to explain the technology for about 4-5 questions and given about 30
> minutes
> to do it in (or less).
>
> Now given that in most Cisco Exams a test-taken is expected to
> answer about
> 1 question in about 1 - 1.5 minutes per question, this is pretty
> generous.
>
> Given that the lab is about 480 minutes and there might be about...
> +/-
> 40-60 tasks or about 8-12 minutes per given task... this might not
> seem as
> generous. Of course my numbers are estimates and by no means
> indicates any
> sort of breach of confidentiality. :) Just a guess based on anyone's
> labs...
>
> So to be clear:
>
> 1. The Open-Ended Questions scared the hell out of the people
> wanting to
> take a free ride down CCIE-Lane...
>
> 2. The Open-Ended Questions made real CCIE Candidates a lot more
> wary and a
> lot more likely to be a lot moer formidable at any given job
> interview or as
> a lead on any given project. Hidden beneifts...
>
> 3. The Open-Ended Questions are usually described as fair for the
> most part
> (Anyone seen the Poly-Labs from InternetworkExpert yet... might be
> one of
> the best preps available for this kind of "lateral thinking").
>
> 4. Overall the value and sanctity of the CCIE Program was at stake.
> This
> program brings it home. Some people who might have passed might
> have to
> make an extra trip and a lot of people who should not be taking the
> trip in
> the first place will probably never get their digits in the first
> place.
> Wanton gunmen probably will never pass the lab under these conditions.
>
> 5. What's wrong with knowing the technology a little deeper? Isn't
> the "E"
> in CCIE for Expert?
>
>
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