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Nothing a man or info page couldn't give me in a live environment. But I'm not really complaining about what's on the test, I'm more just pointing out to anybody else planning to take it to not expect a typical CompTIA test. It's the LPI test with a CompTIA logo on top.
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Aug 31, 2016 18:36
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Sefal posted:I just failed the mcse 70-413 exam with a score of 653. I've got the MS Exam Ref book for the 413 - what were you using to prep if I might ask?
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Aug 31, 2016 19:02
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Judge Schnoopy posted:Nothing a man or info page couldn't give me in a live environment. But I'm not really complaining about what's on the test, I'm more just pointing out to anybody else planning to take it to not expect a typical CompTIA test. It's the LPI test with a CompTIA logo on top. This is why the Red Hat exams are so much better. You should know the often-used flags by heart, but that will come with experience. If you don't know them off the top of your head, the Red Hat exams would totally allow you to pull up a man page or a --help flag.
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Aug 31, 2016 22:36
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The Microsoft exams would be so much better, and could potentially be made even tougher without being unfair if they gave you a powershell prompt with all the help files.
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Sep 1, 2016 00:09
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Sprechensiesexy posted:Just failed my JNCIS-ENT. loving BGP and STP kicked my rear end. There we go, passed. Also a perfect moment to  Next up, probably the revised CCNA since JNCIP self study materials are rather hard to come by.
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Sep 1, 2016 09:00
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MJP posted:I've got the MS Exam Ref book for the 413 - what were you using to prep if I might ask? I've been using this: http://www.icttrainingen.nl/Microsoft/Training-MCSE-Server-Infrastructure-Examens-70-413-en-70-414.html. It's an online elearning portal. My boss gave me access to it. Edit: How do you guys deal with nervousness just before the exam? I always start to feel a bit light headed, my fingers are vibrating, I can't sit still. Sefal fucked around with this message at 09:35 on Sep 1, 2016 |
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Sep 1, 2016 09:20
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Sefal posted:I've been using this: http://www.icttrainingen.nl/Microsoft/Training-MCSE-Server-Infrastructure-Examens-70-413-en-70-414.html. If exams make you nervous, you should take practice exams and try to make them as real as possible. Clear out distractions, time them, consider them the real examine. The goal is to get used to the nervous feeling so you get past it quickly. Test taking can be a skill by itself, regardless of the material. Most tests are timed so they are sprints rather than marathons, so you need to practice getting over the initial hump so you don't waste a few moments calming yourself. Another thing would be to do some practice runs of sitting down like you are starting a test, feel yourself getting nervous, and take some deep breaths. If needed, have some sort of calming ritual, but do it before time starts.
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Sep 1, 2016 13:49
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I like to lightweight exercises to get my blood running a little bit faster, helps calm the nervous energy. Usually walk back and forth through the parking lot or hallways, stretch my arms and legs a bit, maybe a couple squats if nobody else is in the waiting area. This also helps make the testing chair more comfortable for the hour you're sitting there so it's not a distraction.
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Sep 1, 2016 15:00
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Sefal posted:
I live about 20 minutes from the exam location. 20 minutes of walking is great to clear the mind.
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Sep 1, 2016 15:55
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Sorry if this doesn't totally relate to IT certs but looked around and can't find anything to ask. Anyone have their PMP or are attempting it?
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Sep 1, 2016 17:45
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Colostomy Bag posted:Sorry if this doesn't totally relate to IT certs but looked around and can't find anything to ask. I got mine a few months ago
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Sep 1, 2016 20:21
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vyst posted:I got mine a few months ago Nice. Working on mine now. I have a ton of questions. Big one is how did you fill out the work experience? Did you use keywords or just explain past projects? And of course, did you get audited?
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Sep 1, 2016 20:38
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Colostomy Bag posted:Nice. Working on mine now. I have a ton of questions. I just explained past projects and filled the hours. I didn't get audited though.
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Sep 1, 2016 20:44
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Passed 640-916. gently caress I am glad to be done with this!!!!!
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Sep 1, 2016 20:46
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vyst posted:I just explained past projects and filled the hours. I didn't get audited though. Thanks, About how many projects did you list? Hell, I have non-overlapping projects that consumed 1,000 hours of my time easily. Yet I have a bunch of 200 hour ones as well scattered around. Guess what I'm asking, I could put down 5-6 projects that would meet the hour requirement easily but am not sure that would cut it or would look funny.
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Sep 1, 2016 20:58
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Colostomy Bag posted:Thanks, I worked with a couple of people who didn't have anywhere near the requirements. They both lied, one got audited, both now have their PMP.
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Sep 1, 2016 21:53
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Fudge posted:I worked with a couple of people who didn't have anywhere near the requirements. They both lied, one got audited, both now have their PMP. Thanks, I'm sure I'm over thinking it. Edit: How many projects does one list? 5, 6, 10...etc.? Colostomy Bag fucked around with this message at 22:43 on Sep 1, 2016 |
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Sep 1, 2016 22:19
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MrBigglesworth posted:Passed 640-916. gently caress I am glad to be done with this!!!!! CONGRATS 
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Sep 1, 2016 23:47
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Colostomy Bag posted:Thanks, I'm sure I'm over thinking it. As many as it takes to put you over the hours requirement. It's really not a big deal. And you don't get audited based on your application. You get audited out of random chance. Don't assume if you get audited you hosed up, your number just got picked.
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Sep 2, 2016 01:41
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vyst posted:As many as it takes to put you over the hours requirement. It's really not a big deal. And you don't get audited based on your application. You get audited out of random chance. Don't assume if you get audited you hosed up, your number just got picked. Well I'm not going to gently caress up with that...I'll have all my i's and t's crossed and dotted. Hopefully if you don't mind once I get "accepted" after my application process you won't mind answering further questions. As for the 70-413, did I misread that in regards to marking answers and not being able going back to them? Colostomy Bag fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Sep 2, 2016 |
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Sep 2, 2016 03:18
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Thx for the tips on calming my nervesColostomy Bag posted:Well I'm not going to gently caress up with that...I'll have all my i's and t's crossed and dotted. Hopefully if you don't mind once I get "accepted" after my application process you won't mind answering further questions. You couldn't go back to questions about case studies after you answered them, and you couldn't go back after answering yes/no questions. The rest was fine.
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Sep 2, 2016 03:59
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Sefal posted:Thx for the tips on calming my nerves Geesus. I'm catching up. Old school MSCE when the tests were adaptive and a joke (sorry if that hurt and they diluted the drat thing)...back in the 3.51/4.0/2K days. But studying five different things now and these tests are on the radar.
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Sep 2, 2016 04:12
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Sefal posted:Thx for the tips on calming my nerves Sorry to be pedantic, are the MSCE different from MCSA tests in this regard?
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Sep 2, 2016 04:14
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Colostomy Bag posted:Sorry to be pedantic, are the MSCE different from MCSA tests in this regard? When I took the MCSA exams earlies this year. I could go back and review every question.
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Sep 2, 2016 04:17
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Sefal posted:When I took the MCSA exams earlies this year. I could go back and review every question. Thank you sir. If you have any oddball questions bounce them off me. I've seen weird poo poo. Appreciate the feedback. Sounds like they aren't playing around. A good thing...got to work for it.
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Sep 2, 2016 04:20
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It's one thing I love about Cisco tests, the questions are short and to the point and generally you can easily spot the out right wrong answers to eliminate. Compared to the rear end that is MS tests that I have taken. One thing though on todays test. In one question the word switch was misspelled. In another choice in the same question there was both bad grammar and the omission of a word or two that would have completed a sentence. Wtf is with that?
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Sep 2, 2016 05:32
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MrBigglesworth posted:It's one thing I love about Cisco tests, the questions are short and to the point and generally you can easily spot the out right wrong answers to eliminate. Compared to the rear end that is MS tests that I have taken. One thing though on todays test. In one question the word switch was misspelled. In another choice in the same question there was both bad grammar and the omission of a word or two that would have completed a sentence. Wtf is with that? lovely editors. Did you submit comments forward those questions?
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Sep 2, 2016 12:46
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I hate the trivia questions that you could look up in two seconds in real life. And the terrible editing and questions developed by non English speakers.
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Sep 2, 2016 12:53
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Ashley Madison posted:lovely editors. Did you submit comments forward those questions? Oh gently caress yes. One on the actual question and one on the survey at the end. I let them loving have it.
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Sep 2, 2016 12:57
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Bigass Moth posted:I hate the trivia questions that you could look up in two seconds in real life. And the terrible editing and questions developed by non English speakers. My biggest issue are those answers while all technically correct, there is a "best one".
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Sep 2, 2016 14:09
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CCNA DC 640-911 scheduled next week Tuesday. Been studying like mad. Wish me luck!
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Sep 2, 2016 18:25
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I've been taking the 70-414 course this week.. I kinda like what Hyper-V has become now. I haven't messed with it since 2008R2, but 2012R2 with VMM isn't bad.
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Sep 2, 2016 19:07
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The thing that irks me is that they could make the practical cert tests infinitely easier and more effective if they were all sim-based because ideally they want certifications to translate real world experience. The counter argument is well people could just testdump the steps to solve each simulation. Well if they test dumped the steps they'd be doing real world simulations anyway so "Ok". I, as a manager, don't give a gently caress how you did the job you did- just that you did it and followed process. "I googled how to do it" sounds just as good as "well back in 2013 i studied 8 weeks to cram poo poo in from this dry textbook and here we are".
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Sep 2, 2016 19:38
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Langolas posted:CCNA DC 640-911 scheduled next week Tuesday. Been studying like mad. Wish me luck! Be sure you read about boot options and image management on start up. The book does NOT talk about those.
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Sep 2, 2016 19:43
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MrBigglesworth posted:Be sure you read about boot options and image management on start up. The book does NOT talk about those. Yep, got all those items y'all shared with me earlier and made quizlet flash cards with them. Also got the licensing and hardware items like "How many Unified ports does model XYZ support?" Figured I'd go all out in memorizing those. On the sidenote, my IPV6 studying really clicked this time compared to my cram for CCNAR+S 3 years ago
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Sep 2, 2016 21:31
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vyst posted:The thing that irks me is that they could make the practical cert tests infinitely easier and more effective if they were all sim-based because ideally they want certifications to translate real world experience. The counter argument is well people could just testdump the steps to solve each simulation. Well if they test dumped the steps they'd be doing real world simulations anyway so "Ok". I, as a manager, don't give a gently caress how you did the job you did- just that you did it and followed process. "I googled how to do it" sounds just as good as "well back in 2013 i studied 8 weeks to cram poo poo in from this dry textbook and here we are". I took the Google Apps Admin test earlier this year after we switched to it and it was awesome. They just dump you into a temporary Google Apps domain, give you a set of documents for how they want it configured and then you have an amount of time to do it in. That being said it was the easiest thing I've ever done. I was way overprepared and finished in less than 15 minutes. Anybody in this thread could probably go take it with no experience and pass it. Most of the actual Google Apps issues I've run into in the real world weren't covered on the test.
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Sep 2, 2016 21:38
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Langolas posted:Yep, got all those items y'all shared with me earlier and made quizlet flash cards with them. Also got the licensing and hardware items like "How many Unified ports does model XYZ support?" Good luck man! Succeed where we failed (to pass on the first try).
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Sep 2, 2016 21:43
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Ashley Madison posted:Good luck man! Succeed where we failed (to pass on the first try). Thanks! Hopefully I can learn from the bullshit you all went through so I don't have to waste an extra $250  . Had to pay for this out of pocket til I pass then work will pay me back
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Langolas posted:Thanks! Hopefully I can learn from the bullshit you all went through so I don't have to waste an extra $250 I'm in the same boat, except Canadian paying USD 
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