Cisco CCNA tips |
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Here are some tips to follow for the CCNA test:
- Relax before exam: In order to avoid last minute stress,
make sure that you arrive 10 to 15 minutes early and relax before exam.
- Familiarize yourself with exam: Before taking the CCNA
exam, you are given an option of to familiarize yourself with the way
the exam is carried out (the exam interface). You must make sure to
take advantage of this.
- Time Management Tips:
- Manage Time Spent On Each Question: The duration for
the exam is 90 minutes. You must determine how much time you will spend
on each question. While determining this take into consideration that
simulations take more time to answer. Also keep in mind that some other
questions are weighed more heavily and may take more time to answer
(e.g. difficult subnetting problems).
- Be Sure Of Exam Interface: Clear your doubts, in case
if you have any, regarding the rules for the CCNA exam or using the
testing computer/software with the supervisor after he sets up your
machine and before you start the exam. Remember that the exam is timed
and you may loose your valuable test time for such questions, which you
could have asked earlier.
- Jot Down Important Points Before Exam: Before you
start the exam, ask for scratch paper and jot down points that you may
require to recall when taking your exam. This is always allowed and
proves to be very helpful while taking the exam. These may include:
- OSI Model layers
- Access lists
- Important tables such as powers of 2 (2^1 = 2; 2^2 =
4…2^8 = 256)
- Class A,B,C address range and properties e.g.
Class A: Denoted by network.host.host.host; first octet is between 1 to
126;
- Important formulae such as 2^x-2 gives the number of
hosts per subnet where x is the number of "off" bits in the subnet mask
- Binary to decimal conversion table & tips
- All Answers Are Final: Remember that you cannot return to
a question once you have answered it. So, be very careful while
answering to the questions and don't rush as it might cost you valuable
marks.
- Don't Panic. There Is No Negative Marking: Although the
exam software does not allow you to review questions you've answered,
there is no negative marks for a wrong answer. The CCNA exam does not
penalize you for wrong answer, so never leave any question unanswered.
If you are not able to find out the correct answers to some questions,
eliminate the possible answers that cannot be correct and narrow down
your guess.
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