N+ Exam

Hey guys

Jsut failed my N+ exam :(

Damm questions are tricky ...

Scored 480 / 900 ...

How different is the 2004 book VS the 2007 exam?

Any tips ?

Its the way they word the questions....you have to really read it through and not assume you know what they are asking.

Although I havent taken the Network + exam.....The old Novell and MS Certs were very much like that...trying to trick you with the wording of the question.

Better luck next time

Is there not trial exams you can practice with??

MLF

Yeah there are :)

I was told to download CBT n+ nuggets. 15 hours of video apparently.

Comptia exams are really difficult ...

Really...

http://www.techexams.net/forums/profile.php

has sample exams.....

Looks like basic networking.

MLF

Hey Cider, that's some news that I didn't want to hear! I plan doing N+ in a couple of months and am also doing CCNA. Maybe I ought to postpone N+.

You know...I just did a sample questions on the website

http://certification.comptia.org/res...tice_test.aspx

and got all 10 questions right.....and I havent studied for this stuff in over 10 years when doing my Novell cert...which btw had a networking basics...which this test appears to be similar to

From what i have heard...the cisco testing is more difficult .

MLF

Comp TIA is a set of 100 questions to be completed in 90 minutes

or it WAS when I did [and got :p Security+]
the trick is to know the subject, because you haven't time to think it through

it's a simple single line question, and 4 /5 answers
you have 40 seconds to read / digest and answer

AND if you MISS a question

you fail :eek:

so you HAVE to recheck it too
as it is better to answer all questions with guesses in places

and Ignat~
don't put it off
you will need N+ before you get to CCNA

I am supposed to do N+ soon
but it is a finance thing for me at the moment
price is £200 per in UK
and a fail means NO resit for 30 days


CBT nuggets are good
I have the CCNA ones
just remember that if you ARE intending to 'do' CCNA soon, it NOW covers IPv6 :eek:

Personally I would study for CCNA. It is cheaper to sit than a Comptia exam and it means a lot more to an employer.

If you study your ass of for CCNA you will also have more than enough knowledge to pass the N+, if you want to spend that much on an exam.. so if after studying you don't feel confident enough to pass CCNA, you can always try N+ instead.

(CCNA can also be broken down into two different parts too and two exams to increase your chance of passing - both exams together still come in cheaper than a single N+ exam...)

I run live video tutorials over at the TAZ Zone (link in signature) for CCNA and N+ amongst a whole load of other subjects related to Pen testing - pop along for one that covers areas you are weak in if you like.

Hey there

The problem is my work paid for it ... :(

I was so sure I was going to make it.

My colleague tells me that you need like 80% for the MS exams to pass? Is this true ?

Thanks.

Yeap...something like that.

Dont know anymore...havent gotten a cert in 11 years ...

Maybe I should brush up.

Trust Nokia...he knows whats hes talking about.....

even though he doesnt know how to drive ;)


MLF

Aye, CCNA is WAY better than N+
BUT
if, as I was / am, you are a complete noob at networking, then N+ has its place, but it is expensive for what is, classed as a 'basic intro cert'

and MS certs require a pass of 700
it is NOT a %, as 100% is not 1000. best pass in the course I was on was a 981, and on the score card it gives a bar graph effect of the questions by type, so you know where you were strongest, and his was not full across all bars by any means, a LOT more black bar than I got though :(

there is some wierd and wonderful algorythm running in the background as you test, and it will load some questions more than others dependant on the various checks built into it

and the exam itself was a strange experience, each question is piped in from MS direct, as you answer one question, so th enext one is brought over, it is NOT stored on the site, and everyone in the room got SIMILAR questions, NOT the same ones, not even in the same ratio [system / network / security etc]

Mr Fox is right... with the MS testing the questions vary and are similar...but not the same questions are used ...novell used the same stategy ...I guess to prevent users from memorizing answers



Out of 13 of us only 3 passed both tests...first round...

they are not easy....and you really have to know the lingo ...and pay attention to the trick questions

Novell was actually a harder test...IMHO

MLF

Tough luck Cider ... I'm planning to write Security+ next month. There's a lot to learn and I've heard that the questions are pretty ambiguous. Anyway, better luck next time.

I took Security+ after 8 hours training at The Training Camp [now FireBrand Training]
the 5 answers have two that are pants, and two that are in the zone, but just one correct, no ambiguity in there at all, you just need to knuckle down and BELIEVE in yourself

but th eMS questions were the best because EVERY answer seems to work, so you have to REALLY read the question

and some of them came down to feckin punctuation :eek:
learn to be able to take in a LOT of data pertaining to the ficticious domains too
and be thankful they keep to the same couple of domains too
even had a question about the merging of the two domains
[W2K3 MCSE]
but do the exam
if you pass, get online for bragging rights
if you fail, get online and start re-sitting the practice exams again

but DO them

foxy:

Thanks for the info foxy :-D. This is my first certification & I'm pretty nervous about it. I'm basically a Java EE programmer planning to get into the infosec industry (with this cert hopefully). I guess I'd need at least 50 hours of learning before i take the exam, considering the fact that I'm pretty green in this area. I'm learning for the exam myself, so i really don't much hands on access to the plethora of technologies needed for the exam. Anyway, keeping my fingers crossed ...

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Originally Posted by PacketThirst

I'm learning for the exam myself, so i really don't much hands on access to the plethora of technologies needed for the exam.

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Couldn't you approach some local companies and ask if they could support your attending as a volunteer for experience, say half a day each week? That's what I did for my A+ and I'm doing the same now for my networking exams. It's turned out to be a good way for me to "play" with hardware and software.

Ignatius:

Thats a very good advice and I've already tried doing that a few years ago while in college. Sadly, companies at my place don't entertain that :-P.

good book for Security+ exam

SYBEX Security+
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Security%2B-...2598105&sr=1-1

I was reading the Syngress one. Its a pretty good book with really up to date stuff. Anyway, Sybex is in my list now :-)

I got both N+ and Security + from sybex exams ... Good books though.