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70-063Windows 95考试建议（4） |
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Hello one and all: I am happy to say that I finally have something to contribute to the list (which I hope is worthwhile) after being just a "lurker"... I passed W95 on Friday (with a lot of lucky stars and a few horseshoes to boot, I think)... Coming from a non-computer background, on a shoestring budget that could ill afford the purchase of the *extra* resources, and no job that would give me that needed *hands on*, I'm still in shock, as I scored an 871! I could not have done it without the *sense of community* that this list affords everyone. THANK YOU SCOTT ARMSTRONG for making this list possible. The generosity of so many has been far reaching; to which, I am truly thankful! In particular, I extend my deepest and sincerest thanks to Chris Brown, Frank Turco, and Ed Cortis. Both Ed Erichson and Jason Johnson need to be mentioned; as well as Herb Martin, who always keeps everyone going with his ongoing contributions and clarifications. He answers the question(s) of one, but his answers help the many... Thank you one and all very much!! Your insights and directives definitely helped to point me in the right direction... I must take my hat off to all those who have delivered to this list comprehensive brain dumps... I can see now, having taken an exam, that that is not an easy feat to delineate particulars, after-the-fact. My brain was mush after all was said and done for me, and frankly up until now, I could not think of many specifics from my exam. (I'm sure Microsoft is smiling to know that)... I would like to share the insights that I have gained from the exam that I wished I had of known and/or heeded before the exam, that I hope will enlighten others gearing up to doing their FIRST exam, but are not quite there yet. I apologize in advance for: - any repetition I might have that others have already said in the past, - not being able to delineate many exact *questions* that I got on my test, - my verbosity in trying to outline things that I hope will give others more insight than I had myself, - my rather rudimentary mail system which does NOT have such features as TTF (true type fonts) and the ability to do such things as charts, etc. Since my post is soooooooooo long, here is an outline of the *titles* of what is to follow: 1) Exam logistics 2) Exam Philosophy 3) Brain Dumps, per se 4) Errors in Publications 5) Concepts-Questions that seem to come up time and again 6) Resources to use: (A Live-'n-Learn delineation of ORDER below:) 7) Links Now for my thoughts, be them what they may... feel free to refute or add to, especially those *veterans* at this MCSE game and the gurus, out there, who keep all of us others, going... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Exam logistics: Most know - but just to be sure - the exam is 70 questions, time limit: 90 min., passing grade: 714... How the exam is scored (which I found out afterwards): each question is worth 1 mark (that is why there are no *part* marks for questions with 2 and 3 answers). Once a tally of correct answers is counted out of 70, then a mark out of 1000 is calculated. I believe the reason for the mark out of 1000 is so that the mark would be able to incorporate what otherwise would have to be a decimal (ie. 71.4% vs 714). With simple mathematics your actual mark can easily be transferred back into a mark out of 70 (i.e. 871 for me - is 61/70 = .871428...) If you've never taken an exam, I suggest you take the little tutorial beforehand when you're about to sit down to do the exam. It doesn't take away from the 90 minutes you have for the exam. The content of the tutorial doesn't matter; (mine happened to be on space). But it's the layout of the exam windows and moving from one screen to another etc. that allows you to get comfortable with the environment. This gives you 15 minutes before the actual test to just take a few sighs (heavy ones, if needed) and to help you relax a little before you jump right in. To me, it was really important that I had no *surprises* re: the environment and how to get around that might have thrown my concentration off. The exam is not as intimidating as some of the practise demos. out there, because it told you whether to pick two or three answers, it also had a square with an (X) for more than one answer required, or a circle with a (.) for single answers. That aspect, you did not have to guess (which is in some of the demos.). It also gave you a list of all answers with marked and incomplete questions indicated, when you had completed the test; similar to the demos. This way you can go back to specific questions to review and/or complete them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Exam philosophy: Since there is a time limit, the way to approach writing the test is: answer each and every question as best you can with your first instinct as you go through them the first time, but mark any question where you were questioning your judgement. Then, when you have completed the test, go back to the marked questions for a second look with the time you have remaining. Answering the question the first time reading it assured that I had answered the question at least, just in case I would have ran out of time before getting back to the questions I was not sure of. Be sure to not rush through them the first time, however. (I know if I rush through anything, I always make silly errors on things I know the answers to). So I was wary to be methodical and logical as I concentrated on each question; at the same time, I did not doddle or stay very long on questions I was unsure of. The clock is up in the righthand corner of the screen which counts down the time you have left. Thus, keep an eye on it to pace yourself accordingly. On the practise demos. I always had about 20-30 minutes to check questions over, but on the final, I only had 15 minutes. So I was glad I had marked the ones I needed to look at a second time; and thus, I was able to quickly go back to them. I believe the Microsoft literature outlines the 12 categories that questions are chosen from, but just to be sure, here they are: Planning and Installation Architecture and Memory Customizing and Configuring Windows 95 Editing User and System Profiles Networking and Interoperability Managing Disk Resources and Utilities Managing Printers Running Applications Mobile Services Microsoft Exchange Plug and Play Troubleshooting Remember, the exam questions (I believe) were chosen at random (by a computer) from a poll of questions in the 12 categories. Therefore, it is possible for you to get a very similar question testing the same "concept" or related concept later on in your test that would help you with a previous question. What I found to be the most helpful with the questions was for me to quickly hone in on the "concept" that the question was trying to test and draw from my studying of that concept to be able to chose the answer, accordingly. In fact, I believe I had 2 sets of questions where two questions tested the same concept; (thus, the same answer) was the only correct answer. One was on EMF spooling, and the other DEFRAG.EXE. (My lucky stars were shining there). Remember there is no rhyme nor reason to the choices of questions that make up the test in each of the categories. It is all by random choice, done by a computer, who would not take into account that two questions are on the same concept, just different content; (unlike a person making up the test). If a person made up the test, he/she would make sure that no two questions tested the same concept within a category. Since I had questions that were basically the same (just different wording); which you may well get, as well, what I found to be the best for me when I came to a second question of the like, I had strength in my knowledge of the "concept" to know that the only answer (i.e. DEFRAG) was the same as another question. At the time, I reassured myself that a computer chose the questions, and not a human, and so I didn't talk myself out of chosing the same answer which one would logically do if one knew a *person* made up the test. An excellent discussion about the Microsoft psychology behind the exams is done by Wang Wei at his web site: www.ftq.com (among other juicy tidbits there). There is truth in the idea that: If a *testee* can get into the head of the *tester* than the *testing* of the *test* will be a piece of cake. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Brain Dumps per se: Like anything, it takes being burnt once before one becomes conscious of the danger... So too with the questions/answers that I accumulated from brain dumps in my prep. for this exam. Many people have stated that: - DO NOT USE THE BRAIN DUMP AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF STUDYING; - DO NOT USE THE QUESTIONS TO *ROTELY* LEARN; - MANY BRAIN DUMP ANSWERS ARE WRONG, USE THEM ONLY TO POINT TO CONCEPTS YOU YOURSELF SHOULD THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE TO AFFIRM THE BRAIN DUMP ANSWER, OR TO DISCREDIT IT WITH THAT WHICH IS CORRECT. However, I had to get *burnt* before I can now heed the above words that have been spoken by so many, in so many ways. Let me delineate through one of my test questions why I NOW believe wholeheartedly in the above... My question (which seems to have been on many people's test) was about the PCMCIA card (PC card, for short) and the *concept* of its removal. My question was worded such that the card was in its slot, *borrowed* by one who now wished to return it to its rightful owner. The question asked (something like): in order to avoid any error damage what should the person do: 1) log off the network 2) stop the PC card network adapter 3) disable the PC card sockets from Device Manager 4) do nothing - just remove the card A few brain dumps stated they had chosen, #4 - do nothing; a few others had stated #3 - disable sockets... I, not having experience with a PC card and not being able to actually get any *hands on* with such a card before the test - wondered about this question - so I went searching through my book resources (to no avail) and to those (*in the know*) who actually have jobs that use these cards. However, when I was asking those people, all I had at my access was only two of the answers #3 and#4 from the brain dumps I had - I did not know of #2, from other brain dumps - just because that one was forgotten, I guess. So when speaking to people who use these cards, I got an answer like, "you'll see the icon of the PC card on the task bar, and you click it. That causes a routine, methodical shut down to occur. However, (my sources said), that although this is not the std. procedure, I often just remove the card, without anything happening... but, that is what happens in real life, and not the std. procedure that should be followed." I was stumped on the test, because none of the answers *matched* what I had been told through brain dumps and other people in the field, and my question on the exam didn't state whether or not the PC card was *hot docked* or not (which didn't help either). What I went with was one of the brain dump answers (which I now believe BOTH are wrong) and what I should have extrapolated from what I was told from the person who was *my eyes* in the field, was that clicking the icon actually "stopped" the network adapter card itself; which was #2. Through this longwinded example, what I hope you get is: Don't take the answers from brain dumps as the *sure thing*, but use the "concepts" they present to hone in on the literature about that concept... What I found the most helpful (after reading and taking notes from the study guides and the New Riders text) was to *sophisticate* my knowledge of the subject by taking the *concept* from the brain dumps and focusing on the Resource Kit for that topic, for I found it to be the only publication that didn't have errors in it... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Errors in publications: Please correct me if I am wrong, for I am still very much a *newbie* to this MCSE pursuit... However, these are a couple of things I found in err in both the MS Study Guides and in the New Riders Text for those out there (like myself) who are just starting out and may not know these specifics yet: i) Study Guides: pg. 163-164 has an outline of the IRQ's - with Com Port 1 having IRQ 3, and Com Port 2 having IRQ 4... This is INCORRECT - it is the exact opposite: Com Port 1 - IRQ 4 Com Port 2 - IRQ 3 (It's easy to remember, because it's always *odd* com port with *even* IRQ, and vice versa - kinda like *magnets* attracting... same concept, sort of....) There is one other one that for the life of me, I can't remember, nor find the documentation on - I apologize - but be wary (everyone makes mistakes)... So just because literature comes straight from Microsoft and from it's own *Press*, doesn't mean that there are no errors in them. That is why it's a good idea to have more than one source of reference - if nothing else, as quality control... Ah haaaaa - found the concept in my documentation (I just don't have the page reference as to where the error lies in the study guide)!!!... The Study Guide: outlines "stack for applications is at Ring 0" "stack for operating system stuff is at Ring 3" This is INCORRECT - as stated on pg. 110 - Vol. 1 of the study guide: Ring 0 is for critical operating system stuff and, Ring 3 is for user, application stuff ii) New Riders: Re: EMF spooling - in the chapter on Troubleshooting... There is a multiple choice question in the review section of that chapt. (chapt. 12) page 510 that states: Choosing to return control after the first page is spooled ________ wait time. a) increases b) shortens c) doesn't change d) eliminates The New Rider's book says the answer is (b) - shortens... But, looking at the Resource Kit with reference to the *concept* this question is testing - that is, the specifics and benefits of the EMF spooling, you'll find: Chapt. 17 - Optimizing Printing: pg. 573 Step 3 of 3 in "defining spool settings for print performance": "Select Spool Print Jobs So Program Finishes Printing Faster, and then click one of the following: - Click Start Printing After Last Page is Spooled if you want to return-to- application-time to be faster... more disk space required,... increases total print time. The second rendering does not start until the entire file is written to the EMF file... - Click Start Printing After Page Is Spooled if you want the second rendering to take place simultaneously with the writing of the EMF file...reduces total print time and disk space required, but it increases the return-to-application time."* *MS Windows 95 Resource Kit - pg. 573 (Microsoft Press - 1995) ********* As you can see from the above quote from the Resource Kit, the New Rider answer is the exact opposite of what it should be - (I believe) the correct answer should be (a) from the question in the New Rider book... ******** I took the time with the above *concept* to point out an error, but also to give a case in point about using the resources, demo. tests, and brain dumps to hone in on the *concept* to be familiar with - rather than the actual exact question, in the exact wording you happen to see it from others (including myself). From the above example, what you should get is that the *concept* of EMF spooling *return-to-application time* is a major test item that seems to be tested on almost every test, and knowing all the particulars related to that concept, would put you in good standing for any type of question that touched on it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Concepts-Questions that seem to come up time and again: From the brain dumps I have seen and my own test, I believe these areas/concepts seem to be tested on each and every test: CONCEPT SPECIFIC QUESTION OR RELATED THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR a) nibble mode - The question on my test (like others) was: "What mode is required if a LPT1-device is PnP compatible? Compatibility mode? ISA.... mode? Nibble mode? Serial mode? *Just know that *nibble mode* (in the area of printers and PnP) relates to the fact that such a printer has bidirectional communication with the computer... that is the printer can initiate on its own and *tell* the computer that it is, for example, out of paper...(But remember, don't quote me - read about it for yourself... nibble mode pg. 596 - vol. 2 - study guides, and bidirectional communication pg. 769 - Resource Kit) b) Win16Mutex Concept: WINdow 16-bit application MUTually EXclusive flag that Win95 sets whenever a program calls for a piece of code that is *system* code that is 16-bit in nature. (16 bit system code is called *non re-entrant* code) because whenever a process uses this type of code no other process can use it. The *flag* prevents any other program from using the 16 bit system code (See pg. 666-667) Vol. 2 - Study Guide c) Effects of F-keys at Win95 boot F-8 = step-by-step confirmation of each device driver, etc., loaded at boot (**this is the one I had on my test.) F-6 - safemode with network F-5 - safemode F-4 - starting previous version of MS-DOS These four above are the most common ones tested... but, I'd suggest you look at all the F-keys in the Resource kit - just look up F-keys in the index at the back - they are all listed... d)MSPSRV.EXE Key concepts related: The application that gives Win95 the capability to be considered as a NETWARE Print Server. With this, a Win95 machine can despool print jobs e) Thunking Done by the KERNEL (a core component) - Thunking is basically transforming 16 bit code UP to 32 bit code or vice versa. Whichever is needed by the application at the time. Read all about it in the Resource KIT PG. 986 and pg. 339 f) Docking as it relates to PC card Know the differences between hot, warm and cold docking Vol. 1 - pg. 161-162 and PCMCIA card pg. 182 g) Enabling LFN (long filenames) in Netware Whatever the question in this area - just keep in mind that: LFN can only be enabled via the use of/installation of "OS/2 Namespace" h) Log Files *There will always be at least one question regarding The most important thing about these is that you can one of these: only *view* .TXT files - the .LOG file is binary BOOTLOG.TXT and is used by the system to recover from a system SETUPLOG.TXT crash... BOOTLOG.TXT used if problems at *boot*, DETLOG.TXT DETLOG.TXT used if problems/crashes during hardware DETCRASH.LOG detection, SETUPLOG.TXT used BEFORE hardware is MODEMLOG.TXT detected, NETLOG.TXT used with crashes during network NETLOG.TXT installation, MODEMLOG.TXT is a log file recorded when DUN is being used, as is PPPLOG.TXT (pg. 808 and 914 - **Know them cold** Resource Kit - for more *juicy* info. about them) i) Server Based Setup The key here is to use "NETSETUP" (NO SWITCHES with it) j) Know DUN k) Know Remote Admin. *(especially for Netware) Key things to know: Net Watcher (related to "sharing remote resources", System Monitor (related to "monitoring performance" checking for *bottlenecks* etc., Remote Registry Admin. (related to the use of System Policy Editor: POLEDIT.EXE and/or Registry Editor: REGEDIT), System Agent l) SCANDISK m) DEFRAG.EXE There will always be a question on at least one of these. So know them cold... triggering key concepts: ScanDisk: cross-linked files, lost clusters, fixing/repairing DEFRAG: optimizing speed of hard drive n) DriveSpace vs DriveSpace3 DriveSpace Compression max. (CVF - Compressed Volume file size max. is 512 MB) DriveSpace3 (max. size: 2 GB) o) User Profiles p) System Policies User profiles stored: NT server: in user's home directory *know these cold* Netware: in user's e-mail dir. System policies: (related to CONFIG.POL, .ADM templates and POLEDIT) q) Exchange, Mail It's really important to be able to "picture" what's postoffice and involved (steps) in setting these up and work with them... **HANDS - ON (is crucial here)... r) Briefcase remember: synchronization of files and whatever is last *updated* is what sends out to others. Thus, if 3 people have shared files and the last person *updates*, then all others will be updated other than the last person. Since files are *shared* the *shared* copy is what is updated... s) Networking Know Netware cold... know everything there is to know about "Client for Netware Networks" and "file and print sharing" t) Note: Be aware that (a question I had) when hooking up to a Netware server one has to have enabled: Client for Netware Networks and *Novell* Netware? Network software (which implies older Netware 3.x (NETX) and 4.x (VLM) drivers, etc.) and File and Print Sharing is NOT needed!! u) File and Print Sharing is required by the computer that you are connecting to, so that you will be able to see the shared resources (printer and/or files) on that remote computer or that computer on the network... If you want to have your resources *shared* on a network, you must enable File and Print sharing... v) Be wary of the *steps* of how to *customize and configure Win95* (ie. Microsoft Client for Netware (or Microsoft) Networks and file and print sharing are both enabled using the Control Panel then clicking Network Icon... Hands on is crucial here... look up your Network Icon, your Password Icon, your System Icon your Add/Remove Programs, your Display Icon, and your Add/Remove New Hardware Icon in the Control Panel (and play with them...) w) Know Point and Print with Novel Print Queues and remember that MS Client for Novel doesn't support NDS x) Know cold: Share level vs User level security y) Use NT server - user level security vs. Win95 when "security" is an issue (Win95 by default installs share level security) z) MS-DOS memory properties - Chapt. 17 Vol 2 Study Guides - know about Conventional memory, EMS, XMS, and DPMI I) Virtual Machines and address spaces and what happens with know everything there is to know here for applications hanging all Win16, Win32, and MS-DOS apps. or producing GPF's (general protection faults) II) Know TCP/IP, subnet mask, default gateway, DHCP, WINS, DNS Remember: DHCP - dynamically assigns an IP address WINS - resolves a domain name to an IP address (If WINS is not available LMHOSTS does the job) **On my test DNS - Domain Name Service - it's job is its name... TCP/IP Utilities: know what these are used for - Ping, WINIPCFG, TRACERT, Route, NETSTAT, etc. III) PnP - crucial components to know what they are for: bus enumerators, resource arbitrators, PnP BIOS, Configuration Manager, Hardware Tree IV) Registry know all the keys and what they are used for in relation to each other REGEDIT modifies, remotely can use POLEDIT as well. V) LFN - know specifics of their maximums (256 character max. 260 characters max with path, specific characters (ie. a comma cannot be used in a LFN), know how *aliases* are created to be able to pick the correct name from a list ** I had this on my exam, etc. VI) Ring 0 vs Ring 3 specifics - this one is always on! VII) Installation - Know Hardware and software requirements - Know specifics of the Installation Process (what happens at certain stages of setup) (ie. previous version of Windows files do not get modified until AFTER Win95 Installation is finished) - Know about Dual Booting with NT, DOS, and Troubleshooting (best to get further detail in Resource Kit to have ALL info. at your access) VIII) Processes and threads - crucial concept: a process has at least one thread executing at any one time *** had this one as well IX) Multitasking Preemptive know all related to Win16, Win32, and MS-DOS and Cooperative (Forget about the Multimedia chapter) ***Note: the list above, although somewhat lengthy - is not near the full comprehensive delineation of all concepts... Be safe to say.... these (I hope) help to point you in the right direction - BUT, the bottom line is ONLY YOU CAN DO YOUR HOMEWORK TO KNOW THIS STUFF... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Resources to use: (A Live-'n-Learn delineation of ORDER below:) As I have stated above, I knew next to nothing about the *inner workings* of Windows 95 before I began studying this stuff... Thus, I was (and still am) very much a *newbie* with all of this. But, managing a mark of 871 on the exam, I can safely say now (having gone through it all) that: going through the MS study guides from cover to cover - may not have been the best approach to take, first. In retrospect, as a brand new *newbie* to the *tech* world, I would have used my time and energy better had I done the following (parts A-D): A) FIRST, from the MS site (www.micosoft.com) downloaded (and/or printed) the Prep. Guide for 070-063 Implementing and Supporting Windows 95 which fully delineated all the concepts that were to be tested on in the exam B) read and made notes on the New Rider's Text - "MCSE Study Guide - Windows 95" AS THEY PERTAINED TO THE ABOVE CONCEPTS. I found this text to be the easiest to read and understand for someone new to this field. (Note: New Riders has TWO books out that are almost verbatum of one another in this area - one is a newer publication than the other. The newer publication had tear out sheets in the inside front cover of the text that specificially specifies all the concepts and where to find information about each one in that specific text. This publication "MCSE Training Guide: Windows 95" is a white, hard covered book. The other publication is soft covered and is navy blue in colour. It is the older one (about 6 months earlier) and does not include the *tear out sheets*. Much of these two texts are verbatum of the other. But, having both texts you will get a whole other barrage of multiple choice questions at the end of each chapter from both texts.) The older text titled: MCSE Study Guide: Windows 95 and Networking Essentials, also has another 1/2 of the book specifically dealing with Networking Essentials. Had I had this resource at my access before I read the study guides - (which tend to be more technical in detail), I may not have been so confused and overwhelmed at the beginning... It might (just might) have started out as being something *fun* as well as a challenge, instead of being an arduous chore that I felt it was with trying to first *weed* through the MIRE of the tech. jargon of the study guides. C) Then, AFTER the New Rider's text(s) I would have read the study guides to hone my *tech.* knowledge slant to the concepts already investigated... While reading/note taking from those guides, I would have appreciated and understood the exercises that they entailed. Since "a picture is worth a thousand words", I would have definitely done as many of the exercises in those guides as I could manage with one computer and no network. I would have done them as many times as I needed to not only *get a feel* for the ex. and its associated concept, but I would have *a picture* in my mind of the *steps* involved and what is actually seen on the screen related therein. D) Next, using brain dumps and practise questions and asking *those-in-the-know*, I would pinpoint the *concept* behind these extra resources and I would go to the Resource Kit to fill in all the *loop holes* in my knowledge base about those concepts - so to be firm in my mind about those types of questions and what the true, correct answers were. **Note: I found out the hard way with the Endeavor demo. practise test that if you have MS Office shortcut icons on your desk top - that demo won't run (or even install)... The Endeavor sees it as a TSR running in the background and it conflicts with the setup... so exiting out of (that is taking those icons off your desktop) will allow the Endeavor to load without a hitch... *********************** With all of this though - nothing beats *HANDS ON*!! Without that *picture* about how it works and what it looks like, without *playing* with what little I had - I would not have mastered enough in many of the areas to be able to be as successful as I was on the exam... Near to the end when I was still getting 30-40% in the area of MS Mail and MS Exchange on practise tests, I went so far as to set up a mock post office on my machine to be able to *invision* what it and Exchange Profiles actually looked like. Without this *hands on* I would not have been able to DOUBLE/TRIPLE my score in these areas on the final exam... [No wonder those in the field rarely have to study as long, or as hard to achieve the same or better than what I did]... (Don't get me wrong, I would like nothing better than to have a job in this area... for it sure would make this goal of acquiring MCSE certification a heck of a lot easier!!! However, I guess there is something to say about the cliche: you can achieve anything - if you put your mind to it!) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) Links: Ozzie Sutcliffe's posting (June 16/97) entitled "MCSE Information for newbies and a comment" in the mcse V1 #406 of that day is excellent for outlining MANY Internet links - for your viewing pleasure. Others I have found particularly useful include: Wang Wei's: www.cat.syr.edu/~ww/win95 Robert Schmidt's: www.bnla.baynet.de/bnla01/members/robsch19/ MCP-MCSE CRAM SESSION: www.iwaynet.net/~ryans/mcp-95.html Nicholas Chung's: http://shell.ihug.co.nz/~bulldogs/mcse Major links at: www.axxa.com/candidate/certcorner/mcpexams.htm good ones: http://www.mindspring.com/~mballard http://walden.mo.net/~rpraib/mcse.htm#Exams and of course the archives for this list (although it is so huge it is extremely slow - at least that is what I found): http://www.saluki.com:8081/~2 Then enter the message boards and there is a link there to the archives. These get updated on Monday or Tuesday each week. (as stated to me by Scott A.) I wonder how many of you have actually taken the time to *read* this monstrocity? If you have, I thank you... for it has taken me ALL day and practically ALL night to write it...I hope it helps at least someone out there... (it was the least I could do, for all the help I received while *lurking* in the background until I felt I had some kind of knowledge base to be able to contribute in some small way, herein)... In closing, I welcome any comments, suggestions, additions/deletions, that will further my knowledge herein... Also, Herb (should you have read this)... I believe "courage is drawn from knowledge"... It's on to Networking Essentials for me now... I have the study guides and the older New Rider's text at my access for this. Can anyone suggest any other resources that I should look into using, to best prepare for this one? Thanks again to one and all... it sure feels good to have that first major one under my belt. Bonnie Lloyd (fss_ont@soonet.ca) After all that I wrote, I forgot one other thought (topic #8) about: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) WHEN TO BOOK YOUR TEST: I had originally booked my exam for the Tuesday before I actually wrote... come the Monday (the day before my original test date) I felt I was *getting there* in terms of being on top of the concepts in prep. for the test; but, not quite there yet - So, I cancelled my Tues. test... (Note: You have up to 7:00 pm EST the day before, to cancel your test booking time without forfeiting your registration fee...If you were not aware of this rule.) By Wed. that same week, I felt I was definitely very close to being ready; and thus, rebooked my test for that Friday...(which was last Fri. Aug. 1) What the bottom line point here is, if you book a test date, but you really don't feel ready to write - chances are, you will not do that well - so (if you can), postpone your test until you feel you are "in your comfort zone" as another person stated to me. That way you'll have better odds of passing... Why give Bill Gates more than his fair share by you failing and throwing more money into HIS pocket?!... - This crime of failure, because you took the test when you really were not ready, is "one of the most avoidable" (kinda like the sayings for drinking and driving). What the beauty of these tests is that you can write them whenever YOU'RE ready - IT'S YOUR CHOICE... so choose wisely; choose to write when you've done your homework and you're in your "comfort zone". That way, you'll keep more of YOUR money in YOUR pocket (and not Billy's)! |
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