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| Hello all,
I am scheduled to take the CCDA test next Tuesday...I am feeling a bit nervous as it seems like I am a hair's breath away from it and I am just getting to the Extra Case Studies chapter in the Cisco Press Book...I earned my CCNA back in September, and I breezed through the Cisco Press CCDA book at a leisurely pace over the past couple weeks...it seems that there is more style than substance here...the CCNA was soooo much more information...do the rest of you feel the same? am i missing something here?
Danny | |
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| I am scheduled to take the test the day before you, so I am also in the final preparation stage.
Having read three books, the Cisco Press book was the best at no-nonsense presentation of the information. At 300 pages (plus a chapter with case studies), it basically presents all you need to know.
The Syngress CCDA book was over 700 pages, and while it tended to stray from exam topics from time to time, there was definitely a lot of information.
Do not be deceived into thinking there is not a lot you will need to know. When reading case studies, you will have to know how to interpret certain statements to apply the correct technology. Also, OSPF, NLSP, EIGRP, SNA, and Appletalk (RTMP, AURP) seem to be covered a lot more than the brief mention in the CCNA. A few people have posted they were surprised at their low "Routing Protocols" score breakdown, after having gotten 100% on "Routing Protocls" on CCNA.
For me, I am going through each book twice, developing a strategy on how to outline the case studies, and making sure I know some of the key areas such as the steps in creating a prototype or pilot, the steps for the Design Document, etc.
Just trying to keep the surprises to a minimum. Good luck on your exam! =) | |
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| Well, don't worry about it.
This exam is not as hard, as CCNA. It was not for me at least.
I took the test last Saturday, and for the last 10 questions or so, I didn't even look at my case studies, I knew I’d pass. In my opinion Cisco should make this take a lot harder. More focused on equipment deployment decisions, on differences between types of hardware, i.e.
Some questions were so easy that I felt offended. I had just one question that made me reflect on it seriously. Honest. | |
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| Alf_Malmac,
I hope you are right! Usually I am well prepared for a test, so it does not seem hard, although I am sure it would appear tough if I hadn't put in the amount of preparation.
Of course, the ultimate goal it learn and apply the knowledge, even if it is not on the test. Learning just enough to pass the test is not satisfactory; attempting to learn all there is to know about the subject is my goal. The test just affirms I have done a good job doing that =)
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| Sure, if you don’t know your stuff, any exam will be very difficult.
In my opinion Cisco should reconsider the structure of the exam. More focused on hardware choice, differences in hardware configuration models, After all it is a design certification. At this stage, any CCNA with common sense, and limited knowledge about Cisco hardware, should pass this test without any problems. The length of the case studies is the only thing that will frustrate the student at this moment.
But I work with Cisco hardware, and probably that’s why this exam looks so trivial for me. And who knows, maybe I got the easiest questions from the pool.
Good luck. |
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