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| cassie 2002-03-11, 2:46 am |
| ... which of these YOU think is the top worry about Microsoft certification exams? | |
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| Microsoft is king of stupid exam questions. If you are an experienced sys admin, you need to forget everything you learn on the job and answer according to microsoft material.
If its about cert exams in general, I would say the unknown format. Knowing if there is drag/drop, fill in etc are very helpful when exam so you can commit some info to recall rather than simple recognition. | |
| OmnipotentOne 2002-03-11, 3:14 am |
| well this was in the general forum, and no one specified ms, but I guess thats what your siting right now.. I'm currently taking CNAP, (cisco) and we have a test everyday, not that big of a deal, but it is a portion of our passing grade, the biggest thing that gets me is the wording of the questions, have had 5 tests so far, and about 3 wrong answers.. all due to wording. on big exams though the biggest thing that hits me is when you see stuff that you didn't read about and you start to panic. | |
| cassie 2002-03-11, 4:03 am |
| Omnipotent one, I apologise!
Please read "Test Vendor" or something instead of Microsoft.
That was remiss of me.
Cassie | |
| chodan 2002-03-11, 7:00 am |
| I have been studying for CID
I found out recently that they change the objectives somewhat since I signed up for the test.
I hope I have the knowledge to pass anyway,
we`ll see. | |
| PotatoHead 2002-03-11, 8:19 am |
| I can't remember anything so I'll have to go with bad memorization. | |
| jombeewoof 2002-03-11, 8:52 am |
| I'd have to agree with spud.
I can hardly remember my name sometimes, and trying to memorize tables and all that crap is the only real hang up I have. Luckily I've passed both certs I went for the first time (A+ with a kind of shabby score, and I blew Net+ away) | |
| Teck Shark 2002-03-11, 9:29 am |
| I like to think that knowledge of the material, hands-on experience, and just being calm is the best way to approach tests. Being calm will help with settling nerves & prevent other distractions. I like to work out, play a game on the good old Playstation 2, or some other activity where I can't think about the test, an hour or 2 before I go in to sit the exam. My wife prefers stretching or yoga!  I usually feel more than ready for a test, and I feel with the experience I have that I should be able to pass. But what gets me is the way Microsoft words those tricky exam questions. I usually always know the answer, but on every question you may know the answer, but by the way they word it you guess wrong. That's my biggest problem, I read too much into every question. Every question my be a trick question!  | |
| Nicole 2002-03-11, 10:28 am |
| Silly memorization of inane and obscure miscellanea. | |
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| jombeewoof 2002-03-11, 1:14 pm |
| doesn't it suck how much 1 little number can screw you up | |
| RichardJW 2002-03-12, 10:32 am |
| I find there's no particular reason to be nervous about a MS exam. You have nothing much to lose and certainly something to gain. They do not deliberately throw you off track with the question's wording, but some questions are made deliberately long to consume time.
If you do get nervous to the point that this will affect your result then I sympathise but ways should be found to try and control this. To be slightly nervous is probably healthy. | |
| cassie 2002-03-13, 8:05 am |
| Hi RichardJW,
I also agree that it is good if you're slightly nervous when you take an exam.
The "fight or flight" reaction happens if you release a huge amount of adrenalin into the blood stream in which case you probably panic and mess up.
But a small amount of adrenalin release heightens the acuteness of the senses without making you want to do a runner!
If you're completely laid back about it you probably don't function at your maximum possible effectiveness.
Cassie | |
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| Drummer 2002-03-13, 9:24 am |
| Frank's story reminded me of my last testing experience. It was the week of 9/11 and I had my test scheduled for Friday of that week. I get to the testing center and there are firetrucks, police, and loads of people outside. Turns out that there was a bomb threat called in to a neighboring building. I had to cool my heels outside while waiting for the all clear. Then I got to the testing center before all the employees so I had to wait outside the door. I took the test right away and passed so it was all good.
It could have been worse. There was a guy who was in the middle of a test when they told him they had to evacuate the building. After we got back, he went back in and finished his test. They told him he could have another one for free but he said he was fine and just finished it. |
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