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INTRO and ICND or full CCNA?
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| geomax 2004-02-28, 2:25 pm |
| I've been hearing a lot of people saying that the CCNA is getting harder and
harder. My instructor at school says that the CCNA is now harder to pass
than the CCNP! Well, CCNP content is more advanced, but you need a higher
passing score on the CCNA...
Anyway, now that there are the INTRO and ICND exam are available, which
route to take? Full CCNA or the INTRO and ICND? Pro's and con's to each
path?
Thanks!
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| Richard Deal 2004-02-29, 1:24 pm |
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"geomax" <gw091@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:27ydnUlkYIGERd3dRVn-hw@comcast.com...
> I've been hearing a lot of people saying that the CCNA is getting harder
and
> harder. My instructor at school says that the CCNA is now harder to pass
> than the CCNP! Well, CCNP content is more advanced, but you need a higher
> passing score on the CCNA...
>
If you're instructor says that passing the CCNA is harder than the CCNP,
then he's an idiot and hasn't even seen the CCNP stuff. Try comparing BGP
and its configuration to anything in the CCNA and then tell me if you think
the CCNA is harder. Also, just look at the QoS section in switching with the
multitude of methods of prioritizing traffic, as well as trying to remember
how to configure each of these. It's obvious your instructor doesn't have
his CCNP.
I think one of the perceptions that people have about the Cisco exams is
that if the passing score is higher, it must be a more difficult test. What
I've come to realize from taking many Cisco exams, as well as many of my
students doing likewise, that the exams with the higher passing score
requirement are actually "easier" from a material stand point, and therefore
the necessity of having a higher passing score. However, the exams that
require a lower passing score have actually much more difficult material, or
material that many people would not be common with.
> Anyway, now that there are the INTRO and ICND exam are available, which
> route to take? Full CCNA or the INTRO and ICND? Pro's and con's to each
> path?
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Here's my recommendation, which is worth about 2 cents: if you're just
getting into networking or don't have that much experience, then I would
take the two-exam approach, which allows you to break up the material into
two, more easily digestable, sections. If you already have networking
experience, then save the money and do the one-exam approach.
> Thanks!
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Not a problem!
Cheers!
Richard Deal
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| smrkdown 2004-02-29, 9:32 pm |
| Not that I have any experience in the 640-801 arena yet but from what I've been seeing on several boards, the 640-801 is quite a bit more difficult than prior CCNA exams. I'm going to take 640-801 in favor of the two test approach since I'm an all or nothing kind of person. I also think that if I'd pass with the two-part approach, I wouldn't feel quite as proud of or content with myself as if I had passed the 640-801.
Add On:
It's only cheaper if you don't fail it multiple times. |
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