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| al koz 2002-11-05, 6:24 am |
| Hi,
Here's my situation. I work for a company who wants all of their
field service techs to get Net + certified, even though we have
nothing to do with networks. We had to get A+ certs about 2 years ago
and I used the Mike Meyers book to study for it. I picked up the Mike
Meyers book for Net plus since the A+ book was so good. So my
question is how long do you think it would take to study for the test
keeping in mind that job has nothing to do with PC's or networks. I
have no experience at all and will learn everything from scratch.
Thanks,
Al
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| SilverSurfer 2002-11-05, 9:24 am |
| Two to three months, 2-3 hours per night. Use Transcender to test yourself
approximately 3 weeks before the actual exam.
If you A+ and experience, the Network+ should not be that difficult.
"al koz" <akozols@icdc.com> wrote in message
news:3dc7a8bd.9267634@news.icdc.com...
> Hi,
>
> Here's my situation. I work for a company who wants all of their
> field service techs to get Net + certified, even though we have
> nothing to do with networks. We had to get A+ certs about 2 years ago
> and I used the Mike Meyers book to study for it. I picked up the Mike
> Meyers book for Net plus since the A+ book was so good. So my
> question is how long do you think it would take to study for the test
> keeping in mind that job has nothing to do with PC's or networks. I
> have no experience at all and will learn everything from scratch.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Al
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| Sarah of Certz.com 2002-11-05, 11:24 am |
| On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 11:22:26 GMT, akozols@icdc.com (al koz) wrote:
>Hi,
>
> Here's my situation. I work for a company who wants all of their
>field service techs to get Net + certified, even though we have
>nothing to do with networks. We had to get A+ certs about 2 years ago
>and I used the Mike Meyers book to study for it. I picked up the Mike
>Meyers book for Net plus since the A+ book was so good. So my
>question is how long do you think it would take to study for the test
>keeping in mind that job has nothing to do with PC's or networks. I
>have no experience at all and will learn everything from scratch.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Al
If already A+, then about 2 months should be more than sufficient, the
pass score is very low, around 50% (1100(est max) - 100(start score) =
500/1000)
Sarah
http://www.certz.com
IT Certification Routes website
(www.walsoft.net network service)
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| Sarah of Certz.com 2002-11-05, 11:24 am |
| On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 16:48:35 +0000, Sarah of Certz.com
<admin@no-usenet-emails.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 11:22:26 GMT, akozols@icdc.com (al koz) wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>> Here's my situation. I work for a company who wants all of their
>>field service techs to get Net + certified, even though we have
>>nothing to do with networks. We had to get A+ certs about 2 years ago
>>and I used the Mike Meyers book to study for it. I picked up the Mike
>>Meyers book for Net plus since the A+ book was so good. So my
>>question is how long do you think it would take to study for the test
>>keeping in mind that job has nothing to do with PC's or networks. I
>>have no experience at all and will learn everything from scratch.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Al
>
>If already A+, then about 2 months should be more than sufficient, the
>pass score is very low, around 50% (1100(est max) - 100(start score) =
>500/1000)
Sorry I gave the A+ scoring , doh !
Sarah
http://www.certz.com
IT Certification Routes website
(www.walsoft.net network service)
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| Tessier 2002-11-05, 11:24 am |
| Hey,
The Net+ exam is marked 100-900 with a passing score of 646 making the
passing score somewhere in the neighborhood of 72%.
I suggest studying as long as you see fit ... make sure you can answer
questions based on the CompTia guidelines on their site. I know some people
who studied no more than 2 weeks and passed and then have seen others need
months of studying to scrape by.
Pat
A+,Net+
"Sarah of Certz.com" <admin@no-usenet-emails.com> wrote in message
news:gstfsuct4mai0iqcuch93g7go
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> On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 16:48:35 +0000, Sarah of Certz.com
> <admin@no-usenet-emails.com> wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 11:22:26 GMT, akozols@icdc.com (al koz) wrote:
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >> Here's my situation. I work for a company who wants all of their
> >>field service techs to get Net + certified, even though we have
> >>nothing to do with networks. We had to get A+ certs about 2 years ago
> >>and I used the Mike Meyers book to study for it. I picked up the Mike
> >>Meyers book for Net plus since the A+ book was so good. So my
> >>question is how long do you think it would take to study for the test
> >>keeping in mind that job has nothing to do with PC's or networks. I
> >>have no experience at all and will learn everything from scratch.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Al
> >
> >If already A+, then about 2 months should be more than sufficient, the
> >pass score is very low, around 50% (1100(est max) - 100(start score) =
> >500/1000)
>
> Sorry I gave the A+ scoring , doh !
>
>
> Sarah
> http://www.certz.com
> IT Certification Routes website
> (www.walsoft.net network service)
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| Barry Watzman 2002-11-05, 1:24 pm |
| I'm not sure, if you have "NO experience at all", if you can easily do
this without some actual hands-on in addition to the book. The book can
be covered in 2-6 weeks, depending on how you do it.
al koz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's my situation. I work for a company who wants all of their
> field service techs to get Net + certified, even though we have
> nothing to do with networks. We had to get A+ certs about 2 years ago
> and I used the Mike Meyers book to study for it. I picked up the Mike
> Meyers book for Net plus since the A+ book was so good. So my
> question is how long do you think it would take to study for the test
> keeping in mind that job has nothing to do with PC's or networks. I
> have no experience at all and will learn everything from scratch.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Al
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| Russ S 2002-11-05, 2:24 pm |
| Hey Al
With no previous networking experience I passed the exam after 2 1/2 weeks
using Mikes Net+ book and the Learnkey CBTs. I would equate that to about
80 hours study. I think the CBTs were great, but could be dispensed with if
you could get hands on experience somewhere.
--
RussS
A+, Net+, MCP W2k
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| Tom MacIntyre 2002-11-05, 3:24 pm |
| On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:02:49 -0500, "Tessier"
<onestopdepot@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>Hey,
>
>The Net+ exam is marked 100-900 with a passing score of 646 making the
>passing score somewhere in the neighborhood of 72%.
A quibble...about 68%. 546/800...
>
>I suggest studying as long as you see fit ... make sure you can answer
>questions based on the CompTia guidelines on their site. I know some people
>who studied no more than 2 weeks and passed and then have seen others need
>months of studying to scrape by.
Good advice.
Tom
>
>Pat
>A+,Net+
>
>"Sarah of Certz.com" <admin@no-usenet-emails.com> wrote in message
> news:gstfsuct4mai0iqcuch93g7go
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>> On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 16:48:35 +0000, Sarah of Certz.com
>> <admin@no-usenet-emails.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 11:22:26 GMT, akozols@icdc.com (al koz) wrote:
>> >
>> >>Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Here's my situation. I work for a company who wants all of their
>> >>field service techs to get Net + certified, even though we have
>> >>nothing to do with networks. We had to get A+ certs about 2 years ago
>> >>and I used the Mike Meyers book to study for it. I picked up the Mike
>> >>Meyers book for Net plus since the A+ book was so good. So my
>> >>question is how long do you think it would take to study for the test
>> >>keeping in mind that job has nothing to do with PC's or networks. I
>> >>have no experience at all and will learn everything from scratch.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Al
>> >
>> >If already A+, then about 2 months should be more than sufficient, the
>> >pass score is very low, around 50% (1100(est max) - 100(start score) =
>> >500/1000)
>>
>> Sorry I gave the A+ scoring , doh !
>>
>>
>> Sarah
>> http://www.certz.com
>> IT Certification Routes website
>> (www.walsoft.net network service)
>
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| Tessier 2002-11-05, 7:24 pm |
| Hey Tom,
Not a quibble per se ... this is off the Comptia Net+ FAQ and what was on my
test last week.
What is the minimum score required to pass the Network+ exam?
The Network+ exam is graded on a scale of 100 - 900. 646 is the minimum
passing score.
Pat
A+,Net+
"Tom MacIntyre" <tom__macintyre@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:tuegsu88i76ri5fo2cd9khfln
hmbuda476@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:02:49 -0500, "Tessier"
> <onestopdepot@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> >Hey,
> >
> >The Net+ exam is marked 100-900 with a passing score of 646 making the
> >passing score somewhere in the neighborhood of 72%.
>
> A quibble...about 68%. 546/800...
>
> >
> >I suggest studying as long as you see fit ... make sure you can answer
> >questions based on the CompTia guidelines on their site. I know some
people
> >who studied no more than 2 weeks and passed and then have seen others
need
> >months of studying to scrape by.
>
> Good advice.
>
> Tom
>
> >
> >Pat
> >A+,Net+
> >
> >"Sarah of Certz.com" <admin@no-usenet-emails.com> wrote in message
> > news:gstfsuct4mai0iqcuch93g7go
61fhbjft3@4ax.com...
> >> On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 16:48:35 +0000, Sarah of Certz.com
> >> <admin@no-usenet-emails.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 11:22:26 GMT, akozols@icdc.com (al koz) wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> Here's my situation. I work for a company who wants all of their
> >> >>field service techs to get Net + certified, even though we have
> >> >>nothing to do with networks. We had to get A+ certs about 2 years
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> >> >>and I used the Mike Meyers book to study for it. I picked up the[/color]
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> >> >>Meyers book for Net plus since the A+ book was so good. So my
> >> >>question is how long do you think it would take to study for the test
> >> >>keeping in mind that job has nothing to do with PC's or networks. I
> >> >>have no experience at all and will learn everything from scratch.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> Al
> >> >
> >> >If already A+, then about 2 months should be more than sufficient, the
> >> >pass score is very low, around 50% (1100(est max) - 100(start score) =
> >> >500/1000)
> >>
> >> Sorry I gave the A+ scoring , doh !
> >>
> >>
> >> Sarah
> >> http://www.certz.com
> >> IT Certification Routes website
> >> (www.walsoft.net network service)
> >
>[/color]
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| Tom MacIntyre 2002-11-05, 9:24 pm |
| On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 19:32:49 -0500, "Tessier"
<onestopdepot@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>Hey Tom,
>
>Not a quibble per se ... this is off the Comptia Net+ FAQ and what was on my
>test last week.
>
>What is the minimum score required to pass the Network+ exam?
>The Network+ exam is graded on a scale of 100 - 900. 646 is the minimum
>passing score.
>
>Pat
>A+,Net+
Right, and 100 is the bottom and 900 the top, so the passing
percentage is (646-100)/(900-100)...unless my brain is still letting
me down here. Rough year... :-)
Tom
>"Tom MacIntyre" <tom__macintyre@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:tuegsu88i76ri5fo2cd9khfln
hmbuda476@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:02:49 -0500, "Tessier"
>> <onestopdepot@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>> >Hey,
>> >
>> >The Net+ exam is marked 100-900 with a passing score of 646 making the
>> >passing score somewhere in the neighborhood of 72%.
>>
>> A quibble...about 68%. 546/800...
>>
>> >
>> >I suggest studying as long as you see fit ... make sure you can answer
>> >questions based on the CompTia guidelines on their site. I know some
> people
>> >who studied no more than 2 weeks and passed and then have seen others
> need
>> >months of studying to scrape by.
>>
>> Good advice.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> >
>> >Pat
>> >A+,Net+
>> >
>> >"Sarah of Certz.com" <admin@no-usenet-emails.com> wrote in message
>> > news:gstfsuct4mai0iqcuch93g7go
61fhbjft3@4ax.com...
>> >> On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 16:48:35 +0000, Sarah of Certz.com
>> >> <admin@no-usenet-emails.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 11:22:26 GMT, akozols@icdc.com (al koz) wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Here's my situation. I work for a company who wants all of their
>> >> >>field service techs to get Net + certified, even though we have
>> >> >>nothing to do with networks. We had to get A+ certs about 2 years
> ago
>> >> >>and I used the Mike Meyers book to study for it. I picked up the
> Mike
>> >> >>Meyers book for Net plus since the A+ book was so good. So my
>> >> >>question is how long do you think it would take to study for the test
>> >> >>keeping in mind that job has nothing to do with PC's or networks. I
>> >> >>have no experience at all and will learn everything from scratch.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Al
>> >> >
>> >> >If already A+, then about 2 months should be more than sufficient, the
>> >> >pass score is very low, around 50% (1100(est max) - 100(start score) =
>> >> >500/1000)
>> >>
>> >> Sorry I gave the A+ scoring , doh !
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Sarah
>> >> http://www.certz.com
>> >> IT Certification Routes website
>> >> (www.walsoft.net network service)
>> >
>>
>
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| al koz 2002-11-05, 10:24 pm |
| Thanks everyone,
I'll hit the book and post my results.
Thanks,
Al.
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