A group of us are studying for the N+ exam and we got in a discussion
about some of the 'current' material. We are all using the Sybex manual.
For the DoD/NSA Security class certifications, which I would assume
would change as OSs apply to be certified ( Win2k for example is in the
evaluation phase
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...ch/secureev.asp),
will those changes be reflected on the test. THe same goes for
encryption, whereas the Sybex book says 40-bit encryption is as high as
can be exported, it seems that 128 bit encryption can now be exported
(except to embargoed countries
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie...bit/default.asp)
Would you have to keep current and check or can you depend on material
like that to be stable until the next test revision?
The other question we had was on fairly subjective matter like how often
one should update their virus definition files and how often one should
change passwords. The sybex manual recommends once a month. In
practice, you could get hammered if you updated only once a month. I
don't recall any sort of provision for emergency updating for a virus
outbreak either. What guidelines does the Comptia folks use to come up
with a baseline to ask subjective questions like that and is it
something that is likely to be on the exam?

Finally, the Sybex manual contains many questions that are a paragraph
of information that then ask if a Primary result was accomplished, was a
secondary result accomplished, or were all results accomplished. After
some quality time in Barnes and Noble browsing through the other Net+
study material, I didn't see nearly the amount of these type questions.
All this to ask, which study manual has questions worded most like the
actual test questions. Those paragraph long questions give me fits, am
I likely to see those types on the test.

SOrry so much at one time, thanks in advance
Pete

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"Pete" <olcrazypete@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> A group of us are studying for the N+ exam and we got in a discussion
> about some of the 'current' material. We are all using the Sybex manual.
> For the DoD/NSA Security class certifications, which I would assume
> would change as OSs apply to be certified ( Win2k for example is in the
> evaluation phase
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...chnet/security/
prodtech/secureev.asp),
> will those changes be reflected on the test.

Most IT exams don't include time-dependant information that is subject to
change.

>THe same goes for encryption, whereas the Sybex book says 40-bit encryption
is as high as
> can be exported, it seems that 128 bit encryption can now be exported
> (except to embargoed countries
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie...bit/default.asp
)
> Would you have to keep current and check or can you depend on material
> like that to be stable until the next test revision?

See above response and you are correct in that it will be updated in the
next exam revision if present and justified.

> The other question we had was on fairly subjective matter like how often
> one should update their virus definition files and how often one should
> change passwords. The sybex manual recommends once a month. In
> practice, you could get hammered if you updated only once a month. I
> don't recall any sort of provision for emergency updating for a virus
> outbreak either. What guidelines does the Comptia folks use to come up
> with a baseline to ask subjective questions like that and is it
> something that is likely to be on the exam?

Once per week is the policy in most environments.

> Finally, the Sybex manual contains many questions that are a paragraph
> of information that then ask if a Primary result was accomplished, was a
> secondary result accomplished, or were all results accomplished. After
> some quality time in Barnes and Noble browsing through the other Net+
> study material, I didn't see nearly the amount of these type questions.
> All this to ask, which study manual has questions worded most like the
> actual test questions. Those paragraph long questions give me fits, am
> I likely to see those types on the test.

Most IT exams due include longer question types and some have the scenarios
to which you refer with primary and secondary or even tritiary goal
requirements. Only a user is going to give you a one-liner of "I haven't
changed anything."

> SOrry so much at one time, thanks in advance
> Pete

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Thanks Andy.
P

Andy Barkl wrote:
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> "Pete" <olcrazypete@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:3D1BCEDD.8010508@bellsouth.net...
>
>>A group of us are studying for the N+ exam and we got in a discussion
>>about some of the 'current' material. We are all using the Sybex manual.
>>For the DoD/NSA Security class certifications, which I would assume
>>would change as OSs apply to be certified ( Win2k for example is in the
>>evaluation phase
>>
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...chnet/security/
> prodtech/secureev.asp),
>
>>will those changes be reflected on the test.
>
>
> Most IT exams don't include time-dependant information that is subject to
> change.
>
>
>>THe same goes for encryption, whereas the Sybex book says 40-bit encryption
>
> is as high as
>
>>can be exported, it seems that 128 bit encryption can now be exported
>>(except to embargoed countries
>>
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie...bit/default.asp
> )
>
>>Would you have to keep current and check or can you depend on material
>>like that to be stable until the next test revision?
>
>
> See above response and you are correct in that it will be updated in the
> next exam revision if present and justified.
>
>
>>The other question we had was on fairly subjective matter like how often
>>one should update their virus definition files and how often one should
>>change passwords. The sybex manual recommends once a month. In
>>practice, you could get hammered if you updated only once a month. I
>>don't recall any sort of provision for emergency updating for a virus
>>outbreak either. What guidelines does the Comptia folks use to come up
>>with a baseline to ask subjective questions like that and is it
>>something that is likely to be on the exam?
>
>
> Once per week is the policy in most environments.
>
>
>>Finally, the Sybex manual contains many questions that are a paragraph
>>of information that then ask if a Primary result was accomplished, was a
>>secondary result accomplished, or were all results accomplished. After
>>some quality time in Barnes and Noble browsing through the other Net+
>>study material, I didn't see nearly the amount of these type questions.
>> All this to ask, which study manual has questions worded most like the
>>actual test questions. Those paragraph long questions give me fits, am
>>I likely to see those types on the test.
>
>
> Most IT exams due include longer question types and some have the scenarios
> to which you refer with primary and secondary or even tritiary goal
> requirements. Only a user is going to give you a one-liner of "I haven't
> changed anything."
>
>
>>SOrry so much at one time, thanks in advance
>>Pete
>
>
> Discount CompTIA and Microsoft exam vouchers
> Prometric- http://vouchers.wetrainit.com
> VUE- http://vuevouchers.wetrainit.com
>
>

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