Final month - exam prep

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I'm almost at the end of my CCNA course with the open uni, and am starting to think about the certification exams (I'm going the two exam route)

What are the best resources out there for revision / final polish before attempting the certifications? should I go with the official Cisco press CCENT book or are there better resources out there?

Particularly interested in practice exams, especially getting used to the Simlet type questions, there seems little preparation for these in the Cisco Academy materials, the end of Semester exams are all multiple choice!

TIA

Mat

 

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Hi MadMat,

If you are interested in practice exams than then Cisco Press Book comes with Boson's ICND1 exam included. Thus, killing two birds with one stone. If I remember rightly, the Boson test exam came with 6 sim type tests.

Other materials:

For lab practice: http://www.configureterminal.com - They also have good resources for ICND1/CCNA


Good luck
Crazy Horse

 

You are correct. And, as an added bonus, if you have trouble, you can have a direct audience with the guy who wrote most of the content - me!

Thanks for the props, Crazy Horse!

 

I guess it's the Cisco book then

Mat

 

Oh wait - I didn't read Crazy Horse's post carefully enough. One MAJOR point of clarification...

...the Cisco Press book does NOT come with Boson's ICND1 exam. Although their exam uses Boson's exam engine, the content itself wasn't written by Boson - it was written by Cisco Press's authors. If you want Boson's CCNA product (which has 6 exams - the CCENT product has only 3 exams), you have to purchase it from Boson's website.

Bottom line is: "If you bought it in a book, it ain't Boson."

 

Ah - I didn't realise it wasn't Boson's actual content included in the practice exam supplied in the press book. Thanks for clarifying that!

 

Yeah, most people don't know... we're aiming to fix that. ;)

 

Good Luck in advance. I've obtained my CCNA just before christmas, part-time evening course. I've used Cisco official books, CBT nuggets, and Packet Tracer. I've also taken the two exams route, but found CCENT difficult than CCNA. Did pass both exam first attempt, some of my class member had to retake CCENT. All I can advise for the exam is be quick! The clock will tick fast. First exam I had 3 minutes to spare, and the second exam I had 8 minutes to spare. Unfortunately you cannot go back to review your questions. And I've missed a few questions.

 

DONT BE TOO QUICK THOUGH!!!!