I took the new switching beta this weekend (I'll find out if I passed sometime in the future). Since I passed the old version, I figured I'm qualified to make a comparison.
The old exam was ridiculously heavy with type-in-the-command type questions - a pure memorization-fest. The new one is much more theory and how technology works. I also noticed a bunch of things covered that I would have thought belonged on the routing exam, but maybe they're trying to spread things around a bit more. I had one fairly easy simulation question. You had to configure like four simple things, which means issuing several commands; but the help function worked, so you could hash things out pretty easily. I always wonder about whether your suppose to save your configuration as part of the exercise; hopefully I don't get marked down for doing that! Here are some acronyms you should know: MST, VRRP, RSTP, SPAN, CoS, HSRP, AVVID and VLAN Tunneling. I would also make sure you understand how ACLs and the VLAN equivalent work (VLAN filtering maybe, I don't remember what it's called). It didn't seem that hard, but I'll find out in a few months. Anybody else take it? The WB Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70225&t=70225 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
