Are you sure you are not talking about the CID. :-)
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From: Cthulu, CCIE Candidate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 8:39 AM
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Subject: Passed the written... again
Hi, all
I took and passed the CCIE written exam again yesterday. I found out last
week that I had to retake it in order to schedule my lab; the previous exam
I took "expired" due to the time elapse.
I did not study, so I can not recommend any reference materials, etc. I
will say that since I have been studying for the lab, rather than the
written, that helped a little.
About the exam itself, and without violating the NDA, it sucked. Cisco,
if you are reading this, elimination through obscurity is not something to
brag about. Sure, I could test and fail an auto mechanic by asking him
obscure questions about buggy whips, but that does not test the true worth
of the auto mechanic.
Some of the questions are awful, loaded with subjective phrases and
ambiguous syntax and grammer. There were a few good questions that
addressed the technology of what we do. It seemed to me that you were often
put in a situation where you have to pick the answer that sucked the least.
To give you an idea, pretending that this was a math exam, some of the
questions looked like this:
1. How many sides are contained in a left-handed square?
A. 4 sides if there are 2 triangles present
B. None, a circle has 4 sides.
C. A right handed square has 4 sides.
D. All of the above.
2. Chuck bought 5 bananas at the supermarket. Priscilla bought 2 apples.
Howard robbed Pamela the cashier. How much did Chuck pay for the apples?
A. The bananas were 1 dollar a pound.
B. False, the apples were really peaches.
C. Howards got 5-10, with time off for good behavior.
D. The log lady likes apples too.
I am exaggerating slightly, but not by much. Just as important as knowing
the stuff, is the ability to decipher the questions and answers, and to get
inside the minds of the test writers (you be Clarice, the test writer is
Hannibal).
Anyways, that is all I got to say about that. Good luck to all!
Charles
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