thanks David!! it's a very good insight, and it really helps as I will take
it on Dec 14.
""David Steele"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Just completed the CID Beta. Naturally I am not certain if I passed, as I
> have to wait for about 10 weeks, however I am pretty confident. I walked
out
> of the beta exams in January and Febuary for some CCNP stuff feeling
pretty
> despondant but eventually passed those exams, so I think that this one
will
> come through OK.
>
> Hard facts, for those of you who treasure them:
> 184 questions
> 180 minutes
> no marking questions and going back later
> I finished it in about 100 minutes.
>
> I studied using the Sybex text for CID 3.0 and Boson's first test set. I
> only had time to do the questions from the text to highlight the areas
that
> I was lacking in, then spot reading those areas. I also only had time to
> complete two of the four test sets from Boson, but I still think I got my
> money's worth.
>
> The exam questions were mostly reasonable - there were a few trick
questions
> (probably more than that, I just didn't spot them :) and much more of a
> focus on the technology (as opposed to the platform) than the old test's
> study guides imply. Lots of stuff on security issues, a good testing of
WAN
> technologies, including some acronym questions that blew me out of the
water
> (in an area that I do not have direct exposure to). Some good questions on
> your understanding of how various routing protocols interact.
>
> Oh, and I gotta say, there was one really cool question - I nearly laughed
> out loud when I read the joke answer stuck in the middle of it. If you
take
> the test you'll spot it, I'm not going to spoil it for you (and I'm not
> going to skate that close to breaking the NDA).
>
> Based on what I saw today, I think that Cisco are about to produce an exam
> that will stand the test of time much better than the existing CID 3.0.
>
> Rgds,
> Dave Steele
> CCNP CCDA
>
>
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