The exam and course are written by Cisco. It's not always the same person.
If the course has a mistake, the exam may not have the same mistake.
(Hopefully it won't!)
Some of the Cisco Press books are the course notes ported to book format.
The Cisco Press editor who develops the book may have a hard job because he
or she must produce an accurate book even if the course is not accurate. In
some cases mistakes carry over, but usually they are caught. In a few cases
the editor got a bit too creative and the book is "off course." Like the
Cisco Press CID book, which is a good book, but is not as well targeted
toward the test as it could be.
Sybex books are written by people not directly associated with Cisco. These
authors take the exam over and over again until they are qualified to write
a book to help you study for the exam.
Bottom line: learn it the right way. If you miss a question on the test
because you knew it the right way and the test writer didn't, it's a shame,
but you gotta just live with it. Hopefully that situation is rare.
Priscilla
At 03:05 PM 6/11/01, Gareth Hinton wrote:
>The Cisco Press book is almost identical to the course notes, which I
>believe the exam is written from.
>In fact, it seems the Cisco Press book has less errors than the official
>notes.
>
>I'm on the course at the moment. The table on page 41 of the Cisco Press
>book is actually wrong on the course notes (Version 1.1) although corrected
>in the Cisco book. (RIPv1/IGRP VLSM support???? among others)
>
>Is the exam written by someone for Sybex based on the course notes? i.e.
>Will we have to use the wrong answer on the exam?
>
>Priscilla and co.? Do you know what the process is from previous experience?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gaz
>
>I'm on the routing course at the moment.
>""Phantom"" wrote in message
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> > Just passed switching ,
> >
> > Some MLS some Multicast, in general a well balanced exma had a bit of
> > everything mentioned on the blueprint, now on to Routing,
> >
> > Used Sybex and cisco press books also used the free test on examcram.com
> >
> > Any ideas of what I should use to study for the routing exam?
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