With all respect to Mr. Deal, I just wanted to correct a few misconceptions.
I don't know of any upper limit on the number of questions on the standard Boson exam; authors are required to submit at least 204 questions, but they can choose to put more. My CCIE Written practice exam currently has 400 questions, and I've added another 24 for the next revision. The price doesn't change, and the author does not receive additional compensation, but it's often difficult to provide comprehensive coverage with a lesser number of questions, and since our names are on it, we all want to do a good job. Most of the materials on the two websites are identical, but the custom products done for Quizware cost a little more, and have a minimum of 500 questions. Again, the difference is in the minimum number of questions, not the maximum. That said, I must say my favorite thing about writing for Boson is the interactivity. If someone e-mails me that something is not clear, or that there's a problem with a question, I can update the data base on an almost weekly basis. I think this creates a situation where the product evolves over time, taking input from a wide base of people of various skill sets. I would recommend to anyone who has licensed a Boson or Quizware product to take advantage of the regular updates, it's a great feature. Thanks... -=- Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Richard Deal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: "QuizWare" vs. "Boson" [7:26361] To all, I'm an author for QuizWare for Cisco tests and I can say that ALL my tests have COMPLETELY different questions than Boson. The test engine used by QuizWare is the same engine that Boson uses. Actually, QuizWare is a channel partner of Boson. QuizWare caters, for the most part, to authors that want to develop customized tests. Boson restricts their test prices to $39.95 and the number of questions per test to about 200. QuizWare has no such restriction, so an author could charge $1,000 per test and put 10,000 questions in it. The tests that I have written for QuizWare have at least 500 questions each and only cost $49.95. Plus, I have a special of buy 3, get the 4th free. Hope this helps! ""Dimitris Vassilopoulos"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Same format, same questions... > > Dvass -- ______________________________________________________________________ Richard Deal email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://pages.prodigy.net/richard.deal * Just finished a CCNA ebook available at Boson (www.boson.com): + "CCNA Secrets Revealed!" * CCNP test author for QuizWare (www.quizware.com) + CCNA #1 and #2 -- 550 questions each! + CCNP Routing #1 -- 500 questions + CCNP Switching #1 -- 500 questions + CCNP Remote Access #1 -- 500 questions + CCNP Support #1 -- 500 questions * Author of the following Coriolis books: + "CCNP Switching Exam Cram" + "CCNP Remote Access Exam Prep" + "CCNP Cisco Lan Switch Configuration Exam Cram" ______________________________________________________________________ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=26522&t=26361 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
