I was hoping someone would mention that, for given exams, sometimes the Boson exams are actually more difficult than the real thing. I remember using the Boson exams (2 of them) to evaluate myself before I went in for the switching exam. I scored around 75 to 78% on each of the Boson exams, and I remember thinking "My exam is tomorrow and I'm doomed. I know I studied this stuff, but these pratice exams seem to find those little tidbits of info that slid through while studying or, if nothing else, help to solidify things that I 'thought' I knew, but really didn't". I told the guy at the testing center that I would be back to take it again because I was about to fail... he joked back "You'll do fine". I got a 92% on the real exam.
So, IMHO, using Boson exams is *not* cheating by any means, but is one of the *best* tools to help you prepare for taking the timed exam as well as showing you your weak spots. If you think about it, if a practice exam wasn't that similar to the real exam, what good would it be? Personally I love the Boson exams because if you miss an answer (as an option) you can have it bring up an explanation of the correct answer as well as point out references for further reading. Plus, when you *know* you're right, but the exam says you're wrong, you can e-mail the author, debate it with him/her, and possibly have them change the exam (which I've successfully done twice). Mike W. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=28355&t=28318 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
