Just my inputs to all the CCIE written aspirants with respect to these 2
tests - I have both and heres my view of them
Zone :
A direct attack on your BASICS of the subject - so that means if yu can
Memorise all the pkt sizes and LSA types etc - yu DONT stand a chance with
these tests cause they really test your KNOWLEDGE of the subject area -
thats
why I enjoyed doing them cause they really rocked you on your fundamentals
!!
- which is what i really wanted - so you can imagine that out fo the 12
tests
that I itook I must have failed in 8 of them before i started nearing a
passable mark ; which sent my heart racing and my confidence shaking - but
thats what they are out there for and they must rank as one of the BEST
tools
out there for the CCIE prep.
I think that's a fair assessment. The Zone tests are really intended
as CCIE preparation, not just preparation for the written. Oh, with a
consistently passing score, you should be fine on the written, but I
try to encourage having questions that will give insight into the lab
test as well. Bruce Caslow has always posed questions about assessing
the lab problem and getting the sense of the solution. While he is
not involved with CertZone, his strategy is wise and enters into my
design of questions and tutorials. I do highly recommend his books.
BOSON
Very good from an Exam-Prep point of view - wide in coverage but not too
'twistedin nature to shake you on your fundamnetals. So do it I guess
closer
to the exams
What I liked about the Boson tests were that they always gave yu a link to
the
cisco site for the subject matter they were testing you on - so that
sometimes
gives yu a different view of the technology which helped me a lot at times -
a
different view points - so review their answers on every question its a
great
guide !
Interesting point. That's a very good thing to do for learning...we
haven't done it recently because Cisco lawyers tend not to like
direct links. I'd be happy to do it if Cisco didn't object.
So if yu are purely exam bound then its Boson for you but if yu want to
really
get rock hard on yur fundamentals - then its the Zone's papers !1
Good luck !!
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