On 7/31/05, Dru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 30 Jul 2005, Richard Bejtlich wrote: > > > I don't see a problem with this "open" system. For example, the FCC > > expects me to know the answer to this question: > > > > Who makes and enforces the rules for the amateur service in the United > > States? > > A. The Congress of the United States > > B. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) > > C. The Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VECs) > > D. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) > > > > I know the answer is B, whether I read the book and remember it or I > > read the question and see the answer is B. Either way I learn the FCC > > is in charge. > > > > The questions are not reproduced exactly (i.e., Congress is always > > answer A, FCC, is B, etc.), so test-takers still need to know the > > right answer. > > > > The benefit of this system is that lousy questions are immediately > > recognized by anyone inspecting the pool. Contrast the FCC pool > > questions with those in the lousy CISSP exam that never see the light > > of day, and you'll know what I mean. > > > Interesting approach and certainly the opposite of what most people expect > in an IT technical exam--hence the entire "brain dump" phenomena... > > Would we be able to sell this approach to the corporate/HR community or > would they just think us BSD people are still on LSD? >
If the no. of questions in the question pool is very large then this would be appreciated otherwise not. kind regards Siju > Having studied the question pool, how does it work? Is there like 20,000 > questions in the pool and you get asked 100 of them? > > Dru > _______________________________________________ > BSDCert mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert > _______________________________________________ BSDCert mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert
