Yeah but I can sympathize with you man because several times on the test I
think that Cisco is wrong. Usually, Cisco is right on and I have to agree
because the right answer is just here. However, sometimes I don't think
the answer is there at all or I think the question is phrased in a way to
make me fail. I don't like those questions.
So far, BSCN, BCSI, IDS, VPN, PIX, MCNS and QoS had questions that I could
not disagree with and though yeah, the correct answer is right here. The
questions properly tested my knowledge and if I was wrong, I agreed I was
wrong. These are good tests. Especially the CLI questions, very
respectable.
However, for CCNA, CCDA, CID, CIT, and CCIE R&S/SEC written, some of the
questions I thought were more designed to make me fail rather than test my
real knowledge on the topic. It was like, I would take sometimes 3
minutes just to try to figure out what the hell Cisco was asking. I never
had that problem with the other tests. I don't like it either when Cisco
plays English language word games on the test. Some of my friends are not
native English speakers can they can't understand the questions. In
particular, I don't like the IOS history questions. They really get me
vexed. Can you imagine this.
Router>
Router>en
Password: ********
Question: What IOS version introduced NAT?
Question: 11.0 (Engineer shouts explictives!)
Question: wrong
Question: 10.2
Question: wrong
Question: 11.1
Question: wrong
If my router asked me this I would throw it out the window and go buy a
Foundry machine asap! I don't understand why I need to know the history
of a command. So far, only Cisco is asking me these silly questions.
Understanding a topic is quite different from understanding the history.
Historical questions are just silly I think! I just can't understand
how I would be a better engineer if I knew the history of commands
expecially given that I now only use 12.0 and above. If someone wanted me
to do below 12.0 I would tell them to find a starving CCIE from Cali!
And get this! I am a CISSP and a CSS1 and CCSE. You would think that I
know security right? I got a 0% on the CID security section twice! I
still don't know why. How could I not know enough when I got over 900 on
each of the CSS1 tests all on the first try??????? I just don't
understand sometimes.....
Theodore Stout, CISSP
Senior Security Consultant
CCSE, CSS1, CCNP, CCDP, MCSE
"Erwin"
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How would you know that the particular question does not have a correct
answer, based on the score you get--69%-- It does not sound convincing to
me.
Even you get that question rewarded to you, it does not mean you will get
70% since I believe it is calculated using a statistical analysis
technique.
Even if you can get 70%, it does not mean that you master the topic well.
The most important thing is that you understand and master the topics, not
just "pass pass pass". Try to get distinction or high distinction
(unfortunately, the exam grade is only pass and fail).
Good luck for your next exam.
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> Having obtained 69% and failing the CCIE qualification, There was one
> question
> which did not have a correct answer. Whom do I contact at Cisco address
this
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