Passed 220-1101 last night and now chomping (champing?) at the bit for 1102!

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Rae W

Rae W

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    Took Core 1 last night at home with an 8:30p exam time. I taught the 1000 series for a non-profit from January until June of this year as a full-time instructor and now I'm with that same non-profit as a part-time IT tutor. I currently hold the Net+ CE and Sec+ CE certs, plus A+ GFL from 1998. (Exam codes 220-002 and 220-003!)

    Pretty good exam experience, all things told. Really excited (anxious?) for my next voucher to arrive so I can get that exam out of the way and be A+ certified x2!
     
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    Jill West said:
    Congrats! Any parting thoughts about the exam? (coverage, depth, types of questions, etc)
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    It honestly felt much easier than expected (mostly in comparison to the Official Study Guide and the accompanying assessments). I got three PBQs: one on wifi configuration, one on printer troubleshooting, and one on properly terminating/connecting cables. The multiple choice questions felt like a lot of customer service/troubleshooting theory, some wifi security setup, some printing, some tools. I remember that there was one or two that seemed like they belonged on 1102.

    Overall a decent experience, especially for an onVue exam.
     
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    Rae Whitlock said:
    It honestly felt much easier than expected (mostly in comparison to the Official Study Guide and the accompanying assessments). I got three PBQs: one on wifi configuration, one on printer troubleshooting, and one on properly terminating/connecting cables. The multiple choice questions felt like a lot of customer service/troubleshooting theory, some wifi security setup, some printing, some tools. I remember that there was one or two that seemed like they belonged on 1102.

    Overall a decent experience, especially for an onVue exam.
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    I take mine next week. I avoid onVue at all costs though. Going to a testing center.
     
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    Rae Whitlock said:
    Took Core 1 last night at home with an 8:30p exam time. I taught the 1000 series for a non-profit from January until June of this year as a full-time instructor and now I'm with that same non-profit as a part-time IT tutor. I currently hold the Net+ CE and Sec+ CE certs, plus A+ GFL from 1998. (Exam codes 220-002 and 220-003!)

    Pretty good exam experience, all things told. Really excited (anxious?) for my next voucher to arrive so I can get that exam out of the way and be A+ certified x2!
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    Congrats. I passed it last week, without much Preparation, since i had Time and wanted to try it..
    Some Questions are confusing or the Answer like nearly nonsense. Esp. for Non-Engl. Native Speaker, you can get lost.
    Waiting for Core2 Voucher.
    Michael
     
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    Abby N Krane said:
    I take mine next week. I avoid onVue at all costs though. Going to a testing center.
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    I generally try to avoid onVue as well, but the testing centers nearest me didn't have appointments available for another couple of weeks, and I just wanted to get it out of the way. I was aware of the usual onVue pitfalls and did my best to avoid them. (For instance, using an external webcam on a tripod placed behind my laptop, instead of the integrated webcam. Makes it so I can adjust the laptop's position freely without the proctor talking about me moving around the video frame too much.)

    Good luck, Abby!
     
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    Fanuel said:
    When I was writing A+, I found it challenging than N+, how was your experience?
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    My own experience is probably a little different than some. Like I said, from January to June of this year, I was in the classroom teaching the previous version of A+ every day (which included coaching my students on how to take the exam), so I found this material pretty second nature. Last time I took a Network+ exam was about four years ago and it was my first certification exam in over a decade, so I naturally found that pretty difficult.

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    Core I seems to be the tougher one for most.
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    Yeah, that's what I gathered from most of my students as well--probably at least in part because Core 1 is their first experience with these exams and these concepts. By the time they reach Core 2, they know a little bit more what to expect.
     
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