Network+ 3

[DallasBPF]

Anyone have a general idea on home many questions are on the N+ exam? I know when I got my CCNA there were about 55 questions on that one, just curious 'how' in depth this test is going to be... Im probably sure I am not the only CCNA taking a step back for the N+ exam and it seems that I am also not the only one reading to much into the questions either...

anyways... thanks in advance for helpin on this question!

 

[CiscoGuy33]

DallasBPF,

85 questions!

You can find all you want at the CompTIA site -

http://certification.comptia.org/network/default.aspx

CompTIA Network+® Certification Overview

Number of Exam Parts One
Number of Questions 85
Exam Format Conventional; situational and identification multiple-choice questions
Exam Duration 90 minutes
Recommended
Experience CompTIA A+ and nine months networking experience recommended, but not required
Minimum Passing Score The exam is graded on a scale of 100 - 900 and 554 is the minimum passing score

Languages Available English, German, Japanese and Korean
Current English Exam Codes CompTIA Network+ Exam: N10-003 (2007 Edition)

CompTIA Network+ E2C Exam: JK0-012

Hope this helps!



E.A. Broda
CCNA, CCDA, CCAI, Network +

 

[CiscoGuy33]

DallasBPF,

As far as being a CCNA - I was also when I got my Network + - work payed for a cram class at Daytona Beach that included a hotel (on the beach) and the cert exam - could not say no

You have got to keep telling yourself "IT IS NOT THE CCNA!" DO NOT READ TOO MUCH into the questions!

Do not take it lightly because the questions can be very thought provoking, just do not read any "Cisco" into it!

I think I got an 857 out of 900

Good luck!


E.A. Broda
CCNA, CCDA, CCAI, Network +

 

[DallasBPF]

Thanks for the info! I did visit the comptia website, just didn't look 'that' hard for the info.

I think the only thing that might get me will be the cabling specs (802.3, .4, .5, .12, and so on) but oh well... if you only need a 554 out of 900 to pass... shouldnt be that difficult to pass. considering you needed an 849 out of a 1000 to pass the CCNA and my first attempt I got a 823 score and the second time got a 936.

Again, thanks for the info!

 

[DallasBPF]

Just an update... passed it today, so now the Net+ is out of the way.... But damn... I guess I really have became cisco minded, because that test just seemed a lot harder than the CCNA. The only upside was that CompTIA doesnt require a higher passing score and there are a lot more questions for a chance to up the schore for the ones you know you missed haha. Anyways... its out of the way =)

 

[americanmcneil]

Congrats to you DallasBPF!!! I took the Net+ after my second semester of Cisco in college several years ago. I went in thinking Cisco but realized very quickly that it was not Cisco but all of the networking fundamentals that I had learned so far at that point. I passed it (yeah it was tough but I had like a 700 out of 900, not bad for still in school at the time) and it has been a cornerstone for me. I think to many people overlook the Net+ when trying to decide what certs to go for. If you can pass the Net+ then in my opinion, you have a firm grasp of the fundamentals and then like the others have said before me, move on to vendor specific certs like Cisco or Microsoft. I have gone the wireless route and have gotten some Proxim certs and am looking for more.

Scott

Scott "Thrown to the Wolves" McNeil

http://www.epproach.net

 

[CiscoGuy33]

DallasBPF,

Great job! CONGRATS

Net + is not as EZ as it was about 5 or 6 years ago when it first came out! Like the A+ - lots of areas they can pull questions from!

Again - GREAT JOB !!!!


E.A. Broda
CCNA, CCDA, CCAI, Network +

 

[coach38]

Hello,

Which books did you guys use?

 

[DallasBPF]

I took a Net+ class at my local college, due to it being part of my schedule. If I remember correctly it was the CompTIA Net+ book.

Dallas, Texas
Telecommunications
CCNA, Net+
Working on MCSA, Convergence+, CCVP

 

[J666GAK]

Hi guys,

Is it still right that you need 554 points to pass? as somebody told me that you now needed 75%. Unless it is different in the UK?

Cheers

 

[DallasBPF]

Yup, it is still 554

Dallas, Texas
Telecommunications
CCNA, Net+
Working on MCSA, Convergence+, CCVP

 

[bnd1998]

Ok I have never failed an exam before and for some reason I can't seem to get this one, I have failed it twice!
Through my college I went through and completed all of LearnKey and also did all the areas in MeasureUp.
What am I doing wrong? Any tips or suggestions? Anywhere I can go to try to pass next time?
Any help is much appreciated!

 

[CiscoGuy33]

bnd1998,

Network + is very basic networking, the more you have worked with it the easier it is - networking can be very hard to pick up from books - have you done any hands on networking?

If you plans are to do more with Network + then just pass the exam you might want to put together a lab of a couple of routers, switches and PCs and practice all it takes for them to communicate - or you might try to "job shadow" with someone in a networking department who does not mind you asking a bunch of questions!

You also might try the CBT Nuggets - watching someone explain the concepts and drawing them on a white board might "sink in" more so then reading about it in a book. If you register at the site you can try a bunch of the CBTs for "free".

http://www.cbtnuggets.com

Hope this helps!


E.A. Broda
CCNA, CCDA, CCAI, Network +

 

[kmcferrin]

Hmm...it's been a few months since I did the Net+, and I didn't spend much time preparing for it at all. I only got a 715, but a pass is a pass. I did 6 exams that month, so I wasn't exactly going for high scores.

It seems to me that the biggest things to learn are:

1. TCP/IP and subnetting.
2. Cabling standards (how many pins/wires for different types of cables, the various flavors of copper and fibre, etc).
3. Signaling standards (transmission lengths for various ethernet standards along with wireless standards).
4. Topologies (ring/star/etc).
5. Differences between devices (hub/switch/router/repeater/bridge).
6. Command-line tools (ping, ftp, telnet, etc).

The only that I had a problem with was memorization. I ended up making a cheat-sheet that listed the cabling and signaling standards along with maximum length, transmission speeds, etc organized from fastest to slowest. Then I cram-studied that list while sitting at the parking lot of the exam center. As soon as I got in the exam room I wrote down that list on the eraser board they gave me so I could refer to it.

After you take the exam on your results/scoring page it tells you what categories you missed questions in. It seems to me you would just need to brush up on those areas before testing again.

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