Taking exam tomorrow

cjrudycjrudy Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
in MCSA / MCSE on Windows 2012 General
Taking the Server 2012 R2 exam tomorrow. Any last minute advice.

I have been preparing for months, Pluralsight videos, Mastering 2012 R2 book, Technet Library, virtual labs and my own lab environment.

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  • cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    Welcome aboard. My only recommendation is to relax and don't try to cram crap at the last second. Best of luck!
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  • MSSoftieMSSoftie Member Posts: 190 ■■■□□□□□□□
    good luck!
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  • cjrudycjrudy Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Thank You
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  • kriscamaro68kriscamaro68 Member Posts: 1,186 ■■■■■■■□□□
    I would say take this day to relax and calm the nerves. At this point you either know enough to pass or you don't and you will know that tomorrow. Good luck.
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  • sasnimrodsasnimrod Member Posts: 99 ■■■□□□□□□□
    best of luck for the exam
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  • cjrudycjrudy Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Does anyone one know the approximate number of questions and the time allowed ?
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  • kriscamaro68kriscamaro68 Member Posts: 1,186 ■■■■■■■□□□
    cjrudy wrote: »
    Does anyone one know the approximate number of questions and the time allowed ?

    Usually around 50-60 and 2 hours 30 minutes time.
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  • cjrudycjrudy Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Hmmm.......2 1/2 to 3 minutes per question........
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  • atari37atari37 Member Posts: 29 ■□□□□□□□□□
    That time is not all for the exam. You have to complete a short survey and some other questions that don't count towards the exam. If you know your stuff, the time will seem like a lot but if you don't know the material well, then 2 hours starts feeling like 30 minutes. Pay attention to the time as you progress through the exam and make sure to mark any question you might want to review later.
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  • Asif DaslAsif Dasl Member Posts: 2,116 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Advice... get plenty of sleep, don't cram the day before the exam, and don't drink much before the exam.!!

    Good luck!
    You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. - Naguib Mahfouz

    The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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  • Snow.brosSnow.bros Member Posts: 832 ■■■■□□□□□□
    You had a good preparation for the exam so have no further advise than the above mentioned just answer those question right and pass, all the best!!!

    Which of the exam are you taking?
    "It's better to try and fail than to fail to try." Unkown

    "Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics." Albert Einstein.

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  • cjrudycjrudy Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Well I did not pass, scored a 588 and I'm a bit shocked.

    There was much more Powershell than I anticipated and IPV6 subnettting which I did not know. Other than that I though I knew the parts on group policy, hyper-v, print management, storage, etc.

    I have the free retake before the end of the month, not sure what to review.
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  • J.TotJ.Tot Member Posts: 84 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Obviously study powershell and IPv6

    Don't skimp on the topics you "already know" If you do you'll find the next time you take the test you might forget or blank on something.

    Try and remember the questions that stumped you, if you didn't know the answer almost right away, study that topic more.
    VCP5 : [X] | VCP6 : [X] | MCSE : 70-412 [X] , 70-417 [ ] , 70-413 [ ] , 70-414 [ ] | VCAP : [ ]
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  • atari37atari37 Member Posts: 29 ■□□□□□□□□□
    IPV6 subnettting?? Are you sure about that?

    Don't feel discouraged. Try to remember as much as you can about your experience and study some more. As mentioned above, don't skip the stuff you did well on. You might forget a lot of them by the time you retake the exam.
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  • Snow.brosSnow.bros Member Posts: 832 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Not to worry, many of us failed our first shot well at least now have better idea on where you need to work on to improve, you were not far off you will come right next time. Plus the second shot is free.

    Good luck on that second attempt!
    "It's better to try and fail than to fail to try." Unkown

    "Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics." Albert Einstein.

    2019 Goals: [ICND1][ICDN2]-CCNA
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  • FullTilt151FullTilt151 Member Posts: 12 ■□□□□□□□□□
    cjrudy wrote: »
    Well I did not pass, scored a 588 and I'm a bit shocked.

    There was much more Powershell than I anticipated and IPV6 subnettting which I did not know. Other than that I though I knew the parts on group policy, hyper-v, print management, storage, etc.

    I have the free retake before the end of the month, not sure what to review.

    Truth. I failed the 1st time, studied my weakest areas, failed the retake because I focused too much on those areas and didn't go back over the others.
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  • MSSoftieMSSoftie Member Posts: 190 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I failed the 410 once and the 413 once.
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  • cjrudycjrudy Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I definitely hope to review everything with a focus on a few specific areas. The second shot retake needs to be completed by the end of May. Hopefully I will not forget to much in the next two weeks
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  • pjd007pjd007 Member Posts: 277 ■■■□□□□□□□
    cjrudy wrote: »
    I definitely hope to review everything with a focus on a few specific areas. The second shot retake needs to be completed by the end of May. Hopefully I will not forget to much in the next two weeks
    If you haven't already booked the 2nd shot already then do so, I'd imagine a lot of testing centres may be busy with people using the voucher before it expires in a couple of weeks (I've booked mine).

    Good luck.
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  • cjrudycjrudy Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Have my second shot scheduled for May 29, hopefully second times a charm.
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  • cjrudycjrudy Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I passed the 70-410 today on my second attempt with a 725 :D


    Now on to the 70-411
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  • shyguyITshyguyIT Member Posts: 380
    Congrats! icon_thumright.gif
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  • atari37atari37 Member Posts: 29 ■□□□□□□□□□
    cjrudy wrote: »
    I passed the 70-410 today on my second attempt with a 725 :D


    Now on to the 70-411

    Good job. Feels good, doesn't it?
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  • sasnimrodsasnimrod Member Posts: 99 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congratulations on your pass :)
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  • MrJimbo19MrJimbo19 Member Posts: 49 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Congrats, nicely done! Good Luck on the next exam
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  • Asif DaslAsif Dasl Member Posts: 2,116 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats on the pass! icon_thumright.gif
    You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. - Naguib Mahfouz

    The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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  • jmasterj206jmasterj206 Member Posts: 471
    Congrats!
    WGU grad
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  • cjrudycjrudy Member Posts: 15 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Thanks everyone
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