Network+ Difficult
Took Network+ today after many weeks of studying. I failed. It's insanely difficult. The practice test on the Comptia site are deceptively simple and not even close to what the real exam is like. The practice test on the Comptia site will ask simple questions like, "what does SMTP do?" But on the real exam, every question will be over 6 sentences long, and the answers are not clear. It's almost like every question is designed to trip you up. With over 86 questions to answer, and each one trying to trip you up; yeah, it sux. There wasn't one simple question that asked something like, "What does port 25 do?"
I would say, only attempt to study for this exam if:
- You've worked in the field for a long time
or
- You have a serious passion for networking
or
- You're a genius
If you're planning on spending a considerable amount of time studying networking, just go for CCNA.
I would say, only attempt to study for this exam if:
- You've worked in the field for a long time
or
- You have a serious passion for networking
or
- You're a genius
If you're planning on spending a considerable amount of time studying networking, just go for CCNA.
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It can be passed without having done any real networking, but you need to study hard and keep at it. Otherwise don't completely just drop it, if your not keen on trying again at least do a CCENT or CCNA instead. don't let all that networking knowledge go to waste.
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Just a heads up too, Microsoft's exam have a lot of long worded questions as well so if your just skipping the Net+ for that reason you should stay away from the Microsoft ones as well. Not afraid to admit I've failed the Microsoft 70-410 exam multiple times.
What I personally want is NetworkNewb's CCNA-Sec. I am 0/2 on that one and will give it another shot sometime after the CCNP. I take it as a personal insult that he has it. J/k but holding off on it for now because the main road of R&S is what's recognized in the field and universally respected by all IT disciplines.
I'd trade you the CCNA:Sec for the CASP and Linux+ all day.
1) The big named Comptia certs known to employers right now are Security+ and maybe A+.
2) The big named Networking Certs known to employers right now are CCNA, not Network+.
3) CCENT/CCNA teach you much more in depth networking for hands on knowledge then the Network+. When I finished my Net+ I still had a lot of gray areas in networking I did not understand until I began my CCENT studies.
Therefore, IMO, from my experience, research on certs(a lot), and work experience in the field, CCENT/CCNA will be much better ROI (Return on Investment noob!), will land you a job quicker, will give you hands on training working on cisco router CLI, and the test questions aren't nearly as confusing as the comptia certs.
Now that I got that off my chest, I am going to go cook and chain smoke cigs... Sanji out... (One Piece joke for non-anime nerds)
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Not saying what you did is wrong, but everyone learns differently and there are plenty more study materials out there for the CompTIA exams.
Check out below my personal study guide for the Net+ exam:
- Watch all of Professor Messers videos and make notes where I can - Professor Messer's CompTIA N10-006 Network+ Training Course | Professor Messer IT Certification Training Courses
- Thoroughly study the notes and go over each one.
- Use the CompTIA Net+ objectives and mark each section as a checklist so I knew every point that could come up in the exam (this really helped): https://certification.comptia.org/do...objectives.pdf
- Go over Darril Gibsons book if you can. I haven't used it myself but heard a lot of good reviews.
- Use practice tests to test your knowledge (I recommend MeasureUp over ExamCompass but paid for):
IT Certification Practice Tests and Exams | Online Courses | MeasureUp (Paid for but excellent)
http://www.examcompass.com/comptia/network-plus-certification/free-network-plus-practice-tests (Free but not as detailed or structured)
Advice for the exam:
- SKIP the simulation questions until last. They may pop up at the very start and catch you offguard. They take the most time to complete so leave them until later (there's usually only 2 or 3).
- Go through all multiple choice questions and answer the ones you are 100% or near confident in. Don't spend too long on a single question. If you don't know one, flag it and come back later.
- Stick with your first answer. Usually your gut instinct choice is right first time, and when I changed my mind I got it wrong.
You are timed so you need to progress quickly, but don't rush. Take your time and follow what I did and you are bound to pass.
@cdx How is he suppose to go straight for the CCENT/CCNA when he is struggling with the Net+? The Net+ is a stepping stone for a lot harder certs like Cisco, so it would be pointless going straight for it. Also Net+ is globally recognised so it will still land him a job.
I agree. Exams are not suppose to be easy and they're gonna get harder.
Skyliinez92 did you do the 006?
Well, for most of us, these exams aren't just a ropes course for self-challenge. Yes, they're for learning, but also to advance our careers. If the Net+ difficulty has increased beyond the difficulty of the CCNA (which I've read it has) and the CCNA is more valuable on a resume, then why would people continue to take the Net+? Especially at $300 per exam. Most of us have finite financial resources and we want to get the most for our money.
Guessing you might be referring to my comment about skipping Microsoft exams as well as he Net+. I was being facetious... Just pointing out that other vendors are also hard and if you they are skipping this one they might not have much luck at other tests as well. Apologize if any confusion. I know my sarcastic attitude doesn't always travel over the internets very well.
I did the 005 but I can't imagine it being that much different from the 006. I think I spent around a month solid of studying for it and got 805. It was still difficult but so is every other exam. A bit of hard work and you will get what you want.
I understand. It's all down to hard work I guess, and if you don't stick to one then you might skip others too. I was mainly pointing to the fact that some people were saying to skip Net+ and work at Cisco, which is much harder and didn't make any sense to me really
From what I've heard the Cisco exams are more difficult like the CCNA, which is why it didn't make sense to me to go for the harder exam if you're struggling with the easier one. If Net+ really has gotten harder than the CCENT, then I would be surprised. But you can still go for both if you're aiming for a career in networking.
I have taught numerous individuals who attempted the ICDN1 training and struggled tremendously. And that was for the version two exam, not the current version three. Most of those students took my class (Network+ N10-006) and told me that it filled in several holes in the ICDN1 material for them. Now, our Cisco instructor was an award winning instructor and very successful with coaching his students to realize that they could be successful. So I am sure that the hole filling and aha moments weren't because I was a better instructor or that our material was way above average. I fully believe it has much to do with the objectives of the Network+ exam and how CompTIA expects it to be taught. Crawl-Walk-Run (Network+, CCENT, CCNA).
Just my two bits.
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Yes CCENT is entry level. Anyone can learn it, teaches you the foundations of Networking (NET+ material) then dives into the Cisco networking.
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You are mistaken my friend, CCENT teaches you the foundations of Networking which overlaps the NET+ material. I've taken both. The CBTNugget CCENT videos are hands down amazing in teaching networking with Jeremy Ciora. Filled in a ton of gray areas for me that the Net+ never covered.
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You need to put the blood sweat and tears into labbing, reading accounts for like 20% of the learning, the other 80% is getting it to work in a lab environment.
VCP 5 (VMWare), the questions were like 2 paragraphs long and the answers were each 2 questions long, and on a multiple choice THAT is a pain in the ass
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In terms of entry level knowledge however, it is much better than the CCENT. Unless you intend on following Cisco's track, the Network Plus is a much better introduction to the field of Networking as a whole.
And there you have.
Maybe it's not more difficult.... or Maybe it is.
^100% agreement.
I did the N10-005 and the last version of CCNA.
In terms of the overall curriculum... i found the Net+ to be quite worthwhile.
(i wish that i had known about the cert a decade earlier).
I recommend the Net+ curriculum to anyone (new) who's trying to break into Networking.
(whether or Not the EXAM is worthwhile.... is a different conversation)
Other people here have already said it best:
Net+ is a Mile wide, but only a few inches deep.
The ccna is only a few inches wide, but a mile deep...
I have to agree with this.
I'm a newbie who was running around in circles trying to learn VLANs but after playing around with them on Packet Tracer (while watching the labs on YouTube) I was able to finally understand them .
And it is absolutely amazing how almost any topic is covered in full detail on there if you ever want a resource for just a particular topic. I never knew but I use it for work as well for troubleshooting or setting up systems I'm unfamiliar with (more as a guide than what I configure).
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