BSCI exam the exam engine

aueddonline

just a few things that I wasn't clear on over the marking of the exam.

do you get points in the labs for show commands and verifying the configuration, or do you just get marked on commands entered?

do you have to save the config for the exam engine to count the config


if anyone knows for sure, this is the kind of thing I lose sleep over, cheers

mikej412

The function of the SIMs hasn't/doesn't change from the CCNA to the CCNP

From the CCNA FAQ

CCNA FAQ wrote:

: How do the actual simulator questions work and how are they scored?

As mentioned in Cisco's Certifications Online Support section, the sims carry greater weight than regular test questions in calculating the final score. This is something most people do know or at least assume, which only led to more questions. Understandable.

Below are two quotes from the Certfications Online Support section at cisco, the first is rather logical...

Cisco wrote:

Router simulation exams items will accept abbreviated commands that an actual Cisco router will understand. For example: 'Show Config' or ‘Sho Cofig’ or ‘Sh Conf’ and ‘Router #show ip protocol’ or ‘router # show ip prot’ would be acceptable. The exam commands must include the correct spacing, spelling and marks (#@!?).

Cisco wrote:

The router simulation exam questions do not require candidates to save the configuration prior to exiting the simulation question to receive credit.

You get graded on the required commands having been entered properly. If Cisco wants to test your knowledge of the show commands and verification commands, they usually do it in a SIMLET. But the commands to verify the required configuration usually are there and work -- even if your task didn't explicitly say to do so.

That said -- I usually do a copy run start before I exit the SIM and I've still managed to pass.