failed, need feedback

AndrewsBoots

I failed the 640-801..again. Frustrated and all, I'm set for one more try Aug 16.

Here are the results

Planning and Designing 100%
Implementing and Operation 66%
Troubleshooting 72%
Technology 46%

Can someone point me in the right direction for my studies? Maybe a description of each section?

nel

You should know everything listed here:

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/current_exams/640-802.html

btw, do you not mean the new 802 ccna exam? or are you a ccna academy student who is still taking the 801?

What materials are you using to study? are you doing labs etc?

As a standard suggestion i would suggest minimum of 2 books, maybe some cbt nuggets, and lots and lots of lab time.

tech-airman

AndrewsBoots wrote:

I failed the 640-801..again. Frustrated and all, I'm set for one more try Aug 16.

Here are the results

Planning and Designing 100%
Implementing and Operation 66%
Troubleshooting 72%
Technology 46%

Can someone point me in the right direction for my studies? Maybe a description of each section?

AndrewsBoots,

Here's the order you should restudy the above topics:

1. Technology
2. Planning and Designing
3. Implementing and Operation
4. Troubleshooting

Here's the 640-801 CCNA exam outline:

• 640-801 CCNA exam outline - http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/current_exams/640-801.html

AndrewsBoots

nel wrote:

You should know everything listed here:

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/current_exams/640-802.html

btw, do you not mean the new 802 ccna exam? or are you a ccna academy student who is still taking the 801?

What materials are you using to study? are you doing labs etc?

As a standard suggestion i would suggest minimum of 2 books, maybe some CBT Nuggets, and lots and lots of lab time.

I am a NA student taking the retired exam.

I'm using the CCNA NA companion guides, cisco press books. google and packetracer

AndrewsBoots

tech-airman wrote:

AndrewsBoots wrote:

I failed the 640-801..again. Frustrated and all, I'm set for one more try Aug 16.

Here are the results

Planning and Designing 100%
Implementing and Operation 66%
Troubleshooting 72%
Technology 46%

Can someone point me in the right direction for my studies? Maybe a description of each section?

AndrewsBoots,

Here's the order you should restudy the above topics:

1. Technology
2. Planning and Designing
3. Implementing and Operation
4. Troubleshooting

Here's the 640-801 CCNA exam outline:

• 640-801 CCNA exam outline - http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/current_exams/640-801.html

Thanks for the link, I searched but couldnt find it.

Plazma

Study your weak areas.. even though it may feel like you're strong in them.. an then brush up on everything else.. Do lots of labs and hands on to reinforce the concepts.. then take it again!

Best of luck next round!

AndrewsBoots

Is packet tracer good enough for a ccna student... i mean just as good as a real lab?

networker050184

No sim is as good as a real lab, but most people seem to find packet tracer good enough for the CCNA. Personally, I would never rely on a sim for study though.

tech-airman

AndrewsBoots wrote:

Is packet tracer good enough for a ccna student... i mean just as good as a real lab?

AndrewsBoots,

Have you completed ALL of the Packet Tracer activiites in the CCNA 3.1 curriculum?

scheistermeister

networker050184 wrote:

No sim is as good as a real lab, but most people seem to find packet tracer good enough for the CCNA. Personally, I would never rely on a sim for study though.

While I agree it isn't as good as a real lab it can do everything that you would need for the CCNA (or at least the old one I took).

Before I took mine I had a HUGE freaking lab in Packet Tracer.

Daniel333

You might want to get Transcender, sometimes it's just about getting more comfortable with the questions.