Passed! My experience.
Hi everyone,
I passed my Security+ last Friday with a score of 816! I just wanted to share my experience. Prior to studying for Sec+, I had also just passed Net+ and ordered Darrill's book online right away so i could start studying. It took me one month of studying a few hours every day, read Darrill's book twice and answered all the questions from the book. I booked my exam right away because I wanted to pass the exam and get it done (which i did) BUT I did not feel as prepared as I did when taking the Net+ exam.
Personally, the actual test for me was difficult! It was very tricky and most of the time they want you to pick the BEST ANSWER. I actually thought that I was going to fail this exam.
I think the reason why it was hard for me was because I did not answer more practice questions that I should have. I think I should have done more practice questions online and from other resources to get a feel of what the test would be like. Also if I already had IT experience (which I don't yet), it would have definitely helped.
Moving forward: I am very excited to focus onto ICND1 and 2 later on. Cheers!
I passed my Security+ last Friday with a score of 816! I just wanted to share my experience. Prior to studying for Sec+, I had also just passed Net+ and ordered Darrill's book online right away so i could start studying. It took me one month of studying a few hours every day, read Darrill's book twice and answered all the questions from the book. I booked my exam right away because I wanted to pass the exam and get it done (which i did) BUT I did not feel as prepared as I did when taking the Net+ exam.
Personally, the actual test for me was difficult! It was very tricky and most of the time they want you to pick the BEST ANSWER. I actually thought that I was going to fail this exam.
I think the reason why it was hard for me was because I did not answer more practice questions that I should have. I think I should have done more practice questions online and from other resources to get a feel of what the test would be like. Also if I already had IT experience (which I don't yet), it would have definitely helped.
Moving forward: I am very excited to focus onto ICND1 and 2 later on. Cheers!
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Darril
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Congratulations. Passing this without any IT experience is a real achievement. Many people have tried and failed.
Good luck on the ICND exams. -
quinnyfly
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I hope you enjoy the Cisco route, I am also looking into it as most jobs here seem to want some cert for it in one form or another. Must be more popular than I first thought??The Wings of Technology -
paulgswanson
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Which S+ did you take? I'm Studying SY0-201 and the N10-03 at the same time.http://paulswansonblog.wordpress.com/
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jjrock
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paulgswanson wrote: »Which S+ did you take? I'm Studying SY0-201 and the N10-03 at the same time.
I took SY0-301 and N10-005. Hm i'm curious is there a specific reason why you decided to take the older exams? -
paulgswanson
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More familiar with the material, of course I'll always be learning, but since I'll be taking them both in quick succession I might as well make it as easy on myself as possible. I learned all this stuff back in '06. I was lazy and cheap, and the Comptia annoucned that all thier certs were gonne get overhauls again, so I panicked. Frankly I just wanna get them done before there too much material to learn again.
That and the vouchers were cheaper.
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Bokeh
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I hope you realize that sy0-201 has been retired and no longer available. -
paulgswanson
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201 is still testable, you just can't buy the voucher any more, they 'officialy' stop testing for it July 26 2012. Mine is scheduled for the 25th
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Darril
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paulgswanson wrote: »201 is still testable, you just can't buy the voucher any more, they 'officialy' stop testing for it July 26 2012. Mine is scheduled for the 25th
This is intriguing. I don't see this documented anywhere and wasn't aware it's possible. Is this the JK0 look-alike or the actual SY0-301 exam? For example, SY0-301 is also JK0-018 so I'm wonderering if the SY0-201 exam you're taking is a JK0- version.
At any rate, good luck. -
Mrkali
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Congratulations on your successful Sec+ pass
Best of luck with your cisco studies! -
rwmidl
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Congrats on your pass.CISSP | CISM | ACSS | ACIS | MCSA:2008 | MCITP:SA | MCSE:Security | MCSA:Security | Security + | MCTS -
Dr IT
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Congrats on the PassVenturing in to the Unknown
Target 2018 : SSCP VCP- DTM
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Nytrocide
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Congrats on the pass! How long did you study for Network+ to feel more prepared than when you took the Security+? Just wondering since I just passed the Network+ and I am diving into studying for the Security+ now.Goals for 2014: CCNA: Voice / CCNA: Security -
MichaelR
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Thanks for the insight. We are on the same path. I am studying for Sec+ now with just Darril's book. I will seek out some additional practice questions.
Congrats on your pass!! -
paulgswanson
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They updated thier description Page. 1/2 hour before I posted about the 201 it was still up there. Just looked up and down on the site can't find it any more.
They used to even have a link jumping straight to the old domains. http://paulswansonblog.wordpress.com/
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Dakinggamer87
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Congrats on pass!! *Associate's of Applied Sciences degree in Information Technology-Network Systems Administration
*Bachelor's of Science: Information Technology - Security, Master's of Science: Information Technology - Management
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jjrock
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Congrats on the pass! How long did you study for Network+ to feel more prepared than when you took the Security+? Just wondering since I just passed the Network+ and I am diving into studying for the Security+ now.
i studied almost 3 months for net+. maybe a couple more weeks for sec+ n i woulda felt more confident. but of course its different for everyone.
