passed intro today, blowing off some steam tonight!!!!!!

design and support 66%
implementation and operation 80%
Tech 86%

score 866

not a great score but a pass is a pass really happy, Cisco Press all the way, lab, 2x 3500, 1x 2950-48 and 3x 2600 routers, and a **** load of study hours!!!!

But I actually finished with 10 minutes to spare, so I was glad I had taken my time over the sims even though I felt really rushed for time, a lot of people say on here that you need to do a sub netting question in a minute, well I tell ya if I would have taken a minute over each one I would have been sweating a lot more than I already was, so try to get it down to 30 seconds if you can.

One bit of advice doesn’t be fooled by the title ‘intro’ and underestimated the exam! ICND next so plenty more hours staring at a book for me!!

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kafifi13

nice job. Congrats.

floppydisk

CONGRATULATIONS MAN!! good work & good luck on ICND

mobri09

Congrats! When are you planning on taking the Second Part?

Webmaster

Congrats!

mobri09 wrote:

Please edit your post or a mod will soon.

Too late

That was indeed a 'bit' too much info.

Have fun blowing of steam aueddonline, don't kill too many braincells holding Cisco info though

bearfan

Congrads on your pass! I take the Intro test July 23rd. I'm studying hard.

I didn't see the part of your post that got edited because it was too much information on what I assume was "exam content."

I've seen a couple people (without meaning to) post too much exam information. Could I ask what constitutes too much exam information? This is all hypothetical as I have not taken the test yet - Is the comment "there was a question where I had to convert a hexadecimal number to decimal" too much information? Or is that ok unless you posted the exact question? After all, Cisco does publish the exam objectives and that's one of them. The same would be true if you said "I'm glad I studied subnetting - lots of it." We all know this. What if you say "I got about 8 simulations and I get nervous for sims and I'm sure that's why I failed?" Again Cisco publishes Exam format - we all know the test will be multiple choice and some simulations.

I was always told the exams download from an available pool of questions. How large that pool is varies with the Exam. If you take the test twice, you don't get all the exact same questions.
Some may be the same, but not all of them.

I'm just wondering because when I get back from my test July 23rd I plan to post how I did and wonder what I can or can't say.

sprkymrk

bearfan wrote:

Could I ask what constitutes too much exam information?

Funny you should ask. A certain webmaster recently told me:

Recently Johan wrote:

Common sense dictates that you are allowed to point out exam objectives/topics that are covered more heavily than others. "Make sure you know ACLs and OSPF!" "Man, it felt like this was a BGP-only test" are things you'd tell your friends and coworkers as well, just as any trainer would say that to his/her students.

However, in conclusion he wrote:

Focus on the exam objectives, not on someone else's exam.

Since it's creation 5 years ago, techexams.net has been the cleanest cert/exam site on the net. If at times the moderators seem a little too strict, be assured it's for the best and not a power trip.

Hope that helps!

Webmaster

No it actually wasn't exam content, 'just' too much specifics about the number of questions and sims. Technically you're not allowed to disclose that information about 'your' exam. (it's not a secret either but that info is provide by Cisco) Please read our CCNA FAQ for more info, pretty much anything more detailed about the sims is too much.

bearfan wrote:

Is the comment "there was a question where I had to convert a hexadecimal number to decimal" too much information?

Yes, in particular because you said "there was a question...". Asking about converting from hexadecimal to decimal is good, disclosing it was actually on your exam isn't. In general it's a matter of not going into specifics about 'your' particular exam. Simply put: discuss the exam "objectives" (=technology and concepts) not the exam "questions".

That doesn't mean you can't ask about the topics that appeared in the questions on your exam, you just don't have to disclose they were actually on your exam. And comments like 'make sure you know OSPF' or "it felt like my test was all about ACLs" (<-close one) is fine.

Apart from the NDAs, it's really just common sense: don't disclose information that would give others an unfair advantage when taking the test to become certified. That still allows for plenty of room to help others achieve the certification as well as helping others to determine the scope of the exam. E.g. "Do I need to know how to configure OSPF for the exam?" the proper version would be "Do I need to know OSPF for the 'certification'?" but the question, and answering it is fine (unless you answer with "yes, I had several questions about OSPF on my exam").

Again, just don't be specific about the questions you had on your particular draw of the exam pool and you'll be fine.

For some decent Cisco exam reviews:

http://certcities.com/certs/cisco/exams/

Webmaster

Guess I was repeating myself...

sprkymrk

Webmaster wrote:

Guess I was repeating myself...

Deja vu all over again!

mikej412

Congratulations!

Cisco Career Certifications and Confidentiality Agreement

The main guts of the Cisco NDA is "contents of the exam are confidential."

You agree that the contents of the exam are confidential and that the disclosure of that information could compromise the integrity of the Program and of Certifications. Cisco makes exams available to you solely to test your knowledge of the exam subject matter for which you seek Certification. You are expressly prohibited from disclosing, publishing, reproducing, or transmitting any exam and any related information including, without limitation, questions, answers, worksheets, computations, drawings, diagrams, length or number of exam segments or questions, or any communication, including oral communication regarding or related to the exam (known collectively as “Proprietary Information”), in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, oral or written, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the prior express written permission of Cisco.

You can also read the Cisco Candidate Conduct Policy

No candidate will take any action that will compromise the integrity or confidentiality of a Cisco Certification examination or otherwise compromise the integrity of the Cisco Certification program. Such actions include but are not limited to:
• Disseminating actual exam content via web postings, discussion groups, chat rooms, study guides, etc.

gaby_978

CONGRATULATIONS

7255carl

congrats

Tricon7

Great job! Now you can focus on just the ICND. I failed the INTRO twice, so I know it's not an easy test. I'm skipping it now and going to just take the 801 when I finish Cisco 4. I'd rather hope to pass in one test than have the opportunity to fail two tests over and over. Less hassle with one, I hope.

aueddonline

Tricon7 wrote:

Great job! Now you can focus on just the ICND. I failed the INTRO twice, so I know it's not an easy test. I'm skipping it now and going to just take the 801 when I finish Cisco 4. I'd rather hope to pass in one test than have the opportunity to fail two tests over and over. Less hassle with one, I hope.

i dunno man what did you score in your tries on the intro?

I think the best way to pass is to peak at the right time, mind you i've been looking at the ICND book and it goes over alot of stuff in the intro, so i'm hoping it's not going to take as long to learn the extra bits.