said by rolande:If you hesitate or think too long, the clock becomes your enemy. You have to plan the work and work the plan.
yes. its a definite mental slog -- that much became completely evident.
however -- i didn't think that the clock was a huge factor (call me insane and hear me out).
test is 100 points. 20 come from tshoot -- 80 from config. most sections are 2-3 points -- with 4-6 point sections in there. thats roughly 7-8 point sections that can be ignored and (if you're good) -- you can still hit the required 60 to pass the config. there were about 32 or 33 sections on my lab.
if i had prepped a little better (i.e. not made a decision to say that "x probably won't be on the test, i'll only review it once or twice") i could have swung quite a few more points my direction. maybe i can just type and copy/past fast -- i don't know.
this is -- of course -- comparing apples to oranges. your test rolande
was an 8 hour config slog. they could put a ton of stuff at you in those 8 hours -- and i'm sure they could go deep as well as wide and you had to know your stuff inside and out and be fast on the keys.
the 6 hour test (from as best i can tell) -- is about precision of config as well as idiosyncrasy and nuance. they didn't give me "hard" config material. it was about how well did i understand a certain update message or how to control stp a certain way using vague or obscure references. it wasn't a "tough" config -- you just had to have a depth of knowledge to recall -- you may not even need it.
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