ICND1, ICND2, and CCNA Exam Review

Posted on July 24th, 2008 in CCNA, Cisco, PASS4SIDE by

Alright test-takers…The November 6th date is approaching quickly and the old INTRO/ICND exam path is due to expire. I’ve been working on three new books for Exam Cram for the new CCENT/CCNA certification path and have taken the new ICND1, ICND2, and CCNA exams. While I hate “brain dumps” of tests (I think it completely devalues the certification and the intelligence of the person taking the exam), I do like having general study guidelines before walking into an exam blindly. So, for those of you preparing to attack these new exams, here’s what I have found…

CCNA Voice Exam Debrief

Posted on July 24th, 2008 in CCNA, Cisco by

Alright, this afternoon I took the CCNA Voice exam (aka Implementing Cisco IOS Unified Communications, 640-460). While I completely loathe brain dumps, I am all for getting a good idea of focus areas and the general feel for the exam, so that’s what I’ll give you here.

The CCNA Voice exam will have between 60-70 questions according to the official Cisco website. My exam was dead in the middle with 65 questions. The current passing score (which changes over time) will be somewhere around a low B letter grade.

Here’s a general summary of what I encountered: