As others have highlighted the new version (version 3) is far more difficult than the old version (2.1.4). To give you some idea, I am doing the CCNA through the Cisco netacad website (one night per week at TAFE). I had bought the CCNA library prior to starting and had done some study in my own time.
When we first start a semester we are given a test to do which is basically the same as the final test for the semester - the idea being so you can get an idea of what the unit will be covering. I got about 60% in this test. Shortly after we changed to version 3.0 and completed the unit. I got 70% in the final exam. Fortunately, there were only four in the class of 20 (including myself) who got 70% or more and thus we were scaled up and passed.
I'm sure anyone can download braindumps from the internet and pass, but to reiterate what others have said, there's a difference in passing and exam and then actually being able to use the information you used to pass the exam in a real-world situation.
Personally I'm enjoying the CCNA and I've found it's helped me with a good grounding in networking and I'm only half way through!
Half right - they are both from the same vat, though crown lager is the good bit from the top whilst fosters is the crap at the bottom:)
Either way, Hahn Premium is a better beer.
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As others have highlighted the new version (version 3) is far more difficult than the old version (2.1.4). To give you some idea, I am doing the CCNA through the Cisco netacad website (one night per week at TAFE). I had bought the CCNA library prior to starting and had done some study in my own time. When we first start a semester we are given a test to do which is basically the same as the final test for the semester - the idea being so you can get an idea of what the unit will be covering. I got about 60% in this test. Shortly after we changed to version 3.0 and completed the unit. I got 70% in the final exam. Fortunately, there were only four in the class of 20 (including myself) who got 70% or more and thus we were scaled up and passed. I'm sure anyone can download braindumps from the internet and pass, but to reiterate what others have said, there's a difference in passing and exam and then actually being able to use the information you used to pass the exam in a real-world situation. Personally I'm enjoying the CCNA and I've found it's helped me with a good grounding in networking and I'm only half way through!
Half right - they are both from the same vat, though crown lager is the good bit from the top whilst fosters is the crap at the bottom :)
Either way, Hahn Premium is a better beer.