Hilarious…I just Googled for “pass CCNA” to find what was already out there on tips to pass the CCNA. The first hit was “How to pass CCNA: 6 Steps to Success.” The second hit then bragged, “How to pass Cisco CCNA exam in 3 easy steps.” It reminds me of the exercise videos that say “Great abs in 10 minutes a day” right next to the “7 minute abs” selection. So, I clicked on the 3 step process to see what advice was being given… Step #2 advised to “Buy a TestKing exam.”
Let me spell this out so I can make sure you hear me loud and clear: I HATE TESTKING. Hate it with everything in me. TestKing is essentially a carbon copy of the exam questions. A few words synonymous with TestKing: Cheating. Scamming the system. Unethical. Stupid. Which is exactly how you’ll feel if you use this to pass your exam (regardless of passing or not).
So what’s the right way to pass the CCNA exam? To fall in love with the technology! I was reading through a few of Network World’s Cisco Subnet authors and I thought, “these are people who really GET this stuff!” So, obviously, “falling in love with the technology” is a little vague…so let me be a little more specific:
#1 Method to Pass - Become a Nerd: Build a Home Cisco Lab
#2 Method to Pass – Get Some Good Study Resources
#3 Method to Pass – Take a Good, yet Ethical, Practice Exam
My next posts will hit these one by one.
