Failed on Comptia a Should I Try Again

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Videos used - Mike Meyer's network+ and skillsoft e-learning
Watched videos twice, scored all practice exam 95%+.
Then, I used 2 different dumps and memorized entire crap as well.
They are not helping. I failed the exam three times in two months. I scored 705 on last exam. Beginning of all, dumps are useless because less than 5 problems are from dump on bodily exam. Just tiny bit better than skillsoft e-learning or Mike Meyer'due south practice examination because they only have similar 2-iii actual test question from their question pools. What tin I exercise more? Watching videos won't help anymore because I already know all the terms and practically call back videos from start to end. Doing more practice problems won't assist considering I already know answers and memorize them. Yes, I know how to go those answers too because I looked it up online and books. Dumps are useless for very same reason. This and then called lastest dumps have 300+, 500+ questions and I already memorized entire questions, answers and know how they got those answers. But the matter is, what practiced is information technology if they are not on the test? It doesn't even serve as practice question considering bodily test questions are so dissimilar from dumps, videos or do questions.

Main trouble is multiple pick questions. These are all scenario based and many of them are explained then vague. Information technology'southward hard to chronicle these questions from studying materials such equally videos, practice exam or dumps. They aren't fifty-fifty remotely close and request completely dissimilar stuff for different situation. If do exams, dumps, videos are nigh explaining monitor resolution and refresh rate, actual test question is like how to gear up dead pixel on LCD monitor. It'southward nearly like that.
So what can I practise next? I don't call back studying these same material over and over won't assistance considering test questions are not from them. Any advice? If I go along taking the test, peradventure I volition luck out ane of these days but I have to waste $285 each time I attempt and now I accept to wait ii weeks everytime I neglect.
Jaron78 Gigabyte Poster Forum Leader

Not being horrible, simply I am glad it was a Fail in all honesty.
I accept spent about 3 months, Learning the martial, watching video's, making notes, sacrificing nights out with friends, missing out on spending evenings with my fiancé so I can pass this bloody exam.

And then you rock up bleating most how you lot couldn't laissez passer the exam by adulterous....... Shame!
I hear McDonalds take a skillful management scheme.

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Are y'all trying to learn the entire grade from videos and encephalon dumps with no book?

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zxspectrum Terabyte Poster Forum Leader Gold Member

Sympathy has left the building.
There is a lot more to Information technology that cramming up and cheating. As Jaron quite rightly says he has sacrificed a lot of time for his qualifications and you expect an easy laissez passer, to exercise what, go an Information technology job? If you cant be bothered to put the effort in for an exam y'all volition struggle when it comes to actually property a function downwards.

Ed

Certifications: BSc computing and information systems
Stay away from dumps for a beginning..
Use Proffessor Messer
Mike Meyers book
Mike Meyers Udemy videos

If you fail try again, if you neglect once again then its up to you to endeavor again or phone call it quits.. Youre going to have to brand sacrfices. I sacrificed like a year building Information technology knowledge to make myself employable.. Its but now Ive stepped dorsum and decided to enjoy myself abit.

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I don't fifty-fifty know why people automatically label me equally cheater when I studied dump.
If dump covers similar 80% plus questions which permit me automatically pass the exam simply past memorizing information technology, it'due south adulterous, yes but if dump is terribly inaccurate and less than 10% of bug are from dump on actual exam, it'south not even cheating coz you will fail miserably anyhow. I studied hard with proper training videos, do exams and other stuff also, not but simply memorizing the dump. I spent 100+ hours studying for this exam for god's sake.
Oh, wait.. I forgot most people here are elites who knows everything but and so again, if yous are just here to criticize people similar me in this then chosen i of lower examination forum, you aren't that much better either. If you aren't going to say annihilation helpful only walk abroad. At least Juelz is helpful.
BB88 Kilobyte Poster Golden Member

If there are questions in the exam that you are struggling with, study topics/resource around them. Don't apply dumps. Use reputable sources such as Transcender/Boson/Prometric.

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Jaron78 Gigabyte Poster Forum Leader

It's far from beingness "Elitest". Information technology's more a example of yous using dumps which in plow degrades the value of the certification for anybody else.
Say 10 people all use dumps and laissez passer the examination. Those 10 people and then get a job based on that exam laissez passer. They all rock up on their first day and they are ALL totally out of their depth as all they have done is memorised a bunch of answers.

So, ten employers then look at the Network+ and think well if they passed the exam and don't know X, Y, Z, so the Network+ can't exist a very good certification.

DONT come on here looking for sympathy. People who use dumps are the everyman of the low in my stance. In that they devalue certifications, cost people jobs, and by and large p1ss me off.
zxspectrum Terabyte Poster Forum Leader Gilt Member

And then let me get this straight. If you use a dump and pass, its adulterous just if you apply a dump and fail it isn't?
My helpful tip is if you have used dumps and failed because it only covered 10% of the exam then don't utilise i.

Besides no i here volition claim to know everything or will even consider themselves as an aristocracy. They will take gained experience over a number of years and take that experience to draw from which in-turn volition give some very first-class feedback to people who need it.

I think the trouble is that you want people to say awww poor you, there there, youll get it next time. Well I aint going to pussy human foot about with all that. You lot really demand to change the way you are budgeted these exams. How about properly knuckling down and really learning the cloth, set yourself up some sort of lab surround and work from in that location

Ed

Certifications: BSc calculating and information systems
"Master problem is multiple choice questions. These are all scenario based and many of them are explained so vague."
Well that's exactly why you take to learn the stuff properly and how to really practice it hands-on. That's how the exams are designed nowadays to exam knowledge. Why are you cheating yourself ? When I go out of the exam place with a pass it'south the best feeling there is knowing I've worked hard to laissez passer it and I've gained and then much practical knowledge. I could never cheat my manner to a certification. There is no satisfaction and personal pride whatsoever in doing that.

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One more than question.... Do yous know how to connect ii computers together ?

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Sparky Zettabyte Poster Moderator

Not sure if this guy is on the current of air upwardly or non.

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Ok, finally ****ing passed. Went through professor messer'southward videos and notes that gave me that last few points boost.
God damn it. Now I am moving to CCNA.
Anyone want to take bets on how many times he fails the CCNA?
I'll outset the bidding off with 10.

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Depends on how many dumps he purchases.
Jaron78 Gigabyte Affiche Forum Leader

I will go with 2 fails,
Buys Dumps,
two more fails,
Comes on here asking for communication,
Ignores all said advice and only buys more dumps,
Passes,
Gets an Interview,
Gets found out straight abroad!

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Chaps, please end feeding.
*** In fact I am closing this now ***

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