HOW I PASSED MY CCNA WITH A PERFECT SCORE

HOW I PASSED MY CCNA WITH A PERFECT SCORE
The first thing that drew my attention to IT Certification was the fact that I wanted to have additional qualification on my CV when I graduate. I was a 3rd year student of Physics Electronics when I showed interest in taking the CCNA Certification Test.

I got the material form a fellow colleague who either as taken the test that time or was in the final preparation stage. I took the material (Sybex CCNA 5th Edition) and glanced at it once in a while and after some time I took interest in parts like VLSM, CIDR, Subnetting and all other important parts that you need to master to pass the CCNA Test(which I did not realize at the time).

After my 3rd year final Exam I registered with training institute called Jidaw(mastercomputers)and did a 2 weeks training. For those 2 weeks I had to put in a lot of time to study hard because every topic we treated everyday had to be mastered before coming the next day. This topics where sequential i.e. what oyu learnt today would be needed to master the topics for the next day. The speed with which I understood the topics was no magic but was due to the fact that I had been studying the materials way before I went for the training nad I was already practicing some of the exam questions( from Testking).

Then on completion of the training, I studied for additional 3weeks with latest dump( Pass4sure, Testking, Actual Test) before taking the test. The code of the Exam was 640 – 802 but Cisco has revised it to a new one which is not all that different form the old one which is 640 – 802.

The test is divided into four parts with a total of 53 – 54 questions which include:
· Planning and Designing
· Implementation and Operation
· Troubleshooting
· Technology
Each of this have different point and the total number of points is 1000 points the pass mark is 849.My test question had two simulations in which I configured Access list on a Router and also used commands to get information about topology of a Switched Network. For this purpose I got a Network Simulation Software which I used to configure virtual networks, and also did Troubleshooting on this virtual Networks which helped me to get familiar with the commands.

Below are some of the details you would need

WHERE I TOOK THE TRAINING
Jidaw Systems(mastercomputers)
12 Eric Moore Street, Wemabod Estate,
Ikeja, Lagos.

OTHER TRAINING CENTRES
There are a lot of training centers out there that just wants to collect your money and load you with the materials only without necessary trianing but I recommend the following:

Cophild Training Center
Awolowo House Ikeja, Lagos.

IMT Computers
Ikeja Lagos

WHERE I TOOK THE TEST
KarRox which is an Authorized testing Center located on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos

MATERIALS USED
The following are the materials I used through out my preparation for the test which I would be giving out for free

· Sybex CCNA Study Guide (the latest Edition is the 6th Edition for the 640 – 802 test)
Though this book might look voluminous but the other study guide which is the Cisco Press book is 4 times this one.
· Sybex CCNA Fast Pass
This book is the summarized version of the study guide nad it just for people who have studied for the test before and have not done test yet.

· Pass4sure Test Dump(which is always updated every 2 – 3 months).
You need to practice the questions from the latest dump to before taking the exam.

· Testking Test Dump which is a bit voluminous but helps you understand the topics better

· Netvisualizer which is Network Simulation Software which I used to practice the
Commands and Codes that are used to configure Routers and Switches for different purposes.