CompTIA Network+ Exam Preparation.

 PREPARING FOR THE EXAM

The first few questions are simulations / performance-based questions. In the upper right-hand corner is a place to flag for review. Select this and move on. I always recommend leaving these until the very last.

Any question that doesn't make sense, flag for review. Do not dwell too long on a single question. I always mark something then flag it for review. That way if you run out of time at least you have a chance of getting the answer right.

Some of the questions are Beta questions and do not count, but they do not tell you that they are Beta questions.

At the end of the questions, if you have time left, you can "Review All". The questions that you flagged for review and questions you did not answer or did not select enough options will be marked "Incomplete". When you are satisfied withyour answer to the flagged questions, make sure to uncheck them.

Do not memorize questions from study material, all CompTIA has to do is change a word or two and the answer will be different. Understand concepts. 

Try to narrow down the answers to two and then choose the best answer. You should be able to determine what answers definitely do not fit the question.

When you are using test questions to prepare for the exam and you get an answer wrong, research it and find out why the answer is wrong and why the other answer is correct. DO NOT MEMORIZE!

Use quality resources like Professor Messer, Jason Dion, Mike Meyers, Darill Gibson (GCGA), or CBT Nuggets. 

Set a date to take the exam. Set aside a certain amount of time each day fo studying.

Make to read the entire question and all of the answers. Pay attention to words like MIST, BEST, and LEAST.

CompTIA is famous for reading comprehension questions. Pay close attention to how they word these questions.

They also like to lead you down one path during the first sentence making you think you have the answer, only to switch the scenario in the final part of the question. READ EVERYTHING before looking at the answers.

Do not use Brain Dumps. I have had students bring me what they say is study material they bought online that guaranteed a passing score. Most of these companies are overseas and you will never recover the money. I have looked at some of these questions when they gave me the material only to tell them after about 10 questions that 3 or 4 had the wrong answers. 

Here is a link to CompTIA with their warning as to using these types of text prep: CompTIA: Unauthorized Training Materials.

As with every CompTIA exam, make sure you know the acronyms. I have prepared a flashcard program for several of the CompTIA exams including ITF+, A+, Network+, Security+, and a couple of Microsoft MTA exams: Flashcard links.

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