Using the Test Software Effectively

A well-known test-taking principle is to read over the entire test from start to finish first but to answer only those questions that you feel absolutely sure of on the first pass. On subsequent passes, you can dive into more complex questions, knowing how many such questions you have to deal with. Although this process is not possible with this specific Cisco exam, it is still a valid approach for preparation.

Fortunately, the test software makes this approach easy to implement. At the bottom of each question, you'll find a check box that permits you to mark that question for a later visit. (Note that marking questions makes review easier, but you can return to any question by clicking the Forward and Back buttons repeatedly until you get to the question.) As you read each question, if you answer only those you're sure of and mark for review those that you're not, you can keep going through a decreasing list of open questions as you knock off the trickier ones in order.

Remember that you won't be able to mark questions and return to them when taking this Cisco exam.

Keep working on the questions until you're absolutely sure of all your answers or until you know you'll run out of time. If unanswered questions remain, you should zip through them and guess. No answer guarantees that no credit will be given for a question, and a guess has at least a chance of being correct. (Blank answers and incorrect answers are scored as equally wrong.)

You're better off guessing than leaving questions blank or unanswered.