The Exam Situation

When you arrive at the testing center, the test administrator will request two forms of identification (one must be a photo ID) and have you sign their testing log. When your time comes up (no pun intended), you will be escorted to the testing room and asked to leave all materials, books, bags, and jackets behind. The room typically has several computer stations that have some means of a divider or space between them so there is no temptation to look at your neighbor's screen.

You obviously cannot take any notes in the room with you, but you can unload anything you have stored in your short-term memory from the Cram Sheet card (in the front of this book) and other materials. Use the provided paper and pen or pencil to jot down your memorized information before the actual test starts. Also, it is imperative that you make yourself as comfortable as possible and settle in so you can focus clearly on the task ahead of you.

The testing center will be monitored by the testing proctor, so it is important not to talk, look at other testers' screens, or do anything questionable. The test proctor has the authority to stop the test if anything appears suspicious.

You are given a certain amount of time for each exam. At the time of this writing, the entire test is allotted 110 minutes. Twenty of those minutes are used for reading Cisco's certification agreement, completing the Cisco survey, and practicing simulation questions in the exam tutorial that you are likely to encounter on the exam. The remaining 90 minutes are for completing the actual exam, which is made up of 60 70 questions. It is always a good idea to keep track of your time. If you find yourself spending too much time on a particular question, it is probably a good idea to take a guess and move on. The worst thing you can do is sacrifice a multitude of questions for the sake of trying to get that one question correct. However, using your time well does not by any means entail panicking and watching the clock. Just be sure to manage your time and be wary if you find yourself spending an exorbitant amount of time especially in the beginning of the exam.