I just got done taking the Networking Essentials exam on 4/30/98 I pssed with

a 896/1000.

 

Standards and terminology - 93%
Planning - 100%
Implementation - 84%
Toubleshooting - 80%

There are 58 questions on the test and you need to get 793/1000 to pass the exam.

I have not taken any other exan yet but I thought this was a very tough exam. I took the exam about three weeks ago and failed with a 724. I had only studied the Transcender tests which provide a good deal of information but not nearly enough to pass. I do not know how I would have passed without the braindumps. Thanks to everyone who had contributed.

I would suggest reading all of the brain dumps but there are some inconsistancies between other poeple braindumps. Some give you answers to different questions so research the answer that is given in the braindump.

 

  1. Know the OSI model very well. Do not only know hte names of each layer but know the funtion of each.
  2. Know that SMB lies in the presentaion layer along with the redirector
  3. Know that DLC resides in the Data link layer and is associated with Mainframes and Hewlett Packard printers
  4. Know PPP and Slip. PPP supports dynamic IP addressing and that slip does not. Slip is associated with TCP/IP and is found on Older machines
  5. Know NDIS/ODI......NDIS/Microsoft.........ODI/Novell
    1. allow drivers to be separate from compliant protocol
    2. bind multiple protocols to single NIC or multiple NIC
  6. BE SURE TO WATCH THE WORDING ON THESE QUESTIONS
  7. Know Win NT Userlevel security
  8. Win 95 sharelevel
  9. Know 802.3 ethernet - be sure to watch what they are asking - 10baseT, 10base2 etc.
  10. 802.5 Token Ring
  11. Know that DLC, LAT, Netbeui are the only nonroutable pprotocols, all other protocaols are routable
  12. nothing on infared for me some of these test could be very different than others so study everything
  13. application server does the processing for the clients request
  14. UNC cumputer name/sharename
  15. Know cable lengths
  16. know that routers opperate at the network layer,bridges-datalink,repeaters- physical
  17. routers do not pass broadcasts
  18. you have an option to turn off the bridging on an Brouter, willnot pass broadcast traffic.

if computer have problems transmitting with IPX Netbuei usally implies incorrect frame type

 

Scenerios

This is one of my weakest areas

 

  1. My advice is to read form the bottom up. They give you a whole ton of information that you will not even need. Pay attention the protocols they are using and which connectivity device you are using
  2. Know that Wins server resolves Netbios
  3. DHCP resolves/configures TCP/IP
  4. I would try to obtain as much info as you possibly can for these because the book does not give you much of anything to study from and the test ask about two or three ?s on these
  5. Know RG-58 U and RG-58 A/U are not compatible....Rg-58 A/U is ethernet standard so replace the cable with RG-58A/U
  6. 0ohms -----short in cable
  7. Infinite----break in cable
  8. 50ohms in terminators

 

Thats all I can really remember. The best advice that I can give is to study all of the brain dumps and reserch the answers you are not sure about. Watch what they are asking for on some of hte uestions..........SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR.

Thats all, good luck

 

NATE