Are these questions for real??

In an effort to conform, something which I'm not very comfortable with
after working in the industry for many many years, I've decided to get
certified. Starting with A+ Essentials I've been studying for some
time now and I find some of these questions off the wall. For example;
Exam Cram 3rd Edition, Chapter 2, Question 12:
Q. What should you do first if the system clock fails to keep proper
time after being reset by the operating system?
A. Clean the contacts

Please, maybe in some corner case where the system board was under
water. When was the last time anyone has seen corroded contacts on a
battery? Time is Money, if your opening the case you'd best replace
the battery if your working for me.

Sorry, my 2 cents from 20 yrs experience. Should we really dumb
ourselves down for these tests?

wearearewe

> There's some junk on the exams, and some great stuff, too.

Thanks John!

I agree there is some good stuff in there. I expect my tech's to
become certified so I figured I'd whip through the tests in a week or
so. NOT! The design is obviously to create well rounded tech's, which
is good.

- Jeff J

wearearewe

On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:21:27 -0800 (PST), wearearewe
<> wrote:

>> There's some junk on the exams, and some great stuff, too.
>
>Thanks John!
>
>I agree there is some good stuff in there. I expect my tech's to
>become certified so I figured I'd whip through the tests in a week or
>so. NOT! The design is obviously to create well rounded tech's, which
>is good.
>
>- Jeff J

I have to agree, some of the questions are very odd. I was able to
get A+, Network+ and Security+ certified in 3 months. I did one a
month. Then I attempted the Linux+ exam and missed passing by 6
points. That was a very difficult exam. It's been over a year and
didn't bother to try it again. I think I will go for the MCSE exams.
Let us know how you do on the A+ exam.

Mister

I wouldn't sweat it too much. Yes, there might be a few silly questions on
the test, just as there will be on any test, but if you are able to
consistently score well on practice tests (90%+), you won't have a problem.
But don't blow off practice tests.

smackedass

smackedass

After following this thread, something that hasn't been
mentioned is the relationship between the questions and
answers. The objective is to pick the best answer,
not look at the question in a vacuum. In the question
mentioned, was A the best answer of the bunch? That's
one key to passing the tests (for those with experience).
For the duration of the tests, what you know to be true
and/or logical doesn't matter. Confine your perspective
to each question and only the answers offered. Pick the
answer that best agrees with the material you studied
and the practice tests you've taken.
--
Barry Watzman wrote:
> These test questions are not official, and there are lots of practice
> exams (free and otherwise) floating around with both bad questions and
> in some cases downright wrong answers.
>
>
> wearearewe wrote:
>> In an effort to conform, something which I'm not very comfortable with
>> after working in the industry for many many years, I've decided to get
>> certified. Starting with A+ Essentials I've been studying for some
>> time now and I find some of these questions off the wall. For example;
>> Exam Cram 3rd Edition, Chapter 2, Question 12:
>> Q. What should you do first if the system clock fails to keep proper
>> time after being reset by the operating system?
>> A. Clean the contacts
>>
>> Please, maybe in some corner case where the system board was under
>> water. When was the last time anyone has seen corroded contacts on a
>> battery? Time is Money, if your opening the case you'd best replace
>> the battery if your working for me.
>>
>> Sorry, my 2 cents from 20 yrs experience. Should we really dumb
>> ourselves down for these tests?

Bill Eitner