Work Experience

Hello all,
    I have been working help desk at a company that uses Novell 6.5 for 
about 1.5 years now.  I field every call, supporting over 300 users.  I have 
done everything from changing users passwords to rebuilding servers.  I 
became an MCP so that I could get a raise, and now I have found out that I 
can get a raise if I become a CNA also.  I have been through about 1/3 of 
the TestOut CD for exam 050-677.

3 questions:

1.  Is my experience and this 1 CD enough for me to pass the exam?

2.  About what percentage should I be making on the practice exams to expect 
to pass the CNA exam?

3.  How much of the exam is just regular old do it in my sleep help desk 
stuff and how much is the more complicated issues such as inherited rights, 
etc?


Any help is greatly appreciated. 

"Lydon Bergin" <lydonbergin@gmail.com> wrote in message :
> 1.  Is my experience and this 1 CD enough for me to pass the exam?

It is strongly recommended that you also review the official Novell Study 
Kit for theoretical concepts, eDirectory design concepts and other issues 
(NDPS printing setup, iPrint, Virtual Office, etc) that are not covered by 
your help desk experience.


> 3.  How much of the exam is just regular old do it in my sleep help desk 
> stuff and how much is the more complicated issues such as inherited 
> rights, etc?
>

Networks and Netware are all about security, so *do* expect at least 33-40% 
of the exam to cover such issues as file system security, eDirectory 
security, login security, including rights calculation scenarios.

Also, note that not all questions count as equal score. Hence you can have 
50 exam questions but do *not* calculate 16 points for each question (800 is 
the top score on Novell exams). Some questions may count for more, and 
others count for less.

Good Luck.


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Z V I K A     D A V I D O W I T Z



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http://www.3wscertification.com/65CNAfacts.html might help a bit. Also 
you might want to take a look at the Exam Cram 2 for this test. It has 
helped a number of folks in similar situtations.

Warren E. Wyrostek, M.Ed., MCNI...


Lydon Bergin wrote:
> Hello all,
>     I have been working help desk at a company that uses Novell 6.5 for 
> about 1.5 years now.  I field every call, supporting over 300 users.  I
have 
> done everything from changing users passwords to rebuilding servers.  I 
> became an MCP so that I could get a raise, and now I have found out that I

> can get a raise if I become a CNA also.  I have been through about 1/3 of 
> the TestOut CD for exam 050-677.
> 
> 3 questions:
> 
> 1.  Is my experience and this 1 CD enough for me to pass the exam?
> 
> 2.  About what percentage should I be making on the practice exams to
expect 
> to pass the CNA exam?
> 
> 3.  How much of the exam is just regular old do it in my sleep help desk 
> stuff and how much is the more complicated issues such as inherited rights,

> etc?
> 
> 
> Any help is greatly appreciated. 
>