Re: Some questions

Took and passed, but it was veery close :)

Maybe it's just an impression, but I did find it harder
than the CLP 9 practicum.

Some things about the exam:

-tab now works, no need for Ctrl-I
-try to avoid as much as possible YaST, even text-based; there were some
objectives
that apparently could have been accomplished using YaST, but I found
them to be nothing
but traps
-I had four objectives (just like in CLP9): 3 of them were very explicit
(they were even giving you
"tips" so that to make sure you're following an exact succession of
steps)
-one of them was from a whole different picture: each task was tricky
and they weren't giving
you any clues (like "edit that particular file"); it was the first
objective, and the others were depending
on it; it took me 1.5 hours, so I ran out of time and couldn't complete
the scripting objective (fourth one),
which had 10 tasks
-all in all it was a difficult exam, but a natural step forward from
CLP9 practicum; well done Novell

The closest thing to the exam type I could find is the Section 9 from
the 3073 course (Prepare for CLP Practicum).

Good luck everyone!


Ovidiu



On Tue, 2007-07-17 at 15:45 +0000, Andrew Mallett wrote: 

> > 1) How long will the exam take? Is there any extra-time for
non-native
> > English speaker?
> 
> The exam is 2 and half hours. I don't know of any extensions. email 
> practicum@novell.com
> 
> > 2) What is the exam structure? How many objectives are there? Do you
have
> > to complete them in order or not? Are the objectives
"Server-based", like in
> > the flash demo from the practicum website, or rather
"topic-based"? I couldn't find
> > updated info for CLP10 anywhere!
> 
> There are maybe 3 - 5 main objectives. You have to pass the exam with 
> 80% and each objective with 50%. These are all server based tasks
> 
> > 3) Can you access the two exam servers via SSH from the host, or
you're forced to use
> > the VNC web connection
> 
> You can ssh and have mulitiple tabs
> 
> > 4) What is the retake policy? If one fails, can it re-take the exam
right away?
> > Do you use the same voucher number? Do I need re-confirmation from
Novell,
> > like for the initial registration (this would be unfortunate, cause it
takes days)
> 
> You can take the exan gain at any time but you will need to pay for the 
> exam with a new voucher or at the testing centre
> 
> It is a shame you have to travel. I understand Novell are looking to 
> extend this to new testing centes.
> 
> Very best of luck to you