How To Pass IT Exams Without Trying (Too Hard)

By Shaun Archer

Have you ever wondered if there is an element or set of elements which allows one person to pass exams, seemingly without any effort, while others struggle in vain?

Join Shaun Archer (BSc, MCSA, MCSE, MCTS, MCITP, MCT, CCNP, ECCE, MCIWD, CIW CI, Sec+, i-Net+) IT exam taker extraordinaire and soon you too will be passing IT exams without fighting, crying, cheating and (almost) without trying.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shaun Archer
• Release date: Sep 26, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452378725

Shaun Archer

Shaun Archer BSc, MCSA, MCSE, MCTS, MCITP, MCT, CCNP, ECCE, MCIWD, CIW CI, Sec+, i-Net+ is an IT Solutions Architect and trainer living on the little Caribbean island of Barbados.In the last 10 years he has passed over 25 IT exams and successfully delivered a slew of IT courses including MCSE, Security + and Certified Internet Webmaster.Aside from the real world experience he has gained as an architect, Shaun attributes his success to his faith in God and the support of his family. He is the husband of one wife and father of three children whom he loves dearly.

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How To Pass IT Exams Without Trying (Too Hard)

Shaun Archer

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Copyright 2010 Shaun Archer

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Table Of Contents

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Chapter 1

In The Beginning

Chapter 2

The Winning Combination

Chapter 3

Courses, Books and Practice Tests, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Chapter 4

Taking the Exam - What To Expect and How To Prepare

Chapter 5

So You Failed Eh…?

Chapter 6

CONGRATULATIONS - Lets party! (at least for a little bit)

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Why I wrote this book

About a week ago, my CEO and I were interviewing a promising candidate for an IT support position. The young man seemed to be both stable and knowledgeable and the interview was progressing quite nicely. We had just gotten to the point where we were informing him of our expectations as far as certifications were concerned, when my boss made a statement which immediately struck me. He was explaining why our company policy offered each exam candidate the opportunity to make one attempt at each exam at the company's expense. You see, he began, Not everyone tests well. Shaun here is good at taking tests but I don't test well, I never did. What does it mean to test well?, I thought.

After my initial reaction, I decided to disregard this statement but for some reason it stayed with me and a few days later I began thinking it through. Could it be true? Could there be an element or set of elements which allows one person to test well and, by extension, is there an element or set of elements which may sabotage an individual's chances of success? Most importantly, could these elements be identified, solidified and taught to others? I have come to the conclusion that they most certainly can and that is the reason this book was written.

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Chapter One

In The Beginning

You may wonder why someone would go to the trouble of writing a book like this. I mean, in today's IT Exam world you can spend 15 minutes searching on Google and come up with the first 15 exam questions verbatim ( in color no less) with the remaining 120 or so questions a click or two away. Why would you bother to do it the hard way? In answer to this question I can only share my own experience and hope it can help you find the courage to try it honestly.

I graduated from University in 1999 with a degree in Biology and promptly joined the IT workforce. Even back then, you didn't debate with an employer about your qualifications. If they believed a Biology major qualified me to handle the web design and development position they had available…well…who was I to argue? About a year later I heard about IT certifications and I figured it would be a good idea to get one to prove my ability. After all, at this point the only qualification I had was my Biology degree. All quotes I had received for the, then popular, MCSE (NT4) instructor led course loitered around $15,000. There was no way I could afford that and my employer was definitely not about to spring for it. (They gave me grief about getting a $100 piece of software to make my web development coding easier and suggested I develop their web site using the, Save As Web Page, feature of Microsoft Word instead, for Pete's sake! I still have fond memories of that place, sigh.)

The good thing about not having many resources at my

Reviews for How To Pass IT Exams Without Trying (Too Hard)

[Matteuss · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

it was a nice walkthrough of the overall process of taking an exam, but i was expecting better study clues and techniques,