TECEP Study Tips For CMP-354 Network Technology

[StudentOLife]

If anyone's taken notes on this exam on their scrap paper, would you mind sharing it? Would like to know the types of questions so far I've compiled the following from this thread: 

1. Multiple questions on IEEE standards. Basically they will ask you what standard is 802.**** If the exam questions are rotating that's a pretty big boring list to draw from.
   
2. Make sure you know what layer of the OSI model different devices or operations happen.
   
3. What is a vampire tap
   
4. What is ad hoc mode
   
5. What Zigbee is used for
   - Ans: Zigbee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power low-bandwidth needs, designed for small scale projects which need wireless connection. Hence, Zigbee is a low-power, low data rate, and close proximity (i.e., personal area) wireless ad hoc network.
6. What is base lining?
   - Ans: Values collected for comparison against later performance statistics. 

[jch]

I just took this exam. Even though I'm still waiting for my score, I'm highly confident that I passed.  

First, don't be fooled by the name. Despite being a "Network Technology" exam, almost half of the questions were really more sysadmin/IT/cloud topics. This exam covers a broad range of material, but none of it goes particularly deep. There are three short essay questions at the end that expect a 1-3 paragraph response. To keep things sufficiently vague, my exam contained one prompt related to network security, one related to wireless networking, and one related to cloud computing. I found the prompts reasonable and enough of a stimulus to easily draft an appropriate response. 

I'd recommend using CompTIA A+, Network+, and Cloud Foundations or Cloud+ materials to study. The topics from those certifications are highly relevant to this exam.  The recommended quizlets are somewhat helpful but are outdated and don't cover the full breadth of the exam. 
You'll definitely need to know and be familiar with the main 802.xxxx standards, both wireless and wired. Focus on wireless networking in particular. There wasn't much of anything about the various network layer models, such as OSI. 
I was presently surprised by the general lack of outdated questions. I don't remember seeing anything about grossly obsolete technologies like token ring or coaxial ethernet—no vampire taps.  
To review before the exam, I used Saylor's CS402: Computer Communications and Networks. I do not recommend doing so because of flaws in that course.

I had a classic ProctorFU experience taking the exam. ProctorU expects you to navigate to and open the exam within the tab that they open for you. The problem is, TESU's systems are set to open everything in a new tab. ProctorU's software responds to this by continually forcing you back to the original tab every few seconds. I suffered through most of the exam that way before their tech support set up their alternate system, fixing the issue. 
Also, the function to flag a question for later review does not function in TESU's online exam portal. 
I let TESU know about the above issues.

[rachel83az]

I had a classic ProctorFU experience taking the exam. ProctorU expects you to navigate to and open the exam within the tab that they open for you. The problem is, TESU's systems are set to open everything in a new tab. ProctorU's software responds to this by continually forcing you back to the original tab every few seconds. I suffered through most of the exam that way before their tech support set up their alternate system, fixing the issue. 

I also had this happen when I took Medical Terminology. I just found out that (in Chrome) you can click on a link and drag it to the tab to have it not open in a brand new tab. I don't remember how the testing systems work, exactly, so I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not.

https://www.tenforums.com/browsers-email...956814e007

[jch]

Passed with 91% according to Moodle. This was a surprisingly fast turnaround, given that I took the exam at the end of a term.

[Pats20]

With 7 hrs of videos , 90 lessons , and 9 practice test , you would think this would be an adequate resource to prepare for the exam. Especially since it’s titled and written  specifically for the CMP 354 tecep. Although i don’t see any reviews on here depicting that.

[rachel83az]

I'm currently studying for this one because of the free TECEP offer from TESU. I just noticed that the Sophia course says:

SOURCE: THIS CONTENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL HAS BEEN ADAPTED FROM COMPTIA NETWORK+ STUDY GUIDE: EXAM N10-007, 4TH EDITION. SOURCE LAMMLE: COMPTIA NETWORK+ STUDY GUIDE: EXAM N10-007, 4TH EDITION - INSTRUCTOR COMPANION SITE (WILEY.COM)

Based on jch's recommendations above, I'm hoping this will be a good supplemental resource for the TECEP.

[LevelUP]

You could try buying this Udemy course that has lots of Network+ questions

https://www.udemy.com/course/comptia-network-008-exams/

[rachel83az]

You could try buying this Udemy course that has lots of Network+ questions

https://www.udemy.com/course/comptia-network-008-exams/

Currently $16 (Or $12. Or $13). Normally $80.

On the other hand, Professor Messer is free or $120 for the "course success" bundle. Professor Messer is probably a better deal than some random Udemy course.

[LevelUP]

You could try buying this Udemy course that has lots of Network+ questions

https://www.udemy.com/course/comptia-network-008-exams/

Currently $16 (Or $12. Or $13). Normally $80.

On the other hand, Professor Messer is free or $120 for the "course success" bundle. Professor Messer is probably a better deal than some random Udemy course.

ExamCompass is free (Maybe that Udemy course copied those questions)
https://www.examcompass.com/

Other than that Jason Dion is the most popular person used to pass Network+ exams
https://www.udemy.com/course/comptia-network-008-exams/

[jch]

Never pay anywhere near full price on these Udemy courses! They're almost always on some mega sale; the normal prices are around $10-15. I personally used Dion's courses+exams and found them helpful. 
Professor Messer's YouTube channel is another great and FREE CompTIA resource.