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Nuts and bolts of Novell's updated CNE cert

Emmett Dulaney Tech Republic

Published: 17 Oct 2003 12:50 BST

Say goodbye to adaptive
With a few exceptions, most of the exams Novell now offers are form-based (traditional) exams instead of adaptive tests. This means that you have a limited amount of time to answer a fair number of questions, and each question is independent of the others. This is a major shift from the days when adaptive testing was predominantly used and you found out in a hurry whether you were going to pass.

Table A lists the number of questions currently on each of the CNE exams, the amount of time allotted for each one, and the passing score. As of this writing, all exams are priced at $125.

Figure A

Exam	Questions	Time	Passing
Foundations of Novell Networking	68	90	608
Novell Network Management: NetWare 6	66	90	530
Advanced Novell Network Management: NetWare 6	75	90	548
NDS Design Implementation	58	75	608
Desktop Management w/ZENworks for Desktops 4	70	90	560

Study the right material
It may sound like common sense, but studying the correct material will make the difference between passing and failing. For every exam that is offered, Novell offers a corresponding training course. (The exams listed in Table A are linked to information on this training). If you take a training course, you will see Novell's official stance on topics that work their way into exam questions.

If, like a lot of administrators today, you don't have the time or monetary resources to attend the courses, don't let that shortchange your preparations. The first thing you need to do is get the list of objectives for each course. (Novell makes objectives available for courses rather than exams.) Then, try to find material specifically written from those objectives.

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