The only complaint I have ever had is that the way Cisco wants you to answer a simulation on the exams takes a different solution path than solving a simulation in LabSim (and both are different than how I approach the same problem on a production network). Of course, it is the same with the actual exams. Sometimes you need to step away for a few days to figure out how LabSim wants you to complete it. I do think there are bugs in some of the simulations, but I have completed EVERY simulation. I also used the MCSE material before I achieved that cert and use it to train new system administrators. The material not only helps you prepare for the exam, it also prepares you for doing the JOB (much more important IMHO). I also used their material as my primary study tool for CCNP. I used it as the primary study tool when I was training for CCNA. You just can't adequately virtualize physical troubleshooting.ĬCNA LabSim is STRONG. The LabSims for A+ are fine.the material covers what is on the exam, but the sims are a clear compromise. A few times the instructor uses non-cisco terminology, and it defiantly doesn't cover all the nessesary material, nor are the lessons in a decent order (maybe its just the missing info.) I also have yet to come upon a lab sim yet in this course. I am watching the CCNA labsim, and I can tell you that I am less than pleased. I assumed a new version would have come out by now, but who knows. I can tell you that there are reports of disapointments with the A+ testout Labsim.
#TESTOUT LAB 12.7.5 HOW TO#
I know you can get an explanation of how to perform the labs where it tells you that you haven't completed all tasks, try following the steps given there. I know by using Labsim for the Net+ and now for the MCTS 70-643 that the labs are really tricky and require some thinking and sometimes redoing several times to get right. Maybe communicate with others and find out how they got the labs to work. If it's an online school then go to the online scholls forum/community and see if others are having troubles with the labs.
Others may be finding workarounds you haven't found yet. Is this an online school or a B&M? If it's a regular B&M scholl then find out if your classmates are having the same troubles as you. Testout will know me on a first name basis by the time this semester is over - I'm still finding bugged labs (spending 5+ hours a day on this stuff).
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It does, especially for anyone who has little to no pc hardware experience. If I were doing this on my own, I wouldn't worry too much about it, and I'm not saying labsim has no value as an aid in helping pass the exams. What's really got me angry is I'm getting graded in a 6 college credit hour class in each labsim assignment. Can anyone confirm my issues with TestOuts labsim software? I can't be the only one. However, I pretty hard and have alot of experience with P.C. Yes, it's possible I'm a nitwit and have failed approximately 15 labs total because of my nitwittedness. In another lab I took just this morning a KVM switch did not have a port or cable to provide monitor access to the two P.Cs.
In one lab the correct firewire cable was not provided, and I was unable to pass this lab even after 9 attempts. In the earlier parts of the course I didn't run into any trouble, but now I'm about half way through it and I've seen (in the last several modules) flaws in the labs. The labs have virtual computer hardware, cables, and various other equipment that have to be correctly configured in the labs.
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I was wondering if anyone else is using this software to prepare for their A+ exams? The software bundle I'm using is for both the 701 and 702 exams. hardware maintenance course worth 6 credit hours at my community college. This software is required as part of a P.C. I'm using A+ Certification: Online Training for A+ Certification