So that’s 17 full days of studying away, possibly an important factor in your study strategy.
My first trip through the labs took 9 hours, but was spread across a week. The next 12 hours of labs were also spread across the next week, and same with the final trips through the labs (~10 hours).
The most efficient I was ever able to get - sustained (and for a different test) - was ~6 hours a day (on Saturdays) in an 8 hour segment.
Two tab is allowed one is taking by the exam terminal and second tab to view official docs and it’s subdomain sites (not included http://discuss.kubernetes.io/).
How did you do time-wise with the actual exam? Did you find 3 hours to be too short, or was it a comfortable pace?
Also, did you find a lot of testing of networking-level things like configuring/repairing ip tables, or was it mostly centered around creating/setting up objects in Kubernetes?
Time-wise, I flew through most of the test in half an hour, then forgot something that I needed to check on every problem (I didn’t pay attention to the exam screen very well and ignored a require notice - fortunately no major corrections were needed). I had estimated 6 minutes per problem and about 30 minutes for review. While I had time to recheck all the problems (and I fixed one glaring problem), I got stuck on two problems. On one, I was hobbled by lack of access to documentation outside of what was allowed. On the other, it was just plain out there - very edge-case.
I used the mildly cumbersome notepad app that they give you to keep track of my thoughts on scores like this:
That is, problem number, the listed weight, whether I had rechecked it (“(verified)”), and whether I thought I got it right (“(yay!)”). Mainly, this system was lightweight (for me): I could quickly add up my estimated score and I could leave other tiny notes in place (like “RECHECK”) so I could quickly see where I needed to spend the little time that was left.
In the end, I probably had 20-40 minutes left and spent about half on one problem, then threw everything but the last minute on the other problem. I couldn’t really have used the last minute - I was spinning my wheels. I credit maniacal focus on lab times as helping with time discipline.
Gotcha, so basically you actually had the test basically done with a passing score in an hour, then spent 2 hours basically checking your work and trying to figure out a couple odd-ball questions you were struggling with. Good to know, thank you! I have my test scheduled for tomorrow morning.
First pass was quick - rechecking work was a little slower. Also, I had serious issues with my webcam: Delayed 1 hour 15 minutes getting that sorted and another 45 minutes getting the test loaded / doing id check - mainly waiting for the proctor to come back. Fortunately my other appointments that day could be rescheduled.
I took one brief break during the test following their procedure.
I considered, but rejected going through questions a third time in favor of spending time on those two problems that I knew I might be able to make progress on. I also considered point value, too - was I above 74% or not (and how far)?
