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Now you can have a second chance to pass your Microsoft certification exam!

Due to popular demand, the Second Shot offer has been extended through June 30, 2008! For a limited time, you can take advantage of this free offer—a second shot at any IT professional, developer, project manager, or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam. Just register for this offer before your first exam, and you will get two chances to pass. But this offer won't last forever.

Register for the Microsoft Second Shot offer and take your first exam no later than May 31, 2008. If you do not pass on your first try, receive a free Second Shot at passing the exam through June 30, 2008.

There is no limit per person: If you register for this offer, you receive one free retake for each exam that you pay for and do not pass.

To take advantage of this offer:

• Step 1: Register for Second Shot on the Microsoft Web site, and receive an exam voucher number.

• Step 2: Schedule and pay for your initial exam through the Prometric Web site, call center,* or test center. You must have the voucher number available prior to registering.

• Step 3: Take the exam.

• Step 4: If you do not pass the exam, wait one day and then register for your free retake exam through the Prometric Web site, call center,* or test center. Just use the same voucher number.

• Step 5: Take your free Second Shot!

Which exams do the Second Shot offer apply to?
The Second Shot offer applies to any Microsoft Learning IT professional, developer, project manager, or Microsoft Dynamics exam.

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CCNA Test Center Guide

Candidates can register for the CCNA exam (640-801 exam or 640-821 INTRO or 640-811 ICND ) at Pearson VUE or Prometric testing centers.

In order to do their best, candidates should know what to expect at the testing center for the Cisco CCNA certification exam. Since testing center guidelines may vary from one center to another, we recommend that the candidates call the local testing center to check about the guidelines. Here are some points providing information on what you can expect at the exam center:

• Re-certification: If you have taken a Cisco CCNA certification exam before, find out your Cisco ID and specify it before you start with your registration. This will ensure that you get proper credit for the exam and will help avoid any duplicate records.
• Reach before time: We strongly suggest reaching the test center before time. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of the appointment.
• Sign the logbook: You may be asked to sign-in the logbook upon arrival as well as upon departure. Do check on this.
• You must carry your identification: You will be required to show a valid identification (ID), perhaps including a recent, recognizable photograph. If the supervisor questions your ID, you may be required to show another ID. You should check the testing center guidelines on identification and take all supplemental identification documents with you.
  Generally Accepted Identification:
  • Passport
  • Photobearing driver's license with signature
  • National/Military identification card
  The following MAY not be accepted as valid ID:
  • Credit Cards (Please check with test center)
  • Private identification cards
  • Any expired ID
• Read the testing center regulation form carefully: You will be provided with a Testing Center Regulation form by the supervisor. Read the regulations carefully and comply with them during the test.
• Sign the confidentiality statement: The supervisor is responsible for asking you to sign the confidentially statement at the test center indicating that you will not reveal exam questions to other students after the test.
• Supervisor sets up your test computer: The supervisor will ensure that the Cisco certification test displays on screen before handing over the machine to you.
• Ask for sheets for scratch work: Scratch papers will be provided to you at the testing center. These are sometimes only available on request. Ask for some blank scratch sheets to do calculations and rough work. Jot down important points and tables (such as powers of 2, binary representation tables etc) before exam starts. This can be a big time saver. Do not take the scratch paper out of the testing room on completion of exam.
• Items not allowed in the testing room: The candidate is not allowed to bring in the testing room personal items such as:
  • Books, revision sheets or notes: The exam is closed book
  • Cellular phones & alarms
  • Food or drinks may not be allowed
  • Calculators
• Your session may be audio and video taped: Do not attempt to talk or communicate in any form to anybody in the testing room. Your session may be taped and can lead to immediate disqualification .
• On exam completion: You will be explained by the supervisor what to do when you complete the exam. If not, or if you are unclear about what you should do, ask them yourself before beginning the exam.
• Do not take with you the the testing material from the testing room: Return all of your testing materials, including the scrap paper, on the completion of your exam to the supervisor.
• Certified copy of the exam result: Your supervisor will give you a certified copy of the exam report on completion of the test. This will list your score indicating strengths and weaknesses in the various test areas. Ask the supervisor for the certified copy, if you do not get it.

Why get certified by Cisco?

About Cisco Certification

Cisco Certifications have become a premier certification in the I.T. industry and those that have passed the grueling exams command some of the highest salaries in the business. As of March 2003, Cisco has awarded 500,000 certifications.

Cisco certification is now in the 3.0 version of their exams. CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, and CCDP certifications are valid for three years, while the CCIE is valid for 2 years from the date of passing. For more information about recertification, please visit Cisco's Website.

There are a variety of Cisco Certification tracks. We have put together a list of requirements for the different tracks that can be found here. Exams vary in price, but range between $100 and $200 U.S. Exams can be taken at Prometric or VUE testing centers.

We have a ton of resources to help you get certified, so help yourself to all of the free practice exams, study guides and other prep materials offered here.

CCNA certification requirements and what are benefits of CCNA certification

CCNA certification requirements:

Cisco has announced changes to the CCNA certification and exams in June 2007. Cisco has now introduced ICND1 (640-822), ICND2 (640-816), and CCNA (640-802) exams. The 640-802 exam will be the single exam option for becoming CCNA. Alternatively, passing ICND1 and ICND2 will provide you the CCNA certification. However, passing ICND1 will provide a separate certification named Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT).

You can choose either of the two paths for becoming CCNA:

• Single Exam Option > Pass Exam 640-802 > CCNA
• Two-Exam Option > Pass 640-822 (ICND1) > CCENT > Pass 640-816 (ICND2) > CCNA

If you would like to know more about the CCNA certification please visit: CCNA certification exam page.

Benefits of CCNA certification

• CCNA certification demonstrates that Cisco, the leading developer and provider of network technologies has recognized you as an expert in designing, installing, operating and troubleshooting medium-size routed and switched networks.
• This certification paves your way to the more advanced Cisco certifications.
• CCNA certification can make you more valuable to your company and help you get more salary and preference in promotions.
• CCNA certified professionals can get appropriate jobs and respectable position in the Networking industry.

Practice your IT exam with VCE program

What is a VCE program? Visual CertExam Suite is a test engine designed specifically for certification exam preparation. It allows you to create, edit and take practice tests in an environment very similar to a real exam.

Visual CertExam Suite includes two applications:

• Visual CertExam Designer allows you to create and edit your own professional practice exams. It is designed, first of all, for authors involved in practice exam development.
• Visual CertExam Manager is designed for taking exams created with Visual CertExam Designer. The application interface provides the most realistic simulation of the real certification exam.

Here is a screenshot of VCE program.

All Test-key exam was created as the VCE compatible format. This is the best reason to choose Test-key exam source for your certification exam training source.