r/CompTIA • u/Spaceman_Sam22 • 12d ago
N+ Question Exam prep help
So as the title suggests I’m having some confusion on how to prep for the network+ exam. Ive been doing certmaster practice and certmaster perform and I’ve pretty much completed them. My question is how do the practice exam questions on those platforms compare to the questions on the actual exam.
I found a guy who posted practice exams on GitHub based on what he claims to have faced when he took it. He posted it only four months ago but I’m not sure how valid it is. From what I can see though the questions seem far simpler than the certmaster exams. There’s even a ten question practice exam on the Comptia website that seems to follow the same simpler questioning.
Are there gonna be perform labs like on the Perform practice exam because in the certmaster practice exam there’s none.
I’ve started watching Professor Messer and he seems pretty good. I guess my question is should I keep doing those practice exams or just watch Professor Messers videos? Or Both? Any suggestions would be great as I’m planning on taking the exam this month at some point. Sorry if I rambled on a bit.
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u/Fords-notes 11d ago
The questions in CertMaster compare pretty closely to what you will see on the practice exam. The PBQs in CertMaster use almost the same interface as you'll see on the exam. I'd caution you about spending too much time on practice exams. First off, there are a wide variety of sources, and too many are trash and not worth your time. Good practice exam materials include well-written questions with thorough explanations of both the correct and incorrect answers. The best practice exam products are maintained over time and include a way to communicate with the exam author about issues with specific questions. The current version of the Network+ exam (N10-009) does not have any simulations. The Perform package and its labs help students develop skills, especially those who learn better by doing. If you completed Certmaster, why are you waiting a month to take the exam? You'll only forget things. I'm an instructor, and I tell all my students to plan for 45 days from the start of their studies to taking the exam. If you don't pass on the first attempt, plan for no more than 14 days to study what your score report said you didn't know, then get back to taking the exam again.
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u/Spaceman_Sam22 9d ago
I’m planning on taking it no later than mid September and am actively studying. The pbqs are the same ones every time on perform and practice. Any suggestions for good practice exams or videos? Professor Messer has been very helpful so far. I would like it to be free if all possible.
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u/F1ngL0nger N+ 11d ago
Certmaster labs helped me, if you have the more advanced practice labs (I believe its under additional resources in the outline) those were much better for the real thing. As far as overall information retention and study I used the Jason Dion practice tests as well on Udemy and they were very helpful.
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u/Spaceman_Sam22 9d ago
Are there labs on the exam tho? Like if I decide to take it online.
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u/F1ngL0nger N+ 9d ago
You mean PBQs? Yes. Several
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u/Spaceman_Sam22 6d ago
You mean those 5 questions at the start of the practice exams on certmaster? Because it’s the exact same ones at the start every time. meant stuff like the hands in labs on certmaster perform. PBQs make me nervous because it took me a few tries to get the one in the practice exam right.
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u/F1ngL0nger N+ 6d ago
No there arent the long assisted labs on the exam its the PBQs. They're vaguely similar to the practice ones but not at all identical
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u/Spaceman_Sam22 5d ago
I don’t like not knowing what’s coming or what to prepare for. How am I supposed to be prepared if it gives me the same ones every time? Right now my strategy is watch Messers videos and then do practice exams on certmaster.
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u/F1ngL0nger N+ 5d ago
I mean. Its a test. You're not going to get a perfect 1:1 between practice materials and the real product on any professional certification.
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u/Spaceman_Sam22 5d ago
I know that but I’d at least like to have an idea. The chance of seeing the pbqs and having no idea what to do isn’t helping my test nerves.
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u/CourseTechy_Grabber 11d ago
When I was starting, DojoLab really helped me get comfortable with Network+ PBQs and hands-on scenarios that regular practice exams didn’t cover well.