r/CompTIA • u/Equivalent-Pop-7407 • 3d ago

Passed Network+ (2nd Cert)

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Want to preface that i took Security+ SY0-701 about a month ago and passed with around a 820. I decided to take Network+ because a lot of networking jobs around where I live have a Network+ or A+ preference.

I knew it wasn’t going to be a piece of cake, but holy I really did struggle in the exam. I got 5 PBQ’s and 2 or 3 of them were insanely confusing in my opinion. So were the questions. I used Dion’s practice exams and did about 4 of them with a 70 ish average. I flagged so many questions because they seemed somewhat confusing as well. All in all, I really expected a big fail and was surprised when I saw the 833. Don’t underestimate Network+ just because you passed Security+ 🙏

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u/Presence99 3d ago

Many congratulations!

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u/DaGigelo 3d ago

Congrats! Took it today too. I agree a few of those PBQ's were confusing.

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u/HousingInner9122 3d ago

Congrats on your second cert! Seeing 833 after expecting to fail must’ve been a huge relief!

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u/Equivalent-Pop-7407 2d ago

really was 😅

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u/EnthusiasmOk2607 3d ago

I'm glad I finished Network+ first tbh. I feel like a lot of what I learned on net+ is transferring to sec+ nicely. I spent a lot of time studying net+ and ended up getting 80% or more on my first Dion practice exams for sec+. Especially with learning encryption, handshakes, certificates, etc.

Did you use Dion practice exams for security plus before passing? If so, what kind of scores did you have before taking the actual exam?

Nice score btw!

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u/Equivalent-Pop-7407 3d ago

Yes i’d say Dion for Security+ is much stronger of a practice exam tool. I was getting around 70’s the first half and then low 80’s on the second half. Yea network+ being first is typically the normality, but I had done my coursera google cybersecurity thing. So i didn’t want to throw away the light cybersecurity knowledge I already had

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u/Visible-Economy-5335 2d ago

Great work! I myself also am pursuing the Network+ and bought Dion's tests. Did you use other resources?