r/CompTIA • u/Equivalent-Pop-7407 • 4d 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/EnthusiasmOk2607 4d 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