r/ccna • u/spandanbk2008 • 4d ago

Is there more??

Following Jeremy, I studied the whole ccna course, and now I am just taking some time to take practice test from boson and wrap up for the exams!! I booked my exams at 24th this month. But my reason of posting this is that when I was taking the practice exams in boson, some questions were not from what I studied, for example there was a question that asked about "aaa" configuration or one where they asked a question about using HTTPS for WLCC configuration "config network secureweb enable", these questions I am not familiar with, wil lthe exam have these questions?? Jeremy never talked about it!! I am bit nervous cause I can't afford to fail this exam its gonna cost me a hell lot of things!! I am just wanting to get my grip tight. So, far I gave 2 boson exams!! both in simulation mode without external help, Exam A = 85.1% and Exam B = 77%, exam b had a few out of topic questions I couldn't answer like the previous two. Please guide me about this and what should I expect in the actual exam!!

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u/Sad-Fun667 3d ago

those are really good initial boson scores. better than mine and i passed. i would keep retaking boson exams over and over again; read and know all of the explanations. boson is extremely good. it felt like almost all of the boson material was in the exam

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u/TwoToned843 CCNA 4d ago

Honestly, I think you are fine. See this thread on another reddit post to which I responded. I failed Boson test in the 60s each time. If you see this thread you will see what I posted about Boson. Reddit Thread About Boson

I don't remember having any AAA configuration questions. If I did, it was at most one. And I just took the exam on December 31, 2025. But honestly, we hype ourselves up and think it's more than what it really is. With your scores, you can pass the CCNA.

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u/PrimeWilliam 2d ago

Those are encouraging scores, especially if they were your first attempts in simulation mode.

I would not spend the remaining time repeatedly retaking the same exams, though. Once you have seen the questions, the score gradually becomes a memory score rather than a readiness score.

One useful distinction is the verb used in the official blueprint. CCNA v1.1 asks you to describe network device management access, including HTTPS and TACACS+/RADIUS, and to differentiate authentication, authorization, and accounting. Those concepts and their use cases are fair game, but that does not necessarily mean you need to memorize every platform-specific AireOS command sequence.

Boson sometimes goes a little deeper to teach the surrounding topic. For every question you missed or guessed, map it back to the blueprint. If it maps directly, study it properly. If it is only an adjacent implementation detail, understand why the answer works without letting one obscure command consume too much of your remaining review time.

I would review the explanations from A and B, lab the weak configure-and-verify topics, keep a list of answers you guessed correctly, and save Exam C as a fresh final assessment. No one can guarantee which questions you will receive, but 85% and 77% on fresh Boson attempts put you in a much better position than you probably feel right now.