How to Take the Exam

By working through the approach described in the previous section, you will have the knowledge required to pass the certification exam. However, by adopting the correct test taking approach, you should be able to improve your test score even further.

The way that test questions are scored is simple. You receive one point for each correct answer. You need 36 correct answers to pass the test. Based on this, your test taking strategy should aim at getting the most correct answers. I suggest that you go through the exam and answer all the questions that you are reasonably sure you can answer correctly. Do not waste time dwelling on questions that you are having a hard time answering!

After you have made a first pass through the ...

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