lrequenLly Asked CuesLlons (lAC)

1 WhaL ls Lhe dlfference beLween 8PCL 3 and 8PCL 6 exam

1hls ls Lhe mosL commonly asked quesLlon Lhese days as 8PCL 6 exams have [usL sLarLed (March
2011) lf you compare Lhe syllabus of 8PCL 3 and 8PCL 6 you wlll noLlce LhaL Lhere are around 20
changes new lmporLanL Loplcs have been added ln 8PCL 6 1hese Loplcs lnclude lSCSl Server LuA
CllenL conflguraLlon (LuA Server ls noL lncluded) Lx1 4 flle sysLem 8M 8ulldlng kvM
vlrLuallzaLlon eLc 1here ls less focus on commands and Cul ls heavely pushed Why? We donL
know ln Lhe lndusLry sLlll 93 of SysLem AdmlnlsLraLors are uslng command llne lnLerface llke puLLy
1he exam can be solved uslng Cul or commands

Cne maln dlfference ls LhaL Lhe examlnaLlon wlll be conducLed on a vlrLual machlne lf you rellglously
solve all exerclses from Lhe 8PCL 6 books you wlll cerLalnly pass Lhe exam wlLh flylng colors


2 AparL from Lhe above ls Lhere any oLher ma[or dlfference

?es ln 8PCL 3 Lhere was only one exam wlLh 2 secLlons one for 8PC1 (now called 8PCSA) and
anoLher for 8PCL 8uL now ln 8PCL 6 Lhere are 2 separaLe exams 8PCSA exam ls of 23 hours and
8PCL ls for 2 hours


3 Pow should l prepare for Lhe exam

An auLhorlzed 8PCL course done from a 8ed PaL arLner wlll puL you on Lhe rlghL Lrack for Lhe
cerLlflcaLlon 1he auLhorlzed course maLerlal provlded by 8ed PaL parLners wlll glve you an exacL
paLh Lo be on 1hree workbooks provlde mosL relevanL quesLlons and pracLlce exerclses LhaL wlll
prepare you for Lhe exam ln my experlence lf you concenLraLe on undersLandlng Lhe Loplcs
menLloned ln Lhese workbooks lL wlll be more Lhan enough for you Lo geL cerLlfled


4 Can l appear only for Lhe 8PCSA cerLlflcaLlon exam

?es you can ln facL we recommend LhaL you appear for 8PCSA exam flrsL clear lL and Lhen appear
for Lhe 8PCL exam ln Lhe nexL 13 days or so 1aklng boLh Lhe 8PCSA and 8PCL exams on Lhe same
day ln very gruellng and demandlng And lf you fall Lhe 8PCSA exam you are noL allowed Lo appear
for Lhe 8PCL exam on Lhe same ?our enLlre fee wlll be wasLed


3 WhaL ls Lhe duraLlon of Lhe 8PCL course

lL depends on Lhe 8ed PaL arLner who ls Leachlng Lhe course 1he sLandard Llmellne from 8ed PaL
CorporaLlon ls 120 hours/3 weeks 8uL ln our experlence we have found lL dlfflculL Lo flnlsh Lhe
course ln [usL 3 weeks as lL Lrles Lo cram many Loplcs ln a shorL duraLlon AL Lhe end of such a fasL
Lrack course Lhe mlnd geLs saLuraLed wlLh many new facLs and Lherefore Lhe reLenLlon ls very less

AL locus 1ralnlng Servlces Lhe sLandard course Llmellne ls 2 monLhs


6 WhaL are Lhe fees for Lhe exams

As menLloned earller you can appear for Lhe 8PCSA and 8PCL exams on Lhe same day 8uL we do
noL recommend LhaL lf you do appear for boLh Lhe exams on Lhe same day Lhe exam fee for boLh
exams ls 8s 14000/

lf you appear for 8PCSA and 8PCL exams on dlfferenL days Lhe exam fee ls 8s 8000/ for each exam
1hus you wlll have Lo shell ouL 8s 16000/ Lo become 8PCL cerLlfled


7 Can l appear for Lhe 8PCL exam before appearlng for Lhe 8PCSA exam

?es 8uL noL recommended 8esldes you wlll noL geL Lhe 8PCL cerLlflcaLlon from 8ed haL unLll you
pass boLh 8PCSA and 8PCL exams



8 ls Lhere a llsL of mosL llkely quesLlons for Lhe exam

no 8uL ln our experlence lf you know a buddy who has appeared for Lhe exam prevlously he/she
can glve you a falr ldea abouL Lhe exam paLLern We recommend LhaL you should noL fully rely on
hls/her recommendaLlon as 8ed PaL changes Lhe exam paLLern from Llme Lo Llme 1he only sure
Lhlng abouL Lhe 8ed Lxams ls LhaL Lhey are handson exams where you wlll be glven a machlne Lo
solve Lhe scenarlo based quesLlons 1here wlll noL be an onllne exam wlLh ob[ecLlve quesLlons


9 Pow ls Lhe exam conducLed

When you appear for Lhe exam aL any exam cenLer you wlll be asked Lo flll up Lhe paper work 1he
lnsLrucLor aL Lhe exam cenLer ls an employee of 8ed PaL who usually comes Lo Lhe exam cenLer
ahead of Llme Lo perform Lhe necessary server seLup for Lhe exam Cnce Lhe exam seLup ls done Lhe
exam sLarLs ?ou wlll be asslgned a machlne and asked Lo flll up Lhe necessary lnformaLlon llke your
name emall address eLc uo noL make a mlsLake whlle Lyplng your emall address ?ou exam resulLs
are emalld Lo Lhls emall address

Cnce you flnlsh provldlng your personal lnformaLlon Lhe exam sLarLs ?ou need Lo follow ln
lnsLrucLlons provlded ln Lhe exam paper on your deskLop lL ls klnd of an open book exam as all Lhe
man pages are avallable Lo you So lf you forgeL any synLax you can flnd lL ouL 8uL our experlence
has shown LhaL sLudenLs do noL have Loo much of a Llme Lo browse Lhrough man pages ?ou can
leave Lhe exam hall once you are flnlshed

1he exam resulLs wlll be emalled Lo you ln a day

1here ls no negaLlve marklng lL does noL maLLer how you solve Lhe quesLlon elLher LhouLh Cul or
Lhrough commands lL ls lmporLanL LhaL you solve lL We have noLlces Lhere are no parLlal marks
glven for half worklng answers lor example lf Lhe quesLlon says you should conflgure Lhe flrewall
and open porL no 21 And you have conflgured Lhe flrewall buL forgoL Lo open Lhe porL 21 or open
Lhe wrong porL you wlll noL geL parLlon marks



10 When ls Lhe exam resulL declared

Lxam resulLs are declared usually on Lhe same nlghL ?our resulL your score and grade(pass/fall) ls
emalled Lo you on Lhe emall ld LhaL you enLered before Lhe exam

ln some rare slLuaLlons and lncase of holldays and weekends lL may Lake 23 days Lo geL Lhe resulL ln
Lhe emall



11 WhaL documenLs Lo l need before appearlng for Lhe exam

?ou need a phoLo ldenLlflcaLlon LlLher a An card passporL or a drlvers llcense wlll do ?ou also
need Lo brlng 3 forms from Lhe back of your 3 sLudenL workbooks

12 WhaL are Lhe rules of Lhe exam

1here ls only one lmporLanL rule LhaL everyone needs Lo observe no Lalklng looklng slgnallng or
peeplng lnLo anoLher fellows compuLer lf Lhe exam lnsLrucLor even sllghLly suspecLs LhaL you are noL
properly behavlng ln Lhe exam he wlll lmmedlaLely remove you ouL of Lhe exam hall Pe reserves
Lhe rlghL Lo noL allow you Lo appear for fuLure exams Lven Lhough Lhls ls noL a common Lhlng aL our
cenLer l have seen Lhls happenlng wlLh one or Lwo sLudenLs ln a a span of 34 monLhs

8oLh a person who ls cheaLlng and helplng anoLher person cheaL wlLh answers are gullLy

?our exam fee wlll noL be refunded ln such a case