Got a 65% on the first practice test offered by ITPRO for Linux plus

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I felt I really knew the knowledge. Was getting 75-85% on the flash cards. Been studying for about 8 months. Exam in 2 weeks. Feeling a bit disheartened.

I have a CCNA among other lower level certs (JNCIA, and a few google certs). Been in IT for about 2 years now as a helpdesk II and before that was a Computer hardware repair man. I'd consider myself intermediate at this stage with about 4 years total exp in the field.

I study around 3-4 lab hours a day with usually one day off during the week. Read the entire Comptia Linux+ study guide, along with setting up my own hypervisors on my home lab network rack. I even created over 1000 of my own Anki flash cards with commands from the book.

Not really sure what more I can do? I just feel some of the stuff in the practice exam I had never come across yet. Even after hitting every single command in the exam objectives.

Has anyone else had this experience? I really want to pass this exam and I definitely have put the time in. As of right now, the plan is to continue taking practice exams and studying the materiel I'm getting wrong.

Please let me know your thoughts and experiences!

@Kiel-Davignon,

So, I was hoping that someone else would answer this besides me.

1st. Download the official exam objectives from CompTIA. Use that as a guide. The reason to do this. The exam is based on these objectives. You may see questions that are not based on these objectives but the passing majority will be based on the objectives.

2nd. Use the verbs on the exam objectives. The verbs will help you to determine the level of depth required for each objective. If you do not know an objective in the manner described by the verb. You're not ready for the exam on those topics.

3rd. Practice exams can be used in multiple ways. If you want to use them as a readiness assessment. Use the following to help you:

• Have you honestly reviewed the exam objectives and do you know each at the level as described by the verb?
• Read each question and each answer carefully. Pick the answer to the question, not what you assume the question is asking you. You can answer either the question you think the exam is asking you or the actual question that is being asked. So don't answer the question you want to answer. Answer the one being asked.
• Look at the score of each section...find out if you missed more in one domain objectives than the others if you happened to fail the practice-exam. You may find out that you only missed it by 3 or 4 question in 1 domain, then 1 for each of the other domains. This should put you in to 70 - 80% ranges at the edge of failing or just failing
• If you're missing in the 50-60% range. I would say that you may have conceptual knowledge of the topics but not to the depth required by the exam objectives. Again use the verbs.
• If you're less than than. You're not prepared for the exam and may want to review a new strategy for study and coverage of concepts and to the depth required by the objectives.

Thanks for being a member.

@Kiel-Davignon There are currently two different versions of linux + which are available to take, are you booked for 004 or 005?

There are some differences in the objectives for the two - make sure you're looking at practice questions for the right exam

More here:
https://www.comptia.org/certifications/linux