I must add that it was not only Stan that got some wrong.  Many of us
     at Allegro got the same ones wrong or atleast disagreed with the
     'correct' answer.

     Barry Durand
     Allegro Consultants


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Subject: Re: HP "Certification" tests ... not up to snuff?
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Date:    8/11/99 12:22 PM


In a former lifetime I was an educator. I always gave tests. The test was an
indicator of how well the student understood the material. If enough
students did poorly it indicated that the material was not presented
effectively. I understood this as a test giver but forgot it as a test
taker.

I took the trial test. I was appalled at how poorly I did. Then I noticed
that I got the same ones wrong that Stan pointed out. I may still be
appallingly ignorant but at least I now know why.
Thanks Stan.

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Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 2:50 PM
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Subject: Re: HP "Certification" tests ... not up to snuff?


Re:
> >- 8. WRONG!  ("Where is device class information for disks stored?")
> >
> >      There are ostensibly two correct answers: VCT and DCT.  The first
of
> >      those is the Volume Class Table ... which has *NO* device class
> >      information.  It has *VOLUME* class information, not *DEVICE*
class!
>
>
> Does the name of the MPE internal tables really matter for this type of
> test? Isn't it more important to understand how they are used and
> manipulated?

Agreed!  In fact, it could be useful to test if the person knows the
difference between "volume class" and "device class" ... which the
test author didn't know :)
...but to know the name of the table(s) is not necessary.

SS