Braindump

A braindump (English, German: brain extract, "memory protocol ", "this is what stuck " ) is an exercise aid to exam preparation for certification exams.

Formation and function

By gathering in tests memorized examination questions (hence brain extract ) and corresponding answers of questions arise that are passed among interested specimens. The introduced software and hardware manufacturers for the verification of professional knowledge tests are usually carried out in a multiple -choice and based on a fixed, only every few months changed the question pool.

To test similar representation one uses programs such as Visual CertExam Suite, in which the examination questions and responses are entered. After compiling it give the appearance of real exam. The answers are clickable, the correct answer can be displayed by means of clicks of a button. The result of the " test " can also specify to assess their own progress can at the end of the run.

Effects

Through carried out in recent years, rapid training the reputation of certifications has suffered. The training sessions are often (three to six months), held in a very short time, which by no means sufficient, according to IT professionals to gain real depth knowledge. The candidate learns due to lack of time the exam questions and answers by heart, rather than actually to acquire useful knowledge.

Is practiced - in addition to frontal teaching with minimal practice share - memorizing the now familiar about Braindumps exam answers. The recognition value of a real test is up to 100 percent.

Result of this procedure are in most specimens, although a pass the exam, but not sufficiently applicable knowledge of the matter, nor verified knowledge, as originally intended, for example, Microsoft. Therefore, the value of such certification is questionable and for many IT companies a dubious quality characteristic when hiring new employees.

The origin found Braindumps in preparation for Microsoft certification exams. There are now over it for many software and hardware products from other manufacturers.

Development of braindump phenomenon

The originally memorized exam questions and answers of test takers, which corresponded to the actual wording of the test questions only partially gave way gradually true copies of exam questions that are created and marketed by commercial vendors. Due to the large accordance with the actual wording of the exam questions and answers are rumors that paid test takers or employees of test centers extract screenshots or otherwise created copies of the actual exams and integrate into their products. Only several names in the questions usually exchanged such as the names of servers or companies.

To counteract the attempt Companies such as Microsoft and Cisco to make their exam questions so that an examination question is generally four to six different variants can occur on the exam, which differ minimally. This will complicate the process of memorizing. As adapt the commercial provider of exam questions on it and usually integrate all versions of a question in their products, this concept works only in part.

Another means to fight against the memorization of test questions is the massive expansion of the possible question pools. Thus there are, for example, the CCNA certification thousands of possible questions whose memorization would mean more effort than to acquire the knowledge and to master the exam successfully in this way.

Positions on braindump phenomenon

While the use of Braindumps or purchasable exam question pools for various IT certificates especially in semi-professional administrators is frowned upon and is judged as untrustworthy or even shameful, the test aids seem professional IT specialists, despite extensive professional experience to use at least a supplement to the personal certificate status possible to maintain a simple way, since corresponding certifications are widely presumed to receive work orders.