4 Mistakes You Need to AVOID on the Security+ Exam

Summary

This video provides four key mistakes to avoid when taking the CompTIA Security+ exam. It emphasizes effective time management, carefully reading questions to avoid overthinking, eliminating incorrect answer choices instead of randomly guessing, and understanding concepts rather than solely memorizing information. Additional tips include remaining calm and confident on exam day and retaking the test if needed. The overall message is that with proper preparation and technique, the Security+ exam is very achievable.

Takeaways

• 😀 Focus on multiple choice questions first, then performance-based questions
• ⏱ Manage your time well to avoid feeling rushed
• 📝 Answer questions you're confident in quickly, flag unfamiliar ones to revisit
• 🔍 Don't overthink questions - read carefully and don't second guess yourself
• ❌ Avoid randomly guessing without first eliminating clearly wrong answers
• 🤔 Narrow down to 2 potential answers before guessing if unsure
• 🧠 Understanding concepts is crucial - rely on more than just memorization
• 📒 Take thorough notes and consistently review unclear concepts
• 🧑‍💻 Put concepts into practice with practice exams and learn from wrong answers
• 😌 Stay calm, cool, confident and collected when taking the actual exam

Q & A

What are the four common mistakes people make when taking the Security+ exam?

The four common mistakes are: 1) Poor time management 2) Overthinking questions and not reading carefully 3) Guessing without eliminating obviously wrong answers 4) Relying solely on memorization instead of understanding concepts

What is the recommended strategy for managing time effectively on the Security+ exam?

The recommended strategy is: 1) Focus on completing all multiple choice questions first 2) Answer questions you know confidently and quickly 3) Flag unfamiliar questions to come back to later 4) Spend remaining time on performance-based questions and reviewing flagged questions

How can you avoid overthinking questions on the Security+ exam?

To avoid overthinking, read each question carefully and narrow in on exactly what the question is asking. Avoid getting confused by extra, irrelevant information. Trust your preparation and don't second guess yourself.

What should you do if you are unsure of an answer on the Security+ exam?

If unsure of an answer: 1) Eliminate answer choices that are clearly wrong 2) Narrow it down to the 2 most likely options 3) Make your best educated guess with those remaining choices. This gives you a 50% chance.

Why is relying solely on memorization insufficient for passing the Security+ exam?

Memorization alone is not enough because the exam requires true understanding of concepts, not just temporary recall of facts. Ensure comprehension by taking thorough notes, consistently reviewing, and putting concepts into practice with exams.

What final tip is provided about mindset before starting the Security+ exam?

The final tip is: Before starting the exam, get into a calm, confident, and focused mindset. This reduces test anxiety and allows you to better comprehend and analyze the questions.

What should you do if you don't pass the Security+ exam on your first attempt?

If you fail on the first attempt, don't lose hope! Review what you struggled with, refine your strategy, and schedule another attempt. With proper preparation and consistency, the exam is very achievable.

What resources are mentioned that can help you prepare for the Security+ exam?

Recommended preparation resources include: 1) The video description's link for an in-depth study plan 2) Taking thorough notes and consistently reviewing them 3) Using practice exams and questions to apply knowledge

What is the purpose of structuring your time to focus on multiple choice questions first?

This ensures adequate time is left for performance-based questions. It prevents rushing at the end when mental fatigue has set in. Quickly answering easier questions first also builds confidence.

Where can you find the full overview of this tutor's recommended study plan for the Security+ exam?

The full study plan overview video is available in the description link mentioned in the original video script.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Intro and overview of video about Security+ exam mistakes

The paragraph introduces the YouTube video, stating it will cover the 4 most common mistakes people make when taking the Security+ exam. The narrator recently passed the exam and will share what to avoid to pass on the first try. He provides a brief overview of the mistakes: poor time management, overthinking questions, guessing without eliminating answers, and relying solely on memorization.

05:00

😅 Tips for proper time management on the exam

This paragraph focuses on the first mistake of poor time management. Tips are provided: have a strategy to tackle questions efficiently, focus on multiple choice questions first, answer questions you're confident in quickly, flag uncertain questions to revisit, and maintain a consistent pace. This ensures enough time for performance-based questions and reviewing flagged questions. Staying calm and confident also helps optimize time and reduce anxiety.

Keywords

💡Security Plus exam

The Security Plus certification exam offered by CompTIA that tests knowledge of core security concepts like threats, attacks, vulnerabilities, risk mitigation, cryptography, access controls etc. Passing this exam is considered a standard for careers in IT security. The video focuses on common mistakes made while preparing for and attempting this exam.

💡time management

Strategically using the available time during the exam by prioritizing easier questions first, flagging difficult questions for later review to avoid getting stuck. Good time management ensures all questions are attempted.

💡overthinking questions

Spending too much time analyzing and second guessing the answers, often due to wordy, confusing questions. This leads to time waste. Staying confident of one's preparation avoids overthinking.

💡guessing without eliminating

Randomly selecting an answer option without logically eliminating clearly wrong options first. This reduces chances of a correct guess. Eliminating demonstrably incorrect options improves odds.

💡memorization

Only memorizing concepts, processes, acronyms etc. without deeper understanding. Memorization alone is insufficient to answer exam questions correctly. Grasping concepts is vital.

💡thorough study

Comprehensively studying all exam topics, noting down doubts, repeatedly reviewing weak areas, and taking practice tests to reinforce retention and understanding. Results in exam confidence.

💡practice questions

Answering sample test questions on Security+ topics, verifying answers of incorrectly attempted ones, and revising those concepts. Helps apply theoretical knowledge practically.

💡retake exam

Attempting the certification exam again if unable to pass in the first try. The exam can be taken multiple times though thorough preparation is key for first attempt success.

💡calm and confident

Maintaining composed and assured temperament before and during the challenging exam. This enables clear thinking needed to optimally utilize exam knowledge.

💡consistent study

Regularly allocating time to study Security+ material over the full preparation duration. Inconsistent efforts risk inadequate coverage of vast exam syllabus.

Highlights

Focus on multiple choice questions first, then performance-based questions

Maintain a consistent pace when answering questions

Flag unfamiliar questions to review later

Avoid overthinking questions and wasting time

Read questions carefully and don't get confused by extra words

Have a strong and thorough study routine to build confidence

Eliminate completely wrong answers before guessing

Some questions give hints to previous questions

Understand concepts fully, don't just memorize

Review notes consistently and practice questions

Stay calm and confident before and during the exam

You can retake the exam if you don't pass the first time

Anyone can pass the exam with enough effort and time

Found value in the video? Like and subscribe!

See the description for more Security+ exam resources

Transcripts

yo what is up YouTube Welcome Back to

the channel in today's video we're going

to go over the four most common mistakes

that people make when taking the

Security Plus exam so I just passed the

Security Plus exam a little bit over a

month ago and in today's video I'm going

to walk you guys through four mistakes

I've made sure to avoid to pass the exam

on my first try if you guys find any

value in this video make sure to like

the video and subscribe to the channel

if you are new with that being said if

you also want to check out exactly how I

studied for the Security Plus exam I'll

leave a link in the description below to

a video that walks you through the

entire process with that being said

though let's go ahead and talk about the

four mistakes that you need to avoid

when taking the Security Plus exam

mistake number one is going to be poor

time management one of the best ways to

avoid this is to make sure that you have

some form of strategy and you know

exactly what questions to attack first

when taking the Security Plus exam so

for me personally when I was taking the

exam I made sure that I was going to

focus on the multiple choice questions

first knock all of them out and then

towards the end focus on the

performance-based questions so this

means that when you're going through the

multiple choice questions it's going to

be really important for you to answer

the questions that you know that you're

confident in and just go ahead and move

on answer them and move on and maintain

a consistent Pace now if you run into

any questions that you're not too sure

about or you're unfamiliar with just go

ahead and flag those questions and save

them towards the end as well where you

can take some more time and review them

overall though you have 90 minutes to

complete the entire exam so you're going

to have a lot of time to answer each of

these questions so there's no reason to

feel rushed or anxious just make sure

you maintain a consistent and relatively

quick pace so you have a lot of time

left over to go over the pbqs and review

any questions that you weren't sure

about so for me personally when I was

taking the exam I had about 30 to 40

minutes of extra time to go ahead and

finish up the pbq questions but also had

extra time to go ahead and review a

different multiple choice questions as

well mistake number two is sort of

branching off mistake number one but

it's going to be overthinking questions

and not reading questions carefully so

when it comes to overthinking and

wasting time on the exam one of the best

ways to avoid this is to read the

questions carefully when I was taking a

security plus I saw a lot of questions

that had extra fluff extra wording and

extra sentences that really had nothing

to do with the question that they're

actually asking it's going to be so

important for you when you're taking the

exam is to avoid getting confused by all

these extra words and these extra

sentences and really narrow it down and

boil it down to exactly what this

question is asking answer the question

and then move on even though it's going

to be so important for you guys to

really analyze each of these questions

make sure you don't overanalyze and

second guess yourself cuz that leads to

more time wasted this is one of the main

reasons why it's so important for you to

have a strong and thorough study routine

and plan leading up to the Security Plus

exam because of the fact that when

you're answering these questions you'll

be more confident and less prone to

overthinking and wasting time on the

exam mistake number three is going to be

something relatively easy to avoid and

that's going to be guessing without

eliminating options a lot of times when

you're taking exams and you run into

questions you have no idea what the

answer is or what the question is asking

you're kind of prone to just randomly

guessing an answer but when you study

for the Security Plus thoroughly a lot

of times you can critically think your

way through these questions or at least

get into the ballpark of what the

correct answer is and a lot of times

when you're taking a Security Plus exam

and you see the different answer choices

some of them are not even remotely close

to what the answer could be so it's

going to be so important for you when

you're taking these different uh

questions uh to really eliminate the

questions that are completely wrong and

really boil it down to maybe two uh qu

answers that would be potentially the

correct answer so it's going to be

really important for you to eliminate

completely wrong answers and really

think about what the answer could be and

narrow it down to at least two

potentially correct answers and from

there you can go ahead and do your best

educated guess and you already have a

50/50 chance of getting the answer

correct one thing you might also notice

when you're taking a Security Plus exam

some of these questions uh give you the

answer to the previous question that

you've seen on the exam before and some

of them can give you hint because they

involve similar subjects but some of

these questions sort of intertwine and

Link with each other other and some of

them can give you hints or Clues um or

maybe knowledge that you forgot about

and help you answer a previous question

or a question that you reviewed mistake

number four and probably the biggest

mistake that people make is that when

you're studying for the Security Plus

exam you're solely relying on

memorization to answer your questions

memorization alone is not enough to help

you pass the Security Plus exam it's

going to be so important for you

throughout your entire study process to

really understand and review the

questions that you don't understand or

any concepts or acronyms that you're

unsure about make sure you really

understand and really boil it down in

your head to exactly what this means and

how these different things work so this

can be avoided by taking thorough notes

through your entire study process and

also reviewing these notes consistently

and then also putting these different

things into practice by taking different

practice exams and answering practice

questions if you answer any of these

questions wrong make sure you go ahead

and review them and understand exactly

why you got these questions wrong and

understand the underlying meaning now

one bonus tip that I wanted to leave you

guys with is on the day of the exam when

it's time to go ahead and go to the

testing center or when it's time to go

ahead and do your your at home setup for

the online Proctor before you go ahead

and go into the exam make sure you guys

are calm uh cool confident and collected

uh going into the exam and when you're

answering these question questions it

helps so much with the test or exam

anxiety it makes you calm down more stay

in the moment to really understand and

comprehend these questions that they're

asking you uh and really have a

confidence in yourself and your ability

and your knowledge you've studied for a

prolonged period of time uh you got this

guys and also if you end up failing the

exam it's not the end of the world as

long as you try your best you can always

retake the exam if you need to but I

believe if you study for a solid amount

of time you stayed consistent throughout

the entire process anyone and everyone

can pass the Security Plus exam if you

really put the effort and the time into

it and I really believe in you guys and

I hope you guys pass the exam on your

first try with that being said though

guys if you found any value in this

video make sure to drop me a like And

subscribe to the channel if you are new

with that being said though guys I'll

catch you in the next video peace