Using BS7671

[vbyrne]

Lads, any good advice on how to use the BGB for the 17th exam.

 

[Rockingit]

Yep. Read it first.

 

[vbyrne]

I have mate several times, it was a question that a young fella asked me at work as he is doing the course at the minute and he is struggling with time in the mock exams!!!!!

 

[stevethesparks]

Yep. Read it first.

You gotta admit, that was a good answer.

You can stick tabs in to
the most relevant bits like tables etc, saves a bit of time flicking through pages.

 

[shanky887614]

use the index mate, makes life quicker

 

[Rockingit]

Without wishing to cause offence to someone.....are you serious?? The 17th had got to be the most pee-take of exams going. You've got something like 4mins per question to look the answer up out of the book from the four possible options on the screen in front of you. My missus could do it. Come on. If this lad can't make the grade and he's even doing mocks, then maybe he's made the wrong career choice.

 

[shanky887614]

Without wishing to cause offence to someone.....are you serious?? The 17th had got to be the most pee-take of exams going. You've got something like 4mins per question to look the answer up out of the book from the four possible options on the screen in front of you. My missus could do it. Come on. If this lad can't make the grade and he's even doing mocks, then maybe he's made the wrong career choice.

hang on a min so being an open book exam its still too difficult so its multiple choice as well?

 

[dingledong]

:willy_nillyon't you know then didn't you do it

 

[shanky887614]

:willy_nillyon't you know then didn't you do it

me? i havent done am2 yet.

 

[vbyrne]

Without wishing to cause offence to someone.....are you serious?? The 17th had got to be the most pee-take of exams going. You've got something like 4mins per question to look the answer up out of the book from the four possible options on the screen in front of you. My missus could do it. Come on. If this lad can't make the grade and he's even doing mocks, then maybe he's made the wrong career choice.

I know, I know, when I done the exam I used some tabs I explained this to the lad but it seems like he doesn't like doing this he thinks that it should be done with out the use of these colour sticky things hanging out of the book I found it helpful but there you go I thought that someone out there had a better system

 

[Rockingit]

use the index mate, makes life quicker

Actually - I disagree. The index will only help you if you know what you're looking for to start with. The best way to 'learn' the BxB is to get to grips with where you find things section by section, and then use the contents. There's only seven sections plus appendices, not hard to grasp. 1 = fundamentals, 2 = definitions, 3 = what comes from outside, 4 = don't get bitten by it, 5 = how you wire it, 6 = how you test it, 7 = special locations.

Then, the meatier sections like 5 & 7 you just break down again into sub-sections, and so on.

 

[Andy78]

By the time you have put enough sticky tabs on all the sections that you think are helpful, you may as well just use the index as it is quicker and less confusing than a rainbow of crap hanging out the top of your regs.
Even quicker than using the index is to learn the sections and where they sit in relation to each other.

Having said that, it's the easiest exam you will ever sit in relation to this profession and does not really need any special attention.

 

[trev]

hang on a min so being an open book exam its still too difficult so its multiple choice as well?

It gets worse mate, you can often discount 2 of the 4 choices immediately if you have half a brain so you've got a 50/50 chance of hitting lucky

 

[uksparks]

Unless you know exactly here the answer is in the book, you need to use the index and the index alone, don't bugger about with the contents at the front. There's a key word in every question that you will be able to find in the index, go straight to it, find the answer, move on.

 

[uksparks]

It gets worse mate, you can often discount 2 of the 4 choices immediately if you have half a brain so you've got a 50/50 chance of hitting lucky

Very true, not all are quite so clean cut, but I'd say the majority are. It's not difficult, but I would recommend moving swiftly as you may soon run out of time, if you cannot find the answer in 30 seconds, flag it and move on.