Riverbed Certified Solutions Associate (rcsa) Network Performance Management (npm) Exam 201-01

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If you want to obtain RCSA-NPM certification, then you are required to pass a computerized exam. This certification validates your skills as a IT professional. This 201-01 Exam is available worldwide at any Pearson VUE testing center. This article is based on the information and description of 201-01 exam.

Certification Overview:
Before appearing in the exam the candidate must have a complete knowledge of the exam. This article gives brief description of 201-01 exam. There are about 50 questions in Riverbed Certified Solutions Associate – NPM. The exam is divided into sections that is “Exam Section” and “Survey & Tutorial Section”. The candidates are allowed a time duration of 90 minutes for both sections of the exam, out of which 75 minutes are allotted to Exam portion and 15 minutes are allotted to Survey and Tutorial portion. The exam is only available in English.

The exam is designed for everyone such as partners, customers and employees. The candidates require 60% scoring to pass the certification. The certification is valid for two years and candidates are asked to wait for 72 hours ...
... between failed attempts.

Checklist of Certification:
This certification is designed for candidates have theoretical knowledge as well as experience with Riverbed SteelCentral Product. A series of steps has been recommended to understand the exam process. The steps that are recommended to get along the exam includes, Building Theoretical Knowledge, Gaining Hands-on experience and Taking the Exam.

Questions Format:
The RCSA_NPM 201-01 Exam consists of various question types. These question types includes Single-Answer Multiple Questions, Multiple-Answers Multiple Choice questions and matching questions. To score best in the exam it is important to select best answer(s) in response.

Question Distribution:
The question distribution of the questions is such that out of 50 questions 13 questions are allotted to subject area of AppResponse, 21 questions are from NetProfiler, 9 questions are taken from Packet Analyzer, 1 question from Net shark, 1 from Transaction Analyzer and 5 from Portal.

Benefits of certifications:
The benefits of RCSA-NPM certification is that it validates the knowledge of individuals making them capable for Riverbed SteelCentral products and services. This certification may also help candidates to improve their career advancement.

Training Courses:
The training courses that are recommended by Riverbed to prepare for the exams are NPM200 Performance Monitoring Essentials, App Response Training Class and Transaction Analyzer Training Class.