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Why spend thousands on special “pay and pass” certification study courses when the Web is full of free practice tests? Search below for links to free tests organized by skill set and certification.
(Note: Weve tried to exclude so-called “brain dump” sites that appropriate tests directly from official cert tests. Please drop us a note if you spot brain dumps here or if you know of sites that should be added to this list. Thanks.)
Certifications Offered by Cisco:
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional
CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate)
CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional)
CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert)
Certifications Offered by Comptia:
Linux Certifications:
Linux+ (Comptia)
Red Hat Certified Engineer
Linux Professional Institute
Certifications Offered by Microsoft:
(Test questions for MCSE, MCSA, MCSD, MCAD, etc.)
Certifications Offered by Novell:
(Test questions for CNE, Certified Netware Associate, Master CNE, etc.)
Certifications Offered by Oracle:
(Test questions for Oracle Certified Database Associate, Oracle Certified Database Master, etc.)
Project Management:
Project Management Institute PMP
Security:
CCNA
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| CertTutor.Net | Independent | 81 | Yes |
| 2000Trainers.com | Independent | Various exams, each 10 questions | No |
| CertYourself.com | Independent | Various exams, 15-40 questions | No |
| mcmcse.com | Independent | 50 | No |
| GoCertify.com | Independent | 20 | No |
| Techskills.com | Testing vendor | 51 | No |
| BeachFront Direct | Testing vendor | 100 | Yes |
CCNP
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| mcmcse.com | Independent | 50 routing questions, 50 switching questions | No |
| CertYourself.com | Independent | Various exams, each 20 questions | No |
| BeachFront Direct | Testing vendor | 200 | Yes |
| Cram4Exams | Independent | Various exams, each 10 questions | No |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 6 exams, 20 questions each | No |
| SimulationExams.com | Testing vendor | 50 | No |
| Techskills.com | Testing vendor | Various exams 50-60 questions | No |
CCDA
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| MeasureUp Inc. | Testing vendor | 10 | Yes |
| Cram4Exams | Independent | Various exams, each 10 questions | No |
| CCPrep.com | Testing vendor | 10 | No |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 2 exams, 20 questions each | No |
| CertYourself.com | Independent | 3 exams, 20 questions each | No |
CCDP
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 2 exams, 20 questions each | No |
CCIE
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| CCPrep.com | Testing vendor | 10 | No |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 4 exams, 20 questions each | No |
| Cram4Exams | Independent | Various exams, each 10 questions | No |
| mcmcse.com | Independent | 50 | No |
| GoCertify.com | Independent | 16 scenerios | No |
A+
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| Techskills.com | Testing vendor | 2 tests, each 70 questions | No |
| MeasureUp Inc. | Testing vendor | 3 tests, each 10 questions | No |
| CertificationCorner | Testing vendor | 2 tests, each 20 questions | No |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 2 tests, each 12 questions | No |
| BeachFront Direct | Testing vendor | 100 | Yes |
| Cram4Exams | Independent | 3 exams, each 10 questions | No |
| StudyNotes | Independent | 6 exams, 10-27 questions | Yes |
| CertYourself.com | Independent | Various tests, 10-50 questions | Some yes, some no |
| GoCertify.com | Independent | 25 | No |
| LearnThat.com | Independent | 3 tests, 30-40 questions | No |
| mcmcse.com | Independent | 2 tests, 40 and 90 questions | No |
| Certify.com | Testing vendor | Two tests, 10 questions each | No |
Network+
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| CertYourself.com | Independent | 3 tests, 15-20 questions | Yes |
| Techskills.com | Testing vendor | 71 | No |
| LearnThat.com | Independent | 47 | No |
| SimulationExams.com | Testing vendor | 10 | No |
| mcmcse.com | Independent | 80 | No |
| MeasureUp Inc. | Testing vendor | 10 | Yes |
| StudyNotes | Independent | 4 tests, each 20 questions | Yes |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 12 | No |
| BeachFront Direct | Testing vendor | 100 | No |
| Certify.com | Testing vendor | 10 | No |
I-Net+
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| Cram4Exams | Independent | 10 | No |
| Techskills.com | Testing vendor | 71 | No |
| mcmcse.com | Independent | 36 | No |
| CertYourself.com | Independent | 20 | No |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 12 | No |
| MeasureUp Inc. | Testing vendor | 10 | Yes |
| SimulationExams.com | Testing vendor | 10 | No |
| Techskills.com | Testing vendor | 51 | No |
| Certify.com | Testing vendor | 10 | No |
Linux+
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| MeasureUp Inc. | Testing vendor | 10 | No |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 12 | No |
Red Hat Certified Engineer
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 12 | No |
| RHCE2B.com | Independent | 10 | No |
Linux Professional Institute
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 12 | No |
| Cert21.com | Testing vendor | 2 tests, each 20 questions | Yes |
(Test questions for MCSE, MCSA, MCSD, MCAD, etc.)
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| Whizlabs | Testing vendor | Several 30-question demo tests | Yes |
| CertYourself.com | Independent | Several tests with 12-23 questions | No |
| Thebesttests.com | Testing vendor | Several tests, up to 15 questions | Yes |
| Cram4Exams | Independent | Several tests of 10 questions | No |
| Techskills.com | Testing vendor | Several tests of 51 questions | No |
| GoCertify.com | Independent | 10 questions for test 070-100 | No |
| SimulationExams.com | Testing vendor | 10 questions for tests 070-0210, 070-059 and 070-087 | No |
| mcmcse.com | Independent | Several tests with 25-50 questions | No |
| MeasureUp Inc. | Testing vendor | Several tests with 10 questions | Yes |
| SkillDrill | Independent | Several tests with 45 questions | Yes |
| CertificationCorner | Testing vendor | Tests for 070-210 and 070-215 with up to 200 questions | No |
| Win2000trainer.com | Independent | Several tests with 10 questions | No |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | Several tests with 12 questions | No |
| BeachFront Direct | Testing vendor | Test for 070-210 with 100 questions | Yes |
| Certify.com | Testing vendor | Several tests, 10 questions each | No |
(Test questions for CNE, Certified Netware Associate, Master CNE, etc.)
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | Five tests, 12 questions each | No |
| Cram4Exams | Independent | Three tests, 10 questions each | No |
| MeasureUp Inc. | Testing vendor | 10-question demo for test 50-653 | Yes |
| Certify.com | Testing vendor | Several tests, 10 questions each | No |
(Test questions for Oracle Certified Database Associate, Oracle Certified Database Master, etc.)
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | Two tests,12 questions each | No |
| Whizlabs | Testing vendor | Five 30-question demo tests | Yes |
| MeasureUp Inc. | Testing vendor | Three 10-question demo tests | Yes |
Project Management Institute PMP
(ISC)2 CISSP
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing vendor | 12 | No |
| GoCertify.com | Independent | 12 | Yes |
| PM Information Services | Testing Vendor | 10 | No |
| Test Providers | Type of Provider | Number of Questions | Registration Required? |
| CCCure.org | Independent | Up to 50 questions covering each of 10 domains | No |
| Boson Software Inc. | Testing Vendor | 12 | No |