Certification › Module 8 › Lesson 4
Lab — Exam Day
Merge registration, time strategy, integrity rules — exam-day pack on `$CERT_LAB`.
Visual · t42_exam_day_lab
Exam day pack. $CERT_LAB. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
Ship exam day pack — logistics and integrity before career handoff.
Folder `$CERT_LAB/exam-day/` with registration checklist, time-strategy.md, integrity-rules.md. Zero cheat refs. chmod 600. Next: Quiz — Exam Day Hygiene.
1. Pack merge
Combine M8 artifacts; add exam-day timeline stub (night before, day of, after).
Command guide
Try these commands — Pack merge
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
Pearson VUE — https://home.pearsonvue.com/comptia CompTIA — https://www.comptia.org/ ISC2 — https://www.isc2.org/
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install curl
macOS: Built-in
Windows: Built-in (PowerShell: Invoke-WebRequest)
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
export CERT_LAB=${CERT_LAB:-$HOME/cyberlium-lab/t42-cert-prep}
export CERT_EXAM=${CERT_EXAM:-$CERT_LAB/exam-day}
cat > "$CERT_EXAM/exam-day-timeline.md" <<'EOF'
# Exam Day Timeline — literacy stub
## Night before
- ID ready; proctor software tested; sleep — no dump cram
## Day of
- Arrive/login early; follow proctor instructions; no hidden notes
## After
- Do NOT post exam items online; update resume only if passed honestly
EOFCommand — copy this
cat > "$CERT_LAB/notes/exam-day-lab-summary.md" <<'EOF' # Exam Day Lab Summary — YOUR lab - exam-registration-checklist.md + time-strategy.md + integrity-rules.md + timeline - Zero cheat/hidden-note/proxy refs EOF
Command — copy this
grep -E 'Night before|Do NOT post|Zero cheat' "$CERT_EXAM/exam-day-timeline.md" "$CERT_LAB/notes/exam-day-lab-summary.md" grep -E '\[ \]|NEVER|First pass' "$CERT_EXAM/exam-registration-checklist.md" "$CERT_EXAM/time-strategy.md" "$CERT_EXAM/integrity-rules.md" curl -sS https://home.pearsonvue.com/comptia | head -3
═══ WINDOWS ═══
Command — copy this
Get-Content $HOME/cyberlium-lab/t42-cert-prep/exam-day/integrity-rules.md | Select-String NDA
Primary tools to practice this lesson: grep, curl. Reference sites: Pearson VUE (https://home.pearsonvue.com/comptia); CompTIA (https://www.comptia.org/); ISC2 (https://www.isc2.org/). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Integrity
No hidden-note prep lists; no proxy contacts.
3. Handoff
Ready for Module 9 career handoff.
4. What you ship: exam day pack
Registration + time + integrity + day-of timeline.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Exam day pack path.
6. Wrong vs right: exam dumps vs YOUR honest study plans
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
Wrong
Include 'what to hide from proctor' section.
Right
Exam day pack with integrity focus. Next: quiz.
Mission: exam day pack
1) Merge M8 into exam-day/. 2) Day-of timeline stub. 3) Zero cheat scan.
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Test proctoring software before exam day — official vendor prep.
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Exam day pack includes:
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: Cheat prep lists belong in exam day pack.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Night-before checklist includes:
Multiple choice