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Hi
I've just done the practice exam, and as I was making my way through the questions, I thought, this doesn't look good.
One general gripe is that, unlike Enthuware, they don't allow you to copy-paste so that you can quickly play with the code in the questions, or copy any salient explanation points from the answers into your notes. With hundreds of questions, and details to know about each question, typing code examples out by hand just takes FOREVER.
But aside from that, it's worse than that. The fourth question on the free exam has the code (I had to type this out myself):

with 6 possible answers, two of which are exactly the SAME, and NONE of which is actually correct. I got the answer wrong, because the answer that I thought would be correct, is actually correct, but not in the list of possible answers. So I had to choose an answer that I was reasonably confident could not be the correct answer.






Enthuware is very good, but I've done Enthuware...if only there were another Enthuware....

 
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To update my post, I went ahead and bought the simulator regardless, thinking that the other offerings would probably not be much different, and I just don't have the time or energy to compare and contrast exam simulators.
Having done the first practice exam, I can say that, although some of the language used is not exactly standard English (I think it's likely that it's created in a country where English is not the native language), I am pleased that I went ahead. The questions have found gaps in my knowledge, which is exactly the purpose for which it is intended.
I have not found any questions thus far that suffered from the shortcomings of the one in my initial post.
 
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