<ul><li>The individual passed the CompTIA Security+ 701 exam with a score of 768 out of 900, mentioning the challenges faced due to English not being their first language and the need to adapt to working in English-speaking environments.</li><li>The person studied for about 2–3 months, using various study materials and tools such as CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, Professor Messer’s Practice Exams, Jason Dion’s Practice Exams, ChatGPT, Anki flashcards, and GoodNotes on iPad for preparation.</li><li>They found the real exam's Performance-Based Questions (PBQs) to be much harder than the practice exams, emphasizing the importance of not underestimating them during preparation.</li><li>On the exam day, the individual shared their conditions, including lack of sleep due to recovering from a cold, taking Tylenol for symptoms, and using a Japanese sleeping pill for rest, and expressed their thoughts on the exam's difficulty and their preference for technical over management concepts.</li></ul>

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