Do Computer Repair Classes Make Sense For You?
by pass4sure on Jun.21, 2010, under Cisco Certification, CompTIA
The first thing you’ll want to determine is what kind of training you will need. Do you need advanced training or are you looking for simple techniques? Knowing what kind of training you need can reduce the time it take you to find the right class for your training needs.
How much of a budget have you set aside for training? Most computer training takes money. The more advanced the training, the more money it will cost. The cost will also depend on whether you follow a course of study. For the computer repair industry, compTia’s A+ certification is the one most recognized. Most computer training centers will offer a course on A+ certification.
Other training that makes sense for a computer repair technician includes computer networks including compTia’s Network+, Microsoft’s MSCE certification and CISCO certifications. You could also benefit from computer security certification like compTia’s Security+, MCSE security, Cisco security and even an ethical hacking cert like CISSP training.
Know what you plan on focusing your energies on. If you plan on working for someone else, know what area you plan on concentrating on. If you plan on owning your own business, you should also know what your area of concentration is going to be. Don’t take the MSCE certification if you intend to focus your business on Linux based products. While this may seem obvious to some, I’ve encountered people who were confused on this issue.
Bottom line, choose a computer training firm that has been around a while and is known for their thoroughness and expertise. There is nothing worse than paying big bucks for computer training that fails to prepare you properly for the field. Do some research, ask some people in the industry. In the end, if you’ve done your homework, you’ll be fine.
CompTIA A+ Certification Training
by pass4sure on Jun.17, 2010, under CompTIA, CompTIA jobs
The CompTIA A+ Certification Exam is considered the industry standard in terms of measuring a technician’s hardware and software knowledge. Those possessing the CompTIA A+ certification are more likely to receive higher salaries. 85% of individuals who earn the CompTIA A+ certification choose to further their careers and increase their salaries with additional training. By adding more certifications to your portfolio, your career path can be limitless.
The Network Learning Institute the CompTIA A+ training class allows you to work through all of the concepts covered on the CompTIA A+ exam in a real world hands-on environment. Not only does our CompTIA A+ training fully prepare you to pass the CompTIA A+ certification exam, the class is specially designed to ensure that you are fully prepared to successfully pursue CCNA training and MCSE training.
Our CompTIA A+ training class provides the necessary foundation required for CCNA training and MCSE training. You will train using authentic Microsoft and Cisco networking equipment and complete real world labs that simulate the work environment while practicing for the CompTIA A+ certification.
Build Your Own Computer and Take it Home!
You’ll have a lab where you build their own computer from scratch to use in class and to take home once the CompTIA A+ training class is complete! We provide the $600 in hardware for you to build your own computer in class and take it home at the end of the course.
How CompTIA A+ Certification Benefits You
CompTIA A+ certification validates the latest skills needed by today’s computer support professionals. A CompTIA A+ certification tells employers that you have the skills necessary to do the job. While many of the essential skills you will learn in CompTIA A+ training are universal, there are additional skills required to support the needs of businesses.
By offering alternative validation paths for specific job scenarios, Network Learning Institute’s CompTIA A+ training gives you the ability to grow your career in a particular area while giving employers the flexibility to choose the validation that best fits their needs.
The value of certification
by pass4sure on Jun.12, 2010, under Cisco Certification, CompTIA, it certifications
It can be seen as essential to have a list of certifications in technical areas – but is the piece of paper always worth having?
I should be the world’s biggest advocate of certifications. I hold more than a half-dozen of them, and I’ve written articles and books on how to get certified and how certifications can help your career. However, having certifications brings mixed results, particularly when they are not coupled with experience. Whether a certification will mean something to your situation is based on a few simple factors.
Quality of the certification
Certifications mean only that a standard was met. When you pass the certification exam, the certification agency (Microsoft, Cisco, etc.) verifies that you meet the requirements for the certification. When boiled down to its most basic level, certifications are ways for you to confirm that you meet certain minimum standards.
Of course, meeting the standards for a certification is appropriate when the standards are established correctly. By correctly, I mean that they are relevant to the tasks being done by the certified individual and that they are set at the appropriate level for the job type performed.
Two ways standards are set
Standards are set in two primary ways to ensure that they are appropriate. First, they are established by performing a job task analysis. Using this approach, certification providers study the activities of a typical candidate for certification and identify the skills that the candidate should possess. Those skills are then converted into an exam that measures a candidate’s ability to demonstrate those skills.
The second component in ensuring that the standards are set correctly is determining which skills are appropriate for the kind of certification that is being designed. For example, knowing how to set up RAID controllers in a PC may not be appropriate for a network configuration exam. However, for a server-based certification such as CompTIA’s Server+, it would be appropriate to ask about the setup and configuration of a RAID controller. A PC hardware technician exam that asks about RAID controllers would probably not be well received by the industry because it is not at an appropriate level.
Once the standards are set appropriately, the translation process must be performed to convert the list of skills into a set of questions that can test those skills. This is the one area in which most certifications fail. They have adequately captured the skills that must be present for someone to be successful in a position, but they are unable to translate them into a meaningful set of questions for the exam.
Exam design
One of the challenges in exam design is the typical multiple-choice exam format. It’s easy to score with a computer, but the format makes it difficult to test higher levels of understanding of the material.
An educator named Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues developed a taxonomy of educational objectives that enabled teachers to assess the level of understanding of the material being presented by determining what a student could do with the information.
At its most basic level is knowledge that defines the ability to recognise and recall the information. This level is the one most often tested by exams since it is the easiest to test. The higher levels are comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. They define higher levels of understanding, which at the highest level allows a student to evaluate the information with respect to other information. In other words, the student can evaluate how the information fits in with other information the student already possesses.
CompTIA Server+ SK0-002 Exam Prep 1.0
by pass4sure on Jun.10, 2010, under CompTIA
Upward Mobilitys CompTIA Server+ SK0-002 Practice Exam is a iPhone app designed to help you achieve this valuable certification.
With 116 detailed questions and answers, we recommend this tool as a supplemental study tool or practice test.
In our module, each question is paired with an explanatory answer and a Key Takeaway. The Key Takeaway is designed to ensure that the crucial learning point of the question is mastered. Not only that, Key Takeaways support the answer with important insights on how to practically apply the knowledge in a real world situation so you can be more successful in your career.
What is the CompTIA Server+ certification?
The CompTIA Server+ certification demonstrates competency as a high level server technician.
A CompTIA Server+ certified technician will be recognized globally as an expert in areas such as RAID, SCSI, disaster recovery and server setup/networking.
Modes
Flow-through: Go through our premium curriculum question by question. You can resume where you left off using the Review Screen.
Review mode: Keeps track of questions you reviewed and understood. This allows you to track your progress and circle back to specific questions. You can also jump to specific topics to focus on areas that you want to work on.
Test Mode: Set your own time, categories and number of questions for a simulated exam.
Supported Versions
This version will work on all current versions of the iPhone, as well as the iPod Touch.
About Upward Mobility
Upward Mobility was formed to create high quality management education and test preparation material that is witty, engaging and adds value in the learning process. We hire only expert writers who have strong knowledge in the subject matter and put all of our materials through a thorough review process. We deploy our content through mediums such as mobile applications and other interactive channels.
How hard is the CompTIA A+ Certification?
by pass4sure on Jun.07, 2010, under CompTIA
I’m a little more than halfway through getting my associates degree in Computer Networking. Part of the networking program is a Cisco class “IT Essentials I : PC Hardware and Software ” if your familiar with it. The class was suppose to prepare me for the A+ exam. I passed the class with flying colors and now I’m kinda skeptical because the class seemed too easy. I bought a study book and it’s seems a lot harder than that class and a lot of the stuff in the practice test seemed very outdated. Well my question is for those of you that have passed the A+ test. Was it extremely hard? I just don’t want to waste my money.
Some one said”It is not extremely hard, if you have done your homework.
Keep in mind that most of these tests are done on computers now, and will tailor the questions to your weaknesses.
In other words, it will ask you a bunch of varied questions for the first part, then it will start asking more questions about topics that you struggled on in the first section.
Practice tests will always be outdated. Here is a link to Comptia’s website to get some sample questions that you will see on the current test.”
What’s your opinion?
Could you tell me?
Great Insight Into CompTIA Convergence+ Certification
by pass4sure on Jun.04, 2010, under CompTIA
No doubt CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) is a worldwide famous organization which is particularly focusing on introducing remarkable IT certifications. Convergence+ certification is a CompTIA commenced certification which is dedicated to the study of converged networks. Before we get further details about this certification, complete understanding of converged networks will let us go more insight in this concern quite easily. Basically converged network is a network that is capable of transferring all types of data i.e. voice (such as telephone talk), video and application statistics.
With the technology growth, it is predicted that using networks to transfer voice over IP will soon have increased fold profits over about upcoming five years. Although, in 2006 it was noticed that near about two third of companies will have started working on usage of this technology. With day by day developments in information technology, it has now become a necessity to obtain a complete solution comprising both the imperative designing and implementation of data and voice information networks. For this course, high level of expertise will be needed to not just install but to maintain these solutions as well. Proper implementation of these systems will be beneficial for all employers, employees, and end users as well.
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT):
Obviously apex investments are required to take initiative for this course. In this way, CompTIA began its contribution to take part in this transaction. The basic intent of this initiative is to bring in certifications which deal with skills and expertise in ICT region where ICT refers to Information and Communications Technologies. ICT is a sort of joint venture whose purpose is to carry all technologies (telecommunication or telephony, data communication, video, multimedia) on one platform to provide best communication podium. You can say it a junction point among telephone, cable and networks.
So certifications are required that offer expertise and proficiencies in convergence networks to meet the current constraints and to prepare professionals for forthcoming prospect. These certifications guarantee the potential specialized knowledge that is must to administer such networks.
Several global organizations have come up to take charge of this procession and famous names include Intel, Catalyst Telecom, Siemens, Collin County Community College and Avaya.
Cisco Says the Future of the Web Is Video
by pass4sure on Jun.02, 2010, under Cisco Certification
Cisco said today that the web will continue its breakneck rate of growth to hit 56 exabytes of data per month by 2013. In 2008, IP traffic accounted for 9 exabytes per month, according to the company’s second annual visual networking index.
Cisco, which stands to profit by selling its communications gear to ISPs and businesses trying to handle the growth in bandwidth, notes that most of the increase in traffic will be related to video — in fact, by 2013, 90 percent of web traffic will be video, it forecast, from services like Hulu to video-on-demand via the local cable provider.
Video comprises a large amount of the total traffic because video files are many times larger than text files and web pages, and because video is slowly moving from being delivered via RF (cable TV) and over the air (broadcast) to being delivered as an IPTV service. People are also carrying around more video-capable devices, such as mobile phones that can capture video and personal camcorders such as the Flip, whose parent company was recently purchased by Cisco. Once that video is captured, people are inclined to share it via the web.
For the most part, the big trends that Cisco first explored in its survey last year are the same, notably video, the continued growth of Internet use in developing countries and the rise of mobile data. However, Cisco also explored how the web is becoming the primary pipeline for information that moves back and forth between business and homes.
Cisco has divided the IP world into active networking, which includes surfing web sites, having VoIP conversations and streaming video, and passive networking, which can include DVR recording while watching other programming, backing up online while web surfing and recording ambient video such as that from online security cameras. Cisco looked at all of this activity and concluded that, thanks to multitasking, by 2013 active networking will add six “network hours” to a day, and passive networking will add another six network hours to each day. (Currently there are 36 hours in a “network day,” according to Cisco; by 2013 there will be 48 hours.)
I’ll forgive Cisco’s awkward creation of a “network day,” and focus on the fact that under its scenario, broadband has become a resource rather than a product. As we use more broadband, consumers and businesses will be less willing to accept arbitrary divisions between broadband product offerings, such as buying a VoIP package and an IM package. Considering Cisco’s examples, we’re likely to see further blurring of the product lines for delivery of professional video content and personal video, such as a day care feed.
If ISPs succeed in implementing tiered pricing schemes, some of that passive networking, especially of the ambient video, will be far more expensive. And if upload speeds don’t improve, video feeds from a home camera and even online backups will be laughably slow. I’m not sure if Cisco is ignoring the potential chilling affect of tiered pricing or sluggish upload speeds, or if it assumes that unlimited broadband is here to stay and that symmetrical connections will proliferate around the world. I’m hoping for the latter.
This is precisely why cable companies are trying to implement usage caps on their broadband service while NOT capping their cable TV or VoIP services. This is an unfair conflict of interest that we must prevent.
I wonder if cisco is looking for a way to run streaming video without using up bandwith in the future. Is that possible?
All About Cisco’s CCNP Overhaul for 2010
by pass4sure on May.31, 2010, under CCNP, Cisco Certification, it certifications
On January 25, Cisco announced a complete redesign of the exams and the requirements for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification. The new program is a three-step track of exams that focus on specific job tasks, including IP Routing, IP Switched Networks and IP Network Troubleshooting. According to Cisco the new exams “reflect the evolving job tasks of global network professionals.” Here’s a brief breakdown of the exams required for the new CCNP certification.
ROUTE (642-902) – Available March 10, 2010:
According to the Cisco Learning Network website, passing the new ROUTE (642-902) exam will “certify that the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills necessary to use advanced IP addressing and routing in implementing scalable and secure Cisco ISR routers connected to LANs and WANs.” The topics for the exam are:
- Implement an EIGRP based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Implement a multi-area OSPF Network, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Implement an eBGP based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Implement an IPv6 based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Implement an IPv4 or IPv6 based redistribution solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Implement Layer 3 Path Control Solution
SWITCH (642-813) – Available March 10, 2010:
Cisco’s new SWITCH (642-813) is an important part of the CCNP certification. Accoding to Cisco, passing this exam will “will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to to plan, configure and verify the implementation of complex enterprise switching solutions using Cisco’s Campus Enterprise Architecture.” The topics for SWITCH (642-813) include:
- Implement VLAN based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Implement a Security Extension of a Layer 2 solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Implement Switch based Layer 3 services, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Prepare infrastructure to support advanced services
- Implement High Availability, given a network design and a set of requirements
TSHOOT (642-832) – Available April 30, 2010
TSHOOT is Cisco’s toubleshooting and problem solving component of the CCNP. According to Cisco “the TSHOOT 642-832 exam will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to (1) plan and perform regular maintenance on complex enterprise routed and switched networks and (2) use technology-based practices and a systematic ITIL-compliant approach to perform network troubleshooting.” The are just two topics for this exam, although the second topic is a 25-point list of protocols that the candidate must be able to troubleshoot. The topics are:
- Maintain and monitor network performance
- Troubleshoot Multi Protocol system networks
The new three-exam series replaces the previous four-exam track that included BSCI (642-901), BCMSN (642-812), ISCW (642-825) and ONT (642-845). The final day to take four-exam series tests is July 31, 2010. There will be a brief time (from March 10 through July 31, 2010) when exams for both series will be available.
CiscoWorks Management Center for Firewalls
by pass4sure on May.31, 2010, under CCSP, Cisco Certification
The CiscoWorks Management Center for Firewalls (Firewall MC) enables you to manage the configuration of multiple PIX Firewall devices deployed throughout your network. Firewall MC is a Web-based application that provides centralized management for devices on your network and accelerates the deployment of firewalls to protect your network. Some features of Firewall MC are as follows:
- Web-based interface for configuring and managing multiple firewalls
- Configuration hierarchy and user interface to facilitate configuration of firewall settings
- Support for PIX Firewall Version 6.0 and later
- Ability to import configurations from existing firewalls
- Ability to support dynamically addressed PIX Firewalls
- Support for up to 1000 PIX Firewalls
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol support for client communications to CiscoWorks
- Support for Workflow and audit trails
To obtain maximum functionality from Firewall MC, you need to understand the following items:
- Key concepts
- Supported devices
- Installation
Key Concepts
To use Firewall MC effectively to manage and configure the PIX Firewalls on your network, you need to understand certain key concepts. These concepts fall into the following three categories:
- Configuration hierarchy
- Configuration elements
- Workflow process
Configuration Hierarchy
All devices managed by Firewall MC are grouped in a hierarchical structure beneath a global group. By placing managed devices in different groups and subgroups, you can simplify your configuration and management tasks because each group can include devices with similar attributes, such as similar access rules and configuration settings.
Each device managed by Firewall MC can be a member of only one specific group. A group is composed of one or more of the following items:
- Subgroups
- Devices
Devices inherit properties either from a specific group or individually from a specific device. Inheritance of properties allows your configuration changes to apply to multiple managed devices using less administrative effort.
Configuration Elements
Through Firewall MC, you can configure various characteristics of the managed firewalls deployed throughout your network. These characteristics fall into the following four major categories:
- Device settings
- Access rules
- Translation rules
- Building blocks
Device settings control specific configuration parameters on your PIX Firewalls, such as interface and routing properties. Access rules regulate network traffic and fall into the two categories shown in Table 14-2. Translation rules define the address translations that your firewalls will perform on network traffic. Building blocks associate names with specific objects, such as subnets, that you can then use when defining rules. All of the configuration elements are explained in detail later in this chapter.
How to Prepare For CompTIA Server+ SK0-002 Exam
by pass4sure on May.29, 2010, under CompTIA
We can evaluate the function of such kind of IT certificate as CompTIA A+ like this: If you have work experience, the certificate is very valuable. It can really show that you are familiar with things which programmers or network engineers should master. After correctly recognized the value of CompTIA A+ certificate most of us will know that CompTIA A+ exam is not just a matter of paying a registration fee and learning some exercises by rote.
Facing various kinds of training institutions, we become puzzled. How should we choose training institutions? We can take the example of participating in the CompTIA CompTIA A+ training; we should select the training institution that has the great impact.
The conditions of the school operation is also an important fator that could influence the effect of traing. If there is no emulational environment, the teaching and practice will be disconnected. Therefore, you should visit the training and have a carful investigation before you participate in the training.
Upward Mobilitys CompTIA Server+ SK0-002 Practice Exam is a iPhone app designed to help you achieve this valuable certification.
With 116 detailed questions and answers, we recommend this tool as a supplemental study tool or practice test.
In our module, each question is paired with an explanatory answer and a Key Takeaway. The Key Takeaway is designed to ensure that the crucial learning point of the question is mastered. Not only that, Key Takeaways support the answer with important insights on how to practically apply the knowledge in a real world situation so you can be more successful in your career.
What is the CompTIA Server+ certification?
The CompTIA Server+ certification demonstrates competency as a high level server technician.
A CompTIA Server+ certified technician will be recognized globally as an expert in areas such as RAID, SCSI, disaster recovery and server setup/networking.
Modes
Flow-through: Go through our premium curriculum question by question. You can resume where you left off using the Review Screen.
Review mode: Keeps track of questions you reviewed and understood. This allows you to track your progress and circle back to specific questions. You can also jump to specific topics to focus on areas that you want to work on.
Test Mode: Set your own time, categories and number of questions for a simulated exam.
Supported Versions
This version will work on all current versions of the iPhone, as well as the iPod Touch.
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