Blog Posts about CompTIA

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You might think that after my scathing review of the 2009 Network+ Exam (N10-004) I would hold a dismal view of the title’s worth in today’s IT marketplace. Read on, friends…

Hi everyone. Well, after holding on to my crusty Network+ title for almost 10 years, I decided to sit for the brand-spanking new 2009 version of the test to see what’s shaking with the new objectives. I think you will be exceedingly interested to learn what information I have to share.

Hey everybody. From a publisher’s perspective, having the only book on the market for a certain technology or IT certification exam is pretty darned exciting. I am grateful to report that such is the case with respect to the CompTIA Network+ exam N10-004.

One thing I really admire about CompTIA and their certification programs is their inclusion of customer service skills (the so-called 'soft skills') in their exam objectives.

Nowadays IT certification vendors are attempting quite strenuously to market their credentials as granularly as possible. For instance, when I earned my CompTIA A+ computer repair technician certification in 1999, one either was A+ certified or one was not. Today one can become A+ certified in one of three sub disciplines. In this post we will try to sort out the confusion and I will make a recommendation to you.

First, the bad news: I have neither a proverbial crystal ball nor hard numbers regarding the relative popularity and market penetration of the CompTIA certifications. However, I have almost one dozen years of industry experience, as well as the experience of the thousands of men and women whom I have helped to get certified to assist us in filling in the blanks.

Well, I suppose that of late I have been predisposed toward discussing IT certification exam security. What inspired this topic, I think, is the staggering number of students who ask me in all innocence, "Should I use braindumps to study for my tests?"

Computer-based testing happens to be the most common delivery mechanism that most IT certification vendors use to deploy their exams. Unfortunately, some test-takers make faulty or incomplete assumptions with regard to how computer-based testing systems work. In this essay I will address three of the most prevalent myths as culled from my professional experience as a technical trainer.

It seems to me that the operating mantra of some of those who steal copyrighted IT certification test-prep materials (CBTs, practice exams, study guides, etc.) is "Knowledge is free! Spread the knowledge!" While I am all for the legal and legitimate spreading of knowledge, I nonetheless want to remind these individuals that there is always a price to be paid for gaining new understanding.