I passed..what a day

meltingman

So after much studying I passed on my first try.

They had issues getting my test to come up, I waited a little over an hour. I wasn't about to reschedule lol.

Just an insight, the test was harder than I thought, but I have never held an IT job or worked anywhere near the field. So I couldn't pull from any experiences I ever had, just what I read.

So now, onto another cert!

YAY!

unclejohnny

Congratulations on the pass. Welcome to the addictive world of certification fulfillment.

scheistermeister

Congrats! What are you going after next?

nicklauscombs

good job!

gojericho0

Congratulations

meltingman

This is addictive! The rush of seeing the computer saying Congratulations You Passed
Plus now I can brag to all my IT friends who don't have any certs lol

I am most likely going for security+

But the A+ 's look very inciting

dvalenzuela

Good job.. Whas was ur score?????

mikej412

Congratulations!

I've heard rumors that Security+ is harder than Network+ so make sure you study extra hard if you do that one next.

Slowhand

Congratulations on the pass. Good luck on the next exam, too. I can recommend waiting with Security+, as it encompasses a lot of different things you may not have experience with yet. The more you know ahead of time, (like Windows Server, Linux/Unix, routers & switches, mail servers, etc.,) the more you get out of studying for the exam.

undomiel

Slowhand wrote:

Congratulations on the pass. Good luck on the next exam, too. I can recommend waiting with Security+, as it encompasses a lot of different things you may not have experience with yet. The more you know ahead of time, (like Windows Server, Linux/Unix, routers & switches, mail servers, etc.,) the more you get out of studying for the exam.

Actually I think it goes both ways. The Security+ greatly helped me on my MCSE. It made 293, 294 and 298 concepts a whole lot breezier. On the other hand I can see doing those exams before the Security+ making the Security+ a bit easier. But I'm currently leaning more towards the Security+ being better to take before those exams because the Security+ will give you just the overview while the exams will actually go into some of the implementation.

Slowhand

undomiel wrote:

Slowhand wrote:

Congratulations on the pass. Good luck on the next exam, too. I can recommend waiting with Security+, as it encompasses a lot of different things you may not have experience with yet. The more you know ahead of time, (like Windows Server, Linux/Unix, routers & switches, mail servers, etc.,) the more you get out of studying for the exam.

Actually I think it goes both ways. The Security+ greatly helped me on my MCSE. It made 293, 294 and 298 concepts a whole lot breezier. On the other hand I can see doing those exams before the Security+ making the Security+ a bit easier. But I'm currently leaning more towards the Security+ being better to take before those exams because the Security+ will give you just the overview while the exams will actually go into some of the implementation.

It's a very good point, and I see where you're coming from with it. Still, I felt as if though a lot of things went over my head when I was studying for Security+, especially in more specialized areas like voice and mail security. Now, years later, when I'm finally learning about some of those things, I'm having a hard time remembering back to all the things I learned, and a lot of the facts and figures I memorized, in studying for Security+. I just felt like I could have gotten more out of it with the MCSA/MCSE, Linux+, and CCNA certifications already under my belt. Sort of like the saying "you have to understand the network before you can secure it".

meltingman

I scored a 600. Ya I know it isn't the highest. I truly believe if I had any experience this test would have been better. Of course I had questions on the test I had no clue about. I had to convert binary to an IP addresses. Didn't study that lol. Also I had a question about which would be the most expensive to implement, the answers were similar to 10baseGR, 1000baseT and so on.
Don't remember seeing that on my notes

NetAdmin2436

meltingman wrote:

I scored a 600. Ya I know it isn't the highest. I truly believe if I had any experience this test would have been better. Of course I had questions on the test I had no clue about. I had to convert binary to an IP addresses. Didn't study that lol. Also I had a question about which would be the most expensive to implement, the answers were similar to 10baseGR, 1000baseT and so on.
Don't remember seeing that on my notes

Really? I don't remember studying or that being on the test. Lucky you i guess.

Hate to be a crab, but really you shouldn't talk about the questions, due to the Non-disclosure you signed before taking the test. Ultimately you could lose your CompTIA status if they found out you were talking about the specific questions. Just a heads up....

Security+ is definitely harder than A+. If you think your ready for security+, then go for it. If you'd rather take it slow and cautious, then A+.