Finished reading my Server+ book but I now noticed the book was focused on the 2005

jimmy6067

So, as I stated, I Finished reading my Server+ book but I now noticed the book was focused on the 2005 edition. I would prefer to take to 2009 edition however I'm sure the 2005 edition was revamped for a reason. Hence I feel I wouldn't be prepared for the 2009 edition goals. I plan on taking the test soon but if I do go for the 2005 edition, I just hope I'm not throwing money away. I don't expect to get a server admin job with this cert but I want it to be considered valuable to employers, if they see it on my resume.What do you all think?

Paperlantern

jimmy6067 wrote: »

So, as I stated, I Finished reading my Server+ book but I now noticed the book was focused on the 2005 edition. I would prefer to take to 2009 edition however I'm sure the 2005 edition was revamped for a reason. Hence I feel I wouldn't be prepared for the 2009 edition goals. I plan on taking the test soon but if I do go for the 2005 edition, I just hope I'm not throwing money away. I don't expect to get a server admin job with this cert but I want it to be considered valuable to employers, if they see it on my resume.What do you all think?

If you know the book you read quite well, I would almost say you could pass on that, there haven't been tremendous leaps and bounds in the material in 4 years. I took mine in 2005, so I can't assure you of this with 100% certainty, but I'd say 90% - 95% of the material is the same.

RAID Levels havn't changed, backup types haven't changed, I'm sure they are still testing on SCSI even though its dying a slow death, disaster recovery is still the same, etc etc. Of course you want to test on 2009, I dont think you could even get the choice, being paranoid, I would check out a newer book and skim through it to make sure I was comfortable with everything... Even though you honestly could still pass just using your older book.

Devilsbane

The 2005 version will still be around until December 31st. You could just take that one. I have never heard of an employer asking what version of a cert you have. And you can always take the bridged exam to update it.

Also, the 2005 version has 20 less questions and requires a 615/900 to pass while the new test requires 750/900.