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Re: HELP - I feel like my CIS/MIS degree is worthless
This is one of the reasons why a lot of IT students enrolled in 4 year schools end up putting their degrees on the back burner in favor of full time jobs that provide experience. When it comes to breaking into the IT experience is king. Your degree will be very valuable down the road once you've established yourself in the… -
Re: Struggling to stay motivated
I haven't checked the LPIC material yet, but usually people start with CompTIA Linux+, so why don't you give it a try ? I know that the Sybex book is easy to read for Linux+ and I think it's a good start. You don't really need to cram, just learn the commands, and practice practice practice. Forget about the exam now, just… -
Re: Failed A+ Core Exam
first of all, sorry to hear about your fail, but now you know what to expect and realise some areas you need to brush-up on. if you study well, i am sure you will pass the next time. have you downloaded the exam objectives from the comptia website? i would sugges doing this and marking against the objectives that you are… -
Re: Certification for MIS graduate?
I definitely agree with ptilsen. MIS has a lot of avenues to travel. A lot of people go into the PM and consulting route when they do not want to be as technical since MIS can be focused on the business aspect of technology. If you do want to go for technology, it would be best to knock out a few comptia certs first since… -
Re: First day of class a bit overwhelming
+1 I agree, almost every college class I took was overwhelming at first. I have two tips for you… 1. Find instructors you like and as many classes with them that you can. I did this in school and it worked great, because I knew their teaching styles and expectations. 2. Read the syllabus and memorize if you can. I can’t… -
Re: What qualifications do you need to be a sys admin?
Myself and a few other systems admins I know followed the typical route, which included: 1. Previous experience (2-4 years) as a tech either on a help desk or other support position. 2. Some certifications (anywhere form MCP to MCSE to Cisco or CompTIA - it varied). 3. Show personal aptitude, drive, ambition, and a… -
Re: Which practice test is most similar to questions on the CISSP?
Realize that most CISSP practice exams are not trying to simulate actual CISSP exam questions, but are instead trying to teach the CISSP CBK material using an exam format. Most of these "practice exams" have CompTIA-style questions, which is the format of only the easiest questions on the CISSP (and SSCP) exam. The… -
Re: Prometric or Vue
i booked my a+ through prometric and did my exams in lush test centres. free coffee or water, magazines in the waiting area, blah blah. they were also the kind of places to go if you had a few grand burning a whole in your pocket (or your employer's pocket) if you wanted non-residential i.t. training on certified and… -
Re: Could this non-IT job help me at all in the future?
If you don't mind me asking, where are you located? The reason I asked is because the first IT job I got, I was going in to interview for a call center job calling doctor's offices to request medical charts and the owner liked my interest in computers and put me to work doing IT work instead. I'm curious if it's the same… -
Re: Realistic skill set for a Systems Administrator
-Never heard of Dameware. -General Certifications speak for themselves. The CompTIA's that you have are good, but adding a Microsoft and/or Cisco makes you more marketable. -Routing and remote access - Would guess you could get familiar with how to use it/set it up (RRAS). VPN's/Firewalls are good to know as well.…
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