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| ChrisDfer 2002-06-23, 1:53 am |
| I am trying to figure out what I want to dedicate my time to now that I have my net+. I was working on my A+ but I found that extreamly painfull and found studying for it to be more of a chore. I have however recently started reading up on CCNA. Now this is somthing I really enjoy reading about and somthing I look forward to reading and learning about. I cant wait to get to the good parts of configuring routers so I can put some of my router sims to use.
I however dont know if skipping over A+ is a good idea though. Should I focus on A+ or should work on CCNA? Any advise or suggestions would be nice. | |
| BreakWind 2002-06-23, 7:28 am |
| A+ is history. CCNA is a good get. | |
| Pavlov 2002-06-23, 8:24 am |
| Another question I would ask you is are your currently employed in IT? If not, what do you expect your first IT job to be? Many of us spent our first year at the help desk, not in the server room. Give the A+ another look. If you aren't working in the field you might find that learning the basics of the hardware will help you tremendously. Not to mention, many large companies today require A+ certification for their desktop support personnel. | |
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Originally posted by ChrisDfer
I am trying to figure out what I want to dedicate my time to now that I have my net+. I was working on my A+ but I found that extreamly painfull and found studying for it to be more of a chore. I have however recently started reading up on CCNA. Now this is somthing I really enjoy reading about and somthing I look forward to reading and learning about. I cant wait to get to the good parts of configuring routers so I can put some of my router sims to use.
I however dont know if skipping over A+ is a good idea though. Should I focus on A+ or should work on CCNA? Any advise or suggestions would be nice.
How about studying for the CCNA as a cert and real world endeavor, and keeping the A+ material as a reference material? You will probably come to the conclusion that after using the A+ material in the real world, you might as well take the tests  | |
| ChrisDfer 2002-06-23, 9:38 am |
| Pavlov I was thinking the same thing since I am not in IT yet that the A+ certification would be needed to get my foot in the door. I will prolly just finish up the A+ stuff sinceI already do have a fairly good grasp on A+ material(took classes at ITT-Tech, and been repairing and troublingshooting computer for at 5 years) You guys think studying for two certs at once is a good idea? | |
| Pavlov 2002-06-23, 10:09 am |
| Multitasking is something that will become second nature to you. 
I would focus on one goal at a time so that you don't feel too overwhelmed with material. You sound like the A+ is right within reach and won't be too much work, just need some help staying with the boring basics, that's all. The folks in the A+ forum will be great help for you there. Get your hands on some practice exams and see where you need to focus. Best of luck to you. |
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