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New CS guy seeking advise
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| hey guys,let me introduce myself in a few words; i'm a freshman CS/BS student looking to for furthur exposure on the CS field with various certificates (all compTIA, i hear brand free is the way to go). I haven't been reading this forum for too long (about a week) but from what i get so far you guys seem to be plenty helpfull . So here are the first of some of my questions.
1) do the certifiction become easier as one progress, such as from Net+ to Security+.
2) what reading tips do guys have when reading those technical books i.e how do you remember all technical details.
much appreciated! | |
| acruth7284 2005-06-13, 2:30 am |
| 1) In context of a higher exam (Security+) being easier than lower exam (Network+), the answer is no. But after you nail down the lower exams (Network+) other more advanced certifications (Sercurity+) will seem to bring together any blank spots you had on it when you first studied the lower certifications. In other words you will understand easier exams a whole lot better as you progress through the territory we call CS.
2)There are little tools here and there. I prefer things like mnemonics or trying to break something down as simple as I can. Practice tests help to guage what you are retaining, but the best method overall is to never take information on one subject from one source. CS isn't a one book to each subject type of major. Sadly I can say I have only read approximately 30 or so physical books and 100s (if not thousand) of online articles. I am still very much at the entry level. | |
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| thanx for the quick reply Acruth, 30 books is a lot  . I'm a visual type of guy, so i often use a lot of interactive DVDs and such to learn the material. do you have any experience with CBT nuggets instructional sets, they seem pretty good? | |
| Kasor 2005-06-20, 10:29 pm |
| Don't force yourself to read something that you don't like... knowledge come in different way.. | |
| acruth7284 2005-06-21, 2:41 am |
| I like video training but CBT nuggets and such seem to be wrong in several areas, so I always back up video training with my own research whether it be via the web or several books. | |
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| thanks guys, . i really appreciate the responses; and good luck in whatever you guys are studying. | |
| Psugak 2005-08-08, 10:46 pm |
| I am going to give you several tips:
1) If you are still a freshman, you still have time to change your mind and enter the med field!!!!!
2) If you are going to stick with CS, i would go for microsoft .NET programming certifications. The money is in programming, CISCO, or databases. IF you are BS in CS, dont waste your time and money on COMPTIA. Again, go with .NET, C#, and JAVA. Go for the GOLD! | |
| ChrisDfer 2005-08-09, 6:16 am |
| Call me stupid(I was kidding so shutup), but I don't think anyone can give you any good advice unless they know what YOU want to do. Do you want to be a programmer? Network Admin? Server Admin? Hair Dresser? Fat lazy help desk slob? Database Admin?
I would think the path you go would be decided by your goals... no? | |
| Farrell 2005-08-09, 9:46 am |
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Originally posted by Senai
hey guys,let me introduce myself in a few words; i'm a freshman CS/BS student looking to for furthur exposure on the CS field with various certificates (all compTIA, i hear brand free is the way to go). I haven't been reading this forum for too long (about a week) but from what i get so far you guys seem to be plenty helpfull. So here are the first of some of my questions.
1) do the certifiction become easier as one progress, such as from Net+ to Security+.
2) what reading tips do guys have when reading those technical books i.e how do you remember all technical details.
much appreciated!
1) No. CompTIA exams are easy, but if you move to some harder stuff like HP, Cisco or MS, its a different story. You really have to work hard.
2) Apply what you have learned in a lab. No better way to retain the info. | |
| ChrisDfer 2005-08-09, 12:26 pm |
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Originally posted by Farrell
1) No. CompTIA exams are easy, but if you move to some harder stuff like HP, Cisco or MS, its a different story. You really have to work hard.
2) Apply what you have learned in a lab. No better way to retain the info.
Jesus says, "not all compTIA exams are simple". Perhaps the A+, INET+ and Network+ are simple(yeah once you know the stuff, duhhhh)... but Jesus thinks the Server+ and Security+ can be a real a XXXXX. | |
| Farrell 2005-08-10, 5:01 am |
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Originally posted by ChrisDfer
Jesus says, "not all compTIA exams are simple". Perhaps the A+, INET+ and Network+ are simple(yeah once you know the stuff, duhhhh)... but Jesus thinks the Server+ and Security+ can be a real a XXXXX.
Maybe I should have said comparatively simpler. I took the Server+ and MCP and thought the MCP (SQL Server) was much harder though I failed both. |
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