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| centxs 2002-12-14, 7:25 pm |
| Hi.
I am taking a college course "Network Infrastructure Admin" This is part of the associates degree in LAN admin. It has a lab but the course is 3 months of the 2 year degree plan. I have taken the first course. We used the Networking essentials book by MS for that class.
I don't know WHY this course comes before the W2K server course but it does.
I have a W2K Home lab set up and have the Sybex and MS training kits. Do you think that this will be enough "hands on to pass the 70-216 exam? | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-12-15, 8:11 am |
| Yes, if you have access to two or more networked computers and some decent text, you have a good start on 216. Network Estentials, is a pretty good start for people with little to no PC or network knowledge, I'm sure the school is doing it to cover all of the bases. But if you are caught up, there's no problem studying on the side... | |
| centxs 2002-12-15, 8:12 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by jeff_j_black
Yes, if you have access to two or more networked computers and some decent text, you have a good start on 216. Network Estentials, is a pretty good start for people with little to no PC or network knowledge, I'm sure the school is doing it to cover all of the bases. But if you are caught up, there's no problem studying on the side...
Thanks Jeff,
Yes, I am caught up. I'll probably skim back over the Essentials book before the next semester starts in January. I had taken the last two semesters to complete a web design certificate that the college offers.
Time to set my home lab back up
(3 computers) and hit the Networking
books again. | |
| Kidvegas19 2002-12-16, 11:20 am |
| centx - sounds like you are on a similar program as I am. Can't explain why this class is before server. Have you taken any certs tests yet? I am glad that I took all the MS courses at my college before I started taking cert tests. As for your question, I agree with Jeff.
Good luck! | |
| centxs 2002-12-16, 9:49 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Kidvegas19
centx - sounds like you are on a similar program as I am. Can't explain why this class is before server. Have you taken any certs tests yet? I am glad that I took all the MS courses at my college before I started taking cert tests. As for your question, I agree with Jeff.
Good luck!
I guess they see it as an Admin course. I don't know how far into the book they will
go. I haven't taken any certs yet but will probaly take the 210 right before this one.
Are you in Austin, by chance? | |
| Kidvegas19 2002-12-16, 11:48 pm |
| Nope, I am in Spokane. I got to thinking about it after I posted, but it is really six of one, half dozen of the other as far as the order of presentation. I think in some ways Server would make more sense with Infrastructer out of the way, but on the other hand maybe not. What my school does is teach both in the same quarter. The server class does not cover the chapters in the server book that are the topics in the infrastructure book. Basically, over the span of 3 quarters (if you followed the program) you took 4 MS classes. 1st was Pro, then Server/Infrastructure and last was Active Directory. I got a real good "feel" for everything after completing them all, but studying for the certs really ties it all together. I am sure you and your buds have the same lunchroom arguments me and mine do about the benefits or non benefits of getting the certs, but I explain that not only do I get the cert, but I consider the test fee as just another 125 dollars of tuition as I learn/remember more than I did the first time around. That was an unexpected benefit for me.
Keep checking in on this site. There have been all sorts of good ideas as far as the order of test taking. It is very good for advice and problem solving. I always get stuck on the simplest of things and someone here will help me out without calling me a chucklehead.
When I am done with the spring quarter I will have an A.A.S. Network Engineering. Is that similar to your degree? It sounds like yours might be a little more specialized. Mine is generic. Theoretically we should know MS and Novell and we play around with Unix along with the basic hardware and basic Cisco and Net + stuff with a little security thrown in. |
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