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Net+ compared to MS
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| I am already an MCSA and am wondering how the comptia tests compare to
Microsofts? Anyone have any ideas?
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| Daniel Lawrence 2003-03-27, 8:24 am |
| no comparison, the MS tests are far harder than CompTIAs.
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Daniel Lawrence
A+
"CD2" <test@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3e82b273$1@alpha.wvnet.edu...
> I am already an MCSA and am wondering how the comptia tests compare to
> Microsofts? Anyone have any ideas?
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| Steve Smith 2003-03-27, 4:24 pm |
| I think it depends on your experience and how well you know the subject. How
difficult an exam is, is relative to your knowledge. I recently took the
Network+ and it was harder than I expected. I scored 846 but I really
studied hard to get that. I'm currently working on Windows 2000(70-210) and
this is much easier studying for me because I've got a lot more experience
with Windows 2000. Although I haven't taken the 70-210 exam yet, I'll be
surprised if it's harder(to me) than Net+ was.
Steve Smith
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| Delbert Matlock 2003-03-28, 2:24 pm |
| "CD2" <test@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<3e82b273$1@alpha.wvnet.edu>...
> I am already an MCSA and am wondering how the comptia tests compare to
> Microsofts? Anyone have any ideas?
CompTIA looks at general knowledge while Microsoft focuses on specific
products and technologies. I found the CompTIA exams to be easier,
but then again I'm more of a generalist. Also, the A+ and Network+
exams are probably the easiest of the bunch.
If you are already an MCSA, I wouldn't bother with A+ and Network+,
but you might consider the Linux+ or Security+ exams to give you some
experience outside of the Microsoft realm.
Take a look here for some more info on those two certs:
http://www.selfstudycerts.com/cert/comptia/
Good luck!
-- Delbert Matlock
-- MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, CCNA, Network+, A+
-- http://www.SelfStudyCerts.com/
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| MattQ 2003-04-04, 11:24 am |
| I received my A+ a few months ago and am now studying for my N+. I will be
taking the N+ in a couple of weeks. As soon as I have completed that, I plan
on trying for my MCSA. I don't know if you are aware of it, but the MCSA
track recognizes a combination of A+ & N+ or A+ & Server+ as a substitution
for it's elective exam. I think another guy who replied to this message
already recommended not getting the A+ or N+ and I agree. It would almost be
redundant since a lot of people (including me) are using those two tests as
an elective for a cert. you already own! If you want CompTIA, go for Linux+
or Security+! 
"CD2" <test@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3e82b273$1@alpha.wvnet.edu...
> I am already an MCSA and am wondering how the comptia tests compare to
> Microsofts? Anyone have any ideas?
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| Crazymiclo30 2003-04-04, 12:24 pm |
| I guess I don't understand what you are saying. If you are going for the
MCSA and are using the A+ and Network+ as an elective for that cert, then
you are not using them for a cert you already own. You are using them to
obtain another certification along with 3 other tests. If you didn't have
them then you would have to take a fourth test. That fourth test wouldn't
certify your knowledge of networking in general or pc repair in general
either.
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crazymiclo
A+, Network+
"MattQ" <mitziq@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:nMija.72525$JT2.4795@fe09.atl2.webusenet.com...
> I received my A+ a few months ago and am now studying for my N+. I will be
> taking the N+ in a couple of weeks. As soon as I have completed that, I
plan
> on trying for my MCSA. I don't know if you are aware of it, but the MCSA
> track recognizes a combination of A+ & N+ or A+ & Server+ as a
substitution
> for it's elective exam. I think another guy who replied to this message
> already recommended not getting the A+ or N+ and I agree. It would almost
be
> redundant since a lot of people (including me) are using those two tests
as
> an elective for a cert. you already own! If you want CompTIA, go for
Linux+
> or Security+!
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> "CD2" <test@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3e82b273$1@alpha.wvnet.edu...
> > I am already an MCSA and am wondering how the comptia tests compare to
> > Microsofts? Anyone have any ideas?
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| thecomeons 2003-04-07, 7:53 am |
| go for something more vendor specific if you want hardware certs. hp, ibm, symantec and cisco do them. | |
| Enable Secret 2003-04-14, 12:49 am |
| Amen, go with Cisco after you get your neutral certs if you want to get into Network Engineering.
-Bill |
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