Hey!

I don't know a whole lot about computers, more than most of my friends and
family, but certainly not as good as you folks here.

I asked on another newsgroup (three of them, in fact) where i could find a
site, book, course, etc. to learn about computers, mostly for personal
understanding, but also for college. They recommended I look into A+
certification.

So now I've been looking at various online courses, books, newsgroups, and I'm
wondering:

1) What do all these certifications mean? (ie. A+, Networks+, MCSE?, etc..)
2) What books, etc. would you recommend? (I was looking at one on Amazon by a
Michael Meyers i think it was, and it seemed to be getting some really amazing
reviews... 4th Edition of Something..)
3) What other advice could you give a newbie like me?

TIA,
Jesse

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Yes, the A+ 4th edition by Mike Meyers is the book you want to buy. A+
means that you are a certified pc technician with about experience of 6
months. Network+ certifies your knowledge of basic networking and setting
up networks. It shows about 9 months of experience. MCSE is a Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer. This is a focused cert towards a specific
company. The other 2 certs and vendor neutral. There are also Cisco certs,
such as CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) and CCNP (Cisco Certified
Network Professional) The CCNA and Network+ are one exam. The A+ is 2
exams. MCSE is about 6 or 7 exams I don't remember the exact amount. If
you would like to learn more about the certifications please check out these
websites.

www.sybex.com
www.totalseminars.com
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www.microsoft.com
www.cisco.com

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A+, Network+
"The Kid" <xatax2k1@aol.common.net> wrote in message
news:20030324195128.07404.00000258@mb-cm.aol.com...
> Hey!
>
> I don't know a whole lot about computers, more than most of my friends and
> family, but certainly not as good as you folks here.
>
> I asked on another newsgroup (three of them, in fact) where i could find a
> site, book, course, etc. to learn about computers, mostly for personal
> understanding, but also for college. They recommended I look into A+
> certification.
>
> So now I've been looking at various online courses, books, newsgroups, and
I'm
> wondering:
>
> 1) What do all these certifications mean? (ie. A+, Networks+, MCSE?,
etc..)
> 2) What books, etc. would you recommend? (I was looking at one on Amazon
by a
> Michael Meyers i think it was, and it seemed to be getting some really
amazing
> reviews... 4th Edition of Something..)
> 3) What other advice could you give a newbie like me?
>
> TIA,
> Jesse

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