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Unexpected Raw Anime posted:Just wanted to post a wonderful shout out to this thread. How long did it take you to study up? I took an intro to computer science course in college but I’ve forgotten almost all of it. Are there any good online courses or will I just have to muck it out with self-study.
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Unexpected Raw Anime posted:Professor Messer's A+ Program on YouTube is a great place to start. Honestly, the way I was hired, and the way I hire Tier 1/Basic Entry Level people now is based entirely around someone's motivation for self-learning and problem-solving skills. If you start out in something like Managed Services, you're going to be dealing with a lot of specific applications and simple tasks, like password resets. Thanks for the advice. My city actually has an "intensive" job training program for coding/tech jobs that has some pretty good contacts with the region's computer employers. It's free so the waitlist is decent-sized so I'm doing this right now to try to get my skills up prior to the program or as a back-up if I'm not accepted or the waitlist turns out to be unbearably long so I'm more worried about learning the material right now than interviews which comes later. I bought ExamCram and am working my way through it and networks is something I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around and I'm going to have to focus hard on. Are there any explanations of how networks work which are particularly good or simple. Labs or simulations? I usually do better hands-on-learning than reading, i think.
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Sep 1, 2022 15:12
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guppy posted:"How do networks work" is so vague that it has either a billion answers or none. Is there anything in particular you have questions about or would like explained? I have a lot of questions but for just one: What exactly are ports and what does it mean to have them open? Exam cram just kind of assumes I already know what they are and how they work.
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Sep 1, 2022 19:24
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guppy posted:"How do networks work" is so vague that it has either a billion answers or none. Is there anything in particular you have questions about or would like explained? I have a lot of questions but for just one: What exactly are ports and what does it mean to have them open? Exam cram just kind of assumes I already know what they are and how they work.
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Sep 1, 2022 19:24
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ilkhan posted:If your IP is the house address that tells mail where to go, a port is the name portion or apartment/suite code of a letter, telling it specifically who it's address to. Various services listen on specific ports for incoming communication. And if it’s closed it’s like when a business executive tells their secretary they’re not here for someone they don’t want to talk to? Ok thank you that makes sense. BIG FLUFFY DOG fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Sep 2, 2022 |
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Sep 2, 2022 02:26
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I'm working my way through the Hardware domain on the A+ right now. So far I've got max cable lengths, DDR4 transfer speeds in Mb/s, and port numbers. Are there any other dumb things I just have to memorize that I've missed so far? What ones beyond the ram portion of the hardware domain do I need to look out for and start drilling when i get to them?
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Sep 7, 2022 17:22
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What’s the difference between WPA2 and AES? I know they work together and are the two types that are least vulnerable to attack but why aren’t they a single protocol? The book I’m using doesn’t really say why they’re different so I assume it’s not important for the a+ (or beyond it) but I’m curious
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Sep 26, 2022 23:05
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Handsome Ralph posted:Currently looking to switch up my career field and I've decided on IT for a variety of reasons. Right now I'm just studying for the A+ cert using Mike Myers Udemy 1001/1002 courses though I am bit annoyed in that I paid ten bucks for study guides on a cert that I just found out yesterday will be retired in three weeks. Whoops. I just found this out from this post and now I have two weeks less to study than when I wanted to take the test. Oh well! I’ll just be a mess of anxiety and stress for the next two weeks.
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Oct 4, 2022 01:37
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Anyone know good mnemonics for the A+? so far I've got: I Eat Tacos Every Valentines Day for the troubleshooting process Carry Extra Donuts To Fat Cops for laser printer process G comes before O and Striped before Solid for keeping the Twisted Pairs straight. Send Mail to People for which one of the email protocols actually sends vs receives (I usally forget this isn't its real name at this point)
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Oct 4, 2022 18:18
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Moey posted:So, I was reviewing the guides for the VMware VCAP-DCV Design exam and the VCAP-DCV Deploy exam. Get them to pay for it. If you’re not stealing from your boss you’re stealing from your family
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Oct 5, 2022 19:09
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Unless it’s a small business it’s not even your bosses money. It’s the money of some rich assholes in New York or London or LA you’ve never met. Take their money they’re taking yours
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Oct 5, 2022 20:32
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Handsome Ralph posted:Currently looking to switch up my career field and I've decided on IT for a variety of reasons. Right now I'm just studying for the A+ cert using Mike Myers Udemy 1001/1002 courses though I am bit annoyed in that I paid ten bucks for study guides on a cert that I just found out yesterday will be retired in three weeks. Whoops. have not been a fan of mike myers course at all. professor messer's boring, monotone and dense but his videos track the COMPTIA objectives pretty closely. Myer's has his own system for covering information that is completely unrelated to the A+ objective structure. His videos seem mainly focused on trying to teach you to be a decent PC repairman which is what A+ is supposed to do but doesn't really help you so much with an exam that's mainly focused on making sure you know every single adjective, and how many pins are on particular pieces of RAM. He's been really helpful actually at getting me to understand the way certain computer things work more than the other guys so I wouldn't say he's a bad teacher just one teaching a different course than what he says he is. I've actually found Dion's practice exams and super helpful and the part where he goes over PBQ's to actually be really good grounding for the multiple choice stuff too. Other than that I'm just rereading my ExamCram textbook which I really don't like but its too late and too much money to switch to a better one (The author will often forget about facts hes supposed to cover and will just cram it into a single sentence in a different paragraph. His explanation for GPT in disc formatting was just the ways it upgraded MBR without ever explaining what MBR was as a baseline or even giving me the full name. I actually would have been completely lost without Myer's explanation on the subject credit where its due.) TL;DR all the A+ exam prep guys suck in different ways except for Dion whose only sin is giving me long rear end stories about him buying his children a tiny pie.
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Oct 8, 2022 01:30
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dumb question: with boot problems when do i use fixmbr vs fixboot vs rebuildbcd? I know you use mbr for the mbr and fixboot for the bootsector but right now the distinction between the two is kind of muddled for me. And I can't get my head around what the hell the bcd is and when i need to rebuild it.
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Oct 11, 2022 17:17
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Passed core 1 with an 800. Now to cram for core 2 tomorrow because I decided to do this in the stupidest way possible (both tests at once without researching edition retirement dates in a city with only one testing center only open on weekends run by a very mean man)
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Oct 15, 2022 20:59
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navyjack posted:Doing core 1 on Monday and 2 on Tuesday. I feel pretty good about 1, less steady on 2. Guess we’ll find out. Everyone on reddit who talks about their scores seems to get a lower score on 2 than on 1. I had an anxiety attack during the test I'm having an anxiety attack now cramming and wish I had just restudied for 11 and taken my time.
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Oct 16, 2022 04:23
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:Passed core 1 with an 800. Now to cram for core 2 tomorrow because I decided to do this in the stupidest way possible (both tests at once without researching edition retirement dates in a city with only one testing center only open on weekends run by a very mean man) BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:Everyone on reddit who talks about their scores seems to get a lower score on 2 than on 1. I had an anxiety attack during the test I'm having an anxiety attack now cramming and wish I had just restudied for 11 and taken my time. After all that I passed with a score exactly two points higher. I am a+ certified just under the retirement wire. I was much less confident going in then for the first one but once the test was going I thought it was easier (even though I scored almost the same so I guess not really) I guess my anxiety made me over-prepare. Going to get so drunk tonight and not even look at a technical term until Halloween. Then updating my resume, looking for jobs, and figuring out what cert I should take next (while researching retirement dates this time).
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Oct 16, 2022 18:42
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navyjack posted:Grats! Network + just retired iirc so you’ve got 3 years if you want to do that one. I think I’m going to study for the net+ but not take it unless any job I get needs me to. I want to improve my understanding of networks but it’s an expensive test like all of compTIA compared to others and I’ve heard it’s one that nobody really cares about.
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Oct 18, 2022 17:51
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navyjack posted:Taking A+ core 2 in a couple hours. Anything I should dump into my brain? Read every question that has more than one sentence twice once before reading the answers and once after. Anytime there’s more than one right answer in troubleshooting role play like you’re in an actual company and think about the time and money involved in fixing it, how bad you’ll get chewed out by your boss if it was the other one and the likelihood the users just an idiot.
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Oct 18, 2022 19:09
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Ratmtattat posted:Is this from the internet+ exam? Impossible, it’s not worded confusingly enough
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Oct 19, 2022 17:24
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LochNessMonster posted:Passed the AWS Certified Solution Architect - Professional yesterday. The Associate cert I had was expiring by the end of the month so I decided to see if I could renew with the Pro. Took 2 weeks to prep for it and passed with 850/1000 (750 needed for a pass). I hoped I'd have more time but didn't realize the Pro exam was retiring so I took it on the last day it was available and crammed as much study time in the 2 weeks as I could. Not sure if this is the best thread for it but- what certification/job path took you to an AWS specialization?
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Nov 15, 2022 15:04
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Most of the jobs that I would like want Active Directory and SQL knowledge. What's the best way to get trained up on those for cheap?
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Dec 11, 2022 17:11
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Thanks Ants posted:AD and SQL is an interesting combo - are the jobs for like a one-man IT team? I'm applying for help desk support. It may just be non-technical recruiters throwing every keyword they can into the requirements but I still have to get through them to get the job. I've seen some that want azure experience for 20/hr entry-level which even I know is BS.
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Dec 11, 2022 17:57
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guppy posted:When people who know what they are talking about say they want someone who "knows Active Directory," they usually mean they want someone who knows how to implement or administer it. It does not sound like the people posting the helpdesk jobs you're talking about are people who know what they are talking about. Asking for SQL experience is even worse. There is no helpdesk role in existence that requires people to know the details of AD or how to do literally anything in SQL. Cool. What knowledge should I brush up on to make myself more attractive for those roles? I just got the A+, have a couple years in customer service jobs and I have a bachelors but it’s a humanities degree. I just had a car get stolen so I’m probably not going to be able to afford an actual certification until I actually get the job since I need to use my savings for another car (I live in the south so there’s no public transport) BIG FLUFFY DOG fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Dec 11, 2022 |
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Dec 11, 2022 19:34
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Just get the network + if you’re tying to get real computer toucher jobs. Nobody actually cares about the A+ and it’s more expensive than the network + because it’s two tests plus that means there’s more chances to fail. The prep is useful for becoming familiar with basics like ram if you don’t know that already but it’s real utility is just getting you past HR screens to interview with the guys who actually understand computers which network+ also does for half the cost.
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Apr 27, 2023 16:27
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Shugojin posted:What's an ok course/book/practice exam for net+ these days? imposter syndrome never goes away. nobody understands computers. IT people just don't understand them least.
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Apr 30, 2023 03:38
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Ratmtattat posted:I have the server+. It's not worth much but might be enough of a resume fodder to get you an interview. It isn't going to teach you much about what actual server administration is like. That’s true of all certs though from what I can see
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May 17, 2023 04:02
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Organic Lube User posted:I've just been laid off from my job in the marijuana industry, and I'm looking to get back into IT after being out of the loop since 2015. I started back in 1996 in a computer store and moved into contracting, with a bit of MSP work sprinkled in among a decent amount of help desk work. I got my A+ in 1998, and never really got any other certs since. A+ and net + are only valuable for getting you a phone screen. Once you get past that their worth evaporates because you’ll then get interviewed by people who can actually evaluate if you know jack poo poo. Getting the phone screen is valuable so just get the net + because it’s cheaper and only one test
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Jun 14, 2023 23:14
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If I were to get a cloud cert specifically as a tier one tech support trying to prep for getting out of that,which one would be best?
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Jun 22, 2023 03:16
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wash bucket posted:I went with AWS because that's what I'm seeing the most on job postings. Though the last large company I worked at was moving towards Azure because they were all in on Microsoft's business offerings for everything else. I’m comfortable with AWS because that’s why my place works with and I read through their logs all the time. But which one?
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Jun 22, 2023 03:35
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Ashheap Empire posted:So let's say hypothetically, there was a guy who worked in manufacturing for like 15+ years. Im sorry I work in IT. I don’t answer hypothetical questions
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Jul 12, 2023 16:53
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Also: the only cert which will let you skip help desk or tech support is a BS in Computer Science. And sometimes even then. Honestly help desk is something you have to do because the theory of computers is far different than the reality of them and no cert really prepares you for the most important part of IT. The many varieties of user error and how they lie to try to cover it up
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Jul 12, 2023 21:39
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Ashheap Empire posted:I'm just going to apply everywhere for anything I think I can handle. If I have to pay my dues at help desk so be it. Would it be worth it dropping the $600 to get A+ or should the CCNA be enough to show I know enough for entry-level work? The best way to figure out what certain are worth your time are to go on indeed type in help desk and see what certs are mentioned most. Certs are for getting past HR, when you get in front of the actual technical people they’ve seen enough paper techs with certs who still aren’t worth anything to learn to actually ask technical questions
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Lucinice posted:I need some advice for studying. I'm trying go study for the network + and I went through an entire video lesson package and took notes. Now when I look at my notes I just feel overwhelmed with information and don't know how to tackle it. Did anyone else have a similar issue they can provide advice for? Watch the video again at double speed and take notes again. I’ve personally never found value in rereading notes it’s putting it to paper makes it engage your mind more that i find helpful personally
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