Computer Certification Articles

1). 5 Items For a Successful IT Career Through Education By : Eric Morgan
1. Receive a Bachelor's Degree In today's competitive workforce certifications are not enough. To get the job or promotion you want a bachelor's degree is almost necessary. This will be on your resume forever and distinguish you as part of the highly sought after educated workforce. Many employers will use a degree as the first step in weeding out applicants, this is a simple and efficient manner for them to automatically find higher qualified applicants.
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2). Basic Computer Training: Do we all need it ? By : Andrew James
We live in something called the world of electronics. Okay, maybe I just coined that phrase, but it sounds legit, doesn't it? I mean, think about it, we use machines and electronics for everything from ordering a pizza, to sending a letter. How did we ever exist without them? This is the prime reason why everyone should acquire some basic computer training
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3). Be Certifiable! The Basics Of MCSE And MCP By : James Croydon
It is not always who you know, but what you know. That is why obtaining Microsoft certification can be a valuable asset to your career. Of course, it does depend on what career path you want to take as to whether you want to get either MCSE training or MCP training or anything else for that matter. So what do those abbreviations MCSE and MCP stand for anyway? MCP stands for Microsoft Certified Professional and MCSE is an abbreviation for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
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4). Become Your Own PC Repairer By : Ken Charnly
If you are like me, you have probably owned quite a few personal computers. You are sure to have had the occasional problem, and rushed the machine off to the repair shop. At the time, the cost of repairs may have seemed a bit high in proportion to the original cost of the machine, and you might not have been quite sure what was actually done.
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5). Boost Your Career And Benefit From A Microsoft Certification Or Two Or Three! By : James Croydon
You went to college and thought you were prepared for the job market. If you are going for entry-level work, yeah, you are prepared. However, to really get ahead, you need Microsoft certification, whether it is an MCP, MCSA, MCSE or any other string of letters. Quite a few people will go for multiple certifications to broaden their experience and scope of possible job opportunities.
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6). CCNA By : Marcus Peterson
CCNA stands for Cisco Certified Network Associate - a certification for IT professionals that is issued by Cisco Systems, Inc., one of the most successful computer networking companies. Cisco manufactures and markets a wide range of devices for both enterprises and telecommunications carriers. Cisco is an abbreviation of San FranCISCO. The Cisco Certified.
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7). CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Tutorial: Assembling Your Cisco Home Lab By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
A CCNA or CCNP candidate who wants to be totally prepared for their exams is going to put together a home lab to practice on. With used Cisco routers and switches more affordable and plentiful then ever before, there's really no excuse to not have one! With the many different models available, there is some understandable confusion among future CCNAs and CCNPs about which routers to buy and which ones to avoid.
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8). CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Tutorial: The VLAN.DAT File By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
CCNA and CCNP candidates who have their own Cisco home labs often email me about an odd situation that occurs when they erase a switch's configuration. Their startup configuration is gone, as they expect, but the VLAN and VTP information is still there! Sounds strange, doesn't it? Let's look at an example. On SW1, we run show vlan brief and see in.
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9). CCNA / MCSE / CCNP Certification: Making Failure Work For You By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
Whether you're on the road to the CCNA, CCNP, MCSE, or you're on any other computer certification track, the odds are that sooner or later, you're going to fail an exam. It's happened to almost all of us, yours truly included. What you have to keep in mind in these times is that success is not a straight line. You've probably seen charts showing the growth of an industry or a business -- you know, the ones that go from left to right, and look kind of jagged.
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10). CCNA / Network+ Certification Exam Tutorial: Collision Domains And Switches By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
In the previous Network+ exam tutorial, we talked about how collisions occur when data sent by two hosts on a shared Ethernet segment transmit data at the exact same time. Collisions result in the colliding data being unusable, which means the hosts must retransmit the data - and all this extra activity slows the network down! Carrier Sense Multiple.
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11). CCNA Certification Exam Tutorial: Cisco Switching Modes By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
To pass the CCNA exam and earn this important certification, you’ve got to know switching inside and out. While you’re learning all the basic switching theory, make sure to spend some time with the one of three switching modes Cisco routers can use. Store-and-Forward is exactly what it sounds like. The entire frame will be stored before it is forwarded.
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12). CCNP / BCMSN Exam Tutorial: VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
Passing the BCMSN exam and getting one step closer to the CCNP certification means learning and noticing details that you were not presented with in your CCNA studies. (Yes, I know – you had more than enough details then, right?) One protocol you’ve got to learn more details about is VTP, which seemed simple enough in your CCNA studies! Part of learning the details is mastering the fundamentals, so in this tutorial we’ll review the basics of VTP.
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13). CCNP / BSCI Exam Tutorial: Route Summarization And The OSPF Null Interface By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
CCNP exam success, particularly on the BSCI exam, demands you understand the details of route summarization. This skill not only requires that you have a comfort level with binary conversions, but you have to know how and where to apply route summarization with each individual protocol. You also have to know the "side effects" of route summarization.
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14). CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam Tutorial: Getting Started With HSRP By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
Defined in RFC 2281, HSRP is a Cisco-proprietary protocol in which routers are put into an HSRP router group. Along with dynamic routing protocols and STP, HSRP is considered a high-availability network service, since all three have an almost immediate cutover to a secondary path when the primary path is unavailable. One of the routers will be selected.
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15). CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam Tutorial: HSRP MAC Addresses And Timers By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
To earn your CCNP certification and pass the BCMSN exam, you've got to know what HSRP does and the many configurable options. While the operation of HSRP is quite simple (and covered in a previous tutorial), you also need to know how HSRP arrives at the MAC address for the virtual router - as well as how to configure a new MAC for this virtual router.
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16). CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam Tutorial: QoS Service Types By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
To pass the CCNP exams, you’ve got to master Quality of Service, and the first step in doing so is knowing the differences between the different QoS types. Now this being Cisco, we can't just have one kind of QoS! We've got best-effort delivery, Integrated Services, and Differentiated Services. Let's take a quick look at all three. Best-effort is just what it sounds like - routers and switches making their "best effort" to deliver data.
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17). CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam Tutorial: Server Load Balancing (SLB) By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
When you're working on your BCMSN exam on your way to CCNP certification, you'll read at length about how Cisco routers and multilayer switches can work to provide router redundancy - but there's another helpful service, Server Load Balancing, that does the same for servers. While HSRP, VRRP, and CLBP all represent multiple physical routers to hosts as a single virtual router, SLB represents multiple physical servers to hosts as a single virtual server.
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18). CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam Tutorial: EIGRP Stuck-In-Active Routes By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
Passing the BSCI exam and earning your CCNP is all about knowing the details, and when it comes to EIGRP SIA routes, there are plenty of details to know. A quick check in a search engine for "troubleshoot SIA" will bring up quite a few matches. Troubleshooting SIA routes is very challengin in that there's no one reason they occur. View the EIGRP topology table with the show ip eigrp topology command, and you'll see a code next to every successor and feasible successor.
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19). CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam Tutorial: The BGP Neighbor Process By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
Like TCP, BGP is connection-oriented. An underlying connection between two BGP speakers is established before any routing information is exchanged. This connection takes place on TCP port 179. As with EIGRP and OSPF, keepalive messages are sent out by the BGP speakers in order to keep this relationship alive. Once the connection is established, the BGP speakers exchange routes and synchronize their tables.
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20). Certification Q&A: The Basics Of Certification By : Cai Einarson
* What does certified mean? There are four accepted meanings of the adjective “certified” but only two of which satisfy the needed meaning. To be certified means to be endorsed with authority by an institution or a person with higher position after one successfully meets certain requirements. Another meaning is that a person is qualified to do a certain job as supported by an appropriate document better known and regarded as a Certification.
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21). Certification Q&A: Types Of Certifications To Consider For Computer-Related Careers By : Cai Einarson
* What kinds of certifications should I consider for a PC Specialist career? As a PC Specialist, people will rely on your specialized computer training and skills to keep the office running smoothly. You must have the following certifications: • PC Specialist Certificate • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer • Microsoft Certified Professional *.
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22). Cisco / MCSE Exam Study: Creating A Road Map To Success By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
Planning for success on the CCNA, CCNP, and other Cisco exams is much like taking a trip in your car. You've got to plan ahead, accept the occasional detour, and just keep on going until you get there. But what do you do before you get started? Create a road map - for success. If you were driving from one side of the country to another, you certainly wouldn't just get in your car and start driving, would you? No.
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23). Cisco / Microsoft Computer Certification: Be Ready For Your Opportunity By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
I was reading The Big Moo: Stop Trying To Be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable this morning, and I’d recommend a copy of this to anyone who wants to improve their career and their future. And that’s all of us, right? There was one particular line that really stood out to me: Betting on change is always the safest bet available. That describes life perfectly, but it also describes a career in Information Technology perfectly as well.
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24). Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam Tutorial: Floating Static Routes By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
To pass the Cisco CCNA and CCNP certification exams, as well as becoming a world-class networker, you've got to know how and when to use floating static routes. And if you're wondering what makes them "float" -- read on! In this example, R1 and R2 are running OSPF over a Frame Relay network, 172.12.123.0 /24. They're also connected by a BRI ISDN link, 172.
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25). Cisco CCNA / CCNP / BCMSN Exam Review: Trunking And Trunking Protocols By : Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933
To earn your CCNA or CCNP certification, you've got to understand the basics of trunking. This isn't just a CCNA topic - you must have an advanced understanding of trunking and etherchannels to pass the BCMSN exam and earn your CCNP as well. Before we address those advanced topics, though, you need to master the fundamentals! A trunk allows inter-VLAN traffic to flow between directly connected switches.
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