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My First IT Certification! Part 1

Posted on August 16th, 2007 by Kasia Grabowska 6 Comments »

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Hi! My name is Kasia. I am the website manager for Train Signal Training – the free IT training and news blog brought to you by the best IT training on the planet! I’m new here at Train Signal (only been around for a few weeks) and I’m also fairly new to the IT training field. I have a B.A. in Psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and I’m currently working on my M.S. in Library and Information Science.

I’ve always had an interest in anything that is creative, artistic, inventive and innovative. That’s also why I love technology, computers, and above all, the internet. I’m pretty tech savvy (I think?), but I’ve never actually taken a computer class or had any instruction on how to use technology. I’ve heard of RAM, CPUs, and motherboards, but I don’t really know what these things are or what they do. What I know about computers is just from using them, which is probably the case for many people …

… but this is about to change! In the next several weeks (maybe longer) I will be studying for my first IT Certification: CompTIA A+! I thought this would be a good place to start, to get my feet wet and finally get a better understanding of computers and how they work. I like to learn at my own pace, so my training will come primarily from Train Signal’s CompTIA A+ training videos, the certification objectives provided by the CompTIA website, lots and lots of practice exams, and anything else I can get my hands on.

I will also be sharing my experiences (successes and failures!) with you, TST readers! So if you’ve been in my shoes and have advice for me, any good tips and tricks, or if you just want to share your certification experiences — feel free to contribute and leave me a comment or two!





 

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6 Responses to “My First IT Certification! Part 1”

  • Rudy Says:

    August 20th, 2007 at 5:10 pm

    Good Luck will be following along.

  • Sarah Says:

    October 11th, 2007 at 12:14 am

    I’m currently training for my CompTIA A+ certification, too. I hope to learn from you. I will be checking in and offering assistance whenever possible!

  • Roz Says:

    February 1st, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    Kasia,

    Good luck. I took the A+ 2003 Hardware and pasted but waited to late to take A+ 2003 OS and failed that part now that it is retired and I have to start all over again studing for the cert for 2006.

  • Ed Says:

    May 12th, 2008 at 8:17 pm

    HI. I am about to embark in studying towards my comp taia a+ certification and cant wait till I learn the basics for everything. I am taking the class thru Gatlin Education, and found out about your trainning here a bit too late :(…
    Anyway, looking forward to learning as much as I can from your fre videos, and hoping th eclass is not too difficult…
    I have already viewed your TCP/IP trainnning videos and found them fascinating.
    NIce being around here.
    Take care,
    Ed

  • Badria Says:

    November 1st, 2008 at 1:33 am

    hi kasia :)

    you are with TS team and you are worried not to pass A+ with excellent score???!!!!!

    you are with the WINNERS!!

    TS is TRULY one of the BEST IT training Videos on the planet.

    please to pass my regards to my WONDERFUL instructor..mr.scott
    ^_^

    good luck

    badria

  • Ed Tech Says:

    September 4th, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    I’ve Been a CompTia A+ Certified Technician for Several Years Now and I Would be the First to Say That This Certification Does Not Hold Any Weight in the Industry Like it Use to, Believe it or Not the A+ is a Good Starting Point Fundamentally Speaking, I personally Respect it, because I Have it, but in 2009-10, I Do Not Recommend Chasing This Cert to Break Into the Industry. Microsoft MCDST (XP) and MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician (Vista) is a Better Bet. Don’t Believe The CompTia Hype, Their Achilles Heel is the Fact That They are Vendor Neutral, Most Companies Won’t Know During the Interview Process How You and the A+ Fit in Without Any Additional IT Vendor Knowledge, i.e Microsoft, Linux, CCNA, VMware, etc. Good Luck.

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