IT Certification Blog

As its name indicates, the CertBlaster Certification Blog is dedicated to IT certification. Issues covered include the value of the various certification tracks, their characteristics and what it will take for you to succeed on exam day. This blog focuses mainly on exam-taking strategies and practice tests for CompTIA A+; Network+; Security+ and Linux+ as well as the Microsoft Certified MCSE & MCSA tracks.

Reasons given in a survey by employers for requiring certification.
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A+ (Plus) Certification 220-1101

A+ (Plus) Certification 220-1101 We are well on the way to have a new A+ certification available in the first quarter of 2022. The new exam version is A+ (Plus) Certification 220-1101. Here are important details regarding the new test...

A plus 1102 difference

Difference between A plus 220-1102 and A+ 220-1002 exams There is much anticipation for the new A plus 220-1102 exam. Here we share what we believe you should expect to see in the new exam objectives. These are not exactly...

Expected difference between the A plus 220-1101 and A plus 220-1001 exams

Difference between the A plus 220-1101 and A plus 220-1001 exams The new A plus 220-1101 and A+ 220-1102 being the current exam versions, we will here be taking a quick look, exam objective by exam objective, at the difference...

Why IT Certification?

Why IT Certification? NOTE: What we won’t cover here are salaries, compensation, and job growth. If that is what you are curious about click here for our article about IT pay in 2021. Competence is front and center The number...

Security plus SY0-601 Practice Test

Security+ SY0-601 Practice Test Below are 25 Security plus SY0-601 practice test questions. In all of them, you will have the question text first, the distracters, and correct answer(s) second, then an explanation, and finally which CompTIA main domain and...

IT Salaries and Openings are Up in 2021!

Salary Survey 2022 This is our annual “meta” (and no, not as in Facebook…) study i.e. our overview of some of the most dominant IT job survey sources that we compile and distill for you here. Click here for a...

New Security+ SY0-601 Exam by CompTIA

New Security+ SY0-601 Welcome to ExamNotes by CertBlaster! In this edition, we will try to answer some of the questions we hear most frequently relative to the new Security+ SY0-601 certification. Much of the concerns, as usual, center around what...

Succeeding at the CompTIA A+ Exam

Welcome to ExamNotes by CertBlaster! This edition will focus on the methods to use to maximize your chances of success when taking the CompTIA A+ Exams i.e. succeeding at the A+ Exam. We’ll look at the testing environment, the test...

Addressing the Corona virus: One for all, all for one!

Addressing the Corona virus: One for all, all for one! If there ever was a circumstance where that spirit is needed, our response to the Corona virus pandemic would be it! The Challenge Whatever steps we take individually to shield...

How do you study for the A+ exam?

What You Need You need to pass two exams, A+ 220-1001 & 220-1002 to be A+ certified. These are not easy tests to pass because they cover so much material. The complete definition of the exams is the official CompTIA...

What kind of questions are on the A+ certification test?

What kind of questions are on the A+ certification test? To be successful in your A+ certification you need to know what kind of question formats you should expect on the A+ certification test. There are two main question types,...

How many questions are on the A+ exam?

How many questions are on the A+ exam? The short answer is “a maximum of 90” but it’s a little more complicated than that. CompTIA does not give out exact numbers for any of their exams, only a maximum number....

The Expected difference between Security+ SY0-501 and SY0-601

The Expected difference between CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 and SY0-601 Every three years CompTIA releases a new and updated version of its exams. Update: We are now expecting it in November 2020. Although CompTIA is not telling when the new Security+...

Salary Survey 2019 for A+ Security+ Network+ Linux+ MCSE

CertBlaster® Salary Metastudy In this article, the salaries of the jobs listed below are averaged over a sample of employees who have shared their salaries as public information. The total sample size is 57,702 individuals. The sample sizes for each...

ExamNotes for A+ Main Domain 1.0 Mobile Devices

ExamNotes for A+ Main Domain 1.0 Mobile Devices Click on any of the blue links representing the A+ 220-1001 exam sub-objective you want to study. Click here if you want to go back to the A+ 220-1001 Core 1 Table...

Free CompTIA A+ 1001 Study Guide

Free CompTIA A+ 1001 Study Guide NEW! Free CompTIA A+ 1101 Study Guide, click here. CertBlaster’s ExamNotes for CompTIA Exam 220-1001 (Core 1) are a series of articles covering each and every single CompTIA A+ 220-1001 Main Domain, Exam Sub-Objective,...

A plus Exam Notes for A+ Exams 220-1001 and 220-1002

ExamNotes for A+ There is one article for each A+ Exam Sub-Objective as defined by CompTIA. Together these articles would together represent a hefty book of highly concentrated and focused A+ test preparation. A+ ExamNotes for CompTIA Exam 220-1001 –...

A plus 220-1001 and A plus 220-1002 exams – Focus

The A+ 220-1001 and A+ 220-1002 exams We at CertBlaster are cornerstone funding partners of the A+ certification program, having been involved since the inception of the first exam. Members of the CertBlaster team has been on CompTIA advisory boards,...

Network plus exam objective 1 8

ExamNotes for Network+ N10-007 1.8 Explain the functions of network services Click Here for the NEW CertBlaster Network+ N10-008 Exam Simulator Click here to go back to the Network+ ExamNotes Table of Content DNS service In order to effectively administer...

Network plus exam objective 1 7

ExamNotes for Network+ N10-007 1.7 Summarize cloud concepts and their purpose Click Here for the NEW CertBlaster Network+ N10-008 Exam Simulator Click here to go back to the Network+ ExamNotes Table of Content Cloud computing has become a part of...

Network plus N10-007 ExamNotes for Sub-objective 1.6

CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Sub-objective 1.6: Given a scenario, implement the appropriate wireless technologies and configurations Click Here for the NEW CertBlaster Network+ N10-008 Exam Simulator Click here to go back to the Network+ ExamNotes Table of Content Click here for...

Network plus N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.5 Part 2 of 2

Network+ N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.5 Compare and contrast the characteristics of network topologies, types, and technologies – Part 2 of 2 Click Here for the NEW CertBlaster Network+ N10-008 Exam Simulator Click here for Part 1/2 Click here to...

Network plus N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.5 Part 1 of 2

Network+ N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.5 Compare and contrast the characteristics of network topologies, types and technologies – Part 1/2 Click Here for the NEW CertBlaster Network+ N10-008 Exam Simulator Click here for Part 2/2 Click here to go back...

Network plus N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.4 Part 2 of 2

Network+ N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.4 Given a scenario, configure the appropriate IP addressing components – Part 2 of 2 Click Here for the NEW CertBlaster Network+ N10-008 Exam Simulator Click here to go back to the Network+ ExamNotes Table...

Network plus N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.4 Part 1 of 2

Network+ N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.4 Given a scenario, configure the appropriate IP addressing components – Part 1 of 2 Click Here for the NEW CertBlaster Network+ N10-008 Exam Simulator 1.4 Given a scenario, configure the appropriate IP addressing components....

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