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.

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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? 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? 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 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+...

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 certification are:...

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 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,...

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 – Core...

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,...

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 DNS...

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 every...

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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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....

Download of the CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Exam Objectives (PDF) Click here to download the CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Exam Objectives Compare and contrast Network+ N10-006 vs N10-007 Click here for our Exam Simulator for Network+ N10-007 For your benefit, we have,...

Difference between the new A+ 220-1002 and the CompTIA A+ 220-902 certification First about the exam number: At the time we are writing this we have reasons to believe that 220-1002 will be the exam number that will be replacing...

Network+ N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.3 Explain the concepts and characteristics of routing and switching – Part 3 of 3 We need your help! This is a free community resource: Please give us any feedback you deem appropriate. If you...

Network+ N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.3 Explain the concepts and characteristics of routing and switching – Part 2 of 3 CompTIA Exam Sub-objective 1.3: “Explain the concepts and characteristics of routing and switching.” For the previous part of these objectives...

Network+ N10-007 ExamNotes for sub-objective 1.3 Explain the concepts and characteristics of routing and switching – Part 1 of 3 In order to understand routing and switching you should be comfortable with the logical and physical aspects of the networks,...

ExamNotes for Network+ N10-007 sub-objective 1.2 Explain devices, applications, protocols and services at their appropriate OSI layers The OSI layers have been a recurring feature of the Network+ exams from one version to the next for over a decade now....

ExamNotes for Network+ N10-007 1.1 Explain the purposes and uses of ports and protocols – Part 2/2 Click here to go back to the Network+ ExamNotes Table of Content Welcome to ExamNotes for Network+ N10-007. This series of posts is...

ExamNotes for CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Main Domain 1.0 Networking Concepts NOTE: Our Free Study Guide for Network plus is a work in progress! When completed there will be one post for each Network+ N10-007 Exam Sub-Objective as defined by CompTIA (just...

ExamNotes for Network+ N10-007 1.1 Explain the purposes and uses of ports and protocols – Part 1 of 2 Welcome to exam notes for Network+ N10-007! Click here to go back to the Network+ ExamNotes Table of Content ExamNotes is...

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