+1 - I took the EMCISA exam, which was vendor neutral for the most part. I'd love to get that Storage+ also.

@Ronnie-Wong Thanks for the reply Ronnie. I will keep crackin at it! You have eased my anxiety.

@george-hill

Awesome way to end a week!

Awesome news to begin our week at ITProTV!

So on both accounts thank you for that boost to the ITProTV team and to your fellow subscribers!

George if you don't mind posting here some of your study habits and also how you used the ITProTV content to help you in your studies. It's definitely a boost to get tips, if I was studying for the exam, from someone who has been successful on the exam.

Everyone wants to know about the exam. But what I believe is more helpful is when you can help others succeed by telling about your path to success!

Please, also don't hesitate to post here. We've got a lot members here that can help as you study for the 220-802!

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

The CPU episode has been updated to include the diagrams. Choose to download the show notes and they'll be there! I'll check on the display technologies and get it updated too.

Ponciana,

"Never say never," just when you think a technology is headed for the atari 2600 console of obsolete technology, it makes a comeback. MIDIs have done exactly that.

The world of musical mashups, MIDIs, MP3s and a laptops have created the trap, house music and techno dance. Any teenager and 20 year old can now "add a sick beat" or "drop the bass" (not the fish) into a pop song and it can be on soundcloud.

The 6pin DIN is not exactly the same thing in this instance, which is normally for mouse and keyboard also known as a PS/2 connector.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

Ponciana,

SCSI devices are typically daisy chained together to put all of the devices on the same bus (wire). Because the SCSI connection is a physical bus of devices that are networked together. It must also fall under the limitation of physical bus networks. There are two requirements that must occur for a SCSI bus to work:

Every device must be *uniquely identified * Both physical ends of the bus have to be properly terminated
Failure of these can cause the SCSI bus to fail.

The proper termination can be active or passive:

Passive termination is normally used on SCSI1 and SCSI2 buses. This is a simple passive resistor (OHMs) to stop "air noise" or signal reflection back on the cable . Active termination is used on the Fast-SCSI2 buses. This sees the signal on the wire and instead of using a simple resistor it see the signal and regardless of the ouput signal it can generate the matching resistance on the wire that will prevent reflection.

Hope this helps in your studies.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

Ponciana,

Great questions! Let's start with the last question first!
"male has the pins and female has the holes?" You're correct on the gender, regardless of whether we're talking about the connectors on cable ends or the physical port on the devices. Male ports or connectors have pins sticking out; the female connectors or ports do not.

If you're trying to connect an external modem to your PC, you'll have choices:

It could be you'll choose a 9pin(M) to 25 (M) cable It could be you'll choose a 9pin(F) to 25(F) cable It could be you'll choose a 9pin(M) to 25(F) cable It could be you'll choose a 9pin(F) to 25(M) cable

The only way you'll know is if you know the number of pinouts on the devices you're connecting and the gender. In your first question, you correct. But remember the key to exam is know what cable you could use. Commonly, cables are usually single gender and those with mixed genders are not as common.

If you're connecting a computer to printer but you notice the printer doesn't have a USB B connector. you may need what cable to make the connection possible?
In this instance you'll need the ?

It could be you'll choose a Centronics 36pin(M) to 25 (M) cable It could be you'll choose a Centronics 36pin(M) to 25(F) cable It could be you'll choose a Centronics 36pin(F) to 25(F) cable It could be you'll choose a Centronics 36pin(F) to 25(M) cable

In your question, you'd be correct to choose 1.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

Ponciana,

You're in the right place, there are several subscribers that have passed both of those exams using our content along with their own study materials too!

The A+ and Network+ certification validate knowledge that comes from experience. A+ is equivalent to someone who has worked in the IT field for 6 months the Network+ is equivalent to someone who has worked int the field for 9-12 months etc.

So the types of jobs do seem to be the entry level and Tier 1 support of most companies. These types of jobs are the great jobs in the fact that you're working with the "safety net" of others who are more experienced and can provide some real practical work that will lead to more responsibility and management later on.

But I believe you're the right track. But saying that, you might sign onto a company and find yourself int the deep end immediately and you'll be the network admin!

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITproTV

@Ronnie-Wong ,

I see, Thank you Ronnie! And thanks for the amazingly helpful content you all put out!

Richard,

Thank you for the kudos! But more than anything, glad the concepts are coming to you. Pretty soon, you'll be doing this stuff in your head! Way to Go!

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

George,

The answer is...forever.

Technically, you could take the 220-801 and never take the 220-802 exam. No ITProTV subscriber would do that though! ;)

In another life as a technical instructor, I've had folks in class that would take the 1st exam and then turn around and immediately take the 2nd one. It's about momentum, if you've been studying both anyways.

I've also had people that would take the 1st wait a few days, a few weeks before taking the 2nd one.

It all depends on your study habits, material and confidence level you have.

Let us know here, how ITProTV can help. Not only the ITProTV team but your fellow ITProTV members have been very helpful to each other.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

Will do. Thanks for the advice.

Regards
Gary

Pete,

We celebrate with you and glad you found the material helpful in your studies. Thanks for letting us know that IPv6 is definitely more emphasized on the exam!

With the new 900 series objectives due out this year, we'll make sure it's a priority. But in the meantime, since you posted this to be helpful and we appreciate it. I'd like to mention to everyone else who will read this post that for more on IPv6, you can take a look at the Network+ Shows (005 or 006) in the IP addressing section where we cover both IPv4 and IPv6 in greater detail. This a great supplement to the A+ shows that will help cover the gap that Pete mentioned!

Cordially!
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

Thank you

Jeremy,

Don's MAC powerbook backup brew is combination of several tools and may be ever changing as well. I believe at the time we recorded that episode, he was using the free bitorrent sync for that. It could have changed by now. I know for backup he was using, I believe still is using too, the Time Capsule in MAC.

Don is constantly trying new software to get him the solution that he desires. So the sync that he used then may have already changed multiple times.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

@Nate @Ronnie-Wong Thank you very much gentlemen for your response to this, I've found them.

Sounds great. Thanks for the heads up, Ronnie!

Hello Folks, A fellow subscriber has pointed out the following about where I'm not exactly correct on differentiating DRAM and SRAM. Thanks for pointing this out!

"Case in point is Ronnie's recent response to the SDRAM vs SRAM question in the CompTIA forum. (Specifically, DRAM requires refreshing, SRAM does not, but both are volatile.)"

On SRAM it also requires electricity and doesn't need to be refreshed. I wasn't clear enough and I called it something else which was NVRAM. Here I was equating, in my mind, the NVRAM of a router which is battery powered and can be maintained between reboots. But here I was incorrect in my post. Please take note.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV