Good luck, my friend! Keep us posted!

First of all, congratulations on setting such high certification goals for yourself! I'd like to start off here by explaining that the PMP exam has certain experiential requirements that you must prove prior to taking the exam. If you have a college degree, you need 36 months of leading projects in the last 8 years and 35 hours of project management education. If your highest level of education is high school, you will need 60 months of experience leading projects in the last 8 years and 35 hours of project management education.

PMI states that if you do not have these qualifications to take the PMP exam, the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification would be a better pick. The qualifications for taking the CAPM exam are less stringent: a minimum of a high school diploma and 23 hours of project management education.

CompTIA also offers a project management certification, the Project+ certification. It has no educational or experiential requirements. However, it does RECOMMEND at least 6–12 months of hands-on experience managing projects in an IT environment. Many without the experiential or educational requirements will set the Project+ certification as their first goal.

I often tell those starting their project management certification journey to start with the Project+ certification if they have no experience as a project manager. It exposes students to the project management terminology and gives them certification testing experience. I tell them to then proceed to the CAPM and finally the PMP. Yes, this is a much longer journey, but I believe it is the best path to success for those without the experiential requirements for the PMP certifications. (Besides, who doesn't like obtaining those acronyms that can go after your name?)

None of these tests are "easy". If you have never taken an IT certification exam, Project+ is a much easier starting point than either of the two certifications from PMI.

You said you are enrolled in the PMP course. We have courses here at ACI Learning for the other two certifications as well. Even if you do not plan to pursue either of the other certifications, they offer complimentary material that would further your educational pursuits related to project management.

For me, I also like a book to accompany my courses. For the PMP, I suggest Rita Mulcahy's PMP Exam Prep, 11th Edition and the PMBOK. (These books would also work for the CAPM.) For the Project+, I suggest my own book - Project+ Cert Guide by Robin Abernathy (that's me) and Ann Lang.

I hope this helps to guide you on your journey. Good luck! Remember to set learning goals. Reach out again if you have any other questions.

Two more good ones:
Keith Barker Subnetting playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8ZwmAxnOL0&list=PLQQoSBmrXmry0OIbA7DpjLMXLLYK0NV8z
Kevin Wallace Subnetting 2-Hour Deep Dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY4cjGpRiIs&t=6s

Thank you for your suggestion. I have already disabled my ad blocker. I then proceeded to uninstall and re-install the Firefox web browser to further troubleshoot the issue. This did not solve the issue. I am suspecting recaptcha is the issue.

Howdy, in the CISA course
there is a part in the IS Audit Functions where he goes over steps. Step 4 says PERFORM A RISK ANALYSIS. But since we're planning, isn't that putting the cart before the horse? Step 5 is SET THE AUDIT SCOPE. But if I perform a RISK ANALYSIS first then I may overshoot the scope completely because I haven't seen the limits of what I am supposed to do with STEP 5.

HELP BECAUSE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. Starts at 23:11 of the IS AUDIT FUNCTIONS lesson.

Thanks,

Mike Long

CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
ISACA
/ Governance
/ IT Audit
/ DoDD 8570

Hi Andreas - EXIN's website has the best information for the requirements. My experience with EXIN would be that they would accept that course but I'd suggest you verify that with them. Best of luck on your upcoming exams! Thanks for watching!

@David-Thompson Return and refund went seamlessly. Just have to pay attention to "feedback" rating and the comments left... I stay away from sellers with the same complaints over and over, while disregarding the petty complaints. And pay attention to "Accepts Returns" noted in the description. I believe that is enforced by the site, they actually run the process. And again, I had a little bit of faith in that particular seller due to past dealings.

Got the new one from a different seller today. It's been running for a couple of hours now... WAAAAAAAAYYYY quieter than I expected... (because the defective one only screamed nonstop)... It almost seems quieter than my ASA. Came right up and activity in the console after a few seconds of loud fan, so the other one was definitely defective. Still have to figure out what I am looking at vs what I need.

I just put a few on my watchlist and let the sellers' discounted offers come to me... Does Amazon have a similar feature?

Results of call #1 to cisco tech support:
After fighting off attempts to be redirected to sales: Sounds like you are not allowed to do this...kinda. Sounds like it is more of an "organization" thing, more than it is a "cisco" thing. I will talk to our network group and see if this is something that they already have channels for.

Can you point to something specific for classes. Currently, we only have the NIST 1.0 because 2.0 is has been released in last couple of months. We also are evaluating whether or not we see a demand for this course for the future.

@Robert-Moore glad to hear you got it fixed!

Note: I ended up resolving the issue by dropping the SSD into a different laptop, doing the reimage (which went through), and then putting the SSD back in the original laptop. Not sure why it worked in a different laptop, but it worked nonetheless.

Sadly the iPhone app doesn't get updated. According to the app store version history:
v2.6.0 was released about 6 months ago, so around October 2023
v2.5.5 was released two years ago.

CBT Nuggets isn't much better.

@Nathaniel-Fernandez I just took the Linux+ this past Sunday and scored an 812/900. I had 0 knowledge of Linux 3 months ago. My resources were, this course, a YouTuber named Shawn Powers, and the Linux+ Sybex book. I studied 3-6 hours every day for about a month and a half. I had a virtual machine with both Rocky and Mint to test my skills in a virtual environment. Don Pezet does an amazing job explaining the topics. I hope this helps.

Hey @Obi-Enyabine no need to apologize, that is what the forum is for! Here is an article/thread that discusses Azure Desktop Persistence: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/589473/azure-vdi-persistent

Hey @Japhet-Rivera, great question! The videos teach the concepts of the CySA+ objectives. The labs give the learner hands-on experience with the concepts. You will encounter exercises in labs that may provide documentation to review to reinforce the concepts. The videos and labs are developed separately; however, we recommend utilizing them together to learn and practice the content.

I'm not sure if there is anything specific in our catalog regarding this specific topic. In a live environment, you may want to explore mapping network drives in group policy.

Core 1 is indeed hardware-focused. Things like different display types such as Twisted Nematic, In-Plane Switching and Vertical Alignment, RAM pin counts, types and speeds, HDD types (SSD, HDD, hybrid) and speeds (7200 RPM, etc.), and Core 2 is software-focused, like Windows troubleshooting, macOS, some Linux, etc.

One thing I would do is go through the objectives and make flash cards for the memory-based things like RAM pin numbers, RAM speeds, hard drive speeds, etc.

My suggestion would be to check out Professor Messer's YouTube channel. His A+ series is outstanding, and maybe even check out an Exam Cram book. I have one by David L. Prowse, and it outlines just what you need to know to pass the exams. If you're looking for an A+ book, I suggest Mike Meyers' 220-1101/220-1102 Study Guide. He breaks down the objectives into easily-explainable subjects. Also, if you want, Udemy has a Mike Meyers A+ 1101/1102 video series that's relatively cheap (about $15 each).

One thing I've heard a lot of people who have nailed certification exams say is when you're studying, try teaching the subject to someone. If you can teach it, you understand it!

Lastly, try a practice exam (90+ questions is ideal), and time yourself. Give yourself the 90-minutes allotted in the exam, and see how you do. Get used to being under the gun of that 90 minutes at home so you can learn to relax when you're in the thick of it, doing the real deal.

Good luck!

I've heard many people say, if you struggle a bit with some of the topics in the A+ objectives (such as USB types/speeds, display types - VA, TN, IPS), then it's good to acquaint yourself with the foundational topics on the ITF+ (can't hurt, right?). Maybe try an A+ quiz and see how you do. Gauge your score and your understanding of the topics against "Do I need to work more on the foundational topics?" and go from there.

Thanks @daniel-lowrie87 that's why I asked. I would like to add Splunk knowledge to my resume. Since Splunk is a leading brand and with XDR exposure I think it would place me in a nice spot. Thanks for your time.