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For CompTIA A+... Many people seem to prefer Professor Messer (free on YouTube).... and some like Mike Meyers's videos on urlhasbeenblocked. There's also Jason Dion on urlhasbeenblocked, and some like his practice tests. Exam Cram books are also liked, but more to the point so I probably wouldn't get those as the sole resource.
just my 2 cents, as someone who had those certs (linux plus and sec plus) in the past: i think the class themselves are quite useless (for me anyways). for example, the class touches on what encryption algorithm is better, but never touch on how those algorithm is implemented and why some are better than others. i certainly hope the format has changed over the last 10 years.
and if the cert is all you want. you could literally know nothing and just read the dump for 4 days and pass the exam.
So I've worked in IT for 20+ years and in computer support roles for 5+ on top of that in my younger years. Knowledge itself has value, but in my experience the A+ tests are worthless on your resume for anything higher than entry level helpdesk stuff. That doesn't mean there isn't worthwhile knowledge to be gained here, but the tests are a waste of time IMHO. You could spend that time on a certification that is worthwhile like Cisco CCNA, Microsoft (whatever they call their certs this year), VMware, SQL, Amazon AWS, etc.
To restate... if you're looking to bolster your IT career, skip this stuff, spend the same amount of time on a topic that employers care about.
No thumbs down, knowledge is knowledge. But skip these certs.
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Subjects range from IT, to HR, to LOG, etc. These include CAPM and PMP as well.
You may then take a qualification exam to attend one of these, for free: https://www.cvent.com/surveys/Wel...a706d317b
I'm in the process of getting Sec+ and Cisco CyberOps [cisco.com] for $0.
Tons of garbage "free" veterans training out there, but these are 100% legit.
P.S. I second the practice exams from Dion available on You Demi for $10-12. Sec+ are clutch. Don't buy this StackSocial nonsense. It sounds like a better idea than it actually is.
P.P.S If you are interested in certs, consider applying to an IT program at your local community college. Many are 100% online and result in certification of some kind. I was awarded a $1000 / semester scholarship for doing almost nothing, which is good for about 6 classes a year.
Subjects range from IT, to HR, to LOG, etc. These include CAPM and PMP as well.
You may then take a qualification exam to attend one of these, for free: https://www.cvent.com/surveys/Wel...a706d317b9 [cvent.com]
I'm in the process of getting Sec+ and Cisco CyberOps [cisco.com] for $0.
Tons of garbage "free" veterans training out there, but these are 100% legit.
P.S. I second the practice exams from Dion available on You Demi for $10-12. Sec+ are clutch. Don't buy this StackSocial nonsense. It sounds like a better idea than it actually is.
P.P.S If you are interested in certs, consider applying to an IT program at your local community college. Many are 100% online and result in certification of some kind. I was awarded a $1000 / semester scholarship for doing almost nothing, which is good for about 6 classes a year.
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I 100% agree. Professor Messor is much more engaging.Mike Meyer's course is really good too for $10 bucks. I recently passed Security+ using Professor Messers and his notes $15. The Darill Gibson book $10 for reference, his pocketprep app $10, and Jason Dion's exams $12 . For A+ I used professor Messers videos, notes and the exam cram book for it's practice test. The icollege stuff was terrible.