Well, I Passed my A+ 220-701 exam today. Was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. I scored an 860 out of a possible 900, so I damn near aced the thing, or at least I I think… I got like 1 or 2 questions wrong, but I can’t be sure since each test question is weighted a different percentage point. While 1 question might be 10 points, another could be worth 1 or 20 points, so its difficult to gauge where you stand. Also, some questions are thrown out and won’t even count towards your score, so even if you answered it correctly, it may have appiled to something more specifc like Networking and nto pertained to the essentials curriculum.
I will take the 220-702 this Wednesday, and once I finish(and pass) I’m going to start taking my Microsoft Certs. I’m not sure if I am ready for the MS cert tests yet, but I at least want to know where I stand.
I may have to re-sit the Cisco CCNA course, as I haven’t touched any of the meterial or equipment since last July, so I forget damn near all of the Router and Switch setups. Although I could probably fumble my way through it on the job, I want to refresh everything so I can take my full CCNA cert exam . Then I can start work on the Cisco Voice classes.
So right now I have my Net+, CCENT, part of the A+ done, and have been through a CCNA class, A+ Class, Net+ Class, and MCSA class. I will probably need to re-sit the Micrsoft Exchange portion of the MCSA as well, because I was not that familiar with Exchange to begin with, and to be honest, I hate exchange so it made it that much harder for me to really dig into it. One nice thing though is, if I get my A+, I can apply that and my Net+ as an elective in the MCSA track, and can skip Exchange as the elective.