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June 17, 2010

Number of Questions on CompTIA Exams

by @ 2:59 pm. Filed under Certification

One question that I am often asked when I am teaching CompTIA classes is how many questions are there on CompTIA exams. Thanks to my student Dawn, here is the information for CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ exams.

CompTIA  Exams

A+ Essentials

Exam # = 220-701

No. of questions = 100

Allotted time = 90 minutes

Passing score = 675


A+ Practical Applications

Exam # = 220-702

No. of questions = 100

Allotted time = 90 minutes

Passing score = 700


Network+

Exam # = N10-004

No. of questions = 100

Allotted time = 90 minutes

Passing score = 720


Security+
Exam # = SYO-101

No. of questions = 100

Allotted time = 90 minutes

Passing score = 764

June 10, 2010

Certiport Acquires MeasureUp

by @ 8:13 am. Filed under Certification, News

Certiport has announced that it has acquired MeasureUp LLC. Even though MeasureUp software is not considered a very useful exam preparation tool compared to it’s competitors, they must have made some kind of deal with Microsoft because Microsoft requires their Certified Partners for Learning Solutions (CPLS’) to only offer MeasureUp to their students. Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) like me are also expected to promote MeasureUp practice tests to the students.

According to Microsoft:

Certiport is Microsoft’s current provider for Office certification testing and a global leader in overall academic IT testing. The acquisition will allow Certiport to offer a full range of solutions to support the entire Microsoft certification life cycle, including study materials, practice exams, and certifications. MeasureUp clients will receive the same uninterrupted service, with new access to Certiport’s suite of products. Certiport will continue to serve the academic market through its network of more than 10,000 testing centers in 142 countries worldwide, while strengthening its presence in commercial and corporate sectors.

May 17, 2010

2010 IT Skills and Salary Report

by @ 12:18 pm. Filed under Certification

TechRepublic and Global Knowledge have published their 2010 IT Skills and Salary Report. You can download a copy of the report here. Here are some of the highlights.

- Over 19,500 IT professionals worldwide responded to the survey.
- Average age of the respondents was 42, with an average of 15 years experience in the industry.
- 92% of respondents were from United States and Canada.
- The average salary for respondents was $82,115.
- 11% reported that their salaries had been reduced.
- 43% reported their salaries have increased.
- Over 46% indicated their salaries were capped without a raise.
- For every female respondent there were four male responses.
- The percentage of respondents having an undergraduate or graduate degree has increased steadily since 2008.

Here are the top 20 salaries of popular certifications.

Popular Certifications Salary
Six Sigma $111,908
PMP® – Project Management Professional $104,253
ITIL v2 Foundation $102,128
ITIL® v3 Foundation $101,185
CISSP – Cert Info Sys Security Professional $99,928
Other Project Management Certificate $95,979
Other Business Process Certifications $94,383
CCDA – Cisco Certified Design Associate $93,953
VMware Certified Professional $91,271
CCNP – Cisco Certified Network Professional $89,864
MCSE – MS Certified Systems Engineer $86,454
MCITP – MS Certified IT Professional $82,044
CCNA – Cisco Certified Network Associate $79,695
CompTIA – Security+ $76,844
MCSA – MS Certified System Administrator $76,337
MCP – MS Certified Professional $74,438
MCTS – Windows Vista, Configure $71,786
CompTIA – Network+ $70,902
MCDST – MS Certified Desktop Support Technician $70,197
CompTIA – A+ $68,631

April 16, 2010

Microsoft Exam Index

by @ 7:41 am. Filed under Certification

If you are interested in Microsoft certification, here’s a complete exam index for Microsoft exams as of today. You can find the updated list here.

January 1, 2010

Microsoft Student Career Portal

by @ 7:19 am. Filed under Certification, Training

I teach at various training centers. Several of them offer mentored-learning solutions and special courses for students who are changing their careers from other professions to Information Technology (IT). Even in today’s economy, IT is considered to be a lucrative field. According to IDC research, the number of IT jobs between the end of 2009 and 2013 worldwide will rise by 5.8 million.

mscp

Microsoft has a special portal for students called Microsoft Student Career Portal. For students, Microsoft provides training, certifications, IT career guidance, learning paths, and lots of special offers associated with the most commonly recognized IT job roles in the industry. And on of the many benefits is that students can get up to 55% off for certification exams. Click here for more details.

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While you are at it, you might want to check out Certification Magazine’s 2009 Salary Survey.

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