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MrBigglesworth posted:Binary conversion is easy Also, for subnetting it's even easier since subnets only use blocks of contiguous 1s starting on the left. Each "255" in a subnet is a stack of 1s, and the non-255 octet can only have those discrete values: 0 (in the case of no 1s), 128, 192, 224, 240, 248, 252, 254: code:
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Crap I cut off the top, see my second one.
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Mar 18, 2014 20:03
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MrBigglesworth posted:This is a chart I whipped up in Excel Have I express my love for you? If not, I love you. 
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Mar 18, 2014 20:05
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Ignore the first one above!
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Irritated Goat posted:Have I express my love for you? If not, I love you. And here is a link to my OneDrive account for this file http://1drv.ms/1fFyegz Forget that first picture, I cut off the top so it is missing some crucial data and the forum wont let me edit it out.
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Mar 18, 2014 20:07
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I am in Security+ land and we have Transcender for practice. This morning I took the entire suite of questions 411 and scored 94%. Only 1 chapter deep in this reading, I guess/hope I am off to a good start.
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Mar 18, 2014 20:15
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Can anyone recommend any good study material for the 2012 MCSA exams, primarly 70-411 and 70-412. There seems to be next to no books out on the material and no lab manuals.
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Mar 18, 2014 20:18
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MrBigglesworth posted:Paging MC Fruit Stripe, how did you score? OH MY THAT IS A SEXY SPREADSHEET ABOVE ME MC Fruit Stripe fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Mar 18, 2014 |
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Mar 18, 2014 20:23
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MrBigglesworth posted:I am in Security+ land and we have Transcender for practice. This morning I took the entire suite of questions 411 and scored 94%. Only 1 chapter deep in this reading, I guess/hope I am off to a good start. Thanks for your chart! Def going to put it to use. Sec+ isn't hard at all. It's a lot of common sense and remember the term/acronym.
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Mar 18, 2014 20:23
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:On 70-642? I took it 3 weeks ago and failed it because the test is not passable. The first week after it I was studying hardcore, flying up and down Technet, having the time of my life. The last 2 weeks I've done no studying because I have been Busy As gently caress. At some point I will simply give up and lie about having it like everyone else I've ever met. That sucks. I was behind on the thread and saw you said you scheduled for 14th so I was curious. I only got 500 on it, highest score of all my classmates. That test is a total loving bitch. How does one get MCSA 2008 certified if you cant pass that fucker?
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Mar 18, 2014 20:33
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rock2much posted:Thanks for your chart! Def going to put it to use. Sec+ isn't hard at all. It's a lot of common sense and remember the term/acronym. This exactly. Outside of experience, all I did was read the Darril Gibson book once through. Passed with plenty of room to spare.
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Mar 18, 2014 20:44
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For subnetting on the exams, I use the method here: http://www.quest4.org/ccna/subnet_cheat_sheet.htm This has worked for me on Microsoft's tests and on my CCNA. It just saves me a lot of time. Maybe I'm just more of a visual person. For complicated subnetting in real life, you have to learn to do the math but the exams aren't real life and I'd just rather spend my time focused on more complicated questions.
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Mar 18, 2014 21:27
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Good lord, that book has 4.8 stars out of 310 reviews. That guy must be doing something right. Why cant there be any Cisco or MSFT books like that?
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Mar 18, 2014 21:31
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MrBigglesworth posted:Good lord, that book has 4.8 stars out of 310 reviews. That guy must be doing something right. Why cant there be any Cisco or MSFT books like that? What book is this MrBigglesworth?
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tadashi posted:For subnetting on the exams, I use the method here: http://www.quest4.org/ccna/subnet_cheat_sheet.htm Not gonna lie, aside from the block sizes, CIDR notation, and corresponding mask (which you will definitely need to know off the top of your head), in real life I've always just used a subnet calculator because why would I spend the time to sit there and calculate an addressing scheme manually when there's tools that exist for that exact purpose? That being said, you have to learn it for the exam and just so you understand what the hell is going on. psydude fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Mar 19, 2014 |
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Mar 19, 2014 16:19
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Vintimus Prime posted:What book is this MrBigglesworth? The Security+ book http://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Security-Certified-Ahead-SY0-301/dp/1463762364
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Mar 19, 2014 17:23
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I may want to cut myself during and afterwards but I'm kicking the idea of taking the 70-331 and 70-332 track for SharePoint. Are the ExamRef books the only worthwhile materials? I also have 'Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration' from Apress handy.
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Mar 19, 2014 17:25
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Welp, MTA Networking Fundamentals passed with a 92. Took about eight minutes, the one thing I studied was looking over the OSI model in the parking lot. There wasn't a single OSI model question on the whole drat test. Welp.
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AlternateAccount posted:Welp, MTA Networking Fundamentals passed with a 92. Took about eight minutes, the one thing I studied was looking over the OSI model in the parking lot. There wasn't a single OSI model question on the whole drat test. Welp. So is there really any point in taking this exam? What is your background like? I really should start hording certs.
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Mar 19, 2014 20:32
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There really was no point other than an easy thing to do to boost confidence before I start on MCSA. Microsofts question wording is still kind of bad.
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Mar 19, 2014 20:44
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I wouldn't even bother with the MTA Network Fundamentals if it wasn't part of WGU curriculum. Network+ does the same thing and stands out more for Keyword Bingo on resumes.
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Mar 19, 2014 21:18
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Have that, too.
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Mar 19, 2014 21:23
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Stanos posted:I wouldn't even bother with the MTA Network Fundamentals if it wasn't part of WGU curriculum. Network+ does the same thing and stands out more for Keyword Bingo on resumes. Is MTA frowned upon for networking or for everything? The MTA Database Fundamentals looks interesting as I'm trying to move to more technical role but if it has no value then I won't bother with it. The MSCE level is too advanced for me right now.
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Mouse Cadet posted:Is MTA frowned upon for networking or for everything? The MTA Database Fundamentals looks interesting as I'm trying to move to more technical role but if it has no value then I won't bother with it. The MSCE level is too advanced for me right now. No it's a good cert for someone who is learning the basics of networking, however I would say the Net+ has a bit more weight. Depends where you work though, if you're working for a microsoft partner MS certs are always good. As long as you learn something and got something out of the certification there is no "bad cert".
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Mouse Cadet posted:Is MTA frowned upon for networking or for everything? The MTA Database Fundamentals looks interesting as I'm trying to move to more technical role but if it has no value then I won't bother with it. The MSCE level is too advanced for me right now. MTA certifications are not frowned upon. They're just quite basic. They're a very good primer for the areas they cover, and will help someone who's new to the industry get a job offer. AlternateAccount posted:Welp, MTA Networking Fundamentals passed with a 92. Took about eight minutes, the one thing I studied was looking over the OSI model in the parking lot. There wasn't a single OSI model question on the whole drat test. Welp. Congrats buddy. I'm taking mine tomorrow. I had a few OSI questions on mine last time - I'm pretty nervous for tomorrow but I've studied quite a bit.
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Mouse Cadet posted:Is MTA frowned upon for networking or for everything? The MTA Database Fundamentals looks interesting as I'm trying to move to more technical role but if it has no value then I won't bother with it. The MSCE level is too advanced for me right now. Oh, don't get me wrong I don't believe it's useless but if you gave me a choice of taking the 98-366 (MTA-Network) or Network+ I'd pick the Network+ simply because it fits idiot HR keyword bingo better in my experience. I've had to explain it enough that I'm tempted to just throw my own money at Network+ so I stop getting 'clarification' on it. Like Dilbert said, I really don't think ANY cert is useless as long as you get something out of it that'll get your foot in the door or help your career in the long run.
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Thanks for the info. I use DB2 at work but I rarely see jobs that use that. I have SQL Server at home and I use it for training so getting a cert would add some legitimacy to my resume. I'm looking for technical business analyst or data/reporting analyst role not a developer so MTA might be perfect for me.
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Having taken both, the Network+ is way more involved.
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For anyone doing the SQL 2012 exams, probably good to try and wrap them up in the next month, as Microsoft will be revamping them to include SQL 2012 & SQL 2014 content, and there's always a lag between that and when test prep materials are updated:quote:Certification Update—SQL Server 2014 http://pages.email.microsoftemail.c...9e-3d6a9a706110
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Passed the CompTIA 802 earlier with 856.  There were three questions in a row with the same answer.  Now to actually book the MCSA 70-410 and wait for the apprenticeship to start the Network+.
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Anyone offer any insight into the ITIL Foundation exam? Just basically a matter of memorizing all of their annoying acronyms and flow charts? Anything I should really focus on?
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Mar 20, 2014 20:52
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If you like extremely dry and boring reading, you will do just fine.
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Protip VCP's: VCP's now expire after 2 years but can be renewed by taking VCP/VCAP/VCDX's http://wahlnetwork.com/2014/03/17/zomg-vmware-vcp-certifications-now-expire-end-nigh/
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Anyone have any NetApp certs? Started studying for NCDA and drat does it seem tricky.
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Having a hard time focusing on reading my VCP books - rather be doing stuff hands-on, and reading snippets about stuff like VUM (and not having it, and not feeling like downloading the trial version) is a bit annoying. Are there any sites out there that have lab overviews so I can practice this poo poo rather than try to memorize it?
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I took the Stanley class and can't get motivated enough to keep studying for the VCP. I decided to put it on hold and went balls to the walls into CCNP Switch. Hoping I'll get some motivation to come back to it after that. The two year re-cert kind of rubs me the wrong way. I understand re-certifying is a good idea, but would've liked 3 years 
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So in studying for the CISSP I used the Gibson book as the primary text, the Conrad book for the supplementary review text, and now I'm using the Shon Harris practice exams as a final evaluation before actually scheduling the exam. After completely bombing the first 3 knowledge domains, I've determined that either she wrote her questions to be significantly more difficult than the real test, or the two books that I used weren't enough, because a lot of this poo poo wasn't covered. Anyone here who's taken it who can comment?
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Daylen Drazzi posted:Having a hard time focusing on reading my VCP books - rather be doing stuff hands-on, and reading snippets about stuff like VUM (and not having it, and not feeling like downloading the trial version) is a bit annoying. Are there any sites out there that have lab overviews so I can practice this poo poo rather than try to memorize it? Haydez posted:I took the Stanley class and can't get motivated enough to keep studying for the VCP. I decided to put it on hold and went balls to the walls into CCNP Switch. Hoping I'll get some motivation to come back to it after that. The two year re-cert kind of rubs me the wrong way. I understand re-certifying is a good idea, but would've liked 3 years I fault the VCP class for being way too monotonous and not really getting the fact that we're paying them for a rubber stamp. I had great success following the exercises in this book: http://www.amazon.com/VMware-Certified-Professional-vSphere-Study/dp/1118181123/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395676014&sr=8-1&keywords=vcp+book Not sure if you had another, but you could probably just do the labs, read up on the facts, and go at your pace - but be forewarned, the exams do hit upon a lot of situational stuff. You'll need to know the stuff from the books. One unfortunate thing, though - VCPs taken after 3/10 now require renewal :-( http://wahlnetwork.com/2014/03/17/zomg-vmware-vcp-certifications-now-expire-end-nigh/
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So is there a consensus on the 2012 MCSA vs. 2008? I'm leaning toward 2012, but I can't articulate why. Also, is there a preferred order for taking the tests?
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