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This page analyzes the relationship among various existing IT certifications along with links to study materials associated to each specific area of knowledge.

IT certifications are organized into several dimensions:

  • Job skill (User, Networking Design, Administration, Programming, etc.)
  • Level of expertise (entry-level to professional to instructor level)
  • Extent of vendor-specific or vendor-neutral content.

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    Set this at top of window. Landscape of Information Technology Certification Acronyms


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    Get Certified And Get Ahead by Martinez, Anne (New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 1999) 007134781X     		 
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    Set this at top of window. Microsoft Certification Exams

    		 

    Resources specific to Microsoft certification exams

    Google group alt.certification.mcse

    Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine: This online magazine provides a wealth of certification information for Microsoft engineers, including salary info and certification stats.

    Test Killer by Troy Technologies USA: A practice test site

    MCSEguide offers sample tests and answers to frequently asked questions about certification.

    Mastering Windows 2000 Server by Mark Minasi.

    		 
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    Set this at top of window. Networking Certifications


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      ICND: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Curriculum
      ICND: Internetworking Concepts Overviewanother page on this site
      ICND: Assembling and Cabling Cisco Devices
      ICND: Operating and Configuring Cisco IOS Devices
      ICND: Managing Your Network Devices
      ICND: Catalyst Switch Operations
      ICND: Extending Switched Networks with Virtual LANs
      ICND: Interconnecting Networks with TCP/IPanother page on this site
      ICND: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices: Determining IP Routes
      ICND: Basic IP Traffic Management with Access Lists
      ICND: Configuring Novell IPX
      ICND: Point-to-Point and BRI
      ICND: Establishing a Frame Relay PVC Connection

      BSCN: Building Scalable Cisco Networks Curriculum
      BSCN: Scalable Internetworks: Part 1
      BSCN: Scalable Internetworks: Part 2
      BSCN: Configuring OSPF in a Single Area
      BSCN: Interconnecting Multiple OSPF Areas
      BSCN: Configuring Enhanced IGRP
      BSCN: Implementing BGP in Scalable Networks
      BSCN: Configuring Basic Border Gateway Protocol
      BSCN: Optimizing Routing Update Operation
      BSCN: Scalability Features in Your Internetwork

      CIW

      CIW Exam 1D0-460 CIW Internetworking Professional


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      Set this at top of window. IEEE's CSDP

        IEEE Computer Society's CSDP (Certified Software Development Professional) is for those who already have a baccalaureate or equivalent university degree and at least 4.5 years (9,000 hours) of software engineering experience within the eleven knowledge areas of the Body of Knowledge (BOK):

          # Specification Section Percentage of questions
          I. Business Practices and Engineering Economics -- Ethics, Professionalism 3-4%
          II. Software Requirements -- Engineering Process, Elicitation, Analysis, Specification, Validation, Management 13-15%
          III. Software Design 22-24%
          IV. Software Construction 10-12%
          V. Software Testinganother page on this site 15-17%
          VI. Software Maintenance 3-5%
          VII. Software Configuration Management 3-4%
          VIII. Software Engineering Management 10-12%
          IX. Software Engineering Process 2-4%
          X. Software Engineering Tools and Methods 2-4%
          XI. Software Quality 6-8%

          The depth and breath of this exam is reflective of the Masters Degree in Software Engineering degree at Cal State Sacramento, taught by Dr. Richard H. Thayer, who also offers training geared to the exam.

          The 3.5 hour, 180 multiple-choice-question automated test is administered by Prometric for $450 (after a $150 IEEE member discount). Unlike other certifications,the CSDP exam is offered only during certain designated weeks of the year after one pre-registers several months before the exam. For example, those wishing to take the exam between October 5-26 must fax their application to IEEE by August 17.


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