IT Certification Success Exam Cram 2

IT Certification Success Exam Cram 2......Page 2
Copyright © 2003 by Que Publishing......Page 3
A Note from Series Editor Ed Tittel......Page 4
About the Authors......Page 7
Contents at a Glance......Page 12
Table of Contents......Page 14
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 21
The Certification Game......Page 24
Interesting Certification Stats......Page 25
About This Book......Page 27
How to Use This Book......Page 29
CHAPTER 1 Certification Programs......Page 30
General Certification Program Characteristics......Page 31
Why Vendors Like Certification Programs......Page 33
Why Employers Like Certification Programs......Page 35
The Certification Programs......Page 36
Need to Know More?......Page 52
CHAPTER 2 Microsoft Certification Programs......Page 54
Alphabet Soup......Page 55
MCSA......Page 58
MCSE......Page 60
MCDBA......Page 64
MCAD......Page 66
MCSD......Page 69
MCT......Page 73
MOS......Page 74
Microsoft Testing......Page 76
Becoming an MCSE......Page 79
How to Prepare for a Microsoft Exam......Page 80
Need to Know More?......Page 82
CHAPTER 3 Cisco Certification Programs......Page 84
Alphabet Soup......Page 85
Cisco’s Tracks and Specializations......Page 88
Cisco Testing......Page 98
Need to Know More?......Page 102
CHAPTER 4 CompTIA Certification Programs......Page 104
Alphabet Soup......Page 105
A+ Details......Page 106
Network+......Page 109
i-Net+......Page 110
e-Biz+......Page 112
IT Project+......Page 113
Linux+......Page 114
Server+......Page 115
Security+......Page 116
HTI+......Page 117
CDIA+......Page 118
CTT+......Page 119
CompTIA Testing......Page 122
Need to Know More?......Page 125
CHAPTER 5 Oracle Certification Programs......Page 126
Alphabet Soup......Page 127
Oracle DBA......Page 130
Oracle iDS Forms Developer......Page 133
Oracle Testing......Page 135
Need to Know More?......Page 138
CHAPTER 6 Sun Certification Programs......Page 140
No Alphabet Soup, for a Change!......Page 141
Java Certification Details......Page 143
Solaris Operating Environment Certification Details......Page 150
Sun Certification Testing......Page 153
Need to Know More?......Page 156
CHAPTER 7 Security Certifications......Page 158
Security-Related Certifications......Page 159
(ISC)2 Certifications: CISSP and SSCP......Page 160
The SANS-GIAC Program......Page 167
The TruSecure ICSA Program......Page 173
Other Security Certifications......Page 177
Need to Know More?......Page 184
CHAPTER 8 Linux Certification Programs......Page 186
Red Hat Linux Certifications......Page 187
The LPIC Program......Page 193
The Sair Linux and GNU Certification Program......Page 197
Need to Know More?......Page 202
CHAPTER 9 Novell Certification Programs......Page 204
Alphabet Soup......Page 205
CNA......Page 207
CNE......Page 209
MCNE......Page 212
CDE......Page 214
NAI......Page 215
CNI/Master CNI......Page 216
Novell Testing......Page 217
Need to Know More?......Page 220
CHAPTER 10 Prosoft’s CIW Program......Page 222
The CIW Program......Page 223
The Master CIW Administrator Track......Page 228
Master CIW Enterprise Developer Track......Page 229
Master CIW Web Site Manager Track......Page 231
CIW Web Developer and Other jCert Job Role Certifications......Page 232
More About CIW and Other Web Certifications......Page 233
CIW Testing......Page 235
How to Prepare for CIW Exams......Page 236
Need to Know More?......Page 237
CHAPTER 11 More Certification Programs......Page 240
Other Certifications......Page 241
Making It All Make Sense......Page 243
Trends in the Certification Game......Page 245
CHAPTER 12 Planning Your Certifications......Page 248
Rating Certifications......Page 249
When Real Candidates Meet Ideal Requirements......Page 255
Favorite Certification Ladders......Page 261
Outlining from Objectives......Page 266
Joining a Support Group......Page 267
Taking Practice Tests......Page 268
Investigating Training Options......Page 270
Pumping the Experts......Page 271
Calling on Your Online Community......Page 272
Going to the Source......Page 274
APPENDIX A Job Prospecting for the Newly Certified......Page 278
How Technical Recruiters See the World......Page 279
How Technical Recruiters See Certifications......Page 280
Education, Experience, and Certification......Page 282
APPENDIX B Glossary......Page 288
Index......Page 304