VENDOR: |
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Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
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CERTIFICATION TYPE
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Network, Vendor-Neutral
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DESCRIPTION: |
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Vendor-neutral cert validates foundation-level knowledge and skills to install, configure and troubleshoot basic networking hardware, protocols and services.
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YEAR ESTABLISHED: |
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2002
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LAST UPGRADE: |
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Nov. 2004: New beta released.
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# CERTIFIED: |
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135,000+ (2004, CompTIA Web site)
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REQUIRED
PREREQUISITES: |
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CompTIA A+ recommended but not required.
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REC. LEVEL OF
EXPERIENCE: |
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7 to 11 months
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# OF EXAMS: |
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1
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NOTES REGARDING
EXAMS: |
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Multiple-choice test. Available at Prometric and Pearson VUE testing centers worldwide. For more info, click here.
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AVERAGE
EXAM PRICE: |
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$ 218
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FAIL/RETAKE
INFORMATION: |
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Click here for CompTIA's retake policy.
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TRAINING/
CLASSES REQUIRED? |
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No
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MUST RENEW? |
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No
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LANGUAGES: |
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English, Japanese, German, Korean, French
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