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brucef1
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| Posted: 11 July 2008 at 6:39am | IP Logged |
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hi everybody
i am just beginning to enter the i.t. field.
is it a good idea to study all of these a+, n+, security+, inet, net+, security+, server+ and
then decide which field i would like to go in to eg; programming, databases, web design etc.......
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BosonMichael
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No, for two reasons.
First, you want to decide what field you want to go into. Programmers don't do network administration, and network admins don't do anything but the most basic scripting, so the two fields don't mix. There's no reason to do ANY of the certifications you mentioned if you want to be a programmer or Web designer - they're simply not relevant. If you want to be a programmer, learn to program. If you want to be a Web designer, learn to design Web pages. If you want to be a database admin, that'll have to wait until you get more experience as either a programmer or a tech.
If you want to be a tech, you should pursue only entry-level certifications until you get some real-world IT experience. Entry-level certifications include the A+, Network+, and MCDST. More advanced certifications will be useless to you until you get some experience.
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BosonMichael
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brucef1
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| Posted: 11 July 2008 at 9:32am | IP Logged |
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hi
ok, no problem.
firstly i no experience in anything remotely to do with i.t, so...
1) how do i know which is the correct field for me?
2) and i saw this course called comprehensive programming with these modules namely: computing concepts, end user, processing and logic concepts, software engineering, program design, relational database modelling and design, sql server 2000 and c#.
3) is this a good course to do if i want to become a programmer or in database?
thanks
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BosonMichael
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1) Try them out - see what you like. Get a programming book and see if you even like programming. Get a Web design book and see if you like designing Web pages. Do you like adding/fixing hardware in your computer? If so, you might enjoy being a tech.
3) I have no idea - courses are as varied as the teachers who teach them and the schools that offer them. It may be great... it may be a waste of time.
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