Certification Prep – The 20 Minute Workout

As a follow up to my recent post of offering a Certification Class for Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring certification class for this upcoming January, I wanted to re-post my Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring - Skills Being Measured article as these will be the topics of study that we’ll be covering. The skills measured from each of the domains within the 70-680 exam TS: Windows 7, Configuring are: Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7 Perform a clean installation. Identifying hardware requirements Setting up Windows 7 as the sole operating system Setting up Windows 7 in a dual or multi boot configuration Leveraging different installation methods Booting the system from the source of installation (DVD, network, image, WDS, etc) Preparing the installation source (DVD, network, image, WDS, etc) Upgrade to Windows 7 from previous versions of Windows. Performing an in-place upgrade f...

This post will only be worthwhile I suppose to the folks in Connecticut and perhaps the general vicinity surrounding. At this time I am announcing classes that I am going to be instructing beginning in January 2011 for Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring. This is a 40 hour class / workshop that will be held over five dates focused on the body of knowledge required to pass the 70-680 Exam for Windows 7, Configuring which is a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) certification that is one of the certifications that is needed as part of the  MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 certification (both 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring and 70-685 Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician are required for this) as well as the MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 certification (both 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring and 70-686 Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator are required for this). Additionally, the 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Conf...

Hi gang. This post will only be worthwhile I suppose to the folks in Connecticut and perhaps the general vicinity surrounding. I have teamed up with Wallingford Computer Center to announce classes we are putting together for the fall. Working in conjunction with Wallingford Computer Center I am going to be instructing a Security+ certification class. This is a 40 hour class / workshop that will be held over five dates focused on the body of knowledge required to pass the CompTIA Security+ certification exam (2008 Edition). The table below lists the domain areas measured by this examination and the approximate extent to which they are represented in the examination: Domain % of Examination 1.0 Systems Security 21% 2.0 Network Infrastructure 20% 3.0 Access Control 17% 4.0 Assessments & Audits 15% 5.0 Cryptography 15% 6.0 Organizational Security 12% Total 100% The CompTIA Security+ (2008 Edition) Certification is a vendor neutral credential. The Secur...