Certification Prep – The 20 Minute Workout

Support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) will come to an end on July 12, 2011. The transition of support on this date corresponds with the regular Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy. The date was originally set when Windows Vista Service Pack 2 released back in April 29, 2009. Windows Vista users can continue to use the product at this service pack level but to be eligible for Mainstream Support and to have access to security and high priority updates, users must be on the supported service pack. The most important part of this is that customers still on Windows Vista SP1 after this date will not have access to new security updates, high priority updates and non-security hotfixes. As part of the normal support lifecycle, support is provided for 12 months for the previous service pack when a new service pack is formally released according to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Service Pack policy for servers as outlined on the Microsoft Support Lifecycle page. Both Mainstream and Exte...

QUESTION – What is a router’s primary function on a network? (Choose all that apply – choose only the best answers). A.   Create the boundary of a Broadcast domain B.   Create the boundary of a Collision domain C.   Creates a network segment where it is the default gateway D.   Creates a network segment where it is the central network device on that segment E.   Responsible for Packet Switching on the network F.   Responsible for Path Selection on a network Answer and Explanation. The best answers for this question are A, C, E and F Choice A - Create the boundary of a Broadcast domain, is correct because routers are mainly responsible for creating the logical network division that we call a broadcast domain. For more information please see the Wikipedia article titled “ Broadcast Domain ”. Choice C - Creates a network segment where it is the default gateway, is a correct answer because routers are generally ...

In my post from yesterday I had mentioned that I am going to be studying to take my Cisco CCNA 640-802 exam. I have a couple of text books I am going to be reviewing for research and study, I also have access to a couple of CCNA video training suites that I will be using.  One of the titles I am going to be reviewing is Train Signal’s Cisco CCNA Training . I am going to be doing this training on my train ride to work so it is nice to have it available to view offline and when I am not connected to the internet. I’ll give you a quick overview of the product now and some more of a detailed review once I’ve had the chance to review most of it. So according to the marking material on the Train Signal’s Cisco CCNA Training page – “In 3 Days or Less, You'll Learn How To Install, Operate, and Troubleshoot a Small to Medium Enterprise Branch Network... And Have the Knowledge to Pass the Cisco CCNA 640-802 Exam... Guaranteed!” The immediate additional information there also inc...

QUESTION – What are the three core principles of information security? A. Confidentiality B. Non-repudiation C. Authenticity D. Availability E. Integrity F. Identity G. Risk management Check back tomorrow for the answer and explanation of today’s question.

QUESTION – What is a router’s primary function on a network? (Choose all that apply – choose only the best answers). A.   Create the boundary of a Broadcast domain B.   Create the boundary of a Collision domain C.   Creates a network segment where it is the default gateway D.   Creates a network segment where it is the central network device E.   Responsible for Packet Switching on the network F.   Responsible for Path Selection on a network Check back tomorrow for the answer and explanation of today’s question.

Hi Gang. I’ll have a little more to write about some of the additional changes you’re going to be seeing in the site but briefly, one of the ways I have personally found that it is easiest for me to learn something new or to brush up on something I am out of practice on is to research the information and write articles on the theory of a topic. This is just one piece of training that works for me. I still need to do the hands-on practical part and in some cases, especially for new and emerging technologies, take instructional courses. As such and as part of my studying for my CCNA 640-802 exam, I’ll be publishing Question of the Day questions on this site. They’ll be as much a review for you the reader and they will be for me the blogger. You can expect to see these questions starting tomorrow. I will be intermixing them with the other QOTD for the CompTIA and Windows 7 topics. On the topic of instructional courses, these come in many “flavors.” Computer based training, online in...

The Microsoft Certification team recently announced a new set of exam retirements that are planned for this upcoming March 2011. The review process for exams is an ongoing one and as new exams are introduced the older exams are either revised or discontinued. Below is a list of exams retiring on March 31, 2011 as listed on the Microsoft Learning website . Exams retiring on March 31, 2011 Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003    Exam 70-284 Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization Exam 70-285 TS: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006, Configuring  Exam 70-351 TS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, Implementing and Managing    Exam 70-500 TS: Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Exam 70-510 TS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 – Application Development...