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Check out the Latest CompTIA A+ Core Series Exam Objectives

CompTIA A+ is the foundation of your IT career and is the industry-recognized credential for technical support and IT operational roles. CompTIA has launched the new CompTIA A+ certification with new nomenclature, exam objectives, and a focus on the expansion of baseline security topics and a different approach to define competency in operational procedures.

CompTIA A+ Core Series Exam Objectives

To earn CompTIA A+ Core Series certification, candidates are required to pass two exams: Core 1 (220-1001) and Core 2 (220-1002). As per CompTIA, Core 1 and Core 2 together covers the following new content:

  • Demonstrate baseline security skills for IT support professionals
  • Configure device operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android and iOS and administer client-based as well as cloud-based (SaaS) software
  • Troubleshoot and problem solve core service and support challenges while applying best practices for documentation, change management, and scripting
  • Support basic IT infrastructure and networking
  • Configure and support PC, mobile and IoT device hardware
  • Implement basic data backup and recovery methods and apply data storage and management best practices

CompTIA has enhanced the A+ certification scheme to align with the latest trends in the IT workforce. The Core Series is designed to cover a wide variety of skills and specializations like cloud, cybersecurity, network administration, and more by focusing on complex problem-solving skills that IT professionals may encounter in the field. The new A+ offers a wider approach to explore career opportunities. Here are the exam objectives percentage for CompTIA Core 1 (220-1001):

  • Mobile Devices: 14%
  • Networking: 20%
  • Hardware: 27%
  • Virtualization and Cloud Computing: 12%
  • Hardware and Network Troubleshooting: 27%

The objectives percentage for CompTIA Core 2 (220-1002) are:

  • Operating Systems: 27%
  • Security: 24%
  • Software Troubleshooting: 26%
  • Operational Procedures: 23%

So, want enhance your career skills by being a CompTIA Core Series certified professional? Check out uCertify CompTIA 1000 A+ comprehensive course and labs.

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PMP Mentor Reviewed uCertify Course

Vidyesh Alve and Vidhi Raj are mentors to PMP aspirants and have co-authored a popular PMP study book Winning Plan for PMP. Vidyesh has 15+ years of work experience as a Project Manager and also earned PMP and Prince2 certifications. Currently, he is working as full time project management trainer. He recently accessed uCertify PMP Project Management Professional certification course. We are really happy to share his feedback:

Vidyesh Alveu uCertify Review

“uCertify PMP course and labs are really good with detailed instruction manual. The course and labs have been divided into 5 sections, ‘pre-assessment, chapters & lessons, performance labs, practice tests, and post assessment’ that guides in the PMP certification exam prep. Evaluations are timely and in sync with the flow of the content. The answer explanations are detailed and connected well with PMI’s exam content. The course webpage is bug free, quite fast, and the environment is intuitive and user friendly. “Exam spotlight” has been used very well to draw attention to crucial points in the lessons section with a very unique interactive feature of “performance labs” that provide hands-on learning experience on exam topics.”

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Thank you Vidyesh for taking out time and providing feedback on our course. It really feels rewarding when we get such customer feedback!

To know more about Vidyesh, contact him via his LinkedIn profile.

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Check Out What Kimiko Motoyama Is Saying About uCertify JavaScript Course

Kimiko Motoyama has 2+ years of work experience as a Customer Service Specialist, JavaScript Instructor, and React Developer. Recently she accessed uCertify JavaScript course and provided the following feedback on the same:

Check out Kimiko's Feedback on uCertify JavaScript Course

“I accessed course at uCertify for JavaScript Specialist certification. The study material offers interactive learning resources such as glossaries, flashcards that you can flip over for definitions. You can also watch videos for understanding the topics covered in the chapters. This course really helped me step by step and showed me what I need to do, so I didn’t have to figure out what my next step was. The course also provides a guideline for what you should be aware of in order to be a proficient JavaScript programmer.”

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Thank you Kimiko for taking out time and providing the valuable feedback. We are really happy that you found our course helpful for your certification exam prep.

To know more about Kimiko, contact her via her LinkedIn profile.

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Check out what’s new with the e-book annotator feature!

uCertify has enhanced its e-book annotator feature. As yet, you could add notes, links, or can search from Wikipedia or Google while going through chapters. Now, you can also add and replace media files in the annotation. Also, you don’t need to create a separate link for the text, you can add link to the annotator itself. To know more about the upgraded feature, check out this video.

uCertify annotator feature

So, gear up for a better learning experience with our upgraded feature. Browse through our updated library, select the best courses, and start learning today! Get going.

 

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AWS: The Highest Paying IT Certification

AWS certifications, designed to demonstrate the skills in designing and managing software solutions on Amazon’s ultra-popular cloud platform, is highly on-demand these days. There are total five certifications offered by Amazon that are available at both associate and professional level with re-certification required every two years. Two more exams have recently been announced that are ‘coming soon’: Security Operations on AWS certification and Big Data on AWS certification.

AWS - the highest paying IT certification.

 1. Cloud technology is growing by leaps and bounds every year: Cloud computing technology is economical, fast, and advanced with better features than conventional technology, therefore, it is demanded by every business organization. Below is the data denoting the growing cloud technology market:

Year  Market in billion USD
2016 113.94
2017 128.88
2018 141.43
2019 151.71
2020 159.28

2. AWS certified is one of the highest paying IT certifications: There is a shortage of AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associates as compared to their demand in the United States. These are driving up salaries and recruitment incentives to AWS certified. AWS dominates public cloud platform that works as catalyst to drive demand for all five AWS certifications to higher levels this year. Here is the latest average salary for the following AWS certification exams:

AWS Certifications     Average Salary
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate USD 119,233
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional USD 116,838
AWS Certified Developer – Associate USD 116,456
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate USD 111,966
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer USD 108,315

3. AWS certification takes your expertise to new height: Want to improve your skills in the cloud computing field? Then AWS certification is best for you because it will not only boost your resume and your profile but also provide technical expertise and conceptual knowledge of the operational aspects of the AWS platform.

So, interested in being AWS certified? Start your prep for the AWS certification exam today. For more information related to the Amazon certification exams click here.