CompTIA Certification

How to get CompTIA Certification?

CompTIA is a technician certification which is a basic for anyone looking forward to start their career in IT industry. The CompTIA professionals take care of the computer, Operating System, printers, laptops and mobile devices.

Main purpose of the certification is to solve networking and operating issues. And also they gain good understanding of TCP/IP, Wifi and SOHO. They can troubleshoot devices, hardware, and network and application security.

How to apply for CompTIA certification?

You have to navigate to CompTIA official site. Then under the certification tab, choose how to apply option under exam development section. You have to fill all the required details in the registration form. And follow the instruction to finish the application to take the CompTIA certification exam.

Where to take CompTIA certification? – Pearson Vue:

CompTIA conducts their exams in Pearson Vue testing center. You can login to the homepage and get registered to get the exam.

Age restriction and Exam qualification:

You must be over 13 years to take this certification. There are no particular education requirements to write this exam.

Steps to get your CompTIA certification:

  1. Initially choose the IT certification you are going to do from the wide range of availability.
  2. Then get familiar with IT certification by understanding the exam pattern and practicing the exam questions.
  3. Next take some practice exam to make sure you can clear the exam.
  4. Now register for the exam
  5. Take the exam and get your CompTIA certification.

Categories of CompTIA certification

      1.Core:

  • CompTIA Fundamentals
  • CompTIA A+
  • CompTIA Network+
  • CompTIA Security
  1. Cyber Security:
  • CompTIA CySA+
  • CompTIA CASP+
  • CompTIA PenTest+
  1. Infrastructure:
  • CompTIA Cloud+
  • CompTIA Linux+
  • CompTIA Server+
  1. Additional Professional
  • CompTIA Project+
  • CompTIA CTT+
  • CompTIA Cloud Essential+

Job Roles for CompTIA certification:

These are the few roles of job you can claim once you finish the CompTIA certification.

  1. Data support technician
  2. System support specialist
  3. Help desk tech
  4. Desktop support administrator
  5. End-user computing technician
  6. Associate network engineer
  7. Field service technician
  8. Technical support specialist
  9. Service desk analyst
  10. In-home Support Specialist
  11. Information security analyst
  12. Network field Technician
  13. Security analyst
  14. Network architect
  15. IT manager

Exam Pattern of CompTIA certification:

The exam will take place for 90 minutes of time and total number of question will be 90. The total mark will be 900 and you have to score 720 to pass the exam. The exam will be schedule at Pearson VUE

Question pattern will be like multiple choices with single answer, Fill in the blank, multiple choice with multiple answer and Exhibit based. You must register for the exam to take the exam.

Price list of CompTIA certification:

  1. CompTIA Fundamentals – 123$
  2. CompTIA A+ – 226$
  3. CompTIA Network+ – 329$
  4. CompTIA CySA+ –  359$
  5. CompTIA CASP+ –  452$
  6. CompTIA PenTest+ –   359$
  7. CompTIA Cloud+ – 329$
  8. CompTIA Linux+   – 329$
  9. CompTIA Server+   – 329$
  10. CompTIA Project+  – 329$
  11. CompTIA CTT+  – 329$
  12. CompTIA Cloud Essential+ – 123$
  13. CompTIA CTT+ – VBT – 349$

 

Areas to be covered on CompTIA certification for each stream:

Core



    1. IT concepts setup and install computer device.

    2. Establishing secure network.

    3. Value of data and troubleshooting.

    4. To understand the purpose of programming concepts.

    5. Interface methods with database concepts and structures.




    1. Basic concepts with understanding of hardware components.

    2. Types of network connections like TCP/IP, WIFI and SOHO.

    3. Setting up laptop and mobile devices.

    4. Troubleshooting device and network issues.

    5. Installing and understanding windows, Mac, Linux and Mobile OS.

    6. Learning cloud computing concepts with client side virtualization

    7. Expertise in security vulnerabilities.

    8. Knowing the operation procedures for environmental impacts.




    1. Manage network operations

    2. Network troubleshooting

    3. Support connectivity and performance.

    4. Learning the infrastructure of storage technologies.

    5. Know about the networking and implementing those concepts.

    6. Handing the network security.



  • 1.Deals mainly with threats, testing and scanning concepts.

    2.Wireless security configurations.

    3.Implementing public key in the infrastructure.

    4.Implementing secure network and system design.

    5.Access management with identity of management controls.

    6.Install, configure and deploy network components.

    7.Best risk management practices.


 

Cyber Security



    1. Implementation of vulnerability management process.

    2. Cyber security best response.

    3. Threat management analysis

    4. Implementing SDLC strategy.

    5. Prepare the toolkit with appropriate forensics tools.




    1. Learn security procedures, recovery assessments

    2. Industrial trends determination.

    3. Network and security components integration.

    4. Execution of risk mitigation strategies.

    5. Analyzation of security risk and frameworks.




    1. Handling best mitigation strategies with report writing and handling vulnerabilities.

    2. compliance-based assessments also understand legal and compliance requirements

    3. Effective communication to report results.

    4. Post exploitation techniques with utilization of wireless network application.

    5. Understanding of penetration testing tools.


Infrastructure



    1. Support changing cloud market.

    2. Allocation of cloud resources.

    3. Ensure perfect system performance.

    4. Explain migration of work load to the cloud.

    5. Implement security controls.

    6. Troubleshoot automation, connectivity and security issues.




    1. Understanding the firewalls and authentications

    2. Best practices for file management and app permissions.

    3. Basic BASH script execution.

    4. Orchestration process and GIT version control.

    5. Operation of LINUX devices with job scheduling process.

    6. Managing software and server.




    1. Physical and network data security techniques.

    2. Configure and understand server components.

    3. Diagnose and solve software, hardware, storage, connectivity and security issues.

    4. Understanding device storage technologies with capacity and growth planning.

    5. OS configuration, virtualization and access control.


Additional Professional



    1. Managing project life cycle.

    2. Analyze project

    3. Understanding user change controls

    4. Prediction of constant variables

    5. Identification of Agile methodology

    6. Compare and contrast project management.




    1. It is a trainer certification.

    2. Experience traditional and virtual classroom environment.

    3. Gives effective teaching skills.

    4. Identifying the migration approaches.

    5. Validates in knowledge and techniques necessary for all environments.




    1. Explanation of cloud principles with cloud networking concepts.

    2. Understanding cloud risk management with international standards.

    3. Learning the DevOps concept and API integration.

    4. Data management and cloud optimization.

    5. Comprehend cloud migration approaches and feasibility studies.