The challenge of writing performance test questions for certification exams
There are several approaches to measuring the knowledge, skills, and abilities of a candidate who wants to prove their competency by achieving a certification credential. In recent years, many exam …
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Computer networks are essential to modern society, and proper security is essential to computer …
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Every second of every day, on average, 127 new devices are connected to the internet, becoming part of the nebulous entity most commonly called the Internet of Things. That’s according to …
Read ArticleJob profile: Java developer
Java, not just a reason to stop by the local Starbucks anymore, has become a very propitious programming language to learn. Developers with strong Java fluency are in high demand. A search I ran …
Read ArticleMemorization can be an important tool for learning
At TestOut we have an informal Pi Day competition every year in March. The competition takes place on March 14 at 1:59 in the afternoon (3.14159 — get it?) and consists of contestants …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on (ISC)²’s CISSP
In the same way that the brand name “Hoover” has come to be directly associated with the vacuum cleaners — indeed, you can say or write “hoovered” to mean vacuumed — the acronym CISSP …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Got (dark fantasy-fixated 1980s) nostalgia?
For anyone who was alive in the 1980s, there’s a substantial amount of déjà vu drifting through the pop cultural collective consciousness right now. For a decade that was fairly roundly derided by …
Read ArticleTest your knowledge of CompTIA A+ (220-1001) topics
To become CompTIA A+ certified, a candidate has to pass two vendor-neutral exams. The current iterations of those exams are called Exam Core 1 (220-1001) and Exam Core 2 (220-1002). Launched …
Read ArticleThe six next-best U.S. states to look for IT work
In 2019, an estimated 307,000 tech jobs were created in the United States, according to the Cyberstates2020 report compiled by tech industry association CompTIA. This works out to an increase of roughly …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on IBM Certified Solution Architect
There are 13 different specializations for solution architects working inside the IBM information technology ecosystem. So you’ll have to do some narrowing of the scope of your interests before becoming …
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The challenge of writing performance test questions for certification exams -
Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Level 1 -
Certification Survey Extra: The Internet of Things Here, There, and Everywhere -
Job profile: Java developer -
Memorization can be an important tool for learning
