Pierce County Skills Center prepares IT students for actual IT jobs
Monday through Friday, the Pierce County Skills Center, located in Puyallup, Wash., buzzes with activity. The Center’s mission is “to provide rigorous technical and professional experiences …
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Test your knowledge of CompTIA Network+ topics, Part 1
Tech industry association CompTIA’s popular Network+ certification is that organization’s second-most popular vendor-neutral certification. CompTIA recently updated the single exam you must pass to earn …
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Digital twin technology is shaping the future of connectivity
In my current position as a project manager, I have responsibility for the manufacturing process and how it works with the Internet of Things (IoT). I must understand …
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Tips for teachers: Help your students get the MOS-t out of Microsoft Office
Last year, more than 1 million Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification exams were taken by students all over the world. (That’s according to Certiport, a subsidiary of Pearson VUE that administers
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AI: What it can already do, and what we’re still waiting on
Who hasn’t heard of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? For many CEOs, CTOs and students of IT as well as people outside of the tech world, AI is an oft-repeated if vaguely understood term. According to a June 2017 …
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Kentucky tech teacher is one tough mother to her students
IT instructor Debra Gruber is just 5 feet, 2 inches tall, but she strides like a colossus through the halls of McCracken County High School, in Paducah, Ky. Gruber is the sort of teacher we all needed — one who …
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