I found out two weeks ago that I passed the CompTIA Linux+ certification beta exam that I took last February. The new exam, XK0-005, went live this week. The old exam, XK0-004, won’t retire until Monday, January 16, 2023. You can take either exam in the next five months. Here are the study materials I used to pass the beta exam, and the four new study guides that are coming out.
Read more “Studying for CompTIA Linux+ Certification (XK0-005)”Passing The CompTIA Linux+ Beta Exam (XK0-005)
After six weeks of studying, I took the $50 US CompTIA Linux+ beta exam in mid-February. The new exam was to go live this week but got postponed until Tuesday, July 12, 2022. I did find out that I passed the beta exam by ten points to earn my first new certification in 17 years.
Read more “Passing The CompTIA Linux+ Beta Exam (XK0-005)”Take CompTIA Project+ Cert Beta Exam for $50
This week I got an email from CompTIA to take the Project+ beta exam (PK1-005) for $50 US. I noticed something unusual about the Project+ certification webpage. Unlike the PenTest+ and Linux+ beta exams from last year, the beta exam info wasn’t listed for Project+. Unless you got the email or read about it on Reddit, you wouldn’t know that this beta exam was available. Here’s another $50 US beta exam that you can take.
Read more “Take CompTIA Project+ Cert Beta Exam for $50”Take CompTIA Linux+ Cert Beta Exam (XK0-005) for $50 #SHORTS
CompTIA is now offering a $50 US beta exam (XK0-005) for their Linux+ certification. Regular exam price is $380 US. You can scheduled the beta exam from now through Friday, February 18, 2022. The results won’t be official until the exam releases in June 2022.
I scheduled my online exam for the last day to give myself two months of studying time. I got the “CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide: Exam XK0-004” by Ted Jordan. I should pass since I used Linux since the late 1990s.
I FAILED CompTIA PenTest+ Certification BETA Exam (PT0-002)
On June 29, 2021, I took the CompTIA PenTest+ certification beta exam (PT0-002) for $50 US. That exam went official this week and I found out my results. I failed the beta exam.
That I failed the beta exam didn’t surprise me.
- I only had six weeks to study for a certification that I never heard about.
- Getting my second COVID-19 shot the weekend before the exam didn’t help.
- I was still playing FortNite every night.
I’ll explain why I’m waiting until next year to take the new PenTest+ certification exam.
Read more “I FAILED CompTIA PenTest+ Certification BETA Exam (PT0-002)”Taking The CompTIA PenTest+ Beta Exam (PT0-002)
A coworker pointed out in mid-April that CompTIA had a $50 USD beta exam for the PenTest+ certification. I’ve never heard of this cybersecurity certification. I signed up for it anyway since I work in government IT for a three-letter agency. If I passed, I would get a $370 USD certification for $50 USD. If I failed, I would have taken my first certification exam in 15 years. After ten weeks of studying, I took the beta exam this week. It was an interesting experience.
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