MCSA or CCNA CCDA

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Hi there i am new to this forum and have just started working towards my A+ certification and i am hopefully going to get through to MCSA and CCDA, just a question for you guys out there.

Would you do MCSA before CCNA & CCDA or would you take CCNA & CCDA then MCSA?

Look forward to your replies

Cheers
Lee

 

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Hi there,

The two (or three) certification paths test different skill sets and as such are difficult to compare. On is dealing with MS technologies whilst the other deals with routing and switching.

The question you should be asking is what path do you want to follow?

 

Welcome

 

I think i am hopefully going to get round in doing them all

A+
Network+
MCSDT
Security+
MCSA
CCNA
CCDA
MCSE
CCNP

would you do them in this order? also could someone reccomend some excellent books to help me self study and pass the exams please?

thanks for the welcome much appreciated

 

Welcome to the forum.

That path looks good to me, although i suspect it will take you at least a couple of years.

Start with the A+ and the best book which has been mentioned numerous times here is the Mike Myers A+ all in one tome - not sure what the latest version is.

Pete

 

I would do the A+ first, get an IT job, then see where my interests take me.

That said, there's nothing wrong with the order you've got those certifications in, as long as you build experience before going past the MCDST.

 

If i was to study all them id do em in this order

A+ - Definately for baseknowledge of Comp Hardware ect
N+ - This will give ya a lil heads up towards CCNA but i think its pointless if your doin CCNA
70-270 - Instead of mcdst
CCNA - Will take you along time
CCDA - Shouldnt take too long after
70-291/70-290 - Good Networking knowledge from CCNA ect will help greatly with these, Finishing those 2 will give u MCSA.
CCNP - Dont leave too long dont want to forget all Cisco Stuff
MCSE - Polish off the other exams for it
Security+ - If u think its worth it and u got the money to take the exam after that lot

my 2 pennys

 

I have heard of transcenders can someone tell me what these are and what they do? and also for what courses they are used for? also what books do you recocmend for Network+ and MCDST?

 

They are practice exams that can be used to see if you're ready for the real thing. They contain explanations for each question. I used to write for Transcender.

What courses are they used for? Although some training providers purchase licenses so their students can use them while taking a course, they're not specifically for any particular course... they're used to see if you're ready for a certification exam. If you want to see what they have, why don't you check out their Web site?

For Network+, I recommend Sybex. For Microsoft exams, I always recommend MS Press and Sybex.

 

Hi and welcome to the forum.