Head on over!
Free testing and certifications until April 4.
Why? Because they have a Global competition to see which country kicks butt.
So take advantage and get your papers!
www.brainbench.com
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Head on over!
Free testing and certifications until April 4.
Why? Because they have a Global competition to see which country kicks butt.
So take advantage and get your papers!
www.brainbench.com
What kind of certifications does this website acutally provide, I am flipping through on it dont really see a specific certification. It just looks like it is their tests
They have tests with Comptia, MCSE, and quite a few others. You write the test and ifyou pass, send off a request to have the certificate mailed. If you do a search for A+ it won't show up, but if you click on show more results, you'll find it under Comptia
You'll find them under the "Test Center" link
Here are some screenshots:
www.tygerclaw.com/screen1.bmp
www.tygerclaw.com/screen2.bmp
www.tygerclaw.com/screen3.bmp
According to thisQuote:
http://www.brainbench.com/xml/bb/lan...contentId=2310
*These certifications do not include certificates
So what's the point?
"Oh yes Mr prospective employer, of course I have qualifications and certifications. I've got a BSc, MSc, MCSE, CCNA, CCNP etc , etc, etc" No sorry but I don't actually have any real certificates to show you :D
****...
missed that.
Crapper....
Well, good for practice tests? :)
Hi. I did this a few months ago. I did the free Linux certification. As stated, you need to pay for the actual certification paper.
IMO, the Brainbench cert is a joke. But I have seen postings from people claiming that it helped. There have been posts claiming that the HR person was familiar with the Brainbench name and this actually helped during interview and conversation. I guess it's possible.
I've taken a few of them at the request of recruiters and such, trying to place me with a client. I think they should be considered 'soft' certifications, vs. the obiviously opposed 'hard' certifications...CCIE, CISSP, MCSE, Linux+, CEH, etc. It's like getting a certificate saying you have attended 16 hours of network protocol training. Whoop-dee-doo. That's nice, but it doesn't quite meet the standard across the board for people 'in the know', it just makes clueless HR weenies happy.
I just took the Network Security certification they have and I earned it and "scored higher than 71% of previous participants".
Now I just have to pay $14.95 for the cert paper...
Wonder if its worth it to grab these certs?
I guess having the paper can't hurt... but are they worth anything to employers out there?
I've never heard of them.
I did the A+ (or Computer Technical Support as they call it) and scored better than 77% of all test-takers (which doesn't mean anything since I only scored 2.8/5 :D )... I ordered the cert - never know what it's good for. And I guess putting the logo on my website won't hurt either - customers generally don't know the worth of certs; to them, a cert is a cert.
Those things are actually quite fun. For a geek...
Now I know what I'm going to do for spring break... testing! lol
I just took the Technical Support Cert and passed it...
"Percentile: Scored higher than 93% of previous examinees"
These things are easy. I guess I might as well as get the paper too.
Looks like you can get a better deal if you use the promo code too... okstate
Wonder if that will still work.
Then the paper certs are only $5.00 lol
http://www.okcareertech.org/certify/brainbench3.htm
Wonder if they'll just give me a BS in Computer Science...
I saw that I could get one for $25.00 in this email I got the other day... ;)
EDIT: I just tried that code... it reduced the certificate cost to only $5.00!! lol...
BTW: If you decide you want to take some of them but don't have the time, you can select get test, buy and then they will email you a link to take the test within 90 days. So... you can really take them longer than April 4th...Quote:
Your Order
Item Unit Price Quantity Total
Technical Help Desk (Microsoft) Certificate
Note: price reduced by 9.95
14.95 1 5.00
Network Security Certificate
Note: price reduced by 9.95
14.95 1 5.00
Subtotal 10.00
Tax 0.00
Shipping 0.00
Grand Total 10.00
Something of interest. You can "download" the images of the certs you've gotten to put on your website...
Take two certs that I've competed...
http://brainbench.com/images/certlog...ngconcepts.gif
http://brainbench.com/images/certlog...erminology.gif
To change from one level to another simply put a master in front of cert in the url to the image you are getting.
If anyone wanted to check up on it, all they'd have to do is ask for your reference number in which they can view your transcript (if your profile is public).
I've got 9 done now... they are rather entertaining. If nothing else, they are a nice gauge of what your strengths and weaknesses in each area.
Oh, btw: They are ISO 9001:2000 compliant if that is any imporatnce to you.
Lends them a bit more credibility?
http://www.brainbench.com/xml/bb/bus...ts/iso9001.xml
Is it just me or was the computer technical support test outdated? I mean one of the questions was something like "If a user messes up the bios bad enough to cause your computer to not boot up, what do you do?" Well, duh, jump the bios with the jumper on the mobo, but that wasn't a choice... Not to mention the mobo pics still had ISA slots on them...
alot of the stuff is outdated, some of the tests go back to win 98, but hey, if you wanna be good you gotta kow your roots right? lol. These tests are fun, Im 2 for 2 so far. maybe i can convine my boss that these are just as good as MCSA and hell give me a raise? lol
Thats what I'm going to try to do. That and after this summer, if all goes according to schedule/plan... I'll finally have a degree!!!!Quote:
Originally posted here by XTC46
alot of the stuff is outdated, some of the tests go back to win 98, but hey, if you wanna be good you gotta kow your roots right? lol. These tests are fun, Im 2 for 2 so far. maybe i can convine my boss that these are just as good as MCSA and hell give me a raise? lol
I'm using them more as a baseline so I know how much I really know about each subject. Then I'll take the real certs. I've been saying I'm going to take the network+ and security+ certs for years now... I just have never done it. When I take the practice tests... I pass easily. I just don't want to dish out $500 on certs to fail.
I beleive that they had remove the battery to clear the settings.Quote:
Is it just me or was the computer technical support test outdated? I mean one of the questions was something like "If a user messes up the bios bad enough to cause your computer to not boot up, what do you do?" Well, duh, jump the bios with the jumper on the mobo, but that wasn't a choice... Not to mention the mobo pics still had ISA slots on them...
Same thing as moving the jumpers? I know some mobos don't have the jumpers... but all have the battery?
But I agree... a lot of that stuff is outdated.
Make sure CompTIA says you are A+, not just BrainBench...I haven't read much about these because they really don't interest me. However, I seem to recall them making statements about how these are equivalent to or exactly the same as the tests you take elsewhere.Quote:
Originally posted here by Negative
I did the A+ (or Computer Technical Support as they call it) and scored better than 77% of all test-takers (which doesn't mean anything since I only scored 2.8/5 :D )... I ordered the cert - never know what it's good for. And I guess putting the logo on my website won't hurt either - customers generally don't know the worth of certs; to them, a cert is a cert.
I guess I'm just saying 'read the fine print', which we all know to do, right? ;)
Well, removing and replacing the battery and jumping the cmos essentially do the same thing, and yes, all mobos have the battery but I have never seen a mobo that was made within the past few years without a jumper...Quote:
I beleive that they had remove the battery to clear the settings.
Same thing as moving the jumpers? I know some mobos don't have the jumpers... but all have the battery?
The reason why they have a jumper is because it was easier and faster to jump the cmos rather then take out the battery wait a couple minutes then put back in.
Right, but I said that because the battery answer was one they had on the test.Quote:
Originally posted here by The Duck
Well, removing and replacing the battery and jumping the cmos essentially do the same thing, and yes, all mobos have the battery but I have never seen a mobo that was made within the past few years without a jumper...
The reason why they have a jumper is because it was easier and faster to jump the cmos rather then take out the battery wait a couple minutes then put back in.
The questions on the tests don't have the most current information. The network concepts "cert" are also outdated. Quite a few questions refer to windows 98 and windows nt. They have certs that are specific to xp and 2k though, they are newer questions.
I've seen recent laptops (read within the past 2 years) where there are no jumpers on the mobo, just the batery that is a pain in the arse to get to.
Well, laptops are different. You probably wont' find any questions about laptops on the A+ exams.
Is anyone still taking these exams? I've only completed 12 of them so far. I've been slacking the past couple of days. I'm doing the following "job roles"
Information Security Administrator
Network Support Specialist
Network Administrator
I only have like 3 or 4 more until I've completed all of those "job roles".
I have spring break all next week, so I'll bust my ass getting as many job roles covered as I can.
I have a lady from HR and my boss taking them too... so when it comes time for reviews and raises... they'll know what the tests are like and will be able to judge their credibility themselves.
Hey phiskphreek80,
Let me know how that goes...
I got my team mates taking them as well. My supervisor is looking into them as well to judge the credibility too....
This is kinda cool. I am just scared I am going to get billed for something. The tests seem good for practice, but I dont know if I would go as far as telling employers about them. Seems like it could get big, but you have to stick to the old reliable testing sources for most mainstream employers.
you wont be billed for taking the tests, just to recieve a 'paper' version of your cert. I've done a few of these, figure i'll take them while they're free, figure out what they are worth later. Anyone else had any experiance with these certs helping out in the real world?