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ByEdTittel,KimLindros FEBRUARY10,20156:00AM
SIGNUPNOW
1. Top5ComputerHardwareCerts
BecomingacomputertechnicianisagreatpointofentryintotheITfield,andcomputerhardware
certificationswillhelpdemonstrateyourknowledgeandcompetencyinmaintainingcomputers,
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mobiledevices,printersandmore.ThesetopfivecomputerhardwarecertscangetyourITcareer
offtheground.
Toacertainextent,thetitleofthisarticleissomethingofamisnomer.Intheinterestsofincreased
specificity,itmightbemoreappropriatetoaddthewords"general"or"mostlyvendorneutral,"
althoughwedoincludeacredentialfromAppleinthislistthatfocusesexclusivelyonApple
hardware.Andinfact,it'spossibletoviewsomecertificationsfromhardwarevendorssuchasHP,
Dell,Cisco,Juniper,Fortinetandsoforthashardwarefocused,atandbeyondtheentrylevel.
Thus,asyouperusethisguide,don'tforgetthattherearelotsofotheroptionsfromwhichyoucan
chooseifyou'reinterestedindemonstratingyourknowledgeandabilitieswithparticularvendor's
productsanddevices.
There'sanothermisnomerinvolvedincallingthesecredentialshardwarecertifications,too
namely,theideathathardwarecanexistoroperateindependentlyofsoftware(orviceversa).If
youdigintothecurriculumforanyspecifichardwarerelatedcertificationsinanydepth,you'll
quicklyrealizethatbyandlargesoftwareisincontrolofhardwarenowadays.
Softwarecomesintoplayforinstallation,configuration,maintenance,troubleshootingandjust
aboutanyotheractivityyoucanundertakewithhardware.Wedon'twanttomisrepresentthefocus
andcoverageofthesecerts,soit'simportanttounderstandthatthehardwarelabelsimply
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indicatesthatdevicesareinvolved,notthathardwareisALLthat'sinvolved.
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Table1liststheresultsofaninformaljobsearchweconductedtoseehowfrequentlythefeatured
certsappearinactualjobpostings.Keepinmindthattheseresultsareasnapshotintimeandvary
fromdaytoday,dependingontheneedsoftheemploymentmarket.
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122
22
ITSTechnician
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254
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