CompTIA Security+ - SY0-601 Practice Exams NEW (Unofficial)

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What Exactly Is Certification?Certification is an amazing pathway to getting a high paying career in some of the best jobs in the world without spending thousands of dollars attending a four-year college. The process is pretty simple actually. Candidates select a certificate they want such as CCNA. They train for it, pay a fee to take an exam, meet a list of requirements, and voila! They are certified in a specific field. There are literally hundreds of certifications in almost any subject involving high-level skills. From networking with Cisco to running a cloud server with Amazon AWS, certifications exist at every level of the industry.Why Would I Ever Want To Get Certified?You may know “what,” certs are but you are probably curious as to “why,” they matter. Did you know that millions of high-paying tech jobs went unfilled in 2018? Employers are desperate to hire skilled workers who possess tangible proof they can perform well on the job. Imagine working in an office making $60,000$ or $70,000 annually, after spending only a few intensive months getting certified. With certifications from providers like CompTIA, that is a reality. Better yet, the certification path never plateaus. It’s a lifelong process where you can test, study, and acquire numerous certs advancing your skillset and increasing your value as an employee. Some certs like ISACA take many years to earn but you make a large six-figure sum annually and are a hot commodity on the market.What Does A Certification Mean?Getting a job in the Tech Industry is not difficult if you possess a good skillset. To prove that skillset though is near impossible. You can’t just show up during the interview and say “I’m good with computers.”Without an industry approved certification from a vendor such as CompTIA, employers can’t trust that you know what you know. Better yet, these certifications aren’t just a piece of paper. Becoming A+ certified is hard-work but it auto