IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[semtex]

what level of math do you have to complete to get a degree in CS?

for me:
algebra
calculus
stat 1 and 2
discrete math
linear algebra

might as well include the analysis of algorithms class proving big Oh, big Omega, big Theta.

 

[acri1]

what level of math do you have to complete to get a degree in CS?

Depends on the school. At mine you had to take all the way up to Calc 4. It's one of the main reasons I switched to IT.

 

[krexzen]

what level of math do you have to complete to get a degree in CS?

It's been a few years, but I think it was Calc II.

 

[kbtwofour]

Are the majors called 'Information Technology' and 'Networking'? At my school we only had Computer Science and Information Systems (I.S.). Either way hiring departments are more interested in computer science. I majored in Information Systems and always got puzzled/confused looks during interviews. Even though all my classes involved networking, hardware/software, databases, programming, html, usability and project management.

I think they call it the same at my school. I will double check later today.

I am leaning towards CS because I like programing. I also like computer engineering. What's your opinion on that major?

 

[krexzen]

I think they call it the same at my school. I will double check later today.

I am leaning towards CS because I like programing. I also like computer engineering. What's your opinion on that major?

If you like programming and have solid math skills then CS is perfect for you. Honestly you can probably qualify for any I.T. job you want with a CS degree. I'm not saying its automatic/easy (experience trumps all), but no employer will knock you or have any confusion about your degree and capabilities.

 

[kbtwofour]

If you like programming and have solid math skills then CS is perfect for you. Honestly you can probably qualify for any I.T. job you want with a CS degree. I'm not saying its automatic/easy (experience trumps all), but no employer will knock you or have any confusion about your degree and capabilities.

I did notice when doing some research that most companies want someone with a CS degree and a few years of experience.

 

[patscorpio]

what level of math do you have to complete to get a degree in CS?

had to do up to Calc II..calc 2 was a nightmare

 

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

had to do up to Calc II..calc 2 was a nightmare

yea im fukkin terrible at math. that shyt is gonna be hell for me.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Bdizzle,Can you help me out. I got an a+ been working at help desk support for a few years Need to move on.

Im leaning toward MS active directory, exchange that sort of thing. what exams should I be looking into and what equipment do I need to self study

I actually like to learn programming but i think MS land would be better.

I dont want to do hardware.

what do you suggest?

No equipment needed, just use hyperv, vmware, virtualbox or whatever you like to install windows on. You can download 180 day trials from microsoft or you can just torrent the full software.

For exams, check out mcsa 2012 and mcse 2012 certs.

So do any of you guys use products like Splunk to troubleshoot issues in infrastructure? I'm trying to get an idea of what Splunk's tools do.

Splunk

Splunk is an open source SIEM. It's used mostly by security cats for event correlation and management. With it you get visibility as to what's going on on your network. At it can set off alarms and logs for "interesting" taffic. Major vendors are McAffee, HP, Symantec, and RSA. Check out the Gartner rating for more info:

http://www.hpenterprisesecurity.com/collateral/report/GartnerMQ_SIEM_2011.pdf

 

[↓R↑LYB]

I did notice when doing some research that most companies want someone with a CS degree and a few years of experience.

Degree's worthless breh. Ima college dropout and eating fine

 

[kbtwofour]

Degree's worthless breh. Ima college dropout and eating fine

You are not eating as good as the people with bachelors and masters degrees.

 

[King Sun]

You are not eating as good as the people with bachelors and masters degrees.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

You are not eating as good as the people with bachelors and masters degrees.

I just turned down 2 positions today paying 115k and 135k because it had a 30 minute commute. Like I said, I'm fine Breh.

But like I always say, what do I know, I'm just another lost nikka

 

[kbtwofour]

I just turned down 2 positions today paying 115k and 135k because it had a 30 minute commute. Like I said, I'm fine Breh.

But like I always say, what do I know, I'm just another lost nikka

Good for you. Make sure you sure the wealth with your Coli brehs.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Good for you. Make sure you sure the wealth with your Coli brehs.