The CWTS Certified Wireless Technology Specialist Official Study Guide by Robert Bartz and published by Sybex (1st Edition, June 2009, ISBN 0470438894) is the official study material designed to prepare the reader for passing the CWTS (PW0-070) exam and obtaining the CWTS® Certified Wireless Technology Specialist certification from CWNP. In this article, I have a look at this study guide, determine how comprehensive it is to the CWTS exam, and make a very subjective determination if it is, in fact, helpful in obtaining the CWTS certification at all.

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A group of members here at TechExams.net are a little excited about the new beta exam for the revised CompTIA Server+ certification for 2009. OK, we’re excited at the prospect of picking up yet-another-certification for free while helping CompTIA test-run its latest revision of the Server+ exam. I already have the Server+ cert from way back in 2003, but my opinion is apparently as valuable a non-cert holder, so I was granted an opportunity by CompTIA to participate as well.

The objectives for the 2009 Server+ exam certainly show quite an improvement over the exam I took. I remember the big areas I had to study-up on were tape backup strategies, the numerous levels of RAID,  and the various types of SCSI technology. The revised Server+ exam adds objectives about networks and networking devices, file systems, motherboards and components, electronic media storage systems, and virtualization. There are also sections on physical security, disaster recover, and troubleshooting. The new Server+ is a lot like the A+ and Network+ certs combined, but from the server room tech’s point of view.

Anyway, I don’t want to review the new Server+ exam before I actually take it. Instead, this article presents a study reference for the Server+ exam for those people who are participating in the beta test, and for those who will take the exam after it is formally released. The following (long) listing is derived from the 2009 Server+ objectives and contains links to external Web sites (mostly Wikipedia) that provide information about each objective. Remember that CompTIA exams are entry-level, so it’s not necessary to become an expert on each objective, but please do try and learn a few new things along the way.

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I was looking over the study reference section in the Candidate Information Bulletin (CIB) published by the (ISC)2 for the new CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional) certification, and I noted a several incorrect titles and authors were listed along with a few older editions. I decided to present here an updated listed of these books along with corresponding links to sellers and publishers. There are currently no study guides specifically for the CSSLP exam, so this list may be your only hope for passing.

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