V-Study Log

Today I passed the Data+ Exam which was the Objective Assessment for the Data Analytics - Applications class.

Here is how I did it:

Practiced the questions, assessment and PBQs on the learn.comptia.org website

Watched Mike Chappel's course on LinkedIn Learning (click here to watch it)

Read study guide which I bought from Amazon (click here to buy it)

The exam has total of 80 questions one of them being a performance based question.

Make sure you know p-values, standard deviation, and basic metrics like mean, median, and mode.

Another one for the books. This class was definitely a challenge as the final project required students to build an application that helps a company decide on their supplies according to the predicted weather using Python and SQLAlchemy.

If you are currently taking this class at WGU feel free to send me any questions. This one is a tricky one you will need help at least to know you are going in the correct direction.

I have successfully passed Cloud Foundations D282 and received my Cloud Practitioner Certification. I did take longer when compared to others but I'll explain how I was able to pass it in a month.

Read through all material provided by WGU

I also bought a study guide from Amazon and read through it as well. I often do better if I can physically touch the material to be learned. Here is the link for those who may want to buy it https://a.co/d/9bjLPiW

I did the Udemy practice tests provided at the end of the course material from WGU.

What made me take the longest was the practice tests. They are way harder than the actual certification exam. I was getting 70% at the practice tests before going for the certification exam.

I've felt held back in my studies for two months due to work, but since things have finally calmed down I was able to pass two classes this month alone. Moving on I will be taking Advanced Data Management D326 and I'm excited to be diving into SQL again and doing a project on it at the end. I studied Python for too long and it will be a nice switch. I will keep you updated. Don't forget to check my study notes. When I was taking my Intro to Python class I posted the labs there and I will be doing the same for this class as well.

The gif above represents my reaction after passing the test for Introduction to Python Programming D335!!

It took me two tries to pass it, and from what I have seen online some people can take up to 4 tries to pass it.

We are officially moving on to another class called Design Thinking for Business D428. I will keep you all updated, if you have any questions about Intro to Python let me know and I can try to help.

Hello all,

I've been studying the material that will be on my upcoming test on Intro to Python and I here is what has been helping me.

Study Stream: This website is helpful because it shows other people around the world who are studying different subjects and encourages you to keep pushing forward.

MemLayout: When labs are too complex and I don't fully understand the code this website helps me by helping me visualize the code line by line. It is a game changer.

Todays study playlist can be found here and is called pov you've watched gilmore girls more than 5 times.

Hello, hello,

To all wondering if I quit: I DID NOT!!

One does not quit when things get hard or they don't go your way.

Truth is I'm finding my way in the tech industry and I have not stopped working on myself and my goals.

I'm currently working on finishing my bachelor's degree and I hope to post a lot about it here.

For those who don't know I'm a student at WGU and I hope to be more active here.

I'm currently getting ready to take a proctored exam in Introduction to Python. I will also be posting my labs here so you can all see it.

Hello everyone!

Hope we were all able to make through the end of the year. I had a really tough time with how busy life got, but now I'm ready to resume my pursuit towards the A+ Certification.

As I'm writing this post I'm planning how I will study and putting all into notion. It will take a while since I'm learning how to use it, but as soon as it is done I will share with you all.

Thank you for sticking around!

If you’ve been here before you know I’m studying to pass my CompTIA A+ Core 1 Exam.

I first took the test on October 20th 2022. I failed with the score of 575, but fear not because I’m no quitter. Here’s how we got here:

Studied through Mike Meyer’s Udemy Videos

Practiced with Dion Training’s Udemy practice tests.

Here’s where I believe my weaknesses lie:

RAID arrays.

Memorization of the different kinds of 108.11 protocols.

Troubleshooting network.

Setting up emails with different protocols.

Thursday, October 20th 2022

TEST RESULTS:

Well, I failed my CompTIA A+ exam with a score of 575, but you know what, I tried. I put effort. And I’ll keep on trying and putting effort until it goes right. These next couple months I’ll be gone from here since it’s the busiest for me, but we’ll be retaking this exam next year.

Tuesday, October 18th 2022

Today was definitely a stretch. I have successfully finished and passed 5/6 practice tests by Dion on Udemy. I haven’t had the time to get to test 6 and I don’t think I will.

Monday, October 10th 2022

The A+ exam is very close and my confidence is not very consistent. Sometimes I feel like I will pass, and other times I feel like there is no way. Since today is a holiday I took my time to study hard. I started at 10am and as I’m writing this post it is 3:10pm. That is at least five hours of studying. I feel very confident with my troubleshooting abilities, but when it comes to the networking I believe I still have more things to memorize.

Tuesday, September 27 2022

Time for an update. It’s getting harder and harder to find time to study as December approaches. My study sessions consist of time in between clients at my job, lunch time, and right before church.

Monday, September 12 2022

The last couple days I was feeling quite tired. It became hard for me to concentrate, but today I came back and it was great!

I had a good 3 and a half hour long study session and prior to it I as able to watch two episodes of a tv show. It is important to take the time to relax specially when you are working and studying. Resting is productive.

Today I went though a lot of networking. I feel pretty confident with what I learned although I need to work on memorizing some material.

Sunday, August 28 2022

I forgot to log it, but I did study last Sunday! It was an ok study session. I’m starting to dig deep into networking, and it has been a little harder to study simply because I don’t really like networking. I know this is an issue now and will be on the future as well, so I have to pull through.