He is working towards an eventual Bachelor's degree in networking technology.
Don has completed the CCNA and MCTS Certifications from Cisco and Microsoft.
You can view the certificates on this page by clicking the thumbnails.
CCNA [Cisco Certified Network Associate]CCNA certification is a second-level Cisco Career certification. CCNA certification validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN. |
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MCTS [Microsoft Technology Series]Exam 70-642: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring |
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CompTIA A+ [2009] on Apr 12, 2010The A+ certification demonstrates competency as a computer technician. Officially, CompTIA A+ certification is a vendor neutral certification that covers numerous technologies and operating systems from such vendors as Microsoft, Apple Inc., Novell and some of the Linux variations. The A+ certification exam was developed in 1993. There have been four versions of the A+ exam, the 1993, 2003, 2006, and 2009 objectives, which are broken down into two separate exams. The 2009 certification requires passing two exams: Essentials and Practical Application. |
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CompTIA LINUX+ [LPI-1] on March 15, 2011The Linux+ exam is intended for information technology professionals who wish to demonstrate competence in various Linux distributions. The exam is broken down into several areas of Linux expertise: installation, management, configuration, security, documentation, and hardware. |
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CompTIA SECURITY+ [SY0-301] on March 8, 2012Security+ is a certification dealing with computer security topics such as cryptography and access control, as well as business-related topics such as disaster recovery and risk management. A new and updated version, SY0-301, was released in 2011. |
Since the Fall of 2008 Don has completed the following courses of study:
- CET 2600 — Network Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
- CNT 2102 — Switching and Wireless Fundamentals Credit Hours: 4
- CTS 2655 — Routing Fundamentals Credit Hours: 4
- CNT 2210 — WAN Fundamentals Credit Hours: 4
- CTS 1334 — Server Configuration Credit Hours: 4
- CTS 2657 — Building Scalable Networks (CCNP-I)
- CTS 2659 — Building Multilayer Switched Networks (CCNP-III)
- CTS 2662 — Cisco Voice over IP (CCNA Voice)
- CTS 2660 — Deploying Quality of Service - Cisco ONT (CCNP-IV)
- CNT 4704 — Internetwork Implementation and Design (Network Mgt.)
- CTS 2411 — Information Storage Management (an EMC Course)
You can see a complete review of the courses offered at FSCJ's Advanced Technology Center here:
http://floridastatecollegecatalog.fscj.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=150