Online Course Complete
On this past Friday, I F-I-N-A-L-L-Y completed the Final Exam for the Network Addressing and Basic Troubleshooting online course over at the Cisco Networking Academy.
Like other online courses I have taken at the Cisco Networking Academy in recent months, the Network Addressing and Basic Troubleshooting course was a long slog. Then again, while taking these online courses, I took serious and exhaustive notes. The notes I took during the online course filled an entire Lemome grid paper notebook. I worked through all of the Cisco Packet Tracer exercises. I also worked through the exercises that did not involve using Cisco Packet Tracer.
During the Final Exam, if I didn't immediately know the answer to a question, I carefully searched for the answer in my notes. Sometimes, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Oftentimes, the wording in the question and the answer exactly matches the wording given in the lecture notes. As so often happens in tests for IT subjects, there were one or two questions where the answer is ambiguous, so you have to try to narrow down the most likely answer and hope for the best. All .of that hard work paid off as I scored a 90% on the Final Exam.
Certification Badges on Credly
After getting the result of the Final Exam, I logged into Credly to check on my accomplishment. I now have a verified badge for Network Addressing and Basic Troubleshooting.
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| Verified Network Addressing and Basic Troubleshooting Badge |
As a result, I now have three verified certification badges from Cisco Networking Academy on Credly.
The three verified certification badges that I have earned are:
- Networking Basics
- Networking Devices and Initial Configuration
- Network Addressing and Basic Troubleshooting
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| Verified Cisco Badges on Credly |
Now, I just need to update my resume to reflect these achievements.
Next Courses to Take
With the Network Addressing and Basic Troubleshooting course completed, it's time to move on to the next online course.
Here is my list of online courses at Cisco Networking Academy that I am planning to take:
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- JavaScript Essentials 1
- JavaScript Essentials 2
- Ethical Hacker
- Introduction to Cybersecurity
- Cyber Threat Management
- Python Essentials 1
- Python Essentials 2
- Network Support and Security
- Network Defense
- Endpoint Security
It's a long list.
To complete all of the online courses about networking, the next course I should start should be Network Support and Security. However, someone that I recently met via Twitter/X, who is something of an AI-enthusiast, has suggested that I learn about artificial intelligence (AI). As a result, I just might start the Introduction to Artificial Intelligence online course before I tackle the Network Support and Security online course.
From what I can tell, the Introduction to Artificial Intelligence is relatively short online course.
Since I could use a break from networking, I just might do that online course next.
That said, I really want to start the Python Essentials 1 online course.
As always, we'll see.
