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| Thread ID: 77836 | 2007-03-24 08:43:00 | Any advise for a Noob Technician? | PedalSlammer (8511) | Press F1 |
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| 535607 | 2007-04-02 05:25:00 | :thumbs:At the current moment, not all techs are good especially the techs from Telecom and Ihug. And some computer shop techs are pretty noob like I asked what's the performance increasel from CL5 to CL4 memory? :annoyed: They only said it's faster. performance percentage? And they said they don't know. And from telecom, one time I called up and they said my router refuse to accept new settings. Take the router back to the shop and replace it. And then what do I do? Hmm, I try all types of combination users on the ADSL Router: ie. .......xadsl@xtra.co.nz etc. etc. But I find that it is working with this @xadsl.xtra.co.nz (Now that's a tech without replacing a Router) Another one from Ihug, Hmm, that time I have no idea how to configure the WinFast(I forgot the name for that router) or something, I ring them up, and said I'm having problems with my router. They said that Router? We don't support that router. Hmm, the next day, I did try to configure it myself and it worked. Courses is to help you to pass the CompTIA A+ technician not becoming a pro tech but a noob tech with theory knowledge, so I guess you have to experiment things yourself. i.e. What is Norton Ghost? A noob tech will go to the computer shop and asked what is Norton Ghost. And a pro tech will use the internet especially Google our best friend have all the answers. Settle down there Pedal, Cas latency will not yield noticeable difference between 4 & 5, so to ask for % is a bit anal, when you dont know the answer yourself. Routers are known to corrupt when you continually try to update setting, and I had to contend with mine for awhile. Usually a re-flash or even just factory default reboot will do the trick. Telecom tech are not tech per sa , but help desk operators in most cases with a knowledge base to work with and set routines to diagnose issues. They DO NOT support non-standard setup, WHY do you think they GIVE the routers away? |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 535608 | 2007-04-02 05:34:00 | There is little hope. | Metla (12) | ||
| 535609 | 2007-04-02 06:17:00 | noob one time I called up and they said my router refuse to accept new settings. Take the router back to the shop and replace it. And then what do I do? Hmm, I try all types of combination users on the ADSL Router: ie. .......xadsl@xtra.co.nz etc. etc. But I find that it is working with this @xadsl.xtra.co.nz (Now that's a tech without replacing a Router) Another one from Ihug, Hmm, that time I have no idea how to configure the WinFast(I forgot the name for that router) or something, I ring them up, and said I'm having problems with my router. the next day, I did try to configure it myself and it worked. noob yourself. Techs troubleshoot and try things before ringing callcentre types or shops. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 535610 | 2007-04-02 08:58:00 | noob yourself . Techs troubleshoot and try things before ringing callcentre types or shops . lol, I wasn't a tech that time . So I guess I a real noob . I only got to use the internet in 2002 . All the time is study, not much time for PCs anyway . And during the 80486 days and around 1998 - 2000, PCs are still expensive . Why stop using PC, because it was a real hassel and requires technician all the time . % is real annal? Come on give it around 25% or something . I also ask the crap tutor about this and she has no idea about the percentage too . |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 535611 | 2007-04-02 09:50:00 | lol, I wasn't a tech that time . So I guess I a real noob . I only got to use the internet in 2002 . All the time is study, not much time for PCs anyway . And during the 80486 days and around 1998 - 2000, PCs are still expensive . Why stop using PC, because it was a real hassel and requires technician all the time . % is real annal? Come on give it around 25% or something . I also ask the crap tutor about this and she has no idea about the percentage too . Pedal, only via benchmarking will you notice the difference between CL4 & 5 . What are you, some sort of e-penis wannabe . No tech is going to be worried about that and they certainly wouldn't carry the info around in their head . A good tech will learn to read the manual in any given situation and an experienced tech knows when it matters . My advise to you is buy some very old pc's and learn via failure & success . Dont focus just on hardware/software support . You maybe better at database design, web design, connectivity, DR, Management, network design etc . . . IT is more than just PC's |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 535612 | 2007-04-02 09:54:00 | [quote=PedalSlammer;538733]Another one from Ihug, Hmm, that time I have no idea how to configure the WinFast(I forgot the name for that router) or something, I ring them up, and said I'm having problems with my router. They said that Router? We don't support that router. Hmm, the next day, I did try to configure it myself and it worked. Interesting. You could have a Winfast Motherboard, TV card or graphic card. I don't know of any Winfast router. Where did you get it from? I would suggest you read other advice in this thread. Most of this is helpful. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 535613 | 2007-04-02 10:25:00 | ou maybe better at database design, web design, connectivity, DR, Management, network design etc...IT is more than just PC's Pirated software can be a very useful facilitator for learning |
Greven (91) | ||
| 535614 | 2007-04-02 10:49:00 | % is real annal? Come on give it around 25% or something. I also ask the crap tutor about this and she has no idea about the percentage too. that percentage would probably vary slightly depending on motherboard, cpu, memory clock etc etc.... furthermore how do you quantify "performance"? number crunching or framerates? even loading/use of the ram would affect that. and shop salespeople typically know very little anyway i suggest wikipedia |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 535615 | 2007-04-03 04:14:00 | that percentage would probably vary slightly depending on motherboard, cpu, memory clock etc etc.... furthermore how do you quantify "performance"? number crunching or framerates? even loading/use of the ram would affect that. and shop salespeople typically know very little anyway i suggest wikipediaAny I got some answers from tomshardware.com The higher the latency the faster then RAM can perform too i.e. PC2-533 with CL3 can have almost the same performance with the PC2-800 CL4 memory. Just have a good look and see. |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 535616 | 2007-04-03 07:59:00 | It's not NZ but since the IT market is international it is an interesting report for newbie IT workers looking to get started Entry-Level Workers Head into a Mixed Market Signifying a confident incoming workforce, 89 percent of prospective graduates said that they expect to receive at least one job offer when they graduate, while 74 percent expect two or more offers, which is 10 percent more than last year, according to a new entry-level job report. The report, published on April 2 by New York-based career Web site Monster.com, notes a heightened competitive note in the beginners' job market as, on average, employers anticipated receiving 73 applications for each entry-level position. Yet, employers also spoke to a healthier job market, as 76 percent plan to hire 2007 graduates in the spring or summer, up from 72 percent last year. Thirty-eight percent expect to recruit more entry-level workers than they did in 2006. www.eweek.com I would agree with the previous poster who mentioned the different areas of the tech market in addition to just being limited to a PC repair/maintenance technician. It is always worth looking into areas such as systems admin (Win/Linux/Sun/Unix), networking, e-commerce/web design, software development to ad to your skills to increase your employability. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
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