Is computer networking a good career path?
I'm 29 years old and still don't really have a career path to follow. I did graduate from college with a B.A. in communications, and haven't really found my niche. Well, recently I have decided to go back to school and take a 7 unit computer networking course that is Sponsored by Cisco. The course prepares me to get my CCNA, and if all goes well I will be certified in about 9 months. My question is... Is this a wise choice as far as careers go? So far I really like what I've learned... but I'm wondering what my opportunities will be once I get my first certification (CCNA). Will it be hard to find a job? Will the money be good? Is the CCNA alone enough to land me a pretty decent job? Also, I was hoping that my degree would somehow help me out in all of this even though it is unrelated to the computer networking field...any thoughts on this? I'm almost 30 and starting to panick. This lack of "career" has been giving me a great amount of anxiety lately. I always felt so young... like I had all the time in the world to figure things out. I'm now realizing that I time is running out! Anything else that you think would be helpful to me on this topic, feel free to include in you answers. Thank you in advance.
What laptop should I buy for a Networking and Computers course?
If you love a Mac, you’ve already answered your question. Any computer works with those languages. You just have to decide whether or not you can afford to add them to your Mac. I know they come with BSD, the operating system Apple built the Mac front end over. I don’t own a Mac so I don’t know much about language availability. I do know Welcome to Python.org has a Mac implementation for download.You can search for C or C++ online. Here’s one link: Installing c++/g++ on Mac OS X.Personally, I don’t see a reason to go virtual unless you want to create a program to cross-program.
Is there any use in doing a BSNL certified network engineer course? How will it help my career?
To be very frank and straightforward i must say that till now indian telecom industry has not grown up. Even today this industry don't need engineers, they need supervisors or in harsh word i must say "Technical Labours". So if you are lucky to have placement opportunity or from any kind of reference to enter inside a big telecom company/vendor firm, it is OK, but if you are planning to search by your own rethink about it. Read some of the facts of this industry -1) Initially most of the so called engineering graduates are paid less than a casual labours i.e 5-6K per month. ( Daily wages of a casual labour is greater than 300 Rs.)2) Working conditions are not good at all ( Remember you are not going to work inside an AC room with computer like IT Industry).3) Still this industry is not fully Technology based but Vendor based, so you must have a good experience in a multi-vendor environment that required a lot of time.4) Except some core technical work which is not more than 5% rest of tbe work is related to operation and maintenance which can easily be done by a diploma holder.Now come to your question that whether a certification from BSNL or somewhere else will help you to get a job? I must say probably "NO" until unless you are get placed by them. I am not portraying a negative image of this industry but i don't want someone to enter in to this industry with blind eye or with emotions to work in a core field ( we engineers have this kind of thing that a EC engineering graduate don't want to work in IT or some other field).I have some friends who started their journey in Telecom with the scratch, they were getting 4-5K per month in some remote location and the work was to install BTS, maintain power plant, making joints of OFC cables etc. Most of them left and now working in some Bank or IT firm or Teaching. Yes some of them with brave heart still working in Telecom and earning a decent amount of money. This is my personal opinion on the basis of my experience in Telecom Industry for more than 6 years, this may differ from person to person so please don't take it other way. Best of luck for your future... and please comment if you all have any thing to say.. :)
How can I start a career in hardware and networking?
Okay, so you want to have a career in hardware and networking and that's good choice. I will assume you that you are totally noob and at least you have passed your 12th or 10th. It doesn't matter at all if you are passionate about it. And one thing more i'll assume that you are passionate about it and you don't really care about being just a degree holder. To do anything and have a huge successful career in it, you first have to be good in it. By good I mean that you should have knowledge about it. Where would you get the knowledge of it? Well, if you don't want to waste your time in university, self study is best. You can learn hardware and networking on YouTube and other educational websites like Free Online Courses. But since this field is more of practical than theory then you would need a workstation to apply your knowledge yo get from these online free courses. To setup a workstation you have to either buy the hardwares or roll up in a short term diploma course(But you can buy hardwares in much less money than the fee of diploma courses). now since, you know from where to get knowledge and where to apply it, next thing you need is to give yourself a challenge. Learn more from books, ebooks, videos or from anything you can get your hands on, and start giving yourself challenges which can push you little ahead from your own limits. Just remember, in all these things or anything you do three things are very very important. Your dedication, Your imagination and Your application. Good luck. :)
Which wireless network is mine?
I'm attempting to setup a wireless home network. My desktop is directly connected to the internet and router and I want to access that connection wirelessly with my laptop. My laptop is detecting a bunch of wireless networks but I don't know which is mine. How do I find out? The best connection (has the most bars) is one called "linksys" but it's an unsecured network. Is this mine (I have a Linksys router and modem)? I tried calling Lynksys but, of course, my warranty period has expired and they want more money.
'Computer Networks' vs 'Computer Security' class?
Think of it this way. There are Security Guards, and there are Carpenters. While Security guards can build, their main purpose is to secure what they need to secure. Visa versa, on Carpenters - is to build. Security covers how to secure OS, DB, and Networking vulnerabilities. Not just securing them, but also breaking them. To first know how to secure, you must know how to attack. This might go indepth into hacking - SQL Injections - learning tools (such as backtrack) to use as simple as breaking into windows password protected, to literally obliterating a network infrastructure. Networking - Building a network infrastructure. Covers more on how two computers talk, how they will talk, and why they talk the same (or different). Might go indepth into Servers, routers, switches, SUBNETTING, Protocols and Topologies. While most might find Security class more fascinating and fun, you will never get the very grasp of it without the other. Two different worlds that need each other. And this all collides into what you have already learned. Programming. In able to have a functional program to work, you as a programmer must build this (from code), then react to how users would break it, via error handling and such.
After Andrew Ng's ML course should I do Geoffrey Hinton's neural network course before doing deep learning? How much neural networks knowledge is good enough to start doing deep learning?
As someone who flirted with the idea of taking up Hinton’s courses, I would suggest you skip it. Andrew Ng gives a very good introduction to the neural networks paradigm in his course. If you have also done the MNIST project, forget about Hinton’s course. Go straight ahead to deep learning. You will be able to understand. The reason why I don't recommend Hinton’d course( despite the fact he is The Godfather of neural networks ) is that it is intensely theoretical , mathematically overwhelming and would make for a nice slumber tale right after you have had lunch. Not that he is boring, it is just his way of teaching. If you are very passionate about very exhaustive mathematics governing neural networks and the concept of learning, go ahead and give it a try. But that venture time is better devoted when it is used for Deep Learning. As a quick replacement to Hinton’s course , take a look at the following link: Neural networks and deep learningThe author, a student of LeCunn, gives some beautiful insights that are very practical in understanding NNs. Now, if this material is done, look at these materials : CS231n Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual Recognition.Congratulations! You have graduated from NNs into Deep Learning. Now there is no more guidance. You can make it through and explore further on your own.Happy learning \U0001f60a
Difference between network administration & network security courses?
A network administration course will deal with everything in regards to network administration, including network security. A network security course will focus on network security only and will not deal with any other aspect of network administration. If you have no professional experience with network administration, I would advise you to do a network administration course before thinking about doing a network security course.