Author Archives: Sam CTT

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This week, I learned all about virtual machines, disk partitions, computer hardware, networking fundamentals, mobile device accessories, and more! I also had my first core check-in, which went well. I feel like I’m settling into the program more now, and I’m looking forward to what’s next . . .

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Today, we spent the whole session working on our partitions project. I successfully installed Windows on the VM as instructed, and then I made a clone. Tomorrow I will try installing a different OS . . .

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Today I learned some key computer hardware terms. I worked on the partition lab, and so far so good. I also took my first benchmark assessment and scored a 32, which is about what I expected. I know I still have a long way to go, and that’s ok. I’ll get there . . .

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Today I learned more about scam jobs and how to weed them out of the job search. I got started on my Job Log, which seems like a good tool! Finally, we discussed interviewing strategies and tactics, and I brought up some serious concerns related to my very messed-up work experience. These will need to …

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Today I observed some tech article presentations, and I chose an article of my own to present next week. I worked more on Project Inception and took some time to solve a specific problem (changing full name/display name), which was a learning experience in itself. I even learned a few elementary Linux commands! I also …

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