Dear Stephen Scheneiter,

I have joined the community on November this year and didnt have the opportunity to accompany the CIN CTT series for the comptia N+. Is it possible to give a ate access to the CertMasterprogram for Comptia N+ so that i can have access to the pdf resources? If not, is there any other way to have access to the pdf files for the comptia n+?

Regards,

Nelson

HAPPY HOLIDAY!!

CINners, it has been a great year!! In 2025 we have added 1,895 new members to our community bringing the CIN community to just under 8,000 global members. In the community, we have shared great conversations, connections, resources and delivered 140 CIN webinars!

While we are excited about 2025 and all the great connections made, we are really looking forward to a fantastic 2026! We are already underway planning webinars for the year, which will include series covering SecAI+, AutoOps+, CySA+, DataSys+, Security+, and SecOT+, just to name a few! We are also looking to welcome CIN's 10,000th member!

This community would not be where it is today without you!! Your participation and interest keep the community alive! In this holiday season, we wish you the very best and hope you have a great 2026!

For AI Essentials and AI Prompting Essentials, where in the course / training do you take the internal exam to get the certificates of completion to obtain the completed training ? Im not seeing them in the Comptia Training page ??

Hello,

I have official CompTIA TTT / Training access for Network+.
Could you please confirm where I can find the official instructor training slides (PPT/PDF)?

I currently have access to:
- CertMaster Learn
- Labs / practice materials

However, I am looking specifically for:
- Official Network+ instructor slides
- Downloadable PPT or PDF materials (if available)

Additionally, if recorded videos of the TTT session are available, could you please let me know where I can access them or share the relevant links?

Are these slides and videos available in CompTIA Central, CertMaster, or a separate Instructor Resource portal?

Thank you for your support.

Hey folks. My current employer is seeking an instructor to teach their upcoming Network+ and Security+ courses. If you're in the Columbus OH area and this interests you, check out the job listing here: https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/gwcols/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/11151

Thanks!

I received Core 1 A+ voucher and took the exam too, but I never received core 2. Did this happened to anyone? I tried requesting it but no success.

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• This voucher cannot be used with other vouchers. The order already contains a voucher.
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I need help
have issue with my registration
please help.

Hello Guys,
Has Anyone of you received Linux+ V8 Exam vouchers? I haven't received it yet.
If no,
Do you have any idea when we will receive it?

Regards

I see a mistake here... Anyone can confirm?
One memory controller per CPU (usually integrated):
• In most modern architectures (Intel since Nehalem, AMD since Athlon 64), the memory controller is built into the CPU, not the motherboard chipset.
• That controller can support multiple channels (dual, quad, even octa-channel), but it’s still one controller per CPU socket.
Multi-socket motherboards: (not explicitly defined)
• If a motherboard supports more than one CPU socket (like in servers), then each CPU has its own integrated memory controller.
• So a dual-socket server board would effectively have two memory controllers, one per CPU.
• Older designs (pre-2003 Intel):
• The memory controller used to reside in the northbridge chipset on the motherboard. In those cases, there was still typically one controller per system, not multiple.

I think this question needs re-phrasing

Hi CINers
last session from the AI essentials TTT is not loaded correctly , any body have the same problem ?

Just passed the CompTIA Data+ certification exam! Wow! There was a lot of word questions and not a lot of calculation questions. With detailed studying and practice, you can pass it too! Many thanks all!

Just passed the CompTIA Cloud+ certification exam! whew! quite a bit hard but with hard work and prayers, you can pass it too! Thank you @Stephen Schneiter and the CompTIA TTT for making this happen!

Greeting all
Newhorizons-Saudi Arabia is looking for a certified CySA+ Instructor for an online course that will be held in the coming days.
Interested instructor please contact me ASAP.
The course will be delivered in English.

Just finished the AI TTT ondemand, Nick Pierce did a great job. Really believe this is going to be a cornerstone of IT going forward.
If you are an instructor the TTT videos are a must see. Lots of good information and ideas for teaching and engaging your students

My mistake, V8 is XK0-006, I just got confused!

I see the CompTIA SecAI+ is scheduled to launch on February 17, 2026, Is there going to be TTT for it? If so is there a current estimated timeline?

Mr. Pierce mentioned in his CIN TTT AI Essentials course the idea of holding LLMs responsible. ​

Here is an interesting legal suit that will set some legal precedent --​

OpenAI, Microsoft face wrongful death lawsuit over ‘paranoid delusions’ that led former tech worker into murder-suicide​

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I'm curious if anyone on this site has a Data-X voucher that has no intention to use ? Please let me know

While I spend most of my time teaching cybersecurity, most people know me as a Microsoft guy. I was a Microsoft MVP, a Technology Evangelist with Microsoft Canada, and a Fast Track Engineer with Microsoft (both as a contractor). I have probably delivered a thousand lectures on Microsoft technologies... to over ten thousand students and event attendees.

A month ago I received an email from a company I train for asking if I would deliver Linux+. I was surprised, but if I am going to follow my own advice (you only grow when you are outside of your comfort zone) then I have to try new things. I spent a couple of weeks studying and preparing for the exam, and the Saturday before the class was scheduled I passed.

I was surprised by the class. Firstly I was surprised by how comfortable I was in Linux. But also, I was surprised by how much fun I had teaching it! I had a small class (4 students) who were all mostly new to Linux, and I realized early that by showing them 'This is what we do in Linux... compare it to X in Windows' they were able to better understand a lot of concepts that they thought were foreign.

This morning I received my Evals, and while there were a few things the students didn't love (they were unimpressed with a lot of lab glitches), the Instructor scores were through the roof. I was thrilled!

There are some topics I will likely never teach. I was told when I first got my MCT that I could probably 'fake my way' through a lot of courses, but if I was not really a SQL Server expert that I should never try to teach SQL Server because they will know. I'll never forget that. I was worried a month ago that if I was going to make it through a week of Linux+ I would likely be faking it. It turns out that I know it a lot better than I thought I did, and I was not at all faking it. I had fun because I could go off the slides and just talk through demos... a lot more interesting than Death By PowerPoint.

I am not walking away from the Microsoft ecosystem. I have worked hard to learn it as well as I do, and frankly I think I teach it better than most of my peers. However I will definitely be spending more time in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) that is a convenient feature of Windows 11, and will also be building a few more Linux servers in my lab environment (still built on Hyper-V). It will help not only for my Linux+, but also for my cybersecurity deliveries.

Hi,

When I click on Linux+ Certmaster Study ( 3 dots) --> Resources , I dont see any Videos available. Where can I find the videos ? Previously I would use learn.comptia.org but doesnt seem to be available for v8.
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Thanks

David Papkin

Hi everyone,

I'm teaching A+ right now, so I have access to the Excel doc through the Resources to see the different ways I can set up how we teach the class and the time frame we'd like to work with. Another bootcamp hired me and wants me to suggest some schedules for them. I don't have access to the Net+ and SEc+. Is there a means to get the Excel doc for those other two certifications?

Thanks!

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I watched all of session 1 of AI essentials TTT and it was 69 minutes but certificate of attendance requires 110 minutes. Wont give certificate. How do I get it.

Thank you, CIN! I could not have passed it without the CIN sessions.