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Practical articles for people sitting an exam
One section per book. Every article answers a real question and ends at the chapter of the book that goes further.
Book 01
PMP10 articles · 71 min total
Book 10
CFA10 articles · 73 min total
Book 09
CISSP10 articles · 68 min total
Book 07
CCNA10 articles · 69 min total
Book 02
IELTS10 articles · 63 min total
Book 03
TOEFL iBT10 articles · 63 min total
Book 04
Security+10 articles · 63 min total
Book 08
CompTIA A+10 articles · 61 min total
Book 05
AWS Cloud Practitioner10 articles · 63 min total
Book 06
AZ-90010 articles · 62 min total- 01Decide and apply · 7 min
How to write your PMP experience descriptions, with before and after examples
- 02Decide and apply · 7 min
PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP or PRINCE2: which one fits your job right now?
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- 07Prepare · 7 min
How to use CFA mock exams to raise your score
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- 01Decide and apply · 7 min
CISSP, CISM or CCSP: which security credential should you earn first?
- 02Decide and apply · 7 min
How to document your CISSP experience before you book the exam
- 03Decide and apply · 6 min
The Associate of ISC2 route: should you sit CISSP before you have the experience?
- 04Prepare · 6 min
The CISSP adaptive exam: what happens in the three hours
- 05Prepare · 8 min
Think like a manager: how to answer CISSP scenario questions
- 06Prepare · 8 min
A 200-hour CISSP study plan, turned into real dates
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Is your CISSP study material out of date? A 15-minute check
- 09Book and sit · 6 min
What CISSP costs: the exam fee, the annual fee and a retake reserve
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- 01Decide and apply · 7 min
CCNA, CCST, A+ or Security+: which credential should come first?
- 02Decide and apply · 7 min
CCNA v1.1 or v2.0? A calendar method that settles it in five minutes
- 03Prepare · 7 min
What CCNA v2.0 changes, and how to reshape your study plan
- 04Prepare · 7 min
Build a CCNA lab in Packet Tracer, then break it on purpose
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The CCNA exam in 120 minutes: question types, simulations and pacing
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CCNA exam cost, the two-ID check and the retake rules
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IELTS is moving to computer: two weeks of screen rehearsal before test day
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Six things to settle with your IELTS test centre before you pay
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- 09Book and sit · 6 min
TOEFL registration: the four-full-day rule and the four free score reports
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- 03Decide and apply · 6 min
Security+ V8: what moved, and how to relabel notes you already wrote
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Security+ and pay: build one range from three dated sources
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Security+ budget: seven cost lines, three budgets and the retake calendar
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After Security+: use the first 14 days, then plan the 50 CEUs
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- 03Decide and apply · 6 min
A+ V15: audit your study material before you buy or keep it
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A+ costs: two vouchers, four outcomes and how the retake clock runs
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A+ exam day, twice: the ID check, the same-day result and a session that fails
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AZ-900 after 20 July 2026: a translation table for the old Azure names
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- 09Book and sit · 7 min
Booking AZ-900: personal account, legal name and the 24-hour line
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