TESTOUT REVAMPS LABSIM A+ ESSENTIALS COURSE WITH MORE REALISTIC SIMULATIONS
New Simulations Combine Hardware, Software Tasks; Course Free for TestOut Customers Who Have Purchased Previous LabSim A+ Course within Past Year
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah – January 26, 2010 – TestOut Corporation—an award-winning* provider of online labs for IT certification training—today released an all-new LabSim A+ Essentials certification training course. Completely redesigned and rewritten to adhere to CompTIA’s 2009 revision of the A+ exam objectives, the new LabSim A+ course incorporates more advanced online lab simulations that combine hardware and software tasks to give IT learners more realistic experience to pass their A+ certification—an industry standard for computer support technicians. The new course is free for TestOut customers who purchased the previous A+ course within the past year.
With the previous version of TestOut’s LabSim A+ course, hardware and operating system tasks happened in separate labs. In the new LabSim A+, these tasks have been combined so that users can see how the hardware installation affects the operating system. For example, real-world tasks such as taking a BTX or an NLX motherboard, plugging it in and configuring it are all combined in one lab for the most realistic learning experience.
“These motherboards are covered in CompTIA’s objectives, but how many classes actually give students real experience working with them?” said Don Whitnah, TestOut’s vice president of product development, “These students generally only have one computer to work with – whether in class or at home – so they don’t get to see, much less work with, all of the components. We’ve designed our lab scenarios to expose them to as much hardware and as many operating system tasks as possible, which gives them a much more realistic and well-rounded learning experience.”
According to Whitnah, “We’ve made sure every scenario, video and exam questions that’s covered in the new LabSim A+ Essentials course is relevant, new and important. As a result, the course gives users training that is useful and applicable, even for those who don’t plan to take a certification exam.”
NOTE: Be among the first to see the new A+ LabSim online labs in a free webinar tomorrow, January 27, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. MST. Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/362365457. Or contact Kelly Wanlass at 801/602-4723 or Kelly@wanlass.com for a personal demonstration.
About TestOut
TestOut provides IT certification training for individuals and academic institutions worldwide, focusing on enabling practical, hands-on experience with the LabSim online labs. Since its founding in 1991, the company has helped thousands of individuals achieve the skills and professional IT certifications necessary to progress in their careers. Major institutions using LabSim include DeVry University, ITT Tech and University of Phoenix. For more information, visit www.testout.com
*TestOut’s LabSim courses were named as the gold medal winner of the 2009 “Editors’ Best Awards” and a silver winner of the “2009 Community Choice Awards” in the Best Training & Certification Product or Service category by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro® magazine.
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