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Hey everyone! 👋 So, I’m working towards my Az-900 certification and I want to make sure that I’m not just memorizing information, but actually understanding and learning it. Any tips or advice on how to achieve this?
Here are some strategies that I’ve found helpful in making sure I’m truly absorbing the material:
– Start by setting clear learning goals 📝
– Take regular breaks to help with retention and focus 💆♂️
– Don’t just read, but actively engage with the material through practice exams and hands-on labs 🔍
– Teach someone else what you’ve learned to solidify your understanding 🤝
What are your thoughts? How do you ensure that you’re truly learning and not just skimming the surface when studying for certifications? Let’s share our insights and help each other out! 🧠💡
Actually use the skills at work. Most people learn by doing. If you don’t use it, you lose it.
For me nothing really helps. I learned and did a cert for google cloud, and by now I forgot almost everything except basic stuff because I’m not working with it. But my job told me to get it, so I did.
Like I’m not gonna spent all my free time doing things for “pleasure” now because of it.
But if you work with that stuff, or continue to do labs you’ll keep the hang of it.
For cloud stuff, you could try the [cloud resume challenge](https://cloudresumechallenge.dev/docs/faq/) project to supplement the theory that you learn with the multiple choice cloud certs.
Look up study retention tips? Take notes while you go?
Be able to explain how it (protocol, technology, etc) can be used in troubleshooting and design situations. Why is it important? It may take quite a bit of labbing and frequent use.
Labs help. I actually failed the first attempt at compTIA core 1 and looking up labs on YouTube or doing some with CompTIA helped. You need to know the material through and through and be able to explain it to someone else if you had to
I did AZ-900 because I needed a quick win… to be honest if you are working in IT its not worth much. AZ-104 is where it is at. My recommendations are do some labs here is a link for whizlabs. There labs are good for 29 USD. Of course if you can afford it do labs with cloudacademy they are better.
[https://www.whizlabs.com/microsoft-azure-certification-az-900/](https://www.whizlabs.com/microsoft-azure-certification-az-900/)
take practice tests.