BecomingacomputertechnicianisagreatpointofentryintotheITfield,andcomputerhardwarecertificationswillhelpdemonstrateyourknowledgeandcompetencyinmaintainingcomputers,mobiledevices,printersandmore.ThesetopfivecomputerhardwarecertscangetyourITcareerofftheground.

Toacertainextent,thetitleofthisarticleissomethingofamisnomer.Intheinterestsofincreasedspecificity,itmightbemoreappropriatetoaddthewords"general"or"mostlyvendorneutral,"althoughwedoincludeacredentialfromAppleinthislistthatfocusesexclusivelyonApplehardware.Andinfact,it'spossibletoviewsomecertificationsfromhardwarevendorssuchasHP,Dell,Cisco,Juniper,Fortinetandsoforthashardwarefocused,atandbeyondtheentrylevel.Thus,asyouperusethisguide,don'tforgetthattherearelotsofotheroptionsfromwhichyoucanchooseifyou'reinterestedindemonstratingyourknowledgeandabilitieswithparticularvendor'sproductsanddevices.

There'sanothermisnomerinvolvedincallingthesecredentialshardwarecertifications,toonamely,theideathathardwarecanexistoroperateindependentlyofsoftware(orviceversa).Ifyoudigintothecurriculumforanyspecifichardwarerelatedcertificationsinanydepth,you'llquicklyrealizethatbyandlargesoftwareisincontrolofhardwarenowadays.

Softwarecomesintoplayforinstallation,configuration,maintenance,troubleshootingandjustaboutanyotheractivityyoucanundertakewithhardware.Wedon'twanttomisrepresentthefocusandcoverageofthesecerts,soit'simportanttounderstandthatthehardwarelabelsimplyindicatesthatdevicesareinvolved,notthathardwareisALLthat'sinvolved.

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