Free tools for your IT certification
12 free tools to study smarter, plan your path and get hired: hands-on labs, performance-based questions, practice tests, subnetting, a study planner, a resume scanner and more. No sign-up needed.
Hands-on practice
Labs and performance-based questions where you do the task instead of picking an answer.
Free Hands-On Labs
14 free labs in your browser: Linux and Windows command line, firewall rules and SOHO router setup, checked as you go.
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Free performance-based questions for 19 CompTIA exams: firewall rules, network diagrams, command-line tasks and drag-and-drop.
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Study and plan
Practice tests, flashcards and plans for the certification you’re working on.
Free Practice Tests
Free practice tests for 261 popular certification exams, with explanations and a score by exam domain.
Open the toolCertification Path Finder
Answer three questions and get the IT certifications to take, in order, for the career you want.
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Your exam date and weekly hours in, a week-by-week plan weighted by the official exam domains out.
Open the toolIT Acronyms and Flashcards
142 acronyms from Security+, Network+ and A+, explained in plain English, with flashcards.
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Networking
Calculators and drills for Network+, CCNA and A+.
IPv4 Subnet Calculator
Network, broadcast, host range, masks and the binary behind them, for any IPv4 address and prefix.
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Endless subnetting questions at three levels, with the magic-number method worked out for every answer.
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Every port A+, Network+ and Security+ expect you to know, with secure alternatives and a quiz.
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Career
Get your resume and interviews ready for the job after the exam.
IT Resume Keyword Scanner
Paste your resume and a job post: see your keyword match, what’s missing and how to fix it.
Open the toolIT Interview Questions
56 real interview questions for 6 IT roles, with what interviewers look for in each answer.
Open the toolCertification Renewal Calculator
When your certification expires, the CEUs, CPEs or PDUs you need, and how to renew it.
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