Apple Certified System Administrator (ACSA)

ACSA Description:

The Apple Certified System Administrator (ACSA) certification from Apple Certification was established in 2001 and is aimed at students who are currently employed in the Service Provider and Enterprise environments, or those who want to find employment in those environments, and want to obtain the Apple Certified System Administrator (ACSA) certification.

The Apple Certified System Administrator certification certifies that a successful Apple Certified System Administrator has learnt the knowledge need to Apple technical architecture and an ability to install and configure machines; architect and maintain networks; enable, customize, tune, and troubleshoot a wide range of services; and integrate Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and other Apple technologies within a multi-platform networked environment. The successful Apple Certified System Administrator certified student will have knowledge of the Apple technical architecture and an ability to install and configure machines; architect and maintain networks; enable, customize, tune, and troubleshoot a wide range of services; and integrate Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and other Apple technologies within a multi-platform networked environment. These are all fields in the Service Provider and Enterprise environments.

ACSA Prerequisites:

The Apple Certified System Administrator certification is only available to students who have 6 to 12 months of experience Apple technical architecture and an ability to install and configure machines; architect and maintain networks; enable, customize, tune, and troubleshoot a wide range of services; and integrate Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and other Apple technologies within a multi-platform networked environment.

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ACSA Required Exams:

To be awarded the Apple Certified System Administrator certification, the Apple Certified System Administrator student must successfully pass four exams namely; the Apple 9L0-609 Mac OS X Deployment v10.4 (MD), Apple 9L0-610 Xsan Administration v1.1 (XA), Apple 9L0-611 Directory Services Integration and Administration v10.4 (DA) and Apple 9L0-612 Security Best Practices v10.4 (SP) exam has a difficulty rating of about 3 out of 5 and is thus only a moderately difficult exam. This exam is available in English only.

ACSA Recertification:

A successful Apple Certified System Administrator student will hold the Apple Certified System Administrator certification for two years only, after which the Apple Certified System Administrator student must re-validate their Apple Certified System Administrator certification by retaking and passing the Apple 9L0-609 Mac OS X Deployment v10.4 (MD), Apple 9L0-610 Xsan Administration v1.1 (XA), Apple 9L0-611 Directory Services Integration and Administration v10.4 (DA) and Apple 9L0-612 Security Best Practices v10.4 (SP) exam.

Preparing for the ACSA Certificate:

There are plenty of Apple Certified System Administrator study materials available on the Internet. These range from the official Apple Certification Training courses and official Apple Self Study Training Guides from Apple Press, to the Testking Sytem administrator practice exams and Testking System Administrator study guides. Online practice exams and Apple Certified System Administrator braindumps are also available online.

More Information:

You can find more information about the Apple Certified System Administrator certification on the internet on websites like at www.testking.com, www.certifyexpress.com and at www.apple.com itself.

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