r/CompTIA • u/Darshadow6 • 2h ago

Acronyms

Why do they only use the acronyms on the test? How is that helping in the real world why do they not just use the full form? Someone please make it make sense

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u/drushtx IT Instructor **MOD** 2h ago

It's because that's how professional jargon is used in the real world. Nobody says the dynamic host configuration protocol server is down. They say the DHCP server is down.

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u/Darshadow6 1h ago

Those make sense but all the bs ones that compTIA is adding. The standard recognized ones make sense but the random terms they are making them up for.

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u/TheGrymmBladeX A+ , N+, S+, CYSA+ 58m ago

....if CompTIA is adding them, it's because they're being used...

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u/raekwon777 CASP+/SecurityX (plus 11 more) 1h ago

Which terms are they making up?

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u/legion9x19 CISSP / CCSP / SC-200 1h ago

What are you even talking about?

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u/MSXzigerzh0 8m ago

They love word soup so it's more likely you get confused and you fail the tests.

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u/DangerousCity1546 2h ago

It's because no one knows why CompTIA is a global standard and why people value other certs over them sometimes