Try the Internet Wage Gauge. Companies such as Intel and Novell use CompTIA testing as part of their own in-house certification training. The credential identifies qualified individuals for companies seeking skilled technical employees. Test questions are ranked from easy to hard and the score is based on the point where the person finds questions too difficult. This is the point where the person is answering approximately half the questions correctly and nearly half incorrectly.
Fees are varied for CompTIA members and nonmembers.
The test covers both hardware and software and is not vendor specific. Preventative maintenance skills are also tested. This exam is not focused on any particular product or vendor. The 90-minute exam, which consists of 65, questions tests networking technology and practices. The certification deals with advanced microcomputer hardware commonly found in systems functioning as file, print, applications, database, Web servers, etc.