Knowing important analytical tools
Okay, this one is brute-force memorization. You do not need to know how to use any particular data analytics tool or software for the exam, but CompTIA+ has come up with a list of names you need to know. There may be tools on the list that aren’t very popular, and there may be popular tools that aren’t mentioned on the list, but this is a list of the tools that will be in the exam. To be clear, this is all very high level—you just need to memorize the names and the vague purpose. The full list is as follows:
- Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Python
- Microsoft Excel
- R
- RapidMiner
- IBM Cognos
- IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Modeler
- IBM SPSS
- Statistical Analysis System (SAS)
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Qlik
- MicroStrategy
- BusinessObjects
- Apex
- Dataroma
- Domo
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) QuickSight
- Stata
- Minitab
This is quite a list, and you probably...