it Is there a test I can take to check how good I am with Information Technology?

[NotKalo]

I have been looking for such on the Internet but most of them are from Win XP era and ask dumb stuff like what do you click to minimize a window. 

Is there an advanced test with algorithm that sees you are good at something and gives you more questions of it. 
ex: This guy is good at networking and windows but bad at Linux and coding, I will give him more networking and windows questions. 

Then it evaluates your knowledge in categories and tells you how good you are compared to other people that took the test. 

To think of it that is too far fetched. I doubt such thing exist...

[Swealteek]

8 minutes ago, NotKalo said:

I have been looking for such on the Internet but most of them are from Win XP era and ask dumb stuff like what do you click to minimize a window. 
Then it evaluates your knowledge in categories and tells you how good you are compared to other people that took the test. 
To think of it that is too far fetched. I doubt such thing exist...

Don't think its far fetched. I think some school may have it but not online that's for sure.

 

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Is there an advanced test with algorithm that sees you are good at something and gives you more questions of it. 
ex: This guy is good at networking and windows but bad at Linux and coding, I will give him more networking and windows questions. 

Not how IT works  you "specialist' in 1 part of it. Its not like you go and to a bit of programming and support people how don't know how a printer works. 
-Service (service desk / support )
- Networking
- programming

and latse see you go in programming you can do : back end forn end dev ops and even more i cant think of.

 

 

[Morgan MLGman]

IT has around 30 different specializations, you cannot do a "general" test and then find out how good you are.

[Froody129]

You get things like the A+ certificate that are kinda the same. You don't get like a general IT knowledge test though AFAIK 

[porina]

Looking at it from a slightly different direction, there is the CompTIA A+ certification. I haven't done it, but it seems to cover PC related tech and IT. The exams aren't cheap, but there are websites out there doing free practice tests. That would obviously be a starting point, and you might look at more specific areas after that.

[MandoPanda]

Like other people have said, CompTIA A+ is a great place to start. As an added bonus, if you get certified, you could get a job. A test like you described doesn't really exist. Check this out if you want some information on IT career paths.

 

If you're interested in learning, check out class listings at your local community college, or do your own self study on the internet. Plenty of resources to learn from; Linus is self taught too.