CompTIA

Article summary

The Computing Technology Industry Association, more commonly known as CompTIA, is a for-profit American trade association that issues vendor-neutral professional certifications for the information technology (IT) industry.

Key claims

1. members: 2,050 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. members: 100,000 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the members is "2,050 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the members is "100,000 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373916776