For many, passing the Salesforce Certified Administrator exam is one of the first steps to unlocking a successful career. This certification requires preparation much like any other formal exam: you need to understand the question format, study strategies, key vocabulary, exam-specific topics, and much more. 
 
Through working with individuals to successfully pass their exams, I have developed a certification study guide to aid in preparation. This guide has been optimized over years of use, and includes a recommended order of topics, study schedule, diagrams and aids to clarify concepts, key concept and value call-outs, and full vocabulary review lists.