anyone A+ certified?

[Corporate Thug]

care to recommend a prep book?

 

[SaigonK]

A+ // never got mine, and I dont need it..i always thought it was a joke...only because most of the people I see who have it still dont know squat.

 

[Zim Hosein]

A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, 5th edition

 

[Corporate Thug]

thanx zim

 

[Zim Hosein]

You're welcome shady06 :beer:

 

[Pathogen03]

Yeah i went to borders and Barnes & Noble and read 3 A+ Books and took about 7 practice exams..

The one Zim suggested in the best, and its not expensive used at www.amazon.com

 

[MichaelD]

I am. I bought the ExamCram book...it's red and black...wait...lemme get me digicam.

/goes to get cam

/one minute later


This book here.

I already had more than a little knowledge. You build your own rigs, right? Do ALL the exercises in the book, including the practice tests that come on the CD and you'll pass.

They updated the test about a year ago. They no longer ask questions about 286's and the chipsets that run them. :roll: You'll do fine! Good luck.

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
I am. I bought the ExamCram book...it's red and black...wait...lemme get me digicam.

/goes to get cam

/one minute later


This book here.

I already had more than a little knowledge. You build your own rigs, right? Do ALL the exercises in the book, including the practice tests that come on the CD and you'll pass.

They updated the test about a year ago. They no longer ask questions about 286's and the chipsets that run them. :roll: You'll do fine! Good luck.

^^ listen to the man. You'll do fine, the OS is harder than the hardware section, good entry level cert to get your foot in the door, got me my first IT job for $9.25/hour (although can't find ANY employment now, even the pet store hahahah)

 

[Fritzo]

Don't ask me, I got a B- on my A+

 

[faenix]

I'll sell you my A+ certification for dummies book for cheap if you'd like.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: faenix
I'll sell you my A+ certification for dummies book for cheap if you'd like.

I heard that book sucks goat ass (that's just from what I heard though - it's too broad)

 

[hevnsnt]

I just took a couple practice tests online.. Finished both parts of the test in 9 mins total..

Piece of cake test. FYI I guess...

 

[faenix]

It actually helped me a lot.

Broad? Quite the contrary. I only bought it because it was a lot thinner and to the point compared to the other $50 THICK A+ books.

I actually used it and it was quite good, thank you very much.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: faenix
It actually helped me a lot.

Broad? Quite the contrary. I only bought it because it was a lot thinner and to the point compared to the other $50 THICK A+ books.

I actually used it and it was quite good, thank you very much.

So did it actually add any value/knowledge to the OS section? That's where I heard it just really sucked on.

 

[Nocturnal]

Most of the practice tests you guys are taking are from the older exams. CompTIA recently updated the objectives in the later part of last year 03. Trust me it isn't as easy as it once was. Yes it was really easy previous to these updates however they have made changes that make it much more worth it per se.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Seeing as how you're 1/2 way to A+ certified, that means you probably failed one of the exams?

 

[Zim Hosein]

1/2 way to A+ certified

Which half did you pass Nocturnal?

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

1/2 way to A+ certified

Which half did you pass Nocturnal?

I'm going to guess hardware

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Seeing as how you're 1/2 way to A+ certified, that means you probably failed one of the exams?

It means I haven't taken the second half, yet.

 

[cessna152]

Yea the exams are harder now. Which is good. I still finished ridiculously fast and the test administrator looked at me funny

 

[episodic]

The better question is "Does anyone not have an A+ cert?"