lame A+ exam test voucher $203 for both compared to $145x2

[jimmyhaha]

trust me, A+ is lame, but it will get give you better chance against other candidate if u have no college degree.

get the test voucher & study material here... $203 for both compare to $145 x 2 = $290.

http://www.mic-inc.com/voucheroffer/

p.s. I am NOT affiliated with the above company.

Repeat after me : I am taking a lame A+ test which makes CompTIA rich like a pig.

 

[DaiShan]

Yeah honestly A+ didn't teach me much and is not really applicable to any of today's problems, however, it is a certification, and employers like the fact that you went through the effort of getting a cert, and since it is so hard to get a job without experience, this cert can get you a foot in entry level tech support, then you can be off on your merry way with some experience under your belt. Although I thought they used to be ~100 bucks for each test, maybe I am wrong though. At any rate almost 45% price drop is pretty hot.

 

[Ginrai]

What?? the price went up for the 2 A+ tests? i thought it use to be around $200 for both. Oh well, i already have my A+ but it sucks for u guys who are trying to get it now.

 

[Uconn411]

So, this package enables you to have 2 vouchers for tests, plus the material you need to study for them. The tests you can take at you're convience, I assume. My question is, what happens if you fail an exam. Do you have to pay an additional fee, or can you take an exam over X number of times for free? Thx for any advice....

 

[Ginrai]

Well if u fail a test then you will have to pay for the test again. you get to choose when and where u want to take the test in the available locations.

 

[yasth]

Testing on all the Cert tests went up. MS's are now 125 used to be 100. That might be a better option any more. I mean a low level MCSA is 3 tests I think, and even given all the idiotic MS stuff it is probably worth a bit more.

edit: 125 not 150.

 

[sohdahere]

mind I ask, what exactly does A+ certification show that you know?

 

[yasth]

Originally posted by: sohdahere
mind I ask, what exactly does A+ certification show that you know?

The ability to repair computers at the basic field level. Best Buy and a number of other places require that thier computer repair people get the cert. I think Best Buy and the chains will help you get it, and even pay the exam, though that might have changed or never have been true. Or at least that was what I gathered while paging through an exam prep book a year or so ago.

 

[Devistater]

Originally posted by: sohdahere
mind I ask, what exactly does A+ certification show that you know?

Shows you know how to learn and study for a test

 

[ericlp]

Originally posted by: sohdahere
mind I ask, what exactly does A+ certification show that you know?

A+ ... Damn that test sucked back in hmmm, I can't remember.... But it was soooo LAME. hahaha Anyway, when I took it 95 and 98 were the big thing. So, I figured what the hell. I'll take both PC and MAC. I guess they dropped the mac cert. Booo! Anyway. From what I remember there were two parts. And I didn't study for any of it. I passed the first part with flying colors then came the second part. The PC part. Oppps, all this talked about was windows 3.1!!! Damn, I hated 3.1... I was an expert with 95/98!!! Not even one 95/98 question on the test. I flunked.... Next up Mac. Yeah I played around with the macs for a bit well apparently I knew more about Mac OS then 3.1. So, I passed that and as it goes if your A+ certified it really didn't matter if you were mac or pc certified.. since A+ was A+... Even tho, I'm a PC kind of guy. And I never got one Mac job.

OK, so what does this mean to me? A+ means that you might have the ability to troubleshoot certain types of hardware/software problems...

And I say SAVE YOUR CASH.... Pick up a 2000 or XP Cert from Microsoft. It only costs 100 bucks. And if you don't pass the first time retake it. More then likely it will be the SAME test you took the last time.

Anyway, I feel that an MCP cert holds more value then an A+ cert. That being said, A+ got me into some computer jobs. But the job I got now could give a rip about A+ or MCP... Tho, if I got laid off or fired or whatever I am sure maybe they might have some use again.?.?

 

[beatle]

This doesn't look that hot. I got vouchers here for $198.95 and also got a few study guides in pdf.

 

[weepul]

lol. how much harder is the MSCE?

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[Saulbadguy]

I wouldn't say A+ is lame. It has become very popular over the years, however, and the market is saturated with a bunch of A+ certified technicians. My advice is pick up the A+, PLUS some other certs. Perhaps an MCP in Windows XP or 2000, CNA, or CCNA. Heck, even Networks+ could be worth it. Any titles after your name can give you that extra edge in the hiring process.

 

[beatle]

A+ is worth it - with so much competition, you need every little thing, especially if your work experience is limited. If you already have 6 -12 months of experience, you probably won't need A+ as much as someone who is truly entry level. I have seen several job listings that list A+ as a requirement, however.

 

[ai42]

I've always wanted to get an A+ so I can show off to some of these moron salespeople at stores. (High school kid at Circuit City earlier this week was trying to convince me that a 2.2Ghz celeron actually ran at 1.2Ghz). But honestly I don't care because I know that I know more than that, and I work IT anyway.

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Personally, I don't think anybody should waste their money on A+ (unless you plan to work at a best buy or something).

Go grab a 2000/XP practice test from the web and run through it a few times. Thats what I did, and I passed the 2000 Server exam with basically no server experience.

The 2k Pro exam is a lot of automated install crap, but the Server exam should be no problem for someone with a good foundation in 2000. An MCP looks a hell of a lot better on a resume/application than an A+ IMHO.

 

[altonb1]

A+ certified since '95. heh heh...

My company paid for it since I worked in a config center. They wanted it for for bragging rights and salesmanship. They just started the Mac test then, and the core test was hardware, interrupts, etc and the 2nd was either MAC or Windows. mainly 3.x questions, but I can't be certain there was not any 95 questions at all.

Those 2 tests were part of the A+ cert. Now thwe 2 tests are different, or are you guys referring to A+/Net+ as the 2 tests? I don't have Net+ and don't really want to spend the funds to pay for the test, although I wuold probably be able to pass it without studying like I did with A+. Oh well...I'll think about it, I guess.

 

[yasth]

Originally posted by: weepul
lol. how much harder is the MSCE?

//krunk (^_^x)

N-thousand times (where n is huge). Not that the MCSE is horrifically hard. Just the designing tests make it a good bit more iffy (partly because they are poorly put together). Also if you don't cheat (Braindumps, etc.) the MCSE can be a good challenge. But really if you are in doubt go for the MCSA. A good bit easier to get. Not that it really matters because test-based certs have been devalued to almost junk status.

 

[mboy]

MCSA and A+ are a dime a dozen unfortunately. Now a nice SANS cert (or GIAC) are fewer and far between and hold more prestige with those in the industry (maybe not the HR drones tho)

 

[Macro2]

RE:"was trying to convince me that a 2.2Ghz celeron actually ran at 1.2Ghz"

Maybe he mean't that a 2.2 GHz Celeron runs like a 1.2 Duron or P3...

In which case he'd be close...LOL

As for A+ vouchers...make sure there is not an expiration date...or it's far out.

Mac

 

[rasputinj]

I remember taking my A+ a while back and while going through the study material going through install a math co-processor. I had not dealt with that since my days with the 386. Easy tests, I just did not like studying history.

 

[mamisano]

Originally posted by: beatle
This doesn't look that hot. I got vouchers here for $198.95 and also got a few study guides in pdf.

Thanks, I am looking to take a Security+ exam in the near future

 

[QueBert]

A+ is good. it's not expensive, the test's are pretty basic. It just shows you have a general PC knowledge. You could even easier get your MCP. But I honestly think if you don't "know" computers A+ would be harder to get. Lots of stuff on the test about the good old PC days
I've been A+ for awhile now, going for N+ and I-Net+ next week. They are meaninless to me, but it shows companies I work for that I at least could pass a couple of tests *shrug*

 

[foot]

Cisco certs all the way baby . I like to actually earn back my money once I pass an exam. MS certs did NOT do that for me .

 

[pecel]

Good timing.
Plan to take the exam in 2-3 weeks

Thanks.