Taking my A+ exam tomorrow...[Update] I passed!!!

[helloedchen]

i'm nervous! ahhhhhhhhhhhh

edit: passed, 568 on core, 545 on dos/win! Thx for all the tips, they actually helped on a couple of the questions!

 

[ArkAoss]

hey, it oughta be a snap, I went in, sat down, clicked thru, and passed in 5 minutes. (adaptive)

btw, love that how to on your site for the liquid window.

 

[Tauren]

Good luck tomorrow! And I also liked the liquid window.

 

[Shack70]

Good luck...it should be a breeze! man I was checking out your site, very cool! I added it to my avantgo!

 

[helloedchen]

thx! I've been using some of these practice test programs, they're making me feel even worst!

Anyone ever try examcram.com's practice test? Is that an accurate representation of the actual test? I took like 5 of their practice exams, passed every one of them. Just wanna be ready for tomorrow

 

[mrCide]

examcram makes a great a+ guide.

I took some a+ class (mostly stuff you know) but you have to touch up on those irqs and the printer crap.

it's very easy. it took me 5 minutes for each test.

I went throguh the a+ exam cram the day before.. and looked at every alert and the little cram sheet in the front.. its REALLY good, they tell you answers for a lot of questions on the test.

 

[helloedchen]

thx for the tip! So i guess exam cram is the way to go eh? Their practice exams seems along the lines of the other tests i've tried...hope their about the same

anyone how the A+ is graded?

 

[Zipperhead]

Good luck.i passed net essentials,srever,workstation, and enterprise all in the last week.man what a ballbuster.

 

[mrCide]

haha.. anything to be able to upgrade in time

 

[helloedchen]

i passed! so how long does this certification come into my mailbox?

 

[mrCide]

Edit: Congratulations, wasn't it easy?

Either 4-6 or 6-8, the bastards. I wanted mine overnighted.

 

[Missus]

YEAH!!! Congrats on passing...

Now it is time to study for the Network+... That is what Neo is studying...

 

[helloedchen]

ouch 4-6 or 6-8? Feels like a rebate check anyhoo...I think i'll be studying for the Net+ now, do many employers look for that one? I know A+ is asked for at many places, not sure on the Net+. The lady at the exam center was telling me, take some MS certs, she said their better.

 

[Davegod75]

net+ studying for me now too

 

[Webbed]

congratulations -- now go get a job!

 

[bigrash]

congrats.

 

[TheNemesis]

What kind of job can you get with just a highschool degree and A+ cert? Just curious.

 

[helloedchen]

thanks! trying to finish school first

 

[SaX0N]

ok, may sound stupid, but where can i do this A+ exam? just did a few practice tests based on it, on examcram and had no probs except the laser printer stuff... so am interested in what has to be done to take the real exam n all that

 

[helloedchen]

go to CompTIA and find your nearest testing center...then call and schedule an exam and your set!

 

[SaX0N]

Cool thanks alot GideonX.. now all i have to do is ring up the aussie number and see where the closest centre is.. prob is, aussie is a huge place and there only probibly going to be a small number of centres.. could make for a bit of traveling

 

[helloedchen]

im sure the traveling will pay off in the long run

 

[KevinH]

How'd you study for it Gideon? Books? I'm going thru the Exam Cram Book right now and took a couple of their practice exams. Anything else I should consider looking into?

 

[SaX0N]

yeah apart from the free little practice tests on examcram are there any "free" online book's... test material... references.... ect.. to the A+ certificate?

 

[prodigy]

Congrats Ed, where did you take it? In Albany or the city?