Comptia A+ material

Zero-Cool · 28-04-2011 8:58am #1

Hi, I'm looking to do the Comptia A+ exam and wanted to buy the book for it. Can anyone recommend a good book to get? I saw on Amazon Mike Myers passport A+ is very good but want to make sure before deciding.

Thanks for any advice.

NullZer0 · 28-04-2011 9:11am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Hi, I'm looking to do the Comptia A+ exam and wanted to buy the book for it. Can anyone recommend a good book to get? I saw on Amazon Mike Myers passport A+ is very good but want to make sure before deciding.

Thanks for any advice.

You got it in one.
Haven't taken the exam but I've read that book (some time ago), seems to be the best out there.

Good luck!

roboshatner · 28-04-2011 9:17am

I did the course a few years back but I failed it I got just below 70 percent.

I never went back to do it again cause it costs a good bit to do again.

And its changed so much since I did it.

Zero-Cool · 28-04-2011 9:25am

Thanks iRock, saw that here for approx 25 euro, very good price!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/CompTIA-Certification-Seventh-220-701-220-702/dp/0071701338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303978767&sr=8-1

I see as from 2011, you have to renew it every 3 years if you pass to keep it valid. Thats a bit much I think. Think i'm gonna go with Mike so!

Adyx · 28-04-2011 10:10am

I dunno if it's the same book, but I have his All in one Exam Guide and it's great. It's actually much better than the course material being provided to me and there's a practice exam and other resources on the CD-ROM. Pretty much everyone in the IT Certification forum seems to recommend it too.

There's also more exams and info here.

Zero-Cool · 28-04-2011 10:12am

Thanks man, thats exactly the one I was looking at. Gonna go for that, great price too!

Krusader · 03-05-2011 7:19pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

Hi, I'm looking to do the Comptia A+ exam and wanted to buy the book for it. Can anyone recommend a good book to get? I saw on Amazon Mike Myers passport A+ is very good but want to make sure before deciding.

Thanks for any advice.

Some good vids for you

http://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-701/professor-messers-free-220-70x-comptia-a-training-course/

Zero-Cool · 03-05-2011 9:45pm

Thanks man, will check them out. Book just arrived today so gonna get stuck in!

stomprockin · 26-05-2011 11:43am

i'm doing the exam Friday week:) will let you know what its like if you want?

Krusader · 26-05-2011 11:50am

stomprockin wrote: »

i'm doing the exam Friday week:) will let you know what its like if you want?

Please do, i'm going through the course at the mo

stomprockin · 26-05-2011 11:58am

Crosáidí wrote: »

Please do, i'm going through the course at the mo

Are you doing by eLearning or attending a class? I have finished the course a few weeks ago, just need to sit two exams - A+ Essentials 220-701 and Practical Application 220-702 exams.

Krusader · 26-05-2011 12:03pm

stomprockin wrote: »

Are you doing by eLearning or attending a class? I have finished the course a few weeks ago, just need to sit two exams - A+ Essentials 220-701 and Practical Application 220-702 exams.

Blended learning

Kur4mA · 31-05-2011 9:37am

Who are you guys doing your A+ with?

stomprockin · 09-06-2011 2:43pm

kyub wrote: »

Who are you guys doing your A+ with?

Hi, I am doing mine in Dorset College tomorrow at 2 pm.
It cost's 155 each, just doing the one exam tomorrow.

Vicxas · 09-06-2011 8:16pm

Reckon its worth it to do it?

ahal · 09-06-2011 11:01pm

I'm not sure if he does A+, but 'thenewboston' on youtube is one hell of a channel.

stomprockin · 09-06-2011 11:55pm

Vicxas wrote: »

Reckon its worth it to do it?

Yep, think so, The cert is recognised worldwide.Nice to have on the C.V i reckon.

stomprockin · 11-06-2011 10:09am

Passed the Essentials exam yesterday, need to the Practical exam now in a few weeks. found the Essentials exam ok, had 100 questions to do in 90 minutes. questions varied as expected, port numbers, pins on a Sata data connector,security concepts,OS's and some fuzzy customer care questions:)

Vicxas · 15-06-2011 3:38pm

And what are the job prospects like?

demanufactured · 27-06-2011 2:16pm

You will struggle to get a job with just an A+

stomprockin · 27-06-2011 2:29pm

Agreed - It's the first step in the right direction. You could do the Network + or Linux + next and just keep doing all them type Certs until there no room left :pac:

I think the A+ is your stepping stone into I.T, First type of job would be Helpdesk - Deskside type stuff i reckon.

Worztron · 12-06-2012 10:53am

stomprockin wrote: »

Passed the Essentials exam yesterday, need to the Practical exam now in a few weeks. found the Essentials exam ok, had 100 questions to do in 90 minutes. questions varied as expected, port numbers, pins on a Sata data connector,security concepts,OS's and some fuzzy customer care questions:)

Did you pass the practical?

stomprockin · 13-06-2012 1:40pm

Worztron wrote: »

Did you pass the practical?

Yes, Now im Looking to do some Microsoft certs, Don't know where to start...

Did you start the A+?

Worztron · 14-06-2012 8:26am

stomprockin wrote: »

Yes, Now im Looking to do some Microsoft certs, Don't know where to start...

Did you start the A+?

Well done on passing the 2 A+ exams. Which one did you find more difficult?

Have not started A+ yet.

stomprockin · 14-06-2012 10:01am

Worztron wrote: »

Well done on passing the 2 A+ exams. Which one did you find more difficult?

Have not started A+ yet.

Definitely the 702 ( Practical ) was harder. More scenario type questions, but like everything else, once you know your stuff it's not difficult.

I have a pdf with about 200 + questions and answers if you want?

Worztron · 14-06-2012 10:02am

stomprockin wrote: »

Definitely the 702 ( Practical ) was harder. More scenario type questions, but like everything else, once you know your stuff it's not difficult.

I have a pdf with about 200 + questions and answers if you want?

Nice one. I'd love that. Could you upload to somewhere like www.speedyshare.com

Worztron · 14-06-2012 10:24am

stomprockin wrote: »

Definitely the 702 ( Practical ) was harder. More scenario type questions, but like everything else, once you know your stuff it's not difficult.

I have a pdf with about 200 + questions and answers if you want?

Is the Practical exam an actual practical i.e. working on a PC taken apart or just multi choice similar to the Essentials exam?

stomprockin · 14-06-2012 10:28am

Worztron wrote: »

Nice one. I'd love that. Could you upload to somewhere like www.speedyshare.com

Just pm'd you the link. I uploaded them to Dropbox.

Worztron · 14-06-2012 10:31am

stomprockin wrote: »

Just pm'd you the link. I uploaded them to Dropbox.

Go raibh maith agat, a chara.

PatrickMc · 17-06-2012 11:39pm

stomprockin wrote: »

Definitely the 702 ( Practical ) was harder. More scenario type questions, but like everything else, once you know your stuff it's not difficult.

I have a pdf with about 200 + questions and answers if you want?

Any chance ya could pm to me as well ? I'm starting the A+ course tomorrow.

Thx PmaC

Worztron · 18-06-2012 8:52am

stomprockin wrote: »

Definitely the 702 ( Practical ) was harder. More scenario type questions, but like everything else, once you know your stuff it's not difficult.

I have a pdf with about 200 + questions and answers if you want?

Did you have a lot of tech experience before doing the A+ (were you working in IT?) or were you relatively new to computers before starting the course? How hard was the course on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being simple).

Comptia A+ material

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