I passed new A+ tests with this book.:
I bought this book for fifteen bucks. Used it as my only guide and passed both of the new A+ test. I rate this book 10 big stars....
Good overview:
I just passed my A+, I used Adaptive Exams and Exam Crams 2. Adaptive Exams seemed to be more straight forward and didn't give bad examples that were hard to understand. The only thing when using Adaptive Exams, is you do need to have a basic understanding of computers. If you have a general background and want a book that's short and to the point, this is the book for you.
Book a Bit Dated:
I would say overall, the book material is about average. It appears to me that the ver. I received was written for the 2001 A+ exam; not the current 2003 exam. The hardware section is very dated but still applicable to the 2003 exam. The OS section doesn't even cover WIN XP. It has a large section on DOS and WIN 95 both of which have very few questions on the 2003 exam. On the other hand, the WIN 9.X, WIN NT, and WIN 2000 sections are very comprehensive; especially the WIN NT section. The CD test material I would rate below average. Not many questions and those given are to easy to answer. As anyone who has studied and sat for the A+ recommends, you need multiple study and practice test materials and sources to pass the exam.
I think it's out dated!:
It's will teach things about msdos... I don't think you will get msdos questions in A+. Watch out about it!
Awesome Source for a Ridiculously Easy Exam:
This book is the perfect study source for someone with experience. I personally have over 5 years of I.T. experience, so I read this book in a week and passed both exams in less than 20 minutes. I think it's good that CompTIA is going back to the linear format because 30 questions (20 if your getting all the answers right) is just not enough to properly gauge a candidate's overall knowledge. I'm not complaining, I'm just stating a fact that there might be a lot of A+ certified techs out there that really don't know squat about PC's. But hey, I passed and now I'm A+ certified as a result. Now I can make $8.00 per hour at CompUSA or Best Buy! Willie - CCNA, Network+, A+
| Author: | Christopher A. Crayton | | Binding: | Paperback | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 004.16 | | EAN: | 9781584500650 | | Edition: | 1st | | ISBN: | 1584500654 | | Number Of Pages: | 365 | | Publication Date: | 2002-03-18 |
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