I plan on taking the A+ exam in the next few months. I have been to so many bookstores, read so many reviews and I still cant decide which one to get. I have narrowed it down to three choices. All comments, suggestions and recommendations are recommended. 1. A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide by Michael Meyers, Scott Jernigan. 2. A+ Certification Passport by Mike Meyers, Tracey Rosenblath, Michael Meyers. 3. A+ Training Guide, Fifth Edition by Charles J. Brooks. I have 10+ years experience with repairing pc's however, I want to reassure my knowledge. Price isn't an option, Im looking for the best.
I hope that you were joking....because if you werent and you crap/spam on another thread youll need to find a new forum to troll in.... To be honest theres probably not a whole lot of difference between the books...Just make sure you get the most up to date edition as they redid the test a few years ago and some of the books Ive seen in books stores are for the old version. I personally always liked the ones that came with a practice test..The thing that always killed me was the history side of it...
I was considering getting myself the A+ certification, just as something to stick on my CV; I never got around to it unfortunately. I wonder if a book would have enough to learn from to finish the test, I've seen courses that go for €1000+
Links are being funny for me... However, I've been toying with the idea of getting an A+ certification for awhile now, just because it's (afaik) the basic, required cert if you want to do anything IT based. Everything I've found is $800+ though, and that's way too crazy-high for me..I'm looking for something around the $200 mark, if even.
Thats assuming that everything in IT is hardware which is completely inaccurate; as a software programmer, I have no "requirement" for an A+ certification. Though, personally I want to expand my horizons
I take it you mean $800+ for a class....The test by itself is $200+ Also A+ has a hardware and a software test so its not just hardware... All a certification is just a peice of paper that tells people you knew enough about a certain subject to pass an acredited,sp on that, test...
Yes, sorry. Meant $800 for a class, didn't know it was that much just to take the test . Course, I'd like to learn the software side of things too... So much to learn, so little time
true, but that does not mean that without it, any person who wishes to persue a career in the IT industry would be "helpless"
Very true...Ive meet alot of A+ certified people who I wouldnt let use my mouse let alone repair a pc...I belive some highschools are even teaching it now here in the states...
sorry...touch off topic i guess....Ive only actually read the first one and it was decent...came with a practice test disc when i bought it at the book store..
CompTIA’s A+ certification is meant for entry-level computer technicians. The A+ certification is a vendor-neutral certification that was introduced in 1993 and is now held by over 500,000 people. It has no prerequisites but is widely used as a starting point for various system administration and network administration certifications. For example, the A+ certification, coupled with either the CompTIA Network+ or Server+ certification, can be used as an elective for Microsoft’s MCSA certification. http://www.cramsession.com/certifications/comptia/a-2003.asp
i use the A+ cert. bible, has everything in it and comes with a cdrom version of the book so you always have a resource on your computer if u need it.
The Michael Meyers book is supposed to be excellent. I know a few people who've used it to sucessfully pass the exam and I have a copy myself as work want me to do it. The reviews of it on Amazon should give some indication to its worth.
