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A+ Certification Question

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psynotic

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Hey everyone!

I just finished reading my A+ Cert. book and was glancing at some braindumps around the web. I was able to find some sample exams, but I was wondering if any fellow [H] members had some good experience with other sites which they found very helpful in passing the cert. test. I don't mind if some sites require you to pay to unlock more questions, I just want to be 99.9% confident I pass my exam because those exams are pricey! Also, any helpful tips would be nice!

Cheers!
 
Tip: Braindump all the IRQs and other things like that you have to memorize right when you start the test
 
A+ is a joke. If you know your stuff, just go for it, do a practice test and see how you do.

Cheers,
 
A+ is pretty easy. Like Verigo said, make sure you know your IRQs (even though in 99% of PCs today IRQs don't matter...) also know the processes and parts of a laser printer (this part almost killed me on mine). if i think of anything else i'll let you know.
 
Eigtball said:
A+ is a joke. If you know your stuff, just go for it, do a practice test and see how you do.

Cheers,
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A+ is no joke, mabey the old 15 question test. the 80 question was quite challenging for me. IRQ questions...phhh, there will be no question on the test that says what IRQ is the system timer...nope...it will be some shit about a problem, and possible causes or resolutions. All the questions present scenarios, not straight forward questions.

Get a big book and study the shit out of it. I still barely scraped by to pass.
 
If you know your stuff, and had as much experience as I have I skimmed some brain dumps too see how the questions were, and I took the tests and passed. Its pretty logical, you just need to know your stuff. The only tests that I am really studying for are CCNA, CCNE. Even MCSE is some-what easy.

A+ is a freebie, you just need some experience. Well lets just say that it was joke tests for me.

Cheers,
 
ok mr big baller. you are in the wrong forum to impress people with your super duper computer geek knowledge. quit trying to flex and impress and try to be helpfull to a person who is asking an honest question.
 
Which A+ book did you read? I read over the book by Mike Meyers when I did my cert, and the book plus the included practice tests were plenty to cover everything I needed to know on the test.
 
Deity said:
ok mr big baller. you are in the wrong forum to impress people with your super duper computer geek knowledge. quit trying to flex and impress and try to be helpfull to a person who is asking an honest question.
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He was correct in his comments, just probably worded them wrong. The A+ is a joke, simply because it's not really accepted or respected anymore. I have only heard of retail stores asking for it, and judging by the talent at Best Buy and CompUSA, the tests teach you nothing. Out in the corporate world, contrary to popular belief, they are worthless, and don't add very much to your resume. It is pretty much a waste of time to pursue them, because if your seeking a career in IT, you'll need a lot more, and if your not, then why get certs at all?
 
Michael Meyers A+ All in One book is all you need. If you are interested in Network +, he has a book for that.

A+ is a joke now that everyone with basic skills get it.


When you take the test, use the paper to write down the printing process, and list the irq's. You won't be asked specifically, but they would want to know things like what free IRQ to use for this or that.


Also, how do they grade the A+? I passed mine but I got like 700 of 900.
 
Thanks for all the input guys! Yeah I heard A+ Cert. is not what is used to be before, but I would like to take the MSCA Cert. exam and A+ and Network+ is a prerequisite. By the way the book I am reading is A+ Managing and Maintaing Your PC Fifth Edition by Jean Andrews. The book does a thorough job in explaining everything. I have recently took some braindumps and have done fairly well in them. I will keep all your suggestions in mind and probably take the test a week from now. And again, thanks for all the input!

Cheers!
 
Every thread with a question on certifications always brings in the elitists.

He asked for tips on the test, not your dissertation on the state of IT.
 
but I would like to take the MSCA Cert. exam and A+ and Network+ is a prerequisite.
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No it's not, you can just substitute those for 1 elective.
 
Neurofreeze said:
Every thread with a question on certifications always brings in the elitists.

He asked for tips on the test, not your dissertation on the state of IT.
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Actually, those were tips. It's a waste of time...that's the tip.....to try something worthwhile.
 
Wow, all the e-penises flying around about certs...sheesh :rolleyes:

I may try for my MCSE, but I'm currently studying for my MCSD..
 
My thoughts: If you have any kind of teching experience, A+ should be pretty easy for you. The weird thing, though, is that it seems to focus much more on old, obsolete hardware and DOS than you will ever run into in the real world. Well, whatever, you just want to pass it :) So brush up on IRQs, definitely. Brush up on printers. Brush up on DOS, spending some time specifically on loading drivers into high memory and such. If you have a decent teching background with Windows, those things should be all you need to brush up on.
 
its true, most people do laugh at A+ cert becasue it was so easy to pass. I personally dont like certifications and most of my peers I work with laugh at people who hold them in high regard, however when I started doing warranty work for Toshiba, HP and IBM, they wont even let you crack open one of their cases unless you have your A+ cert. It seems the manufacturers dont think they're a joke at all. My current employer required me to have it, and that is the only reason that I do. Im not trying to be captain cool guy like whats his face up there.
 
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