CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide: (Exams 220-601/602/603/604) by Quentin Docter, Emmett Dulaney, Toby Skandier
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Book Reviews of CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide: (Exams 220-601/602/603/604)
Book Review: Got me A+ Certified
Summary: 5 Stars
The A+ cert is considered the entry level IT and comptia recommends a certain amount of experience in a field before taking there certs. That being said I have about 7 solid document years of IT experience, I took the essential exam with minimal preparation and failed. Decided to buy this book which corresponds with the newly revamped 2007 A+ exam. Followed the easy to read book to the T, did all the practice exams and chapter exams. Sybex recommends a score of 80% or better on a chapter exam to achieve proficiency. The sybex certification books are some of the best as they are easy to read and follow, even with my experience I learned quite a bit that I didn't know such the white paper of various printer technologies. This is a great book that comes with a CD with practice exams and the entire text in pdf, this book will get you certified.Book Review: Good Choice
Summary: 5 Stars
This book prepared me quite well. I spent a month reading and reviewing and passed the essential exam with a 790 and the IT Tech exam with an 850. The CD that comes with this book is quite handy, coming with 7 practice tests, flashcards and a pdf copy of the whole book. My only real complaint is that the practice tests are for the most part too easy. The IT Tech practice tests dwell on memorizing IRQ and I/O addresses, none of which were on the real exam.
Over all, I think that learning the book cover to cover has brought me from being a simple computer user to being a competent Tech.
I also greatly recommend get the Cliffs Notes practice test book. The questions are much more difficult(more difficult than the real exam) but really prepare you to go into the exam room with confidence.
Book Review: Loved This Book
Summary: 5 Stars
I would highly recommend this book. Not only did it help me pass the exam, it also taught how to apply what I learned to my every-day job.
I have to respectfully disagree with the previous review. This was a very comprehensive study guide, and covered all the topics I expected to find on the exam. I thought it was very well organized, followed a logical order, and had the the extras I expect to find from Sybex: Exam Essentials, Hands-on Exercises, Review Questions, and so on.
It was also very easy to read. Unlike some books--Mike Meyer's for one--the authors are not pompus or over the top. They are straight forward, not making any assumptions about the reader's intelligence or sense of humor.
Book Review: Book prepared me well
Summary: 5 Stars
Definitely the best book I saw to review. I studied from this book only, knew everything in it, and I got 830/900 on the essentials exam, and 850/900 on the IT exam (passing scores were 675 and 700 respectively).
Only complaint is that the CD that comes with it is buggy. Although it provides many extra questions which are helpful, several of the questions are filled with bugs, like they mark the wrong answer right, or on one of the practice exams one question was repeated a dozen times.
Still the best book and definitely worth it.
Book Review: Better than taking a class!
Summary: 5 Stars
I want to stress to everyone reading this review that this book was all I needed to pass the A+ tests with great scores. Many websites and people will tell you that the A+ tests are very difficult and that you need to sign up for a class that probably costs $1,000 or more. This is absolutely false information. I studied this book (read and took notes, made flash cards, did the practice exams on the CD, etc.) for about three hours per day for two weeks over Christmas break. I then signed up and took the tests and aced them!