Starting A+ Course Jan.13th 1

[MAJC42]

Hey all! I am going to be taking the A+ Certification course on Jan. 13th - Jan. 27th. Now my question. Do any of u guys/gals have any ideas or tips for preparing for the class? I saved and downloaded a bunch of study guides. I will be reading those to prepare. Does anybody know of any good beginner study guides? Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks!

Mike

 

[glister]

Cramsession & Examnotes & CompTIA objectives should be all you need. There are a few good sites on some previous posts. Other than that, it just gets redundant.

Where are you taking a class? I hope it's not very expensive.

Good Luck. Holler if we can help. A+,N+,S+,L+,I+,CST,CNST,CFOT,CCNT,ACSP,ISA CCST3

 

[xjlkx]

Repetition!

Most of the A+ material is old, as you may have heard. So it may seem a little foreign to someone that is somewhat new to the field, or someone that hasn't kept a 486 kickin around....

I feel like I got the most out of studying by taking notes and just reviewing them. When I was in college, someone gave me some statistic about memory retention when you review the day's lesson within 12 hours...I don't quite recall what that statistic was, but I tried it out and it was definitely effective...but then again, I got my B.A. in History!

 

[MAJC42]

I am taking the course at PcCenter Training Institute in Chicago, IL. The cost is $995.00 and that includes a free computer. I have a good feeling about the place that I am taking the course. They offer job placement assistance. I get the hours of class time plus 20 hours(however I'd like to break them up)of actual work time. I forget if they send me to a company they work with or what, but I will basically be doing tech support. The guy said I'll be helping people with their problems, complaints and I will fix problems for them, build networks, etc... I will also get a certificate saying that I completed that time of work. That should help on a resume. Plus all the other stuff they offer for job placement. I hope everything goes ok. I would like to be prepared as I possibly can be going into it though.

Thanks for your advice

Mike

 

[Accessdabbler]

A+ is nice (I just got it myself) but employers want experience.

Also, the A+ certification relies heavily on repair and troubleshooting. Don't worry too much about the "theory" of how computers work. Practice putting parts in and out of your computer. Try adding 2nd hard drives. Go to Device Manager and look at the properties of all the devices and see what things can be configured/changed. Understand what they all do.

 

[BELITD]

Learn the Jargon, its a lot easier to answer questions if you know what it means, and if you have to guess at an answer you can usually narrow it down if you know what the terms being used mean!

 

[smilesalways]

Hi Mike, I thought i would throw this in, I am taking an online course for A+ and I got Michael Meyers all in one A+ certification exam guide book, it has helped lots.the one i have also came with a cd so u can do a mock exam before u do the real one.Good luck!

 

[MAJC42]

Thanks for all your guys'/gals help! I think I might have to look into that book.

 

[blackrhino46]

there's a book by mike myers not the dr. evil guy thats oretty good.. it's a bit long winded but good

 

[gwinn7]

My advice is a bit broad, but very applicable...

#1 Learn to LOVE working with computers. Eat, Drink, and Breath the technology. If you are doing it to make an easy buck or just to have a job, you are probably going to fail or have very limited success.

#2 Forget training classes. Money is better spent on self-study and practice. I have taken three certification exams so far and have passed each one the first time. I did this by studying/practicing from two different study guides written by different authors and achieving 80% or better on FREE practice tests. I have often found that one author leaves out details the others don't.

#3 Think on providing excellent service to customers. Be always honest, kind, objective, generous, sincere, committed, diplomatic, and passionate with people. This will get you much further in the long run than trying other tactics. This item is needed to open the door if you EVER want a chance at applying the first two items mentioned.

Just my thoughts, you asked.

Gary
gwinn7
A+, N+, I+