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Summary: Great study guide
Review: This book follows the format of the revised Network+ exam very closely. One would probably be able to pass the exam using just this book in combination with some previous knowledge and/or experiance. However, I would recommend picking up Tamara Dean's Network+ book to fill in some of the areas not covered closely enough by Meyers, such as Remote Access, WAN technologies and Network Troubleshooting. Also, the end of chapter questions in this book are weak at times, and do not accurately represent the difficulty of the exam itself. The tests on the CD-ROM are a good practice tool.
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Summary: Test prep book that isn't up to standards
Review: No doubt about it, it's a textbook. I read it through thoroughly, and as a person wanting to just pass the test, it's not up to expectations. It teaches the material fully, but unless you have a lot of time to read and absorb all the in depth material, it probably isn't for you. By no means is it a cram book, as it covers pretty much everything with many small details the A+ exam doesn't even ask for. If you want to be a good tech, read this book. If you're in need of certification fast and need to pass the test, I suggest using this with a test prep book (I found "A+ Adaptive Exams" to be a good book) or not using this at all.
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Summary: Right on the money...
Review: The book, many times, goes off on tangents and gives WAY too much history about certain topics. This is good and bad - it gives you a deeper understanding of the material but gets in the way when you just want to get to the meat of the topic. But the writer even states that he rambles a lot so no surprises there.
Good reference book.
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Summary: All I needed
Review: I read through this book once and it was really in depth in a lot of the areas it was all I needed to pass the exam and it was a great source.
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Summary: HARDWARE SECTION IS BEST, OS IS ONLY AVERAGE
Review: I PASSED BOTH THE HARDWARE AND OS EXAMS MAY 28, 2002.
I USED THIS BOOK TO PREPARE FOR THE TESTS. MIKE DID A GOOD JOB ON HARDWARE SECTION, ESPECIALLY ON CPU, MEMORY, AND MOTHERBOARD. THE OS SECTION HOWEVER IS DISORGANIZED. I WAS LOST WHEN READING DOS, WINDOW 9X, AND WINDOWS 2000 CHAPTERS. THIS BOOK SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHORTER, TOO LONG. OTHER A+ BOOKS (LIKE THE ONE WRITTEN BY DAVID GROTH) ARE EVEN WORSE. FOR THIS REASON,I STILL STRONGLY RECOMMEND MIKE'S BOOK. THE QUALITY OF THIS BOOK IS NOT UP TO MY EXPECTATION. HOWEVER, AS I SAID, IT IS STILL THE BEST COMPARED TO OTHER A+ BOOKS.
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Summary: All In One...for the Core Exam
Review: For anyone hoping this book kills two birds with one stone by covering OS as well as Core, think again. I just passed the core exam using this book as my main source of study, no doubt about it, it covers all you need to know for the hardware exam, it sometimes covers more than you need to know in that area. As far as OS goes, it really fails big time, im going to get the Meyers "Passport" book to help me as I prepare for OS, ive heard good things about it. Overall I gave this thing 3 stars because I feel it fulfilled half my expectations by preparing me well enough for one exam, but not the other.
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Summary: A Must Have Study Guide
Review: I just got the book and I must say that I am learning more by reading the book then my professor in college who taught A+ I am about to take the test and I truly feel confident now that I have the Michael Meyers A+ book.
One thing Im sadden about is that in Michael Meyers "Third Edition" for A+ he included in his book a poster in full color of a motherboard and it's features. But in the forth edition he left it out.
I would really like to find out how can i go about getting a poster do detailed oriented so that I can just have and study.
If anyone knows please email me.
.... Thank you very much,
Irene :-)
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Summary: Wonderful Resource
Review: This is a wonderful book for both curious minds that want to know more about how computers work and for those that intend to take the A+ exam. If you are the type of person that would just like to rebuild your computer - then this is the book for you! I successfully rebuilt my computer. The only problem was that the computer would not turn on! I did not fully understand how jumpers and switches worked and for this reason I strongly recommend that potential A+ test takers work as an apprentice before they take the exam. Current A+ certified people are very eager to help someone else learn the tricks of the trade if you prove to them that you are serious. Overall this is a wonderful book and it is worth the money! There are other books on the market that are cheaper and more expensive than this text, but this text is far surperior. Don't waste your money on anything else. Remember that there is nothing in the world can help you if you don't open up your computer and test what you have learned. Just make sure that you can take your compter to someone that can undo whatever you did if you run into trouble :0) Good luck!
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Summary: a+ certification
Review: This book explains topics very well but sometimes topics are abbreviated. The questions at the end of the chapters are not formatted for a+ certification and no a+ guidelines are specified. The CD-ROM is helpful, although the current adaptive format is not followed in the tests provided. It would be helpful if the author specified which chapters apply to the Core and which chapters apply to the OS exams. The author should be more direct toward the A+ certification objective as opposed to giving historical data that is not included in the A+ certification tests.
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Summary: Old News
Review: The subject matter is ancient. You will not pass the new Comptia adaptive exams with the nformation in this book.
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