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Summary: Great Content, Bad deliverable
Review: I recieved the book recently and got cracken. The content is very satisfying and to the point. Their is no secrets or wondering what is going on it is all spelled out neatly. However, I am a [meticulous] person when it comes to buying things new. The book was delivered in squashed and compacted box that crushed the lower corner of my book. I payed for a new book and not a used one. Other than that the CD is very good. Everyone will enjoy it and learn from it.
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Summary: Got my A+
Review: This book is full of information. Sometimes too much, but it's helpful. At over 1200 pages, there's a lot to read. I finished it just under 2 weeks. The cd worked for me on my W2K with no problems. I only used the pratice exam portion though. Along with the Exam Cram book and this, I passed the exam with no problems.
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Summary: Ease of Use
Review: The easy way the author wrote the book helped me considerably. I work in a new and used computer store and was just learning. I pretty much knew the basics but this book opened up the door all the way. How Mr. Meyers goes in depth without losing you was very refreshing and useful. Going from the begining to modern technology helps considerably. I am a Windows generation person so the older technology was beyong me. Now I actually understand the not only the evolution of everthing, but the relation from old to new. This certainly helped me for the A+ test.
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Summary: Useful info, well written.
Review: Meyers did a pretty good job with this one, keeping one's interest on what is sometimes not the most interesting subject. Some contradictions occur, from section to section, but if your read carefully you know the crux of what the author is trying to illustrate (it is over 1200 pages; frankly I'm surprised there aren't more instances). Buy this book (3rd edition), if you want to pass the A+ Certification.
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Summary: Let The Buyer Beware
Review: Although this book is well written and informative (almost a bit TOO light-hearted in fact), it is not going to allow you to pass the A+ exams...in fact, this and a number of books combined might not be enough. The Comptia exams for A+ certification changed AGAIN after the release of this book and there are several questions on the A+ exam that you will be totally clueless about if you rely on the text and, even more so, the CD-ROM sample tests in this book. The CD tests contained therein are simplistic and do not cover hardly a thing that's contained in the actual test...in fact, the CD tests in this book don't even test you on much of anything you were to learn from the book...just 49 random questions that will have you staring at the screen during a Comptia A+ exam wondering what in the world they mean by that...very disappointing considering I once beleived this was THE book to use to pass the A+ exams.
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Summary: It AIN'T all that!
Review: I bought this book based on the reviews I read here, but if I could do it over, I would <b>NOT</b> buy this book. Issue #1
This book has A LOT of errors. The author's website dismisses all the mistakes by saying, "All printed material has mistakes." First, I doubt that "all" have mistakes. Second, this book has A LOT of mistakes. I have many books and this one has the most errors. I went to their site to get the errata and found a mistake in their corrections! Issue #2
The CD that comes with the book is quirky and it's not easy to find all stuff that's supposed to be on it. Issue #3
Now that LearnKey is defunct, you cannot get a code to unlock the rest of the info on the CD. Instead, the autor's site charges for a new, unlocked CD. Go for another, more reliable book! Unless you enjoy wasting money for misinformation.
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Summary: Beside A+ exam. very good book for novice to understand PC
Review: This book is not only for A+ Exam., it's also a excellent book for beginner who want to learn the PC. Even for those who think they are very familiar w/ PC (Like me, my 1st computer was Zenith <Hmm...never heard of it!?>), I still found something that the book remind & refresh what I overlooked or forgot. The book is thick (1263 pg.) due to lots of pictures & illustrations, but is absolutely necessary. I just want to suggest Mr. Meyers to make them smaller in size. Some typing mistakes occur (minor), also watch out the answers of Ch. 14 review questions, they should correct it in next edition. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Increiblemente Malo... Malo
Review: Compré este libro para estudiar para mi examen de A+, por supuesto. Rápido que llegó comencé a leerlo y a contestar las preguntas del repaso. Me dí cuenta que algunas de las contestaciones estaban incorrectas o no pareaban con la letra del escoje. Los acrónimos están incorrectos. Comparo el contenido del libro con otros y no se asemeja en casi nada. Lo lleve a una clase de CompTIA y el profesor no lo aprobó... Tiene muchas deficiencias de contenido.
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Summary: One of the few books that's completely honest.
Review: The core strength of this book is that it goes beyond the normal testable topics and really wants you to know what REAL WORLD problems you're likely to face as an actual technician. A problem for beginners or people trying to get into IT is that they just want to get by and pass without having a clue of the REAL WORLD problems facing a A+ tech. Beginners might complain that the book does go a bit too in-depth at times because Meyers's passion to show you everything he knows about computers makes it possible to get lost in the wealth of information to not focus on critically-tested subjects. But the fact remains if you truly understand even 50 percent of this book, you'll pass the exam. I love this book because it not only deals with you passing the test but also teaches you REAL WORLD problems that other books do not. If you want to be just a paper A+ tech then do not buy this book. If you WANT to have a well-rounded education that goes above and beyond the A+ exam then buy this book. In short, this is simply one of the best test-prep books on the market and it's also one of the few books that are completely honest. ...
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Summary: Clear, Thorough, Great OVERALL Book With A Few Errors!
Review: I have to say thanks to Mike and to everyone else in Total Seminars, because the A+ All In One Guide was the main book I used to prepare for the tests, and it helped a lot! I read through the full book once, then went back and highlighted everything like recommended. The 3 practice tests were more than enough for me. The first two tests I was getting in the 80's and 90's on the hardware, but only in the high 60's and 70's in the Operating System. So then, I used an Exam Cram A+ book, read through it, highlighting key facts, which helped me more with the Operating System exam. On my last test yesterday, got a 86 on Operating System and 84 on Hardware, so went out and took the exams today and passed! Basically, I felt that the Operating System exam required more studying than the Hardware exam. I recommend reading this book with another short one, like the Exam Cram A+ Second Edition, to help improve your Operating System knowledge. The A+ All In One Guide is defeinitely a very awesome book for the Hardware exam, and is all I needed. Compared to the Exam Cram, Mike's guide was much clearer and better written, with many illustrations that helped a lot! This book had everything I need for the A+ tests (well, maybe not everything for the Operating System test) and put it in such a way that it was fun to read and I could actually read the book from cover to cover! That is something not many people can accomplish, but Mike did. The only faults the book has is that the book itself contained a few errors, so I would make sure to check Total Seminar's website .... for the errors and correct them. Also, the CD-ROM with the 3 practice tests and a lot of problems on different computer configurations, but the Tech Support at Total Seminars is great and they'll get you through everything you need to know and even send you a new CD if they have to. So even though there were a few errors, my overall experience with Total Seminars, Mike, and this A+ All-In-One Certification Exam Guide was good, and thus it gets 5 stars! Lastly, another benifit of Total Seminars is when you are ready to take your exams, you can buy vouchers from them and save [price] on taking both exams, which is more than the price of this book, making it not only an excellent book, but also a great value!
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