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Summary: Not a real good start
Review: Even though this is a very informative book, it has it's drawbacks. The information is true for the majority of the book, but has a small amount of inaccuracies. Given that this is a technical book, the text could be a disadvantage to an individual trying to pass the CompTIA exam. I would not discourage someone to use this book to pass the A+ exam, nor would I suggest it. There are many well written guides that may be less confusing than Mr. Moulton's literature.
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Summary: Not a real good start
Review: Even though this is a very informative book, it has it's drawbacks. The information is true for the majority of the book, but has a small amount of inaccuracies. Given that this is a technical book, the text could be a disadvantage to an individual trying to pass the CompTIA exam. I would not discourage someone to use this book to pass the A+ exam, nor would I suggest it. There are many well written guides that may be less confusing than Mr. Moulton's literature.
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Summary: Bottom of the Pile
Review: I read this book cover to cover and it left me with more questions than answers. This book just teases you and then leaves you high and dry. As a source of general knowledge, the book is not bad...not good, but not horrible. It's explanations are relatively lucid. As a resource for installing and troubleshooting hardware, the book fails quite miserably. And just to annoy you, after each chapter there are multiple choice questions that the text doesn't answer. At best you have to make a leap of faith to answer the questions from the knowledge the text provides. Don't waste your money. There are far better books out there, and for the price, you can have your pick of the litter. Pete Moulton might have gotten 1,200 Compaq employees to pass the A+ Exam, but it wasn't by having them read his book. You may be a lot more knowledgeable about computers after reading this book, but you won't be anything resembling a service technician.
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Summary: Not just another A+ Certification book !
Review: Looking for and A+ book that will give you the best chance to pass the test? Would a book that was used to help over 1,200 people pass the exam qualify as useful? Well the Prentice Hall and Peter Moulton have the right book to fit your needs.A book that over 1,200 DEC employees used has to be worth a look and this book is definitely worth the time. The 950+ page text is packed with pictures, tables diagrams, charts and figures along with some of the best review questions I have ever seen. The text is consistent with everything the COMPTIA requires for the exam, and this book gives you the information in a fairly simplified format. For the most part the complexity of computers is removed and replaced with information that any skill level can learn with, and learn easily. The book comes with a CD with a CBT training course, which makes a nice addition to the book, what is missing, is the CD with practice questions, which can be added to the next edition. Also if you couple this book with the Prentice Hall's A+ Certification Interactive Workbook you would have a great combination and a better chance to pass the exam.
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Summary: plain language - makes sense
Review: this book is written in plain language - not computer guru talk! I use it for a reference book and it has the answers I need. If you're looking for a down-to-earth how-to book --- this is it! Thanks
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Summary: Better than the first edition but s few updates are needed.
Review: When I passed the A+ Exam I used a lot of material to study from. I had no idea of Prentice Hall and this book and that's too bad. Whether striving for the certification of trying to become a better technician this book has something for everyone and all technical levels can benefits from what's contained in the book. While this edition is smaller that the previous one, don't let that sway you into thinking information may have been left out. Almost the opposite is true as I see every exam objective given more than enough coverage. Divided into two parts as are most A+ books, this one begin wi9th the hardware exam and tackles the topics like the boot process, upgrading and troubleshooting, safety, CPUs, motherboards, ram, printers, portables and finally networking. While the coverage for portables and printers is enough to pass the exam a little more information could have been included. From the part two is the operating systems exam. What I really like is the fact that DOS and Windows 3.X was included giving you a starting and reference point to today's operating systems. Also coverage of the Windows 95, 98 and ME, again this is something you find anywhere else, and Windows 2000 Professional, what I think may need to included is Windows NT Workstation. Memory and file management as well as networking and troubleshooting the operating systems rounds out the topics. There is review questions at the end of each chapter, but hands-on labs or exercises should have been included as well as a cd with practice test to allow you try before going live. Overall a decent study tool and this book should give you a good chance of passing the exam.
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