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Summary: Excellent helpdesk info, but insufficent for the A+ exam
Review: Before taking the two A+ exams, I read this book twice, was able to answer all the practice questions in the book as well as all of the 70+ questions on the CD, not to mention the 70+ flash card questions. I had everything memorized.But, I failed the A+ Hardware exam. This book does NOT prepare you to take the A+ exam with all of its "helpdesk scenario" questions, such as "A client calls you and says they can boot up, but no image is appearing on the screen. Some of the possible causes are..." This book is excellent for all around knowledge of hardware and operating systems, but it's not a good choice as an exam prep. Stick with Exam Cram.
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Summary: I am now A+ Certified!
Review: I received this book last week, looked over it over a weekend, and signed up for the 2 new A+ exams which were available the next week. I took the A+ Core yesterday and the A+ OS today. I passed both, thanks in part to this book. This book gets right down to the meat of it and doesn't skip a beat. As soon as you open up the book, you won't be able to put it down. It reads very nicely. But dont get me wrong, this is only intended as a review of key concepts, so you may have to go elsewhere to get certain facts. I would highly recommend this book for those of you that don't want to spend a week reading a tome (I won't name names here... but a certain corporate giant publishes books over 1000 pages to help pass their exams... which is great, but not if you want to get your certification fast). Best of all, it has a CD with flash cards and 2 practice exams. What more can you ask for? Here is my advice. If you are thinking about taking the exam, start with this book. It is rougly 280 pages, and it will give you an idea of what you need to study up on. Good luck!
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Summary: Add to the Complete Study Guide and this a great set.
Review: It never fails, just when you think and exam is safe, someone goes and changes the questions. CompTIA is releasing new A+ Exams and they have added new material to both exams that make up the A+ certification. Sybex is trying to keep up with the changes and they are releasing the FAST PASS books in replacement of the EXAM Notes series. This A+ guide is a scaled down, right to the point, cut out all the fat quick reference guide. This book should not be the sole book you use to study for the certification. This book have a ton of useful information, goping to the very heart of the exam objectives. The author David Groth has done a very decent job in highliting the most important information and putting in a organized guide. Covering both the Core and OS exam you have over 250 pages of material, again this book makes a great companion for the Sybex A+ Full Study Guide. Included in this book is a cd with a couple of practice exams, 1 for each exam as well as some flash cards. I know that this a fine points study tool, but it think there could be a little more information on each topic as well as more practice exams. Overall a few minor updates are needed, buit this isone good tool to have.
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Summary: Good review book, but a lot of the material is out of date
Review: This book is a good review guide for the A+ exams, however a lot of the material in it is out of date.
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Review: This is a great book. It gets right to the heart of the material and tells you exactly what you need to know to pass the A+ tests. I definitely recommend this book if you're planning on taking these tests or if you're just interested in setting up and configuring computers.
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