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Title: Faster Smarter A+ Certification by Drew Bird, Mike Harwood ISBN: 0-7356-1915-8 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 05 March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A+
Comment: I gave it 4 stars not for its content, but for its condesed information. I tried to read other books and they would just put me to sleep. This book goes straight to the point and it was perfect for me and my experiece. I passed the test with this book and yes it didn't cover half of the questions that were on the test, but I passed and that's all that matters. I spent 5 days studying the hardware section and 4 days studying the OS section. I thought the OS part was the most difficult so pay a lot of attention to that section.
Rating: 1
Summary: Not recommended!!
Comment: I took the A+ core test recently and barely passed it. I memorized a whole bunch of things and understood most of the book, but when it came down to the test, there was stuff that was not mentioned in the book. One of the things i noticed right away, was that in the exam they asked about wireless technologies and in the book this subject was not covered enough. My recommendation, buy another book, this one is just not for the 2003 A+ objectives.
Rating: 2
Summary: You get what you pay for....
Comment: This book is listed in CompTIA's authorized curriculum for the 2003 A+ objectives, but was published in June, 2003 (the new objectives were implemented in November, 2003). Having taken both A+ tests with the new objectives, I can honestly say that this book doesn't cut it, unless you are all ready very familiar with PC hardware and multiple Windows platforms, in which case this book should give you enough info to pass (I passed using only this book and some online tests.... barely). There were a lot of questions on the hardware exam that were not covered in this book (by a lot I mean about half). The coverage for the OS exam was better, but there were still several topics on the exam that weren't even mentioned.
Also, as some of the other reviewers pointed out, there are several errors in the book. Many of them aren't that big a deal (like the star network diagram actually showing a picture of a ring topology), but others could cost you on the exams. For example, almost all of the diagrams in Chapter 10 are incorrect, and the book says that you hold down the Ctrl key while Windows is booting to bypass the Startup group programs (you hold down the Shift key to make this happen). The questions on the CD are ok, but many of them have incorrect answers, so don't rely on them too much.
On the plus side, you can get this book for[]really cheap as far as A+ training guides go...
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Title: Faster Smarter Network+ Certification by Melissa Craft ISBN: 0735619328 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 14 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: A+ in Depth (In Depth) by Jean, Ph.D. Andrews ISBN: 1592000320 Publisher: Premier Press Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: A+ PC Technician's Pocket Reference by James F. Kelly, Brian Schwarz ISBN: 0072229055 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 28 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: A+ Certification Training Kit (With CD-ROM) by Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation ISBN: 073561265X Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 07 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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Title: A+ Certification for Dummies by Ron Gilster ISBN: 0764508121 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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