A+ Training Guide, Exam 220-301, Exam 220-302 [With CDROM]

I just passed the A+ Oper Sys Technologies 220-302 scoring 637 (Passing Score: 505); and on 8 Mar 2004, I passed A+ Core Hardwr. 220-301 scoring 586 (Passing Score: 515). These new exams can be very challenging --CompTIA seem well-focused on raising the value of their A+ Certification, indeed. Charles Brooks' 5th ed. Trng. Guide, Marcraft A+ Cert. Concepts & Practice tests(ExamGear2), Measure-UP, and Prep-Logic exam simulators, and Jean Andrews' A+ In-Depth guide (used as a reference) all contributed to my success. It must be said that C.Brooks' trng. guide's Fast Facts + Practice Exam at the back of the book are excellent warm-ups an hour or so before the actual exam! There were, of course, 6% - 9% questions on the exam that were not in either stdy. guides, this is to be expected as CompTIA introduces, unannounced, beta questions on their A+ exam --beta questions do not +/- affect one's score; even so, I believe that if one were to use quality study resources, one should do good. The A+ Training Guide 5th ed. and J.Andrews' A+ IN-Depth are my newest references for some time to come. I'll give the nod to Brooks' guide for A+ cert preparation because it's closely aligned/keyed to each Domain objective whereas the other isn't. I also began work on my Network+ Cert. using the Network+ Trng. Guide (by Mike Harwood) which appears to be another winner. Que publishing seems to be on a winning streak with these two.Ps. Many people are failing this new A+ exam, so prepare well! It's virtually impossible to overprepare on this one.

I've used this book in training classes and have found it to cover all the A+ domain objectives. The sample test banks are really helpfull if your studying for the exam. The illustration are accurate as is the technical content. If you are looking for an A+ study guide that also has plenty of technical information, this is the book for you.

I approached this certification with some self-taught expertise, but I am essentially a novice. The guide assumes this fact and leads you through a systematic, thoughtful, easy to follow road that should lead to certification. I found the author to be conversational without being chatty, the material to be effectively laid out and presented. The tables and charts were very useful. The pictures were readable, not grainy or overly dark. The final review is essentially an "exam cram", which is useful for that last minute review before the exam. I have taken and passed the A+ exam using this guide and Prep Logic exams. I bought the full Prep Logic because I felt like the samples included with this book were such good practice. Probably overkill, as you can most likely pass the test with just the text and the sample questions. I am now working on Network+ and am using Bird and harwood's Network+ guide by QUE, which I also highly reccomend. Hope this helps some and best of luck on your journey.

I've looked at a lot of A+ books and this one by far has the most bang for the buck. It has 1,000 practice questions, the best graphics of any book, and two hours of video from Scott Mueller's upgrading and reparing book. I also like the tearcard, which is really a great tool. This publisher really seems to know exactly what readers want.