CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Sixth Edition
by Michael Meyers
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Author: Michael MeyersEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-12-21
ISBN: 0072263113
Number of pages: 1200
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Book Reviews of CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Sixth Edition
Book Review: A Great Resource - If You Actually Read It
Summary: 5 Stars
As a certified IT Technician I believe Mike Meyer's All-in-One CompTIA A+ exam guide is a well written, edited, and entertaining book that is well worth the modest price for its 1100+ pages. But do I think this book alone will help somebody pass the A+ Essentials and/or 220-602, 220-603, or 220-604 exams?
It really depends on the difficulty of the exams which does vary between tests, the real world experience of the tester, and whether the tester actually "reads" the book or simply skims it expecting a quick and easy pass. It seems many people I know who want to be techs are nothing more than moderately skilled users who think "it'd be fun" to work on computers for a living only to buy a book like this, plow through it, and fail the A+ miserably. Experience troubleshooting the pc's, printers, and networks of friends and family goes a long way in passing an exam like this along with a large library of accurate practice questions.
Meyer's book is definately a great resource, but I think those who say it lacks detail only read the book once or twice. I have found upon re-inspection some things I thought were left out are in indeed actually there. The visible pc, microprocessors, memory, hard drive technologies, removable media, video, sound, printers, and communication and professionalism chapters were quite detailed. I felt the networking chapter was adequate for the tests. Command line chapter was good although a handful of additional commands could have been mentioned. RAID could have gone into more detail. The security chapter was a little light.
While one other reviewer deeply criticized this book for its focus on history being useless, I am going to respectfully disagree. It is very important to know legacy devices and Meyer's discussion of earlier technology is crucial in passing the A+ exam.
But most importantly, I believe this book will help you become a good tech. Knowing a moderate amount of a lot of thing's will get you much farther in my opinion than knowing every minute detail of a small amount of thing's. Meyer's book accomplishes this. I have found that we are not going to retain everything we read and when you're halfway through this book I can virtually guarantee some information from chapter 2 will be forgotten. That's the way it goes. Meyer's presents the information in a way that is easier to retain and as a result I think more will be remembered when sitting at the testing station.
I believe one can pass the A+ exams with this book, but a large library of practice exams presented in a similar format as CompTIA's is absolutely necessary. Meyer's questions won't cut it. Also, real world experience is required. Learn/use keyboard shortcuts, memorize paths to system tools, use the command line when you could use explorer, do thing's outside of what you normally do and this will help you become a great tech and gain confidence for taking this and other exams.
For the price, this is a great book, and if you don't think it has enough information, please read it again before flaming.
Summary of CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Sixth Edition
The Number-One CompTIA A+ Exam Guide
"The most comprehensive publication on the market." -Certification Magazine
Completely revised and updated for all four new exams and reviewed and approved by CompTIA, this definitive volume covers everything you need to know to pass the CompTIA A+ Essentials exam and CompTIA A+ Exams 220-602, 220-603, and 220-604. Mike Meyers, the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, has helped hundreds of thousands of people pass the CompTIA A+ exams-and now he can help you too. Inside, you'll find detailed coverage of the exam format, helpful exam tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. After you ace the exams, this comprehensive guide will serve as an essential on-the-job reference.
Full details on all exam objectives, including how to:
- Work with CPUs, RAM, and motherboards
- Install, partition, and format hard drives
- Work with portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies
- Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP
- Install sound and video cards
- Manage printers and connect to networks
- Implement security measures
- Understand safety and environmental issues
- Establish good communication skills and adhere to privacy policies
The CD-ROM features:
- Eight full practice exams covering CompTIA A+ Essentials and Exams 220-602, 220-603, & 220-604
- One hour of LearnKey video training featuring Mike Meyers teaching key A+ topics
- Electronic copy of the book
- Complete exam objective map for all four exams
- List of official CompTIA A+ acronyms
- Useful tools and utilities for PC technicians
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