A+ Certification Readiness Review (Pro-Certification) [Paperback]

James Karney (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pro-Certification | Publication Date: October 12, 2001

The CompTIA A+ certification program measures ability to support hardware and software based on the Intel platform. Covering both A+ Exams 220-201 and 220-202, this READINESS REVIEW will help certification candidates sharpen their test-taking skills, save time, and build their confidence for the real exam. The READINESS REVIEW electronic assessment tool delivers randomly generated practice tests covering actual A+ exam objectives. Readers can test and retest with different question sets each time. After completing practice sessions, readers can consult the companion text for helpful explanations for all responses-right and wrong-and to identify areas for further study.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (October 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735614245
• ISBN-13: 978-0735614246
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,425,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James Karney is an accomplished computer journalist, authoring articles and reviews in PC Magazine, Windows Magazine, Computer Shopper and Internet World. His books include the Golden-Lee best-seller 'Upgrade and maintain Your PC', 'Mastering Digital Wedding Photography', 'The Power of CorelDRAW', 'The Power of PowerPoint', and the Microsoft Press 'Training Kit for A+ Certification'.

Mr. Karney's classroom career includes teaching Computer Science and Graphics at the college level, developing and teaching the 18-month photography accredited certificate program at South Georgia Tech, authoring college courseware on website design and management, and producing technical training for the US Department of Energy and the Navy Printing and Publishing Service.

His formal training includes a Master of Science in Computer Technology from Nova Southeastern University, a Bachelors Degree in Communications from Excelsior College, and he is a graduate of the US Navy Photographic School.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is not representative of the actual test, February 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A+ Certification Readiness Review (Pro-Certification) (Paperback)

I used the Microsoft A+ Certification Readiness Review as a supplemental study aide for my A+ exam. I passed the exam with flying colors but I attribute my success to the "A+ Certification Exam Guide" by Mike Myers.

The questions in the Microsoft book are much more difficult than those on the actual exam. Many of the questions are lengthy scenarios that in no way mimic the actual exam. I would caution those who buy this book that your progress cannot be accurately gauged using the practice exams in this book. The actual exam simply is not this difficult. I would strongly suggest that you buy the Mike Myers book and read only the sections marked "test specific". Once you do this, you'll be more than ready for the exam. Don't waste your money, or more importantly your time using this book as a study aide.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good info, but insufficient for passing the exams, January 31, 2003

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Jim Liston (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A+ Certification Readiness Review (Pro-Certification) (Paperback)

I just passed (January 2003) both A+ exams, using this book as one of my references. The book and CD did test you on the info in the MS A+ Certification Training Kit; however, the nature and scope of the sample test questions are different than the current A+ questions: some sample test questions ask you about arcane topics or are a dozen lines; none of the questions on my test neither covered any of the arcane topics in this book nor were longer than 2 or 3 lines. I would recommend using this book and the Microsoft A+ Certification Training Kit Review as supplements to one or more of the slim A+ Adaptive Exam books by either Meyers or Crayton. The practice tests on the included CD were good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars On the tougher side of things, September 13, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A+ Certification Readiness Review (Pro-Certification) (Paperback)

Now admittedly, the A+ Readiness Review is purely for exam preparation by throwing out multiple questions at you based on CompTIA's exam objectives. In this the authors succeed as you get a blend of relatively simple, straight-forward questions to some very tough troubleshooting scenario problems. If you have no problems working your way through all the questions in this book, you are very likely to pass both A+ exams. However, this book provides the barest of coverage on the topics so it would be a very good idea not to use this book as your main study guide. The A+ Readiness Review cross-references its questions to the proper sections in its meatier brother, the A+ Certification Training Kit.