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A+ Certification Test Prep Kit, DOS/Windows Exam

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...I bought this book and studied it cover to cover. BEWARE!! It has
a lot of typos and mistakes in it. Worst of all, very few of the
questions from the actual A+ Exam (DOS/WIN) were in this book. I
memorized every darn question in this book (probably 200 or so) and
then took the test. Only 1 question from this book was even on the
test!! It was only by the grace of God that I passed it. I had to
guess at 75% of the questions and thought sure that I had failed.
Luckily I hadn't (NO THANKS TO THIS BOOK). I don't know if the test
has had a major revision since this book went to press or what, but
this book will NOT give you an accurate indication of what to expect
on the test. Believe me, I just took the test on October 13th, 2000
and was shocked at how little this book prepared me for it. I don't
know what book to recommend for a study help but I would not recommend
this book to anyone I like, that's for sure. I was really surprised
as a fair amount of people gave this book a good review at the Amazon
site. That must have been before the A+ test went to the
"adaptive" format in July. On page XI of the Preface, this
book states that it gives you "...the closest experience to the
real thing (the test). If you achieve an 80 percent on the practice
exam (in the back of the book).... you're ready to take and ace
CompTIA's DOS/Windows exam." ... I memorized every single
question this book has in it and could ace this books' tests time and
time again. Yet only 1 of the hundreds of questions in this book was
even on the exam! If you buy this book, don't blame me if you fail
the test....

The book was really easy to read and understand. I practiced the tests using the enclosed CD-ROM and was passing every test with 80%-90%. However, when I took the test so many questions seemed foreign. I barely passed with a 70%. I don't know if the test has been updated or the material in this book was outdated?

I am an entry level technician that had to get certified very quickly in order to secure a promotion. I studied for about three months from two other books and a practice test book and was still completely bewildered by the A+ DOS Windows exam. This book really brought things together. (I only wish I'd bought it first!) The books that I WAS studying from -and almost every other book that I saw- really disappointed when it came time to cover DOS/Windows and rightly so, I guess. Its much less intuitive to instruct a novice on the intangibles like win.com, system.ini. WHAT?

Anyways, this book came through wonderfully in its focus on the hot topics as well as the detail. And it did so without reading like an encyclopedia. My only complaint: The cd-rom sample test software from Beachfront Quizzer (which is a great tool) simply didn't have enough questions. But then, they want to make money too.

Oh yeah, another great feature: The WHOLE book comes in Adobe Acrobat format on the CD-ROM! VERY HANDY!

Mr. Chandler: Please write a book or two on Novell certification. That's next.

Certification books on any subject need to cover each exam objective in order to useful. This book certainly covers each objective and give information that will enable you have the best possible chance to pass the A+ exam and start you down the road to technical success.

Covering only the DOS/Windows exam, which is the harder of the two exams you need to pass in order to become A+ certified, the book goes over areas like basic and advanced DOS, basic and advanced Windows 3.x and Windows 95 and Windows 95 networking.

The book is only 200 pages and you will need other resources to help in the study. IDG has another great book by Joseph Byrne that makes an excellent companion to this book. Well written and easy to follow pages makes this book a great learning tool.

Once you finish the reading you can use the Beach Front Quiz software to practice the test before you take a live exam. The exam is updated for the new adaptive format and also gives a historical look to show your progress. A little on the pricey side, but you may be able to find it cheaper on line.

This book helped so much. The CD was great. The adaptive portion of the CD really prepared me for the real exam. The content is very easy to comprehend, the questions before the chapter help you to evaluate how much time you need to spend on that particular chapter. The questions at the end really help you narrow in on the individual sections. I used 3 other study materials but kept coming back to this book for all the information I needed. I recommended this book to all my friends that are about to take the test too! Great Book!

it is an excellent book for both the beginners and also for the detailed technician. Really i got much more benefits by reading this book.

I started with the ALL-IN-ONE, M MEYERS book but only got half way. It is a good reference book but Too much information . I got the A+ Certification by IDG and studied it for five days along with Some test questions downloaded from the net and passed both A+ exams. This book gives you what you need without putting you to sleep.

This little book is an excellent guide for anyone trying to pass the DOS/Windows module of the A+ Examination. It is very concise and to the point, easy to read and moves quickly. Especially helpful are the practice quizzes on the CD-ROM, which provides actual exam simulations for standard and adaptive tests as well as interactive study sessions. The one caveat is that this is an exam PREP book, and would better be used as a final review tool than as a primary study manual. One would do better to use a meatier book for the actual studying and use this a final review tool. But an excellent book, one of the best certification manuals available.

This book was wonderful, I've purchased a table full of books, this one was the best. I will say, you can't use these books with zero knowledge about DOS/Win, be realistic, these are prep books. If you read these books and use the in-book and CD tests and still feel uncomfortable, get more reading material.

This book and the Core made fantastic cram books before the test. Tip......pay lots of attention to Win 95 topics. Tested 4/28/00, tough test, Know Your Stuff!

If you're looking for an entry-level position in the IT industry as a computer service technician, this book will impart knowledge unto you that runs much deeper than what is required to pass the A+ exam. It will provide you not only with factual knowledge, but also hands-on training that will prove invaluable in the real world. On the other hand, if you're an experienced technician who's interested in A+ certification primarily as a career enhancement, you may find that this study guide contains too much fluff for you as a hefty portion of the material covers subjects which aren't addressed on the exam. My main criticism is that the answers to the end-of-chapter review questions aren't contained within the book, but rather on the CD, which is terribly inconvenient. Personally, I love this book and will continue to use it as a reference manual while on the job.