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A+ Certification Training Kit, Second Edition (IT-Training Kits)

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Having taken the A+ exams and having taught A+ for over a year now you'll find hundreds of books and resources to help you on the way, so what separates this book from the others? Simply that fact that book gives you all the information you'll need and you can learn at your own pace.

The book is written to be completed in just over 35 hours, remember that your completion time is based on the schedule you set. Starting with hardware and then covering the software, the book works the exam objectives in fairly complete manner.

From objective like the power supply, ESD, Safety, hard drives, floppies, monitors and video to DOS, Windows 3.X and Windows 95. Remember this book covers the current exam so newer technologies are not included.

The are many hands on exercises as well as exam questions, what this book doesn't have is practice exams and that may keep some people from buying. Filled with diagrams, figures, tables and notes you have everything you need.

The next edition will be updates for the more current exam and the book should then included practice exams in the current testing format. Overall this book is very good and with a little work this book will become the choice of any aspiring technician.

Don't get me wrong, this is a comprehensive book, but while reading you have to keep in mind that it is basically Microsofts "opinion". It presents a history of computing that shines a very favourable light on the Windows operating systems and, as should probably be expected, look after their Intel buddies.

It is not the best book for a study guide, but rather is written in a format that is possibly a bit more logical - it's goal is not simply to get you past the exam, it actually tries to TEACH you what the principles of the A+ Certification are testing.

An experienced technician looking to formalise their knowledge with a piece of paper would probably find this book tedious and boring, but for an absolute novice, I strongly recommend that you read another version on PC history AS WELL to maintain a balanced view - a study guide from a different publisher would probably be sufficient to "round out" your A+ certification reading.

As always, complement with online study guides and as many practice tests as you can lay your hands on.

Nowhere is a potential buyer warned that there is a third edition of this book. I made the mistake of getting this book. It is a good thing that I also purchased the Readiness Review which which, to my shock, started testing me on things not even mentioned in the Training Kit. To get the most recent edition - so you do not fail the exam - get ISBN 0-7356-1265-X.

After purchading on the recommendation of a friend I had my doubts, but no more. The information in this is, is not only accurate but very easy to understand. Not only did i pass both sections of the A+ exam when I took it I passed with flying colors. With scores that high I became extremely marketable and now I am making the money I deserve and it wont stop there. MCSE here I come!

I bought this book to start studying for the A+ Certification, but I got a lot more then what I paid for. As being an IT Tech in the Navy, I found many solutions for some of our computer problems. I'm going to recommend our ADP Department purchase this book and keep it on hand for an easy reference and problem solver.

I used this book to study for the A+ exams, and passed with 92% for the Core and 93% for DOS/Windows. The book IS sufficient, but left me with lots of unanswered questions. So what I'm saying is that you probably cannot go wrong when choosing this one, although you should investigate other study materials and sources as well. Good luck!

Very good book. I did read it twice and with a couple of online test exam questions, I passed!