CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide, Deluxe Edition [Deluxe Edition] [Hardcover]

Quentin Docter (Author), Emmett Dulaney (Author), Toby Skandier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2006 | ISBN-10: 047004831X | ISBN-13: 978-0470048313

All-in-one guide prepares you for CompTIA's new A+ Certification

Candidates aiming for CompTIA's revised, two-exam A+ Certified Track will find everything they need in this value-packed book. Prepare for the required exam, CompTIA A+ Essentials (220-601), as well as your choice of one of three additional exams focusing on specific job roles--IT Technician (220-602), Remote Support Technician (220-603), or Depot Technician (220-604). This in-depth book prepares you for any or all four exams, with full coverage of all exam objectives. Inside, you'll find:

• Comprehensive coverage of all exam objectives for all four exams in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need
• Hand-on exercises to reinforce critical skills
• Real-world scenarios that show you life beyond the classroom and put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles
• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day
• Exam Essentials, a key feature at the end of each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exams
• A handy fold-out that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective
• Look inside for complete coverage of all exam objectives for all four CompTIA A+ exams.

Featured on the CD

SYBEX TEST ENGINE:
Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and 8 total practice exams.

ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS:
Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.

Also on CD, you'll find the entire book in searchable and printable PDF. Study anywhere, any time, and approach the exam with confidence.

Visit www.sybex.com for all of your CompTIA certification needs.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

All-in-one guide plus videos prepares you for CompTIA's new A+ Certification

Candidates aiming for CompTIA's revised, two-exam A+ Certified Track will find what they need in this value-packed book. Prepare for the required exam, CompTIA A+ Essentials (220-601), as well as your choice of one of three additional exams focusing on specific job roles—IT Technician (220-602), Remote Support Technician (220-603), or Depot Technician (220-603). This in-depth Deluxe Edition features instructional videos, thorough coverage of all objectives for all four exams, bonus practice exams, and more. Inside, you'll find:

Comprehensive coverage of all exam objectives for all four exams in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need

CD with over an hour of instructional videos so you see how to perform key tasks

Hand-on exercises to reinforce critical skills

Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles

Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

Exam Essentials, a key feature at the end of each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exams

A handy fold-out that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Look inside for complete coverage of all exam objectives for all four CompTIA A+ exams.

Featured on the CDs

SYBEX TEST ENGINE:
Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and 12 total bonus exams.

ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS:
Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.

PRACTICE CD:
Learn how to perform key tasks with over an hour of instructional videos on a bonus CD!

Visit www.sybex.com for all of your CompTIA certification needs.

About the Author

Quentin Docter, A+, MCSE, CNE, CCNA, SCSA, is an IT consultant and author. He has written or coauthored several books for Sybex, including MCSE: Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Design Study Guide.

Emmett Dulaney, A+, MCSE, has written over 30 books on Windows, Security, IT project management, and UNIX, and is the certification columnist for Redmond Magazine and CramSession.com.

Toby Skandier, A+, is a technical education developer for Sprint Corporation. He has coauthored numerous books, including the bestselling CompTIA Network+ Study Guide.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 984 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (October 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047004831X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470048313
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive prepatory tool, January 3, 2007

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John T. Miller IV (Columbus, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide, Deluxe Edition (Hardcover)

Like many workplace professionals I have long harbored the desire to obtain accreditation and certification in many of the Microsoft and A+ fields. A friend of mine slipped me the CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide shortly before the holidays with little more than a wink and a nod. As many of you can empathize with, my holiday season was filled with many hours of road and plane trips visiting various familial groups. Frankly if it weren't for said monotonous travel times I probably would have never picked up the book. Its one thing to say you want to prepare for an exam and another to pick up the 800+ page study guide. Several hours into my read, I was glad I did.

While I may be a newcomer to the certification field, I'm by no means a layman to computer-related study and preparatory guides. I have spent many an hour at the local mega book store perusing the offerings of the major companies and have, almost universally, found them to be sloppily and spasmodically written and filled with superfluous information that was more in line with A+ theory than A+ application. Not so with this guide, the authors say it best themselves "This book was written with one goal in mind: to prepare you for the challenges of the real IT world, not just pass the A+ exams."

They weren't kidding. I learned, not only how to pass the exam but application of the exam's knowledge in a common-sense fashion. Everything in the guide is streamlined information delivery, always prefaced with easily understood `Real-World Scenarios' and memory aiding `Hands-On-Exercises'. The CD, which I initially had a little trouble running, is packed with close to an hour and a half of instructional video so not only could I read about tasks but see them performed real time. The combination of these features didn't just `bring the class-room to the reader' as so many study guides claim but it brought me into the guide. It didn't just feel like I was studying it, the videos, combined with a little exploratory action in my own old pc, made it feel like I was actually doing it.

You will learn with CompTIA's latest A+ Complete Study Guide, I did.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NOTE FROM PUBLISHER RE: CD PROBLEMS, December 11, 2006

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Neil Edde "Sybex Publisher" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide, Deluxe Edition (Hardcover)

As noted by some readers here, there were indeed problems with one of the CDs that accompanied this book. The problem was traced to a compilation error that affected users of the latest version of Flash. The problem has now been fixed, and the corrected software is available for download from the errata link on the book's main page on the Sybex web site. The correct CD will also be included in subsequent reprints. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our customers.

Neil Edde
Vice President & Publisher
Sybex, an Imprint of Wiley

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sybex Test Engine Now Working!, January 21, 2007

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s2grand (Matthews, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide, Deluxe Edition (Hardcover)

I received my copy on Jan. 20, 2007 from Amazon, it has a 2007 copyright date. I tried all functions supplied on the CR-ROM. Apparently the problems others had with the SYBEX TEST ENGINE have been successfully resolved! I did not download anything, the TEST questions that I tried all worked fine from the CD supplied. I also tried the SYBEX TEST ENGINE DEMO for another Series, Microsoft DBA in this case, & the test qs worked fine also. I also was able to view the book text using Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Electronic Book option & use the Flash Cards from the CD. I tried downloading Adobe Acrobat Reader from the CD & had problem but I already had the Reader installed, I just wanted to see if version 7.0.9 was included, I had problem loading 7.0.9 previously from Internet so this may not be a problem with CD process. My system was built in 1999, 500MH with 256MB RAM, running Windows XP Pro, so people with newer systems should be fine. Book appears to be well-written & organized. I also have "HP IT Essentials I" copyright 2005 by Cisco Press to compare it to, we're using it as text in college course to prepare for A+ exam. The "CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide" appears to be better book, but Cisco book may have been updated & CORRECTED, I hope, we've found many errors in it as we used it in a previous course. Maybe I can pass the A+ exam with both guides!