Internet Core and Computing IC3 Certification Global Standard 3 Study Guide (Certification Press) [Paperback]

Ron Gilster (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071638113 | ISBN-13: 978-0071638111 | Publication Date: November 18, 2009 | Edition: 1

The best fully integrated study system available

COVERS GLOBAL STANDARD 3

With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, IC3 Certification Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for the Internet and Computing Core Certification exams.

• 100% complete coverage of every official objective for all three IC3 exams
• Exam Readiness checklist at the beginning of each exam--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
• Exam Watch notes call attention to important exam information and potential pitfalls
• Two-Minute Drills for quick review at the end of every chapter
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all the exam topics, including:

• Computer Hardware and Peripherals
• Internal Hardware Systems
• Power and Environmental Protection
• Maintaining and Troubleshooting Computer Systems
• Computer Software Operations
• Application Software
• Special Purpose Software
• Operating System Fundamentals
• User Interfaces
• Working with Common Application Workspace Features
• Common Application Program Features and Functions
• Word Processing Workspace Features
• Formatting and Reviewing Documents
• Basic Spreadsheet Functions
• Manipulating Data in a Spreadsheet
• Creating a Slide Show with Presentation Software

CD-ROM includes:

• Complete MasterExam practice testing engine, featuring:
  • One full practice exam covering each of the 3 IC3 modules
  • Detailed answers with explanations
  • Score Report Performance assessment tool
• Electronic book for studying on the go

with free online registration

• Bonus downloadable MasterExam practice test

Ron Gilster, CompTIA A+ Network+. CCNA, is the author of many bestselling books on networking, PC hardware, and IT career certifications, including CEA-CompTIA DHTI+ Digital Home Technology Integrator All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition.

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About the Author

Ron Gilster, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CCNA, is the author of many bestselling books on networking, PC hardware, and IT career certifications, including CEA-CompTIA DHTI+ Digital Home Technology Integrator All-in-One Exam Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 686 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (November 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071638113
• ISBN-13: 978-0071638111
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ron Gilster was born in Vallejo, California in 1947. Which is the last time he actually lived in any one place for very long at all. Ron began his computing and technology career in 1965 in the Air Force, in which he took refuge from the draft, but ended up a Vietnam vet anyway. Over the years, he has been a punch-card machine operator, a computer programmer, a systems analyst, a database manager, a manufacturing production manager, a consultant for what was then a Big 8 accounting firm, an executive in the audio/visual and telecommunications industry, a college instructor and administrator, and, oh yes, a writer.

Ron has had a number of best-selling books, including his first "A+ Certification for Dummies," "CCNA For Dummies," "Cisco Networking For Dummies," and a dozen more. He lives in Spokane, WA and continues to write at least four books per year; the latest being "MCAS: Exam Guide."

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so much..., March 6, 2010

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D. R. Hansard (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Internet Core and Computing IC3 Certification Global Standard 3 Study Guide (Certification Press) (Paperback)

I saw that this was the cheapest book in the area of IC3 review, and now I see why. The book is not necessarily terrible, but it doesn't really tell you anything you can't find in a book on networking or Excel that you could get from your local library.

It claimed to have insider tips on the test, but there were maybe 2 or 3 throughout the whole book. I can give you an insider tip: When you are asked a question that requires you to do things in a specific sequence, don't just click one thing and assume that since it says "answer complete" that you are finished. You've probably just clicked the wrong thing. I kept retrying each question until I couldn't anymore, which helped me pass.

Also, the CD-ROM with the practice test was awful. I KNOW I clicked on the right answers and it gave me a failing score, and when I went back and checked it against the answers in the book, it was totally inaccurate. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, easy read., December 8, 2011

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This review is from: Internet Core and Computing IC3 Certification Global Standard 3 Study Guide (Certification Press) (Paperback)

I bought this book because I had to study for the IC3 exam. The information is sound. It is an easy read. I easily passed the exam after reading this book. The practice exams are crap. They have wrong answers that are contradicted in the book itself. The bonus download exam is also crap. Mostly just a copy of the one included on the disk. Whoever threw these practice exams together did a half-assed job and didn't even bother to make sure that the answer key was correct. The book itself is very good though. Even the practice tests at the end of each chapter are good. Just don't buy this book for the free practice exam CD, you WILL be let down. If you just need a quick study guide for the IC3, this is a very good text!

4.0 out of 5 stars Test review, October 29, 2010

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Daniel Staniec (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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Excellent book for IC3 test review. Lots of sample questions, tips and advice for taking these certification tests.