A+ Practice Tests Exam Cram [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Michael A. Pastore (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 157610477X | ISBN-13: 978-1576104774 | Publication Date: June 18, 1999

Contains two practice tests each for the Core and Specialty exams, and an answer and explanation chapter at the end of each exam. Provides more than just the correct answers--the explanation chapter also details why the correct answers are right and why the wrong answers are wrong. Gives the reader the competitive edge by quickly showing which areas may require further study. This product is for the A+ Test which expires on 03/31/01.

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About the Author

Michael A. Pastore (Bellevue, WA) is an A+ instructor and author of two best-selling titles on the A+ certification. Michael has over 25 years of experience as an IT professional, ranging from software programming to network design. Since the early 1990s he has been involved in the creation of over 25 books on computer certification, including the Coriolis A+ Practice Test Exam Cram, First Edition. He is currently the president of the Shepherd Group, a management-consulting firm in Bellevue Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books (June 18, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157610477X
• ISBN-13: 978-1576104774
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,522,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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59 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hey, it's not all THAT great, January 16, 2000

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Charles Worton (edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
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Having condemned other "test yourself" test compilations regarding A+, and having been impressed by the other glowing reviews this text recieved, I rushed out to buy it. My verdict? Don't be fooled; this text is just as saturated with errors as all the others. The other A+ test compilation I reviewed/condemned had over 1,000 questions; this one has less than half that many. It includes a CD with two tests, one for core, one for DOS/Windows; however, the test software itself is buggy, and easily crashed. The questions have as many, or more, errors on a percentage basis as other test question compilations I reviewed. And, despite other comments on this review page, I found no particular correlation between the questions on the actual exam and the test questions in this book. This is as it should be; just don't think that all you need to do is memorize these questions and write your A+. You'll fail.

I haven't found ANY test question compilations I can honestly recommend, and this one is no different. If you want to learn - and pass - the A+ exams, purchase Mueller's "Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 11th edition" as an absolute must have, and possibly Charles Brook's "A+ certification training guide" from New Riders. With these two books and nothing else, I achieved 81% on the DOS/Windows exam, and 96% on the core exam. Once you've thoroughly learned all those books have to offer, if you still want to purchase test prep questions/software, then do so; but do NOT use them as a study aid. Use them only as a guide to identifying areas that you don't understand.

To do anything else is to court disaster.

Charlie Worton, MCP, MCP+I, MCSE, A+

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate and complete practice tests, September 2, 1999

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This review is from: A+ Practice Tests Exam Cram (Paperback)

I used this book and Mike Meyer's A+ Certification Exam Guide to study for the exam. This book has excellent questions and has complete answers to each question asked. Some of the questions in the book are even in the A+ test. Unlike the tests that come with A+ study guides, which are specific to that book you are reading and are not accurate to what the test questions will be. It is fair to say that if you can pass the tests in this book, you'll have a MUCH stronger chance of passing the A+ exam.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great preparation resource, March 28, 2000

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K. Gray "kgray" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A+ Practice Tests Exam Cram (Paperback)

This book is a great tool for preparing for the exam. Be sure to use it in conjunction with your core learning tools. There are a few errors in this book, but I have not seen an examination preparation series that have no errors.

Only use this book to find out areas you may need to refresh on. This is not meant as a instructional book.