Test Yourself A+ Certification, Fourth Edition (Certification Press) [Paperback]

Michael Pastore (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0072227753 | ISBN-13: 978-0072227758 | Publication Date: December 23, 2003 | Edition: 4

Don't let the real test be your first test! Test Yourself A+ Certification, Fourth Edition contains hundreds of practice questions for this exam. The book is organized by exam objective and contains in-depth answers that explain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrong.

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Score higher with the most effective self-test program available

• 350+ practice questions with in-depth answers explain why the correct choices are right and why the incorrect choices are wrong
• One complete practice exam covers all official objectives for the A+ Core Hardware/Operating System Technologies exams
• Realistic questions and detailed answers help you increase your exam score

Covers all A+ exam topics, including:

• Component Systems
• System Optimization
• Power Protection
• Motherboard, Processors, and Memory
• Desktop Components and Interfaces
• Printers
• Basic Networking
• System Files
• Command-line Functions
• Disk, Directory and File Management
• OS Utilities

Don’t let the REAL test be your first test! 350+ practice questions with answers. Sample:

You have installed a new adapter in your computer, which is running Windows 98. After the installation, you modified the CONFIG.SYS file manually. When you start the computer, the following error message is displayed: Error in CONFIG.SYS line 5. Which of the following would you rule out as a possible cause of the error?

A. The adapter is faulty. B. You have not installed the adapter driver. C. The file referenced in CONFIG.SYS does not exist in the specified location. D. There is a syntax error in CONFIG.SYS line 5.

A is correct. The adapter is certainly not causing the reported error in the CONFIG.SYS file. Such errors are reported when the operating system is unable to process any code specified in a particular line of the CONFIG.SYS file. Usually this error is produced either when a file specified in the CONFIG.SYS line is not found, or when the specified path is incorrect.

B is incorrect because it is possible that the CONFIG.SYS line 5 is referencing one of the driver files and is not able to find it. If you have modified the CONFIG.SYS file, which typically is done to load a specific driver file, and you have not installed the adapter driver, you will get this error. C is incorrect because this may also cause the given error. D is incorrect because if there is a syntax error in the CONFIG.SYS file, the operating system will not be able to process that line.

Michael Pastore, MA, A+, Network+, Security+, MCP, has been writing computer books for more than 10 years and is the author of A+ Certification Study Guide, Fifth Edition from McGraw-Hill/Osborne. He has been involved in IT for more than 25 years and has contributed to Computerworld and Windows 2000 Magazine. Michael is a faculty member at the University of Phoenix and DeVry University.

About the Author

Michael Pastore (Bellevue, WA) has been writing computer books for more than 25 years and has worked in roles from network technician to president of an IT training school. Pastore is a regular contributor to Computerworld and Windows 2000 Magazine, and is a columnist for Leap-it.com. Michael is also an acting faculty member at several IT institutes, including the University of Phoenix. Pastore’s titles include: A+ Test Prep, 1st & 2nd Eds. (Coriolis), A+ Study System (IDG Books), and the Security+ Study Guide (Sybex), among others. Michael can be reached at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 4 edition (December 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072227753
• ISBN-13: 978-0072227758
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,641,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bad questions, but still useful, June 26, 2004

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This review is from: Test Yourself A+ Certification, Fourth Edition (Certification Press) (Paperback)

Mcgraw Osborne is well known for excellent books in the IT industry. Mike Meyer's All IN one A+ Certification exam guide is probably the single best book out there for those preparing to take the test. I bought this book, based on my confidence in Mcgraw Hill/Osbrorne materials.

"Test Yourself: A+ Certification" seems like a God-send for those of us who are trying to better prepare ourselves to take the exam. The book is strictly practice questions, filled with more than 350 questions to be exact. These questions are broken into categories and based on the percentages that CompTIA says they apear on the test.

The real power of this book comes from the fact that it not only has 350 questions, but has "in depth" answers. Not only will you find out if you were right or wrong, but WHY you were right or wrong - and this makes the book not just a useful way to gadge your current expertise, but a powerful study tool that will help CORRECT your weak points and drill those critical facts into your head. You also theoretically get a lot of practice with the types of questions asked on the exam, and a chance to spot common foul ups such as mgetting a question wrong because you misread one crucial point.

The problem lies in the questions themselves. They feel much harder than those from similar materials. And in many cases the questions are just BAD questions. Too often the book gives you questions that are very arguabley subjective in nature, or more advanced that what the A+ exam might actually expect you to know. There are far too many cases in which questions are way too ambiguous, offering more than one correct answer and not being specific enough to give you any certainty when choosing your answer even when you know your stuff. There was also more than one occasion where I identified a question that was CLEARLY wrong. Also the answers ussually give decent information on why a certain answer was wrong or right, but other times I found them a little lacking.

Bottom line: Despite it's flaws, this book can still be a valuable tool for your A+ preperation - helping you to both asses and improve your readiness - and it's higher level of dificulty may even be helpful. However, I would like to see the next edition have much clearer questions and more refined content, and it's absolutely IMPERATIVE that the editing of a book that will be used for a STUDY TOOL be top notch (least the poor souls using the book be studying the WRONG MATERIAL). Better editing and fact checking, combined with more focused questions would have made this a must have for any soon-to-be A+ technician.