A : Dos/Windows Study Guide (Certification Study Guide... [Hardcover]

David Groth (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Pub:; 2nd Edition edition (1998)
• ISBN-10: 0782123511
• ISBN-13: 978-0782123517
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,508,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Keep looking...there are better choices., August 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A : Dos/Windows Study Guide (Certification Study Guide... (Hardcover)

First, the good news. I passed both the core and the Dos/Windows exams by using these books. They offered very detailed information and presented it in an easy to read and generally understandable format. I would agree that the books' "intermediate" difficulty rating is accurate.

However, (You knew that this was coming) I would not recommend them as a good prep for the A+ Exams. My principal criticism is that the core module is riddled with flaws, errors, and innacuracies.(One can obtain a list of corrections, all three pages, from the Sybex website. The corrections are listed under "errata"). Additionally, because these texts are fairly detailed, they tended to include a lot of extraneous information that was not reflected on the exams. Examples would be the complete resistor color code, hexadecimal numbering system, lists of various manufacturers beep codes and error codes specific to a particular make or model. Also in the core text are chapters on networks & customer service, neither of which is even covered of the core exam. (O.K., customer service is covered but the answers are not scored and they do not count towards your score).

Dos/Windows...not much better. A lot of step by step by step on how to install windows 3.1 & Win 9x. "When the next screen asks for disk 4, remove disk 3 from your floppy drive, insert the disk labled #4...press any key or enter! See diagram below!)

I would look for a more concise text and then supplement it with internet resources like cramsession and its related links for a more complete test prep.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Choice for the A+ DOS/Windows exam., September 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A : Dos/Windows Study Guide (Certification Study Guide... (Hardcover)

This book by David Groth proved to be a good choice for the exam. it covered the topics very well and provides a CD ROM with questions and answers. There are also Q&A at the end of each chapter. I found some of the answers to be in error, but that just means you are smart enough to catch them. I recommend this book for the exam. I passed passed both Core Modules of the certification exam with an overall 81% score.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for a beginner, September 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A : Dos/Windows Study Guide (Certification Study Guide... (Hardcover)

The second A+ (dos & windows) module by Sybex really disappointed me. Very scant on Dos commands and not ideal for a dos 'newbee'. I rate this book very poorly against the core module book which I found very helpful.