A+ Certification Practice Questions Exam Cram 2 (Exams: 220-301, 220-302) (Paperback)

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Product Description

The A+ certification is the most popular certification program in the world, certifying more than 500,000 individuals since its inception in 1998. These exams certify readers knowledge of basic computer hardware and operating systems. This certification is extremely popular because it is essential to anybody who requires a baseline set of skills or competencies: high school students, technicians in your company's IT support group, even the delivery-truck driver who wants to explore a better career opportunity.

The A+ Practice Questions Exam Cram 2 provides readers with nearly 1,000 practice test questions as well as complete answer explanations, giving readers the perfect complementary tool for their A+ studies. Features relevant Exam Notes to heop readers score better on the tests, plus the ever popular "Cram Sheet" tearcard, which is used for last-minute cramming.

About the Author

Charles J. Brooks is currently the president of Marcraft International Corporation, located in Kennewick, Washington, and is in charge of research and development. He is the author of several books, including Speech Synthesis, Pneumatic Instrumentation, The Complete Introductory Computer Course, Radio-Controlled Car Project Manual, and IBM PC Peripheral Troubleshooting and Repair. A former electronics instructor and technical writer with the National Education Corporation, Charles has taught and written on post-secondary EET curriculum, including introductory electronics, transistor theory, linear integrated circuits, basic digital theory, industrial electronics, microprocessors, and computer peripherals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Que (March 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789731088
• ISBN-13: 978-0789731081
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #660,816 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the instructor this has real value., May 21, 2004

By	Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

220-301 and 220-302 are the latest creation from CompTIA to hit the certification arena. Exam Cram has made a reputation of releasing material tailored to the exam. The set of over 1000 questions is a great learning and study tool for both exams.

As an instructor this book provided an invaluable tool to aide the student to pass both exam, first by giving them 1000+ question to work with and second being right on the mark with the actual exam.

This book tackles each domain of both exams very well and hit the target right on the head. The author has literally blown away the exam with this one. What I like about this book is that there is more than questions and answers.

The book had pictures and the answers are well explained. Overall for any new A+ tech this should be in your tech library.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful but not comprehensive, January 9, 2006

By	Chris Kennedy "metalhead" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I will be honest - I've got about 3 years on the job experience in tech support and I was required to pass A+ as a condition of my current employment. So, I got this book because it had the same goal: pass the test and be done with it. It does it make it quite clear that the authors do not expect this will be your only resource for taking the test. For me, it's all I used (in addition to my hands-on experience). I passed my tests last Friday by a decent margin, and I have to admit that a lot of the questions I saw were practically lifted from the book. My understanding is that those who wrote it have all taken the test and are familiar with the questions asked.

There were several times when I wanted to throw the book down and scream - at CompTIA, not the authors. The book is very honest about the fact that the test is deceptive and almost designed to make you fail, by giving you misleading information and sometimes asking questions where none of the answers (or all!) are right, but you have to pick the most likely one. Fortunately, on the test no question was THAT bad, so in that regard it was a useful preparation, as I was ready for pretty much anything.

No book will replace personal experience, so I recommend you to have opened some computers, maybe even built one or two, and done a lot of tinkering with them before sitting down for this. There was still a lot of technical information I've never learned in this book, though, so it has its merits.

Pros:
*Good price
*Attempts to cover a lot of information even if it's not all thorough
*Lots of practice questions
*If you have worked with computers a lot, you really don't need another book, even if some of the concepts are new.
*I liked the humor sprinkled throughout; it makes drudging through 800 pages of computer information a little easier on the ol' noggin.

Cons:
*Discount program for the exam ended October 1. I bought this book partly because of the $90 savings on the test, and I bought it at the end of October, having no idea it wasn't even valid anymore. That they would discontinue it while the book was on the shelf bothers me a lot, and writing to the publisher regarding this never received a response.
*Some questions I saw on the test had zero mention in the book, so it is not comprehensive.
*The practice exams in the book are OK; the questions on the CD are really just for review, because to do a proper test it seems like you have to buy an upgraded version. Still, 210 questions per test was useful (just on the CD).

Basically, if you have some experience with computers, and can make educated guesses on some questions, you should be OK with this book. A passing score really isn't that high, so you don't need to feel like you should know everything there is to know. If you are going for A+ without field experience, do not use this book by itself, and definitely do some work with computers so you are not scratching your head while reading this.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, June 23, 2005

By	Adonis7 - See all my reviews

I was very confused after reading these reviews, because readers seemed to be talking about a book that isn't the same as the one I was reading. I think I've discovered why: Amazon has mistakenly listed the reviews for the A+ Exam Cram here, when they should only be listing feedback for the Practice Questions book. Bottom line: the Practice Questions book provides just that: practice questions and answers. A thousand of them, and all on a CD as well, too boot! You'd be hard pressed to get your hands on 1,000 practice questions for less than 20 bucks. This book is designed for drill and practice on the concepts covered on the latest A+ exam. That's it -- if you're looking for more, look for a different book, but this book does exactly as it says it will: provide drill and practice so you can better understand the concepts on the A+ exam and score higher.