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| A+ Certification Bible | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ed Tetz, Glen E. Clarke, Joseph Phillips, Angshuman Chakraborti, Meeta Gupta, Mridula Parihar, Rashim Mogha
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $59.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 337769
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1178
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.7 x 2.3
ISBN: 0764548107
Dewey Decimal Number: 004
UPC: 785555076839
EAN: 9780764548109
ASIN: 0764548107
Publication Date: August 15, 2001
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Amazon.com Review
A business runs on its software, which means that it's possible to make a very nice living by maintaining the hardware that enables business software to go. The CompTIA A+ professional certification is the generally recognized token of accomplishment in the areas of Intel-compatible hardware configuration and the hardware-related parts of the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. The A+ Certification Bible is a comprehensive guide to the subjects successful A+ candidates are required to understand, according to CompTIA's published statements of exam scope. Author Ed Tetz does an admirable job of telling readers what they need to know for the exam, though when on the job some may wish for more practical information. For example, Tetz explains how the NTFS 5.0 filesystem--a feature of Windows 2000--is better than the earlier version of NTFS that shipped with Windows NT, but he doesn't alert readers to the extensive woe they can expect to encounter if they attempt to make the two versions of NTFS exist on the same drive. The problems are not on the A+ test, so it's sort of moot, but this is the kind of troubleshooting challenge an A+ technician can expect to see on the job.Wish lists aside, this hardcover volume gets the job done as far as A+ test preparation is concerned. Its prose is clear, and illustrations--including the photographs that traditionally detract from books about hardware--add to readers' understanding. Each chapter concludes with multiple-choice questions and free-answer scenarios. An annotated answer key for all questions and scenarios appears on another page. --David Wall Topics covered: Everything CompTIA says candidates must understand in order to pass the two A+ exams (220-201 and 220-202). Content runs heavily to hardware, including techniques for configuring and troubleshooting hard disks, memory, motherboards, and processors. Sections deal with the points at which Microsoft operating systems--mostly Windows 98 and Windows 2000--interact with hardware. There's coverage of networking to the extent required by A+, as well.
Product Description
Built around the exam objectives for easy reference during specific objective focus, A+ Certification Bible contains extensive self-evaluation opportunities to help you determine what areas need additional study. Comprehensive coverage allows you to maximize the information, and tailor your study to your own needs at any level of experience.
Covers: Exam 220-201 and 220-202
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Comprehensive,but poorly edited / rushed March 3, 2004
The first edition of this book covers a great deal of subject matter & helped me to catch a couple of 'gotchas' that I otherwise would have missed on the test. However, its poorly edited, non-cohesive, & misleading writing is almost unacceptable considering its purpose is to teach a technical & precise subject. The fact that it has 7 contributing authors comes through in the way it feels as though paragraphs from seperate books were pasted together. Despite 14 editors the number of errors makes me wonder if a draft copy of this book sent to print by accident. Typos I understand but graphics with info that conflicts the text, incorrect answer keys, & questions that were not covered in the text make this book difficult at times. Having to research an answer you were sure was correct just to find out the answer key in the book is wrong is frustrating. Despite this I did find the book useful due to its breadth & method of forcing me to do 'fact-checking'. If you can pick up this book cheap ( got mine for $5 ) and have the time to read through & 'FIX' this book it may be worth it. Excellent coverage of small details & the OS side of the test. Not good for the novice or without a more accurate companion book due to the editing problems.
A two thumbs up book!!! March 15, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this book right after failing the OS part of the A+ test, in spite that I already had planned it, boo. I like this much very much because the chapters are quite short, about 15 to 20 pages each, something that help me keep focus on the subject. It comes with several questions at the beginning and at the end of each chapter, labs and scenarios. Includes nice pictures of peripherals but could've used more in the other chapters given that there are a lot of visual learners out there including myself. The companion CD is kind of ok, I'll give it 3 stars because practice questions are limited, 75 max for some and 10 for others. It contains a couple of different software testing engines but none really provide strong aid for the test. The book only weighs 3lbs which isn't a bother to carry around with you for studying in your spare time. For me it was a pleasure to order and read this book since that a lot of things that weren't explained at length in the A+ Certification Training Guide by Charles J. Brooks(which I also have), were in this book. I strongly recommend this book as preparation for the real thing. I did indeed a good addition to my bookshelf by buying this great book.
 First Chapter has mistakes. March 2, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am new into this world of A+, and I picked this book up and read the first chapter. In the first chapter there were a couple mistakes. Not that it mattered much because I figured out what they were talking about. But It made me fear what they would mess up on later in the book, and the way the presented the explinations. They would ask you questions on the review that were not explained in the chapter. I read the chapter 3 times to make sure I did not miss what they were talking about. And needless to say I did not skip a beat. They simply did not explain what they were quizing you on. I know a little about computer repairs. If you are an expeinced computer technincion this book might be ok for you because you could pick up on the mistakes. However if you are new to the field they could confuse you and fill your head with incorrect teachings. Hope this was help full.
 Excelent book January 23, 2003
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think that the A+ bible is good for people without expertice on the computer field or with knoledge about computers, i have 4 certifications and have taken many courses of computers and i find these book, well presented, well writen, and especially with a 100% coverage of the exam .Good luck, always buy two books for a cert.
thats my advice.
Worth the Money August 22, 2002
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book, along with the A+ Passport by Mike Meyers and passed both tests with no problem. With any cert test real world experience helps but with these two books, even a complete newbe could pass. The test software with the book was pretty solid, I've seen worse.
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