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saffakanera

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hi there folks, im currently studying for my A+ exams, laugh it off, ok now on to business :) Im quite stressed out about the whole ordeal, any tips on which topics to focus on and any study methods i should use?

I consider myself to be only at mild consumer enthusiast level , i know about most terminology mentioned in the book except for networking (scary stuff atm) and printers, any tips would be greatly appreciated, ta guys.

I know people say its a breeze, i haven't seen any exams yet so im naturally expecting the worse :(
 
google for cram exams, what i used - actually quite few good ones there but this was back in 2000 :eek:
 
Hey man ;) I did the theory of the A+ certification last year sometime. I just basically read through it without really memorizing, in order to understand the basic principles.

I did however realize, I may not know every single thing in the course, but I'm not spending R3000 just for the certification if I can do more than being a normal IT tech.

Here's a few links however to some free practice exams and tests. Complete them after you've studied through your course and repeat them over and over until you feel comfortable that you are prepared for the exams.

http://www.proprofs.com/certification/comptia/a-plus/exams/index.shtml
http://certification.about.com/od/apracticeexams/l/bl_apluscore1.htm
http://certification.about.com/library/quiz/bl_aplus_hangman.htm
http://www.freepractice.com/Aplus/aplus.htm
http://www.passitnow.com/comptia.html
 
ah great thanks teraside! I wonder if the A+ course actually gets harder the older it gets..
 
teraside said:
Hey man ;) I did the theory of the A+ certification last year sometime. I just basically read through it without really memorizing, in order to understand the basic principles.

I did however realize, I may not know every single thing in the course, but I'm not spending R3000 just for the certification if I can do more than being a normal IT tech.

Here's a few links however to some free practice exams and tests. Complete them after you've studied through your course and repeat them over and over until you feel comfortable that you are prepared for the exams.

http://www.proprofs.com/certification/comptia/a-plus/exams/index.shtml
http://certification.about.com/od/apracticeexams/l/bl_apluscore1.htm
http://certification.about.com/library/quiz/bl_aplus_hangman.htm
http://www.freepractice.com/Aplus/aplus.htm
http://www.passitnow.com/comptia.html
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i see some of these test test you alot on words starting with sc..:D
 
I wrote my A+ examination without studying at all :o

But it's certainly worth doing the cram exams :)
 
beanie, some of us actually study for A+, and write the exam in a prometric centre, not in your typical back-yard machanic workshop like you did...

saffakanera, best advice is to have a general overview of the whole of A+, and not just hardware for instance. the exam is adaptive, which means, if you get a question wrong in networking, the following questions will stay with networking until you've answered enough correct. this might fail you, as you're not up to speed with networking... (just an example)

some other tips, is to do some hands on experience with the components. if you have an old pc lying round, even if broken, take it, and work through the book, chapter for chapter, testing all the knowledge you take in on the pc. when the test come, you can always go back to the pc in your room, and what you've done with it to get it up and running, or where the BIOS is, what it does, ZIF socket, etc...

another hint, dont go and do the national diploma crap, rather do the International certified CompTIA A+.

It will also help you in teh future to get Microsoft certified like MCSA - where CompTIA A+ is required !!

Good luck
 
Aqox said:
beanie, some of us actually study for A+, and write the exam in a prometric centre, not in your typical back-yard machanic workshop like you did...
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Mind telling me where exactly I wrote my exam? I'll give you a hint, mine is one of those "Internationally Certified" ones you were talking about ;)

Assuming is never a good idea :D
 
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A+ is rated by SAQA as on grade 10 level, so I'm sure you won't have a problem.
 
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