CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Seventh Edition (Exams 220-701 & 220-702) | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Meyers
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 7
Pages: 1376
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.8 x 2.2
ISBN: 0071701338
Dewey Decimal Number: 621
EAN: 9780071701334
ASIN: 0071701338
Publication Date: January 21, 2010
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Product Description
Get complete coverage of the latest release of the CompTIA A+ exams inside this fully revised and updated resource. Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this expert guide covers CompTIA A+ exams 220-701 and 220-702. You'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, in-depth explanations, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations. Designed to help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams with ease, this definitive volume also serves as an essential on-the-job IT reference. Covers all exam objectives, including how to: - Work with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
- Install, partition, and format hard drives
- Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot WIndows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
- Troubleshoot PCs and implement security measures
- Install video and multimedia cards
- Work with portable PCs, PDAs, smartphones, and wireless technologies
- Manage printers and connect to networks and the Internet
- Understand safety and environmental issues
- Establish good communication skills and adhere to privacy policies
The CD-ROM features: - Practice exams for 701 & 702
- 600+ chapter review questions
- New video introduction to CompTIA A+
- One-hour video training segment
- Mike's favorite PC tools and utilities
- Searchable e-book
Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA.
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 Best of the bunch February 16, 2010
Chanratt (Massachusetts, USA)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I had received the CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide for xmas because the All-in-One Exam Guide wasn't available yet. Well, I gave up on the Complete Study Guide after I was 1/3 the way through and ordered Meyer's version as I saw that it had become available on Amazon. What can I say? The guy is such a great teacher and the book is very well laid out and easy to understand, relying on plenty of analogies and diagrams. You get the feeling that you are in a classroom listening to your favorite teacher; Mikes methods of teaching are pleasantly informal, and he seems to have the formula for mixing professionalism and humor down to a tee.
Two thumbs up. Passed both tests this morning. April 17, 2010
Cal Langford (Birmingham, AL)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Definitely going to give this book two thumbs up. I've been doing the things in this book for about three years, but I do my best to play around at home and do stuff like this anyway. I simply read through the book and took the tests on the CD. Saw that there were a couple of areas on the tests that I needed to review. Reread 3 chapters and took the tests this morning. I made an 845 on the 701 test and an 870 on the 702 test (both out of 900). Overall, it took me about a month to study and finally take the test. Not too bad for a book that's 1300+ pages. It was easy to read and easy to understand. The light jokes were nicely thrown in as well. Can't say enough good about this book. I hope the Network+ and Security+ are the same way... because I just bought them. ;)
An Excellent Resource for Studying July 21, 2010
Andrew Hallmark (CA, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
To put it simply this is probably the most dynamic and interesting text-book I have
read in ages. Most texts use the format of dry facts and statistics while dragging
out the source material for what seems like forever. Mike has that unique writer's gift
of taking a relatively dry subject and making it fun and interesting to read. I love
the format he uses of starting with the broad history and moving into the factoids
all without losing his humorous touch. Using this book and a few practice tests from CompTIA's
own website, I was able to pass the test on my first try after about a month of study.
This was a great resource for study and I only have two small complaints.
1. The practice tests included on the CD do not have enough questions. This means that after
you take it once or twice you will have seen all the questions and it goes from being
a good gauge of your progress to just memorizing the correct answers.
2. The book does not cover VoIP in enough detail to satisfy the questions that will probably be on the
exam. So you will have to do a bit of extra research into VoIP to get up to speed on the topic.
Overall this is an excellent all-in-one guide that will help you towards achieving A+ certification.
If you want to get lifetime certification you better start now, because come January 1st
your certification will switch to only being good for 3 years if you don't get it before 2011.
Any reference library must have this May 16, 2010
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The seventh updated edition of All-in-One CompTIA A+ Certification Exam Guide tells how to get ahead on the latest CompTIA A+ certification and training. From exam tips and plenty of practice questions to over 1,000 photos and illustrations, this comes with an accompanying CD- ROM of practice exams, review questions, a one-hour video training segment, and more. Any reference library must have this.
Best A+ Certification Book April 7, 2010
Neil Bible (Huntsville, AL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is by far the best study guide for 2009 A+ certification I've seen, and easy to follow. I have scanned several books at my bookstore, and many of them contain incorrect information, which can be annoying to someone new to the IT field, almost like no editor read them. This one seems to be accurate with no contradicting information. The author does a great job of building a foundation of essential beginner knowledge, and then gradually adds more complicated concepts and real working scenarios. I have never been a technician, but am trying to become one, and I don't find any concepts in this book to be too complicated or difficult to learn. The only thing I don't like about this book is occasionally the author throws in a quiz question that wasn't covered in that chapter, and didn't really specify that he wanted you to learn the information on your own (i.e. they would cover different types of processors and the basic technologies and differences in them, and then quiz you on a very specific part of one processor, such as cache size per core which wasn't covered). Make sure whatever book you buy is for 2009, because 2006 is obsolete now. Overall a great book, and the best study guide for this test.
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