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H i , M y n a m e i s D on n a an d I a m n e w h e r e . I j u s t f o un d t h i s p l a c e an d w a s w on d e r in g i f s o m e on e c o u l d t e l l m e w h a t t h e A + c e r t i f i c a t i on i s a l l a b o u t . I l o v e c o m p u t e r s an d w o r k w i t h t h e m in m y s p a r e t i m e . I b u i l t m y o wn c o m p u t e r t h a t I a m u s in g n o w an d w an t t o t r y t o f in d a j o b w o r k in g on c o m p u t e r s . C o u l d s o m e on e h e l p m e ?
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W e l c o m e D on n a ,
T h e A + C e r t i f i c a t i on i s an en t r y l e v e l c e r t i f i c a t i on f o r C o m p u t e r T e c hn i c i an s . I t c on s i s t s o f 2 e x a m s , t h e f i r s t c o v e r in g h a r d w a r e an d n e t w o r k in g , an d t h e s e c on d c o v e r in g O p e r a t in g S y s t e m s an d s o f t w a r e . B o t h e x a m s m u s t b e p a s s e d b e f o r e t h e c e r t i f i c a t i on i s i s s u e d b y C o m p t i a , t h e o r i g in a t in g a u t h o r i t y f o r t h e A + .
W e l c o m e a b o a r d D on n a an d i f y o u m o r e q u e s t i on s f e e l f r e e t o a s k an d w e w i l l b e m o r e t h an h a p p y t o h e l p .
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T h an k y o u F r e d d y , d o y o u g u y s u s e s o m e k in d o f b o o k s an d s t u f f t o g e t r e a d y f o r t h o s e t e s t s ? W h a t k in d o f s t u d y t i m e d o e s i t t a k e t o d o t h i s ?
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B u i l d in g y o u r o wn c o m p u t e r i s p r o b a b l y t h e m o s t i m p o r t an t an d b i g g e s t s t e p u c an m a k e t o w a r d s g e t t in g in t o t h e c o m p u t e r f i e l d . I t s h o w s t h a t y o u h a v e m o t i v a t i on t o d o an d l e a rn , i t a l s o s h o w s y o u h a v e an in t e r e s t in c o m p u t e r s an d en j o y c h a l l en g e s .
An A + c e r t i f i c a t i on i s t h e f i r s t s t e p f o r m o s t w h en g e t t in g in t o t h e c o m p u t e r f i e l d . P a s s in g t h e t e s t r e q u i r e s kn o w l e d g e g a in e d b y an en t r y - l e v e l c o m p u t e r t e c h w i t h 6 m on t h s e x p e r i en c e .
I f y o u a r e s e r i o u s a b o u t g e t t in g c e r t i f i e d , t h en g e t a g o o d b o o k , t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l . T a k e a s m an y p r a c t i c e e x a m s a s y o u c an f in d , r e a d t e c h f o r u m s , an d m o s t i m p o r t an t l y , a s k q u e s t i on s t o m a k e s u r e y o u un d e r s t an d k e y p o in t s n e c c e s s a r y t o o b t a in y o u r g o a l s . t h e r e i s n o s u c h t h in g a s a d u m b q u e s t i on on l y d u m b an s w e r s an d m o s t d u m b an s w e r s c o m e f r o m p e o p l e t o a f r a i d t o a s k t h e q u e s t i on s o t h e y t r y t o f i g u r e i t o u t on t h e i r o wn an d f a i l . d on t g e t m e w r on g , a l o t o f p e o p l e c an f i g u r e i t o u t on t h e i r o wn w i t h a g o o d r e f e r en c e . b u t d o in g an y t h in g a l on e s u c k s . an d e v en in t h e c a s e o f t h e S e b e x C o m p l e t e A + S t u d y G u i d e an d i t s 1 0 0 0 + p a g e s , n o b o o k h a s e v e r y t h in g in i t an d n o b o o k i s p e r f e c t . t h e r e a r e e r r o r s in a l l o f t h e m . an d t h e on l y w a y y o u c an b e s u r e o f w h a t y o u a r e r e a d in g i s t o a c c e s s m u l t i p l e s o u r c e s . b u t b o o k s a r e e x p en s i v e !
s o t a k e m y a d v i c e , g e t on e g o o d b o o k , t h en q u e s t i on i t ! i f s o m e t h in g d o e sn ' t s o un d r i g h t t o y o u , t h en r e s e a r c h i t ! m o s t o f t h e t e c h s i kn o w t h a t a r e w o r k in g in t h e c o m p u t e r f i e l d r e a l l y c an t s p o u t o f f f a c t s an d f i g u r e s o f a c o m p u t e r s y s t e m o r s o f t w a r e , b u t t h e y d o kn o w w h e r e t o g o t o g e t t h e d e t a i l s . c o m p u t e r s y s t e m s a r e e x t r e m e l y c o m p l i c a t e d an d t h en t o s s t h e m in t o t h e m i d d l e o f t h i s h u m on g o u s n e t w o r k an d t h en t r y t o f i g u r e t h in g s o u t ! i t s a l o t t o l e a rn . t h e t e c hn o l o g y i s c h an g in g w a a y t o o f a s t f o r an y on e t o b e c o m e an e x p e r t on an y t h in g . t r u s t m e i f y o u e v e r d o , i t w i l l b e a t i t l e h e l d f o r t h e b r i e f e s t o f p e r i o d s . s o w o r k in g in c o m p u t e r s an d b e in g s u c c e s s f u l m e an s s t u d y in g on e t h in g o r an o t h e r f o r m o s t o f t h e r e s t o f y o u r l i f e . i t s t o u g h , b u t t o m e , k e e p in g u p on t e c hn o l o g y i s a k i l l e r h i g h ! t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s in t h e f u t u r e o f t e c hn o l o g y i s m in d b o g g l in g ! a s m u c h a s w e h a v e a c o m p l i s h e d s o f a r , w e r e a l l y h a v en t e v en s c r a t c h e d t h e s u r f a c e o f w h a t c o m p u t e r s c an d o an d i t w i l l on l y g e t b e t t e r an d b e t t e r an d m o r e a m a z in g .
o k , D a v e o f f t h e s o a p b o x . . .
b a c k t o t h e s t u d y in g , a s s o on a s y o u c an a f f o r d i t , i s t r on g l y s u g g e s t y o u g e t a t l e a s t on e m o r e c o m p u t e r t h a t y o u c an e x p e r i e m en t w i t h . h a v in g a s y s t e m t h a t w o u l d b e u s e d f o r j u s t in s t a l l in g O S ' s an d q u e s t i on a b l e s o f t w a r e i s v e r y h an d y . a l s o , i t s e a s i e r t o l e a rn c o m p u t e r s i f y o u c an f i g u r e o u t h o w t o b r e a k t h e m ( n o t p h y s i c a l l y ! ! j u s t l i k e c o r r u p t in g s o f t w a r e ) t h en f i x in g e m i s t h a t m u c h e a s i e r . A l s o an o t h e r g o o d r e a s on i s t h a t w i t h t h e in t e rn e t n o w a s e s s en t i a l a s t h e t e l e p h on e f o r d a y t o d a y l i f e , n e t w o r k in g c o m p u t e r s i t t h e s k i l l s n e e d e d t o b u i l d y o u r o wn l i t t l e n e t w o r k b e c o m e s a v e r y v a l u a b l e s k i l l . b u i l d in g y o u r o wn h o m e n e t w o r k g i v e s y o u e x p e r i en c e in s h a r in g r e s o u r c e s a m on g c o m p u t e r s , a l s o m an a g in g n e t w o r k s , f i r e w a l l s , p e r m i s s i on s , e t c . an d a l s o , i t h e l p s m a in t a in in t e g r i t y o f y o u r m a in c o m p u t e r . a f t e r a l l , y o u c an t r e - f o r m a t y o u r c o m p u t e r j u s t t o p r a c t i c e in s t a l l in g W in 2 0 0 0 r i g h t ?
w e l l t h i s w a s a l on g p o s t , i h o p e y o u d o w e l l in w h a t e v e r y o u d e c i d e t o d o , an d k e e p in m in d , a s k in g a q u e s t i on on t h i s f o r u m b r in g s t h e s k i l l s , e x p e r i en c e , kn o w l e d g e , an d t r i a l an d e r r o r f in d in g s o f o v e r 3 0 0 p e o p l e . . . ( w e l l s o on t o b e 3 0 0 ) y o u w i l l f in d t h a t s o l v in g p r o b l e m s i s m u c h e a s i e r w h en t h e r e a r e 3 0 0 h e a d s a t w o r k on i t .
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Y o u ' v e f o un d t h e r i g h t p l a c e D on n a i f y o u ' r e in t e r e s t e d in o b t a in in g a c e r t i f i c a t i on . T h e s e g u y s a r e r e a l l y s h a r p w h en i t c o m e s t o t h i s c o m p u t e r s t u f f . Y o u s h o u l d b e s u r e t o c h e c k o u t D a p un i s h e r ' s p r a c t i c e e x a m s , y o u m a y f in d o u t y o u a l r e a d y kn o w a l o t o f t h e in f o . F r e d d y a l s o h a s s o m e e x c e l l en t p r a c t i c e e x a m s on h i s s i t e . L i k e D a v e m en t i on e d , d on ' t l i m i t y o u r s e l f t o on e s t u d y m a t e r i a l . T h e r e a r e in c on s i s t an c i e s s o i t d o e s h e l p t o u s e m o r e t h an on e t r a in in g m e t h o d . G o o d l u c k .
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T h an k s g u y s , y o u g u y s a r e s o h e l p f u l an d f r i en d l y h e r e . I ' l l d e f in i t e l y p o s t m y q u e s t i on s f o r y o u g u y s t o h e l p m e .
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H i t h e r e D on n a , S e e m s t h e g u y s a l r e a d y s a i d l o t s a b o u t s t u d y in g . I c an t h r o w in s o m e o f m y o wn p e r s on a l f a v o u r i t e s f o r y a : M i k e M a y e r s ' b o o k s on A + a r e b a s i c an d s o r t o f o u t l in e t h e p r o b l e m s s o t h e y a r e g o o d t o b e g in w i t h a s t h e y g i v e y o u s o r t o f a b l u e p r in t o f w h a t y o u n e e d t o s t u d y in m o r e d e t a i l . J e an An d r e w s A + In D e p t h i s b i t m o r e in d e p t h b u t b y n o m e an s p e r f e c t , S y b e x l i k e w i s e . On h a r d w a r e I c on s i d e r S c o t t M u e l l e r ' s b o o k " U p g a r a d in g an d r e p a i r in g P C a s a g r e a t p i e c e o f w o r k , s o m e s t u f f t h e r e i s w a y b e y on d w h a t t h e y r e q u i r e o f y o u in t h e e x a m b u t y o u c an b e s u r e t o f in d s t u f f on h a r d w a r e t h e r e t h a t y o u c an n o t f in d an y w h e r e e l s e . T h e r e a r e s o m e m u l t i m e d i a c o u r s e s t h a t h a v e u s e f u l v i d e o s s o y o u c an a c t u a l l y s e e t h e s t u f f y o u w on ' t b e o t h e r w i s e a b l e t o s e e l i k e S T / S C o p t i c a l c on n e c t o r s e t c . An d g e t a s m an y p r a c t i c e t e s t s a s p o s s i b l e . A i m f o r 9 5 % an d t h en y o u c an b e s u r e t o p a s s A + . G o o d l u c k .
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I g o t m y b o o k , a l l in on e , an d I h a v e b e en d o in g a l o t o f r e a d in g . T h i s b o o k i s r e a l l y c o o l . I r e a l l y l i k e t h e p i c t u r e s an d e x p l an a t i on s o f s t u f f I n e v e r kn e w a b o u t b e f o r e . I t h in k I w i l l p r o b a b l y t a k e m y f i r s t t e s t in a w e e k o r s o . An y s u g g e s t i on s ?
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H i D on n a ,
I ' m g l a d y o u b o u g h t t h e A l l in On e A + , I a m a s s u m in g y o u h a v e t h e f i f t h e d i t i on ? T h a t i s t h e on e t h a t c o v e r s t h e c u r r en t t e s t o b j e c t i v e s . I a m r e a l l y i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h a t b o o k a s w e l l .
I w o u l d c a u t i on y o u n o t t o t r y t o r u s h t h e e x a m t h o u g h , t h o s e t e s t s a r e n o t e a s y an d t h e y a r e n o t c h e a p . . .  T a k e y o u r t i m e an d m a k e s u r e y o u h a v e a t h o r o u g h kn o w l e d g e o f e a c h t o p i c in t h e b o o k . A d d i t i on a l l y I w o u l d in v i t e y o u t o m a k e a m p l e u s e o f t h e p r a c t i c e t e s t s b o t h h e r e an d a t h t t p : / / w w w . s t e x a m s . c o m m a k e s u r e y o u a r e s c o r in g in t h e h i g h 9 0 ' s b e f o r e a t t e m p t in g t h e r e a l t h in g .
I f t h e r e i s an y t h in g t h a t I c an d o t o h e l p y o u , j u s t a s k , ( s h o r t o f t a k in g t h e e x a m f o r y o u t h a t i s . . .  ) w e a s a g r o u p a r e a l w a y s g l a d t o an s w e r q u e s t i on s an d s t an d r e a d y t o h e l p y o u .
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F r e d d y y o u a r e D a ' B o m b ! I t r i e d s o m e o f t h e t e s t s an d s c o r e d in t h e 7 0 s . I g u e s s I n e e d s o m e m o r e w o r k b e f o r e I ' m r e a d y . I f y o u r e a l l y w an t t o h e l p m e , y o u c an c o m e o u t h e r e an d b e m y p e r s on a l t u t o r  l o l
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D on n a ,
I t ' s 6 0 M i l e s t o P a h r u m p f r o m h e r e . I f I h a d a P r i u s t h en i t w o u l d on l y t a k e a b o u t a g a l l on o f g a s t o g e t t h e r e . . .
( T h e r e y o u g o D a v e ! )
S e r i o u s l y , t a k e y o u r t i m e an d l e a rn t h e m a t e r i a l t h o r o u g h l y , t h e k e y t o s u c c e s s i s s i m p l e : s t u d y , s t u d y , s t u d y !
L e t u s kn o w i f y o u h a v e an y p r o b l e m s an d f e e l f r e e t o c on t r i b u t e an y w h e r e h e r e on t h e b o a r d s , w e ' r e g l a d t o h a v e y o u h e r e .
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