A+ All-In-One Certification Exam Guide - Hardcover

Meyers, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072126795 ISBN 13: 9780072126792

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2001

Synopsis

Mike Meyers has done it again. The #1, best-selling study guide for CompTIA's A+ Certification exams has been completely revised and updated for the new 2001 exams. Written by the industry's leading authority on A+ Certification, this must-have reference offers complete coverage of all material on both the Core Hardware and Operating System Technologies exams. Plus, the bonus CD-ROM contains 6 practice tests, hundreds of questions, and LearnKey(tm) video clips. This comprehensive guide not only helps you pass the A+ certification exams, but also teaches you how to be an expert hardware technician.

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Review:

The best A+ certification guide in the field just got better. Because let's face it; in terms of walking you through the computer from the ground up, there wasn't anything better out there. Michael Meyers' A+ All-In-One Certification Exam Guide goes beyond the normal testable topics and really wants you to know what problems you're likely to face as an actual technician in the real world. Meyers gives lots of hands-on advice, frankly admitting that this topic is still tested but he's not quite sure why, telling you that power supplies can be repaired (and should be) even if the test says otherwise, and generally giving copious examples from his tech experience to show "what can go wrong."

In fact, if a major criticism can be levelled at this book nowadays, it's that it might go a bit too in-depth at times; Meyers' zeal to show you everything he knows about computers, makes it possible to get lost in the wealth of information and not focus on critically tested subjects. But keep in mind that if you even truly understand 60 per cent of this book, you'll pass the exam with flying colours--it's that good.

The book has 10 questions at the end of every chapter, which aren't modelled specifically after the A+ exam, but they are fairly tough questions nonetheless. There's also a CD with the standard array of video clips and test questions, but it has several tech utilities that Meyers himself recommends--a great value.

In short, this is simply one of the best test-prep books on the market for any exam, and it's also one of the few books that's completely honest: It is, when it comes down to it, an all-in-one guide. Buy this and you will pass. Highly recommended. --William Steinmetz

Synopsis:

Publishing Rationale - Revisions of the A+ exam - The A+ Certification Advisory Committee revised the A+ exams due out in December 2000. The third edition reflects the revisions made in the exam. - Building on the success of previous editions - The first two editions of this book sold over 150,000 copies combined! As of November 1999, there were over 150,000 certified A+ professionals. - The A+ certification expert - Author Michael Meyers is recognized as one of the pre-eminent teachers of A+ Certification and people now refer to the book as the "Meyers" book. Online reviewers call it "the best and most complete A+ study book available." Condensed Outline A TOC will not exist until the exam objectives are released in August 2000.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0072126795
• ISBN 13: 9780072126792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1024