Perhaps these will help other people who wish to break into IT at some
point:

1. I have four A+ books so far ---- don't regret buying them, but they all
seem to be kind of "thin" on the OS side; I have Mike's passport and 4th
edition Exam Guide-- really enjoy the Exam Guide, but there seems to be a
heavy emphasis on the hardware side--- I could be way wrong here, but I
would speculate the OS test is more difficult and the study time necessary
greater than for the hardware side

2. Then on the other side of the spectrum, I got the QUE A+ book mainly to
compare it to the rest-- I would rate it
excellent so far, but they do delve into things I have never seen before--
for ex., info. on creating a supplemental cache in Win95-- that's a new one
on me!

3. Contemplating buying Mike's A+ CD-ROM course--
hope it covers the OS in detail

4. Even if you use self study to pass the A+ tests, and you have no
practical experience with various Windows
operating systems, how can you confidently perform on the job as a tech?
Discussing the book procedures for partitioning a hard drive is one thing--
having someone ask you to go take care of it is another! Maybe
hands-on-experience is a must here-- just like with W2K. It could be that
classroom training is a must for career changers.

5. One other thing to consider is: how much will the tests
change for 2003?


Hope this helps others who are in the same boat!

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A+ does not certify you are able to do it but you have the knowledge to do
it.

--
Frédéric
A+, i-Net+, MCP
CIW Associate
http://fredsfastcram.netfirms.com
"Certification will always make you stand out over the competition"


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"Iron Chancellor" <butcherofprague@excite.com> wrote in message
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> Perhaps these will help other people who wish to break into IT at some
> point:
>
> 1. I have four A+ books so far ---- don't regret buying them, but they
all
> seem to be kind of "thin" on the OS side; I have Mike's passport and 4th
> edition Exam Guide-- really enjoy the Exam Guide, but there seems to be a
> heavy emphasis on the hardware side--- I could be way wrong here, but I
> would speculate the OS test is more difficult and the study time necessary
> greater than for the hardware side
>
> 2. Then on the other side of the spectrum, I got the QUE A+ book mainly
to
> compare it to the rest-- I would rate it
> excellent so far, but they do delve into things I have never seen before--
> for ex., info. on creating a supplemental cache in Win95-- that's a new
one
> on me!
>
> 3. Contemplating buying Mike's A+ CD-ROM course--
> hope it covers the OS in detail
>
> 4. Even if you use self study to pass the A+ tests, and you have no
> practical experience with various Windows
> operating systems, how can you confidently perform on the job as a tech?
> Discussing the book procedures for partitioning a hard drive is one
thing--
> having someone ask you to go take care of it is another! Maybe
> hands-on-experience is a must here-- just like with W2K. It could be that
> classroom training is a must for career changers.
>
> 5. One other thing to consider is: how much will the tests
> change for 2003?
>
>
> Hope this helps others who are in the same boat!
>
>

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