CompTIA A+ Complete Fast Pass

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 480 pages
• Published by: Sybex September 25, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470048328
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470048320
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Reader Reviews
And I mean it. Caveat Emptor! I just got A+ certified under the new standards a couple of months ago. A friend bought this as he plans to take his exams next month and wanted me to see if it'd help him. I told him to try to get his money back. Over the years I have learned to deal with spelling and grammar mistakes (Their proof-reading and editing skills are in serious question here). What I can't handle though is all the careless errors and serious factual errors, such as one of the reviewers above pointing out that this book says that bluetooth is not used very much and is infrared wireless! It started though, for me, when I read the Introduction and instead of "field", it talks about the "filed [sic] of personal computing". In their rush to be the first to cover the new 2006 standards and make a buck off of unsuspecting potential test-takers (and those who want a cheap shortcut to a certification) they have produced a work that THEY should actually pay people to read. The book is very light on actual insight and if you use this book to help you pass, you will most likely fail. The cd that is included has some functionality problems and is not coded right in some places. The practice tests have the look and feel of a Comptia exam, but that is where the similarities end. The questions are almost lifted directly from text in the book, so they don't really get you to think. Plus, different people worked on it, so on one practice exam, you get detailed answers about why one was right and the other answers wrong, but on another exam, you just get an answer with no information about why it was right and the others wrong. Their little "flashcards" are superfluous and don't really help. Altogether, I'd suggest you be patient and wait for a better book to come out. If you've worked on computers for a few years, you might do fine on the A+ Exams. This book will NOT give you a good idea of what will really be on the new standard. The questions I got were absolutely nothing like their guides. Comment | | (Report this)