Comp TIA certification and other work related questions.

[ohyouknow]

Hey guys, I was studying for the Comp TIA A+ certification test with the Mike Meyers guide late last year but then due to personal issues I had overlooked my studying to take care of things at home. It's a new year and I am wondering if there will be a new test format/questions coming anytime soon because I now have some time to finish what I started and am worried that I might be using dated material. Any insight would be great.

Another question I am wondering, as it is implied in my taking the test, what classes can I take that will help me further my knowledge and skills to eventually transition over from my medical-first field. Like specific programming classes to look for or other programs/classes that I have no idea about but are in demand? I am still very much an enthusiast taking his baby steps into this world so beginner skills is what I have. Thanks so much.

 

[The Kasafist]

I'm in school for Computer Network Management and I know they made it so that you have to re-test for A+ every 3 years now. So that's changed, and honestly not much has actually changed since last year other than the release of the 700 series Nvidia cards and the new AMD Hawaii or Kaveri GPUs. Hardware wise of course.

They stopped splitting the test up between windows configuration and hardware. It's more difficult now. CompTia did change the test entirely though. The new books now cover customer service in some chapters (they feel this is crucial in the IT field, which it is) and some printer, fire code and possibly few basic networking questions may pop up as well.

I am taking the practive exams by an intructor in my schoo he says the question on his stuff is exactly what we'll be seeing on the actual A+. If we can pass his final with a 90 or better than we would be ready for the real A+. So far even with all my experience I only knew how to answer about half that stuff. Mainly the hardware and windows related questions and a little common sense with the customer service stuff.

If you had taken the test last year you would have been grandfathered in and not have had to re-test every 3 years btw but hey life is life and stuff happens so I feel ya. Anyhow I would recommend this years study guides if you feel your printer, fire code or customer service knowledge or experience is not quite up to spec.

In my humble opinion I find the test to be a bit difficult as the questions lack detail and don't explain things very well leaving me floating around with 3 possible answers out of 4. For me that's tough because all the real world scenarios so I spend a lot of time thinking about the question itself. Others say this cert is very easy but anyhow to each their own. I wish you the best my friend and I hope you get your A+!

 

[Vickybhar]

Hey guys, I was studying for the Comp TIA A+ certification test with the Mike Meyers guide late last year but then due to personal issues I had overlooked my studying to take care of things at home. It's a new year and I am wondering if there will be a new test format/questions coming anytime soon because I now have some time to finish what I started and am worried that I might be using dated material. Any insight would be great.

Another question I am wondering, as it is implied in my taking the test, what classes can I take that will help me further my knowledge and skills to eventually transition over from my medical-first field. Like specific programming classes to look for or other programs/classes that I have no idea about but are in demand? I am still very much an enthusiast taking his baby steps into this world so beginner skills is what I have. Thanks so much.

If you're looking to enhance your knowledge in CompTIA, gaining training from a certified partner would be good for you. I would personally advise you to go for some CompTIA training course from Mercury Solutions. Here's the link for your reference: http://www.bookmybootcamp.com/comptia.aspx

 

[The Kasafist]

Ok I ran threw all my practice exams in school finally and I just have to give you the heads up. There are a lot of customer service, SOHO and printer questions on the A+ now. If that's not something you're expecing I would brush up on that knowledge big time. Lots of questions are based on cable and connector types! They will ask quite a bit of questions related to IP and such other real world experiences or things you may encounter but the biggest culprit is the SOHO and printer those are a pain.

You may also get a few fire code regulated questions for example as in what type of cabling to use for certain firecode regulated locations! On the plus side they only test you on 100 random of the 500 questions you get on each the 801 and 802. I have not yet taken the 802 practice exams though so I have no clue what to expext on that half of the test. The A+ is two seperate tests just an FYI the 801 and 802 exams once completed then you're considered A+ certified! I really hope this helps you out 'ohyouknow'!