Product Description

All–in–one guide plus videos prepares you for CompTIA′s new A+ Certification


Candidates aiming for CompTIA′s revised, two–exam A+ Certified Track will find what they need in this value–packed book. Prepare for the required exam, CompTIA A+ Essentials (220–601), as well as your choice of one of three additional exams focusing on specific job roles––IT Technician (220–602), Remote Support Technician (220–603), or Depot Technician (220–603). This in–depth Deluxe Edition features instructional videos, thorough coverage of all objectives for all four exams, bonus practice exams, and more. Inside, you′ll find:

Comprehensive coverage of all exam objectives for all four exams in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you′re getting the instruction you need

CD with over an hour of instructional videos so you see how to perform key tasks

Hand–on exercises to reinforce critical skills

Real–world scenarios that put what you′ve learned in the context of actual job roles

Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

Exam Essentials, a key feature at the end of each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exams

A handy fold–out that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Look inside for complete coverage of all exam objectives for all four CompTIA A+ exams.

Featured on the CDs

SYBEX TEST ENGINE:
Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and 12 total bonus exams.

ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS:
Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.

PRACTICE CD:
Learn how to perform key tasks with over an hour of instructional videos on a bonus CD!

Visit www.sybex.com for all of your CompTIA certification needs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #242850 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-31
• Format: Special Edition
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 984 pages

From the Back Cover
All–in–one guide plus videos prepares you for CompTIA′s new A+ Certification

Candidates aiming for CompTIA′s revised, two–exam A+ Certified Track will find what they need in this value–packed book. Prepare for the required exam, CompTIA A+ Essentials (220–601), as well as your choice of one of three additional exams focusing on specific job roles—IT Technician (220–602), Remote Support Technician (220–603), or Depot Technician (220–603). This in–depth Deluxe Edition features instructional videos, thorough coverage of all objectives for all four exams, bonus practice exams, and more. Inside, you′ll find:

Comprehensive coverage of all exam objectives for all four exams in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you′re getting the instruction you need

CD with over an hour of instructional videos so you see how to perform key tasks

Hand–on exercises to reinforce critical skills

Real–world scenarios that put what you′ve learned in the context of actual job roles

Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

Exam Essentials, a key feature at the end of each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exams

A handy fold–out that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Look inside for complete coverage of all exam objectives for all four CompTIA A+ exams.

Featured on the CDs

SYBEX TEST ENGINE:
Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and 12 total bonus exams.

ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS:
Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.

PRACTICE CD:
Learn how to perform key tasks with over an hour of instructional videos on a bonus CD!

Visit www.sybex.com for all of your CompTIA certification needs.

About the Author
Quentin Docter, A+, MCSE, CNE, CCNA, SCSA, is an IT consultant and author. He has written or coauthored several books for Sybex, including MCSE: Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Design Study Guide.

Emmett Dulaney, A+, MCSE, has written over 30 books on Windows, Security, IT project management, and UNIX, and is the certification columnist for Redmond Magazine and CramSession.com.

Toby Skandier, A+, is a technical education developer for Sprint Corporation. He has coauthored numerous books, including the bestselling CompTIA Network+ Study Guide.

Customer Reviews

fairly good but not brilliant
This book is fairly good, but has clearly been rushed to publication, to coincide with the new format A+ exams, leading to various deficiencies.

The writing style changes suddenly (there are 3 authors) and the writing is fairly awful in places. Great literature it is not. The geek rating is off the scale - there are many laugh-out-loud moments for the socially-adjusted reader as you sense the authors' genuine excitement about various extremely-tedious-though-useful "technologies".

There are a small number of number of errors in the tests. This isn't a big problem. Worse, quite a few of the questions are sloppily written. For example, the answer to "The lowest voltage shock that can be felt by a human is ...?" is "3000V". Don't go and stick your finger in the 240V socket though - they omitted the word "electrostatic" from the question.

As in most American books there is zero awareness of the other 95% of the world. For example, the answer to "What are the two common cellular standards?" is "GSM and CDMA". No mention of "only in America".

Overall it is a useful book, but not a "complete study guide" as claimed. It isn't good enough to be your only source. Use in conjunction with the other A+ books available.

Apart From Errors, Great Book - Error Guide Below!!!

I have to say i was very dissapointed to hear that there were errors in the CD-ROM before i even got to test it. Well, after some reseach on the net i found the details of the problem and how to fix it.
Firstly you have to contact the support section of the manufacturer
http://wiley.custhelp.com/
There is a link on the left stated "CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide
To obtain corrected test engine click here"
It'll take you to a topic where someone has complained about the problem.
Click the "Live Chat" link at the top of the page to speak to a support member, they will tell you The version of the Test Engine that is on the CD-ROM has a compatibility issue with the latest version of Flash Player.
If you supplied a valid email before using live chat they will send the modified version of the test engine to it otherwise supply a different email address. Apart from that issue a great in depth book.

Hope that helps

Errors in the Book and CD
The guide is quite good, covers most of the subjects up to a reasonable level and it is one of the first to cover the new A+ exams.

There are three downsides to this product:

1) The guide misses out on some key areas that the exam covers.
2) There are a handful of errors contained in the end of chapter tests.
3) The CD contains some mock-tests that do not work correctly.