Reddit reviews CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide: Exams 220-801 and 220-802

I would strongly recommend picking up a CompTIA review book. I'm not trying to advertise anything, but these are some that I have used for school, and they have helped me.

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https://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Complete-Study-Guide-220-801/dp/1118324056

I'm in the midst of studying for A+ ("homework" from work) and it blows. I personally don't believe that you need to pay $2000+ for a 5-day course that just refreshes you on the basics and potentially, is an easier way to pass it (like taking a "school" for your driver's license, where they're more lenient than the DMV) versus self-study.

I'm using the official book, which ran me around $30 give/take on Amazon and another "guide" that was a Kindle book, which was like $10. The guide's more watered down that I thought, but better than the dense book.

Some people say that Professor Messer is decent, but I haven't really been able to do the "videos" because I'm a weirdo and I find shit in their voices and mannerisms that bug me, which throws my focus off.

Good luck!

Find out whats on the exam here, just fill out the form. Then, buy a book. I used this one. Also, start watching the A+ videos on this site.

When you're ready, buy a test voucher (Google for best deal) and schedule a test at a Pearson VUE testing center.

Take test. Pass test.

Profit!

Reading an A+ Cert book would be a good place to start.

More info on A+, what it is, what it covers, ect. ect.


Also, did an amazon search for computer engineering and found a whole bunch of books that also explain what you're looking for.

This is the one I used: http://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Complete-Study-Guide-220-801/dp/1118324056

There's a newer version available as well for the 900 series.

This for all your basics
http://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Complete-Study-Guide-220-801/dp/1118324056/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1458753287&sr=8-5&keywords=comptia+a%2B

After that, this for networks
http://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Network-Guide-Sixth-N10-006/dp/0071848223/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458753328&sr=8-1&keywords=comptia+network+%2B

If you're talking about the CompTIA A+ certification, it wasn't too difficult. The one things that you need to know about that you may not is printers, and some command line information. I would recommend picking up a study book, like this one and looking through it. Not everything in there will be asked on the test, but it is all good information to know, even if it is a little outdated.

I had purchased This book. Which was a fantastic reference for when I struggled with questions doing practice exams from examcollection.com. I highly reccomend the VCE Exam Simulator software and the exams provided at examcollection.com I also watched a handful of professor messer videos on YouTube when I realized I needed to brush up on an area. In my opinion the simulations are the more difficult portion of the exam. They were also the very first questions I had to answer. This really threw me for a loop, most tests I've taken in my college career the open ended questions are at then end of the exam.

When I started the second exam I flagged all of the simulations and answered them once I had finished all of the multiple choice questions.

I flagged a LOT of questions that weren't obvious to meat first, but after I had completed the remaining questions most seemed obvious at second glance.

Probably something like this? http://www.amazon.ca/CompTIA-Complete-Study-Guide-220-801/dp/1118324056

Any idea how long you had studied before the 801?

Also, was this the study guide you mentioned? http://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Complete-Study-Guide-220-801/dp/1118324056

Trying again without links:

So, I decided that I don't feel like spending more time on this, and I got most of them, so let's roll with it.
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Riddle 1

Wine

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So this is kind of a stretch, but hear me out. Over the weekend, I let the "German" in me out, and I cooked a wonderful meal consisting of schnitzel (pork shoulder blade, fried to perfection) and a side of spaetzle (German dumplings). That evening, I also bought a bottle of Roscato (a sweet red wine from Italy) to have with dinner, and it was DELICIOUS. While making the meal and drinking the wine, I mentioned to my wife how great it would be to have a spaetzle maker. She agreed, so it's on the WL.

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Riddle 2

A doormat (though based on theme it should really be a broom, but that doesn't make sense in your riddle)

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So on Thursday I bought myself a new-to-me 2011 Subaru Legacy. It's pretty cool minus the issues with the key, but besides the $100 I had to spend to "fix" it, it's grand. I noticed when checking out the car that it had gray Jetta floor mats. Note that my car has black leather interior, and is a Subaru, not a VW Jetta. I found these, they have good reviews, so I put them on my WL as something to get for my new car so I can get rid of those awful floor mats.
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Riddle 3

A hat

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There are two things every good baseball/softball/wiffleball player needs. A good hat, and a good pair of sunglasses. I always wear a hat (thanks a lot, male pattern baldness), so I've got plenty of those (need to get a new one, but Amazon doesn't have the one I want). What I don't have is a good pair of sunglasses for playing ball outside. My aviators are scratched, and, well, wearing aviators to play sports doesn't exactly work well. These are sitting on my WL for that day where I finally go "DAMMIT I NEED SUNGLASSES TO GO WITH MY HAT."
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Riddle 4

A book

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So this one is REALLY lame compared to my other stories. For this, it's an ACTUAL BOOK (how lame). I work in IT, and one of the most BASIC qualifications for most jobs is CompTIA A+ certification. I know that with a brief refresher I could pass the test pretty easily, but I don't want to take any risks, and would rather study up and blow it out of the water. I need this book in order to help me do that.
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Riddle 5

This one I'm not sure about, but I can't take any more time to figure it out (thanks a lot, work). A trunk? that seems to make the most sense based on the theme here....

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This one is a real stretch. When I went through this the first time, I thought that you were looking for "A car" (boot//trunk//place to store stuff or even hide in), but then when I looked at the theme of everything, I decided that was wrong. I changed my mind and went with a trunk. To combine those two things, here's the LEGO version of a car, which has a trunk, and also has a little suitcase on the top of it, as it is meant for camping and camping activities - a great place to hide away from everything!
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Bonus

A cape!

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What better way to exemplify the answer of "A cape" to a riddle than with a legit superhero. I actually bought this little batman for a friend of mine, and after putting it together, thought I should have one myself. He has two faces, a cape, the bat helmet, and a batarang. This character is simply awesome in the movie, and looks pretty damn awesome to boot! (Get it? Boot? From the last riddle? ^(I get it ... it's not funny...))
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No WL Additions were made for this, I improvised and managed to connect everything to something already on my WL. Thanks for the contest!!!

This is what I used. Meyers and this one are also very popular.

Since you already have that school one, I'd wouldn't worry too much about it though. Though I do recomend a practice book, like this one. And remember that aside from multiple answer questions, there are also a few "labs."