You need to pass two exams, A+ 220-1001 & 220-1002 to be A+ certified. These are not easy tests to pass because they cover so much material. The complete definition of the exams is the official CompTIA A+ Exam Objectives and between the two exams, it lists over 1,200 possible topics that CompTIA can ask questions about. So, how do you study for the A+ exam? Answer: Just like you start eating an elephant: One bite at a time! You should have the three first items on this list, the last two are useful but are not minimum requirements:
1. CompTIA’s published objectives for your Exam.
2. Study guides, eBooks, and Authorized self-tests
3. A good working PC with internet access
4. This is more optional but quite useful: An older functional PC
5. Optional: Peripheral devices mentioned in the objectives.
IMPORTANT: What you need to stay away from
Avoid using any study material obtained from unauthorized parties. Stay AWAY from:
Brain Dumps, Cheat Sheets and anything of questionable legality and even more questionable quality!
Understand that your main worry may not even be as much the “questionable legality” as the unquestionably poor reliability and quality of those sources. Rest assured that sites that push illegal materials to save money on content development are not going to spend any money on editorial control… We have seen brain dumps labeled A+ materials for 1001 & 1002 while the content was based on content written for exams 801 & 802 (that is two versions back – obsolete over obsolete!). The user could be wasting untold hours of study before finding out. Worst yet, go up for the 1001 or 1002 exams with a guarantee to fail.
Now, back to the questionable legality angle of this. Here’s the kicker: Any candidate found out, by CompTIA, to have used a brain dump, will forfeit his/her A+ certification and will receive a lifetime ban on all CompTIA exams! Because all this stuff happens online it is not as hard as it may seem for CompTIA to find out.
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1. CompTIA’s published objectives for your Exam.
2. Study guides, eBooks, and Authorized self-tests
3. A good working PC with internet access
4. This is more optional but quite useful: An older functional PC
5. Optional: Peripheral devices mentioned in the objectives.
IMPORTANT: What you need to stay away from
Avoid using any study material obtained from unauthorized parties. Stay AWAY from:
Brain Dumps, Cheat Sheets and anything of questionable legality and even more questionable quality!
Understand that your main worry may not even be as much the “questionable legality” as the unquestionably poor reliability and quality of those sources. Rest assured that sites that push illegal materials to save money on content development are not going to spend any money on editorial control… We have seen brain dumps labeled A+ materials for 1001 & 1002 while the content was based on content written for exams 801 & 802 (that is two versions back – obsolete over obsolete!). The user could be wasting untold hours of study before finding out. Worst yet, go up for the 1001 or 1002 exams with a guarantee to fail.
Now, back to the questionable legality angle of this. Here’s the kicker: Any candidate found out, by CompTIA, to have used a brain dump, will forfeit his/her A+ certification and will receive a lifetime ban on all CompTIA exams! Because all this stuff happens online it is not as hard as it may seem for CompTIA to find out.
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