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A+ OS notes
A+ Certified Today - For once I'm going to give people help and some direction rather than just say 'I passed!!' for the 1,000,000th time on this forum. Core - 4/30/04, score 588 OS – 2/5/05, score 604 (I just whizzed through it because I was sick of studying and didn't know what else to concentrate on. So I took the test…
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NEW EXAM????
hey does anyone know if the A+ exams have changed much in the last 4 years? thanks
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Which is harder
I just passed my hardware part today. I'm probably going to take the OS part by the end of this month. I was just wondering which is harder the Core part or the OS part and also to the people who've taken the Network+ and A+ which did you think was the hardest? I thought that the Core part was harder than Network+ but then…
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core in an hour
I take my core test in an hour. Nervous! Wish me luck!
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i am new here
Hi there, I am planning to take my A+ exam at the end of January, just wondering anyone here have used these book before? 1) "Faster, smarter A+ cert", by Drew Bird and Mike Harwood 2) "Test yourself A+ cert 4th edition", by Michael Pastore 3) "Exam cram 2 A+ practice Questions" by Charles J. Brooks
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Passed the Core exam, yeehaw
Thanks to everyone who posts in the forums along with the writers of the great TechNotes and practice exams on the website. I passed the Core today with a 655 score. There were a couple of questions about the proper storage environment for different parts of a laser printer. I had no idea about these, I didnt come across…
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Testing Software
Hello Everyone I am writting my A+ exam. I am thinking of using ExamDrill.com software. Has anyone heard anything about it? I have a good A+ book that i am using, but i was also wanting to buy some testing software. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Thanks Again for all in this site,I passed today A+Core
:D :D :D Thanks to every one who has shared or written the amazing Tech Notes and the very good questions. I Passed A+ Core Hardware With 724 today Wish me Good luck with the OS part :D :D :D :D if you have the experience and the knowledge just answer some practice exams and the questions here in this site and go for the…
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Certified or certifiable?
Took both tests today, passed the A+ Core earlier today and then passed A+ Os just a little while ago. Feels darn fine, next up is NetWork+
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I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I passed the core exam with a 596 and the OS exam with a 517. Scores were kind of low but at least I passed.
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core exam
I think I'm going to take the core exam wed. Can anyone tell me some things to expect on it. Hopefully wed. I will be able to come back on here and post that I passed
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Just a few questions!
Hello! I'm new here. I'll be 16 on Feb-14 and right now I am taking an A+ class at my highschool. We're using this huge 1000+ page book by marcraft. We finished all the Hardware chapters and were almost done with the OS parts. My teacher has vouchers so we can take the test for free and he said he will even give us a…
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A+ Core exam
I know on the exam that you need to know the IRQ's DMA's I/O's but i was wondering do you have to know which cpu works with what socket or slot and if there is a lot of numbers you have to memorize. Like how fast is scuzzy so and so and stuff like that.
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Passed OS today
I passed OS today. I thought it was hard but amazingly I scored 613. I am working on Network + and MCSA now. Thanks you all. this site is really really really useful.
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Need tech notes
I'm having trouble with I/O address and DMA address can someone piont to any site or tech notes from this site cause I'm not finding them. Thanks
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Mmmm... certified.
Passed 220-302 today (or yesterday, Friday the 28th, now I guess.) Stumbled upon this site like 2 days before my test and am glad I have fellow certification seekers to mingle with. Passed Hardware on Nov. 29 with a 622 and OS on Jan. 28 with a 613. Not super-high - but I'll take it! Also a neat lil' pneumonic I made up…
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free pre exam
been studing wanting to know my progress i'm testing on old exam out of 300 questions missing 27 percent wanting to know how i stack up to the latest test anyone have a accurate exam that is free before i waste 145 bucks on the exam
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Passed A+ Core
Passed the A+ core today, also passed the A+ Os today, so now I am certified, or am I just certifiable :D
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Types of jobs after A+
Hi I'm taking my core this friday and i've been studying books and using transcender so i think i'm ready.... my question is i really want to get out of the job i'm at now.. and was wondering if you guys had any luck getting a job after getting your a+ or if you already had jobs? What type of jobs do you guys have? Thanks…
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Good Study Book
I will be taking my A+ cert exams and i am just wondering if anyone has any study tips/hints? I would like to get a really good study guide or some new books any suggestions? Thanks
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phew.. Passed it..
Well i just thought i would give a huge thanks to the people involved and people who post on this site you guys helped me out alot.. i passed A+ core today with a whopping 516 haha.. a pass is a pass.. hehe not bad for only 3 days of studying.. i thought i would do a bit better but i guess i am rusty from A+ since it was a…
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Preplogic hardware pack
Hi I was just wondering has anyone used the Preplogic series for the Hardware exam. Is it worth my while buying it? Thanks
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Somebody help please!!
Hi, can someone PLEASE help me, im really stuck on this one question : Your windows 98 computer is connected to a TCP/IP network and configured with an Internet Protocol (IP) address that has been assigned to it by a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. You want to view the IP address that has been assigned…
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A+ exam objectives
Will CompTIA be updating these any time soon???
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Need to know if I am ready
Hi I have been doing pc repair for over 5 years and i would to take the A+ certification test but everyone says that it is hard. should i read more or what to prepare myself for the exam.
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just passed the OS 522.......HW next
:D
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Passed A+ Hardware Today
I was so worried up until I seen the first few Question, and then I see that studying paid off. Got a 611. Thanks to this website for all the helpful info it provides. :D
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Help me plz
When I'm Making The A+ Plus Tech 1 and Tech 2...in few minutes it is restarting whats the problem? who can help me??? plzz
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Windows 2000 Default user and password
Hi, I have installed 98 and 2000 on an old spare computer to practice with in preparation for the OS exam. Does anyone know the default user name and password for 2000 as the first time It booted I clicked on the "close box" What a wally!
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Does anybody know of...
Some good online resources for studying memory?
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Areas I'm having trouble
I'm having a lot of trouble learning card and socket/slot connectors. Can somebody reccommend a good tutorial or give me some tips on remembering this stuff?
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which one is easier?
Hello guys I passed the core hardware finally, I scored 539 and passing score is 515. I am going to start studing for the OS. :D Which exam is easier? Hardware or OS?
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A+ certification questions
Hello fellow whiz kids... Question: If I only get my A+ hardware certification and not the O.S. Technologies certification, can I still say that I am A+ certified to an employer? Can I say that I am A+ certified at all? What can I say? Thanks!
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Study Book??
I will be taking my A+ cert exams and i am just wondering if anyone has any study tips/hints? I would like to get a really good study guide or some new books any suggestions? Thanks
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please help
I passed A+ Core but failed A+ OS . I wonder if I will be asked A+ core questions on my next try or only A+ OS? I have to take exams in near future and need pass badly. Please help me with your valuable advices. I have a book and CD for preparation. They are from David Groth and Dan Newland. Thank you very much in advance!
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User.dat and system.dat
I know the registry is made up of these 2 binary files but this is just for the 9x family. NT/2000/ME and XP have hives which are more complicated. An XP user will still see the forementioned files but they are only there for backward compatibility. Right or wrong? Just need it clearing in my mind! :D Thanks for looking…
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Dual booting
Out of curiousness 95 and 98 cannot be dual booted because they have the same start up files. How is it possible you can dual boot XP and 2000??? miniman
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Cable select
I have never fitted a hard drive or optical drive with only cable select. I have read that it isn't a standard EIDE cable. What cable does it use as it uses the standard EIDE controller. miniman :D
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Boson Test
Hi, If I.m getting 100% on the IRQ test that is on this web site and also getting 97% on the Boson CompTIA A+ Core Hardware (220-301) Test #2 Should I be alset for the Exam or should I try more pratice test. How good are the Boson pratice Test? Thanks Justin
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PIF
Is pif (program information file) a hidden file extension like .exe or .com? miniman
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PASSED OS EXAM
551 YIPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RAMDRIVE
Hi, Anyone got a plain answer what this DOS (?) utility is used for miniman
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I passed my A+ core exam!!!
:D Now onto the OS exam... Any tips for this one anyone???
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Pass mark 55% or 80%
What is actually classed a pass mark, I understand there is 80 questions, and its marked out of 100-900 but and the pass is 505 or close but as a percentile, what is the passing point 50% etc? or more like 80%???
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HAL
Hi, I am correct in saying that the Hardware Abstraction Layer or HAL as it is known was soley an NT thing. It's purpose was to allow the operating system to be separted from the Hardware side to allow different processors to be used.
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ye ha!!!!!!
i passed core and os thanks guys!!!!! :D
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XP Password reset
Hi, Fortunately I haven't had the need for a password reset disc and I know you can easily create one from Control panel. My question is what is the process to use the disc should you need it? Is this feature for XP alone? Thanks miniman :D
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Passed A+ Core/OS Today
Hey guys. I am a third year Computer Science student at Villanova University. During this Winter break I thought it would be a good idea to get some certs. I just earned my A+ certification. Didn't really do as well as I could have done, (Core 654 OS 554) because I only read about four complete chapters out of that…
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A+ certified today!!!
By comparison I guess I did fairly well, I scored at 735. But how in the world does CompTIA come up with there scoring : I honestly thought for sure I only missed at the most maybe 5 questions. Well at least I am certified now. Now on to Security+. Thanks for everyones help. Ben Furman :D
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question regarding the tests
Hello, all I entered the exam but was unsuccessful, Will they ask me the same questions on my next try, or the questions will be very different? Thank you.
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passed the os tech
tnx for ur help...
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A+ OS help!
I just want to ask anybody who took a+ os if there are mac and linux included in the exam. I really need it... Thank you in advance..
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Passed Today . . . Thanks too help from this site . . .
I have been an Electronics Tech. for a life-time. I worked at a CAD/CAM workstation vendor in the early 80's to 93. I worked as a Fire Alarm / Systems inspector. Now I work as hardware support for an environmental company that builds CEM (Continuous Emission Monitoring) systems. Long story short, with all the above…
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Just missed the A+ Core yesterday
I feel so discouraged after seeing the result yesterday.. I found the exam very difficult because most of it was troubleshooting and I really lack Hands on.. I only need 5 more correct ans for me to make it.. Just don't know if i'll try it again or not..
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User.DAT
Thanks to hhisgett for the last prompt reply :D I have just been going through my notes and realised I got Autoexec.Bat and User.Dat mixed up User.Dat is the binary file that cannot be edited with a text editor such as Notepad. Can it be opened (if so, with what program?) and modified by those with the knowldege to do so?…
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Please Help !!!
Iam taking the A+ exams next few weeks so please if some one have anything like files or free links to web sites that will help me to pass my exams which i need for my job please send it to me ok thanks guys of that please send it to my email address as well ok, my email is : mshermit@hotmail.com looking forward to hear…
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new member need help..
hello..my name is wadi..i'm from Malaysia..my english is not very good..hope u all can understand what i want to say i want to ask about agp card..what is different between 1x/2x/4x/8x graphic card? what is mean about it and about BIT and MB? about it functional? thanks
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BAT and DAT
I seem to be getting confused with these two types of files. I read to believe that Autoexec.Bat cannot be edited with a text editor because Bat files are Binary. I have also read that you can add the line : MSCDEX /D:CDROM in a Windows 95 system to get the floppy start up to recognise your CD ROM. Can someone correct me…
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Passed A+ OS
I passed the os with a 654. I am now A+ certified. woooooooooooo..........
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Help on IRQ and DMA
Does anyone have an eassy way to remember IRQ and DMA settings? I'm also having problems with CPU Sockets.
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Is the book that I have any good?
I have the Sybex A+ Complete Study Guide Second Edition, Jan 2001. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782128025/qid=1103778482/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/102-2661318-6896915?v=glance&s=books Is the book still reliable to study for the core part of the exam. I dont need to study much for the OS part. If this book is…
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Takink test on wednesday
Hi, Iam taking A+ core on wednesday.I got no prior experience in computers. Any help will be much appreciated, i have taken almost all the free practice exams available and scored about 80 to 90%. Is this suffiecient enough.
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tips 4 os exam
what are the tips in passing the os exam? the study guide?
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Just missed out ont he OS exam
Got 501! Doing it agin on Thursday though One question. To get into sate mode on NT do u press f8 f6 f10 or does NT not have safe mode That was a question (so someone told me
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Passed A+ Core!!! Score 638 is that good?
I passed today!!! I got a 638,which did not seem very good considering that the max is 900. What is the average? Now I start studying for the OS Test. Is it harder than the Core Hardware?
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Another annoying kid who is happy to announce he passed!
I passed the A+ Hardware today with a score of 554 (yes I know I cut it close). The cool thing is, that it only cost me 65 dollars to take the test and I'm getting reimbursed for half of it since I passed. One of the many advantages to taking the test while in high school!
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Inconsistency and contradiction during self study
In my self-study for the A+ exams, I'm finding a lot of innacuracy and inconsistency between sources. No one can seem to agree on alot of terminology, and maintenance and troubleshooting concepts seem largely opinion-based. Worse, some of the things I've run into contradict actual experience! I guess this is the problem…
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Installing a second Monitor
Hi guys, I have a question and need help from you guys. the question is as follows: How do you install a second monitor on same computer? I forgot the options.
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phew... passed...
scraped through with 590... at least i passed... got to try compose some sort of CV/resume.... any tips... havent had much proffessional experince in field... only really freelancing for friends... any tips would be appreciated
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Passed A+ Core
Yes! I passed with a 652! :D This site helped a lot
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OS test next week
is a good way to study,, print out the objectives then study each one by one untill you know each one , thats what im am doing,, does anyone else do this too or is that another way>
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I Passed Today - It was Sooooo Hard
I can't believe I passed - I thought it was really hard and that there was no way I had passed. I marked at least half of them for review and kept going back. In the end I had to guess the last ones - I had no idea what ARP was, but apparently it's not even on the course, according to the person supervising the exam. I got…
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Need some tips on what to study
Going to take my OS exam on the 21st December. Anyone got a few tips on what topics to study. I already have the OS objectives but they seem quite long. Come on guys what are the MAIN areas to study? Any help is much appreciated! :D
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OS Technotes...where are they????
Are there any notes on this site i can use to study for my OS exam? There only seems to be links to a few messages posted on the forum dealing with ie: FAT Surely techexams.net has notes for the OS exam? Their Core notes were very good. Webmaster please help me out.
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File encryption
Will I have to know about how file encryption works for the Operating systems exam or just that it cannot be used along side compression? Thanks miniman
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Mount points
I understand a mount point to be able to access a piece of hardware or data from another part of the computer. For example a DVD ROM from the C drive. What circumstances would you warrant this? thanks miniman
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Network Bridge
I have read that in XP a network bridge can save you money on having to buy a real bridge to connect dissimilar topologies. I am right in saying a bridge is a piece of hardware (similar to a router) that used to be used for this purpose :D Thanks miniman
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Remote assistance and Remote Desktop
Am I correct in saying that RA is for guidance only with a built in voice/text chat facility. Availble for XP Home. Remote Desktop or RDP is a much more powerful application (Pro only) and can take over another computer from another? Thanks miniman
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ASR or System Restore?
ASR is when you use the backup facility to back up the System files, registry settings, programs and data with one floppy and a DVD or partition What is the benefit (if any) of using this compared to restore? miniman
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Recovery Console
I have read (where I don't know!) that you can use the Recovery console not just by placing the XP intall disc in the drive on boot up but by putting a run command to make it into the boot process. Anyone prepared to explain the full version :D Thanks miniman
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Multi Boot Computer, Need assistance.
Allright, A while back I passed my A+ Core exam, and now I am facing the OS Technologies now that I have gotten some time pushed aside to study in my life once more. Here however is where I am running into problems. I have created a Multi Boot Computer, Given it a primary Partition, and then an Extended Partition which…
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Running older versions of Windows for practice
Hi, I am just getting started on my OS studies and I was hoping to run some of the older versions of windows on my old PC so I can have some practice navigating the different OS's... How can you get hold of these older versions? Does Microsoft even sell the old ones anymore, like 95/98/me??
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Passed Core Today!!!
After pretty much convincing myself I was going to fail, I passed with a score of 603. Not great, but I was happy to get in to the 600's... just! ;) There were definitely a couple of questions on there that I had NO IDEA.. not sure if they were the ones they advise may not actually go towards your score... Also, I had the…
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Goin for my A+ core Tuesday
Hi All Well I am taking the plunge Any advice please Kid
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dual booting??
win98se and 2000 can have a dual boot cinfig... why not nt4 and 2k if they use the same type of file system ie ntfs/fat16? can any two os's have a dual boot configuration with the use of 3rd party loader....
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backups...
does a differential reset the archive bit. does system show that it has been backed up after a differential back up?
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fat to fat32
when converting from fat to fat 32 from the command line, do u use convert.exe or cvt1.exe.... i thought that cvt1 was used by windows bsaed utility.. practice test i took somewhere else said to use cv1 from the command line... got OS exam in couple days... am getting quite nervouse... just want to make sure of a few last…
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Passed A+ Core
It is really strange the the tests are scored...I passed with a 696. This seems not so good to me. But it seems from other scores I have seen it's not so bad. Well I'm glad I passed, now on to the OS test. Thanks for everyone's help! :D
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about scores
Recently I took A+ Core and OS tests I passed first and failed second one. I noted that passing score for A+ OS was 505, I got 484, I missed just 21 . I just wonder, Does anybody know how many correct answers make 21? I'll try once more in near future. Wish me luck! Thank you!
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A+ test split question
I took the network+ cert yesterday and passed! yay... taking the A+ hardware portion today... My question is i wanted to know is there a day limit that i have to take the software part of A+? Thanks for any help you guys can provide.. i'm new to this site and i already love the info i found on it... :D
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One question from A+ OS
For example there are 2 physical drives C: and D: . If we create 2 logical drives within C: there will be C: D: E: G: drives (assuming that F: belongs to CD-ROM drive). The question is: will the mentioned physical drive D: change its' drive letter or not? If yes what letter then? It was one of the question from my A+ OS…
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OS Test on Wed.; Last Minute Questions
I've studied all the topics, & took numerous practice tests, but I'm still not sure if I'm ready. I've heard too many bad stories about the OS exam. Could you guys quiz me? I really need some reassurance.
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Can someone explain what a "Primary group" is ?
Hi, Getting nearer to the end of my studies for my operating system exam ( i have XP and networks left to cover) can someone explain what a Primary group is please. I understand it is something to do with security ID's. What is it and is it likely to come up on the exam? Thanks miniman
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Differential and Incremental backups
Hi :D Am I correct in saying that there is no difference between a differential and Incremental backup in 2000? They both archive what has been changed since the last full backup. Surely there must be a slight difference otherwise why the diffferent names miniman
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Basic and Dynamic storage
Can XP support Dynamic storage or is it 2000 only?
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Right people i need help
Taking my OS later this month. I have got handouts from my lecturer but they are a little confusing and IMO have no real structure to them! Im asking if anyone knows where i can find decent notes online to help me out. I have looked at the notes on this site for OS but i dont think they really cover all topics i need for…
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OS Pass Mark?
Whats required to pass the OS? I have it on December 17th but i havent studied a thing for it yet and havent taken my own notes for it either. Will the OS notes on this site be enough? They dont seem to cover a lot. Could i still have the time to pass it?
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Power Supplies
Kind of off topic but I am going to get a Athlon XP 2200 CPU and have a 1u 120W power supply. Will this work?
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Hep me, hep me feels likes ma head wanna bus open!!
I am really being overwhelmed. I am trying to study for my 220-302 tests having just passed 220-301. I can't seem to get a handle on the OS part. I have heard of these "Brain ****" and was wondering if there was anything to them. Are they good to use to study for the test? If they are, please, someone post some links for…
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A+ 220-302
I just past 220-301 with a 553. Not to good but a pass. I have begun preparation for the 220-302 and it is beginning to overwhelm me. I have looked online for some reasonably priced lessons on cdrom but they are all too expensive. Is there any place I can go online that will help me prepare for the second part of the A+…