Greetings!
First time poster, frequent reader. Today I passed the 901 and 902 exams to earn my A+.
Some helpful advice to those seeking the cert. Get hands on experience if possible and take as many practice exams as you can. I am a level II support specialist and was familiar with most of the topics except networking. The hands on training I did with my network team helped me more than anything. I also did close to 1000 different practice questions along with reading the A+ all-in-one book and the A+ certification passport by Mike Meyers. You can do it! I'm on to Security+ and Network+ to complete the trifecta.