Having no Field Experience, Can 1 Pass ?

ricktea

Can a person with NO field experience Pass
the A+ Plus Tests with just using 3 or 4 Good
Books, CBT's, Practice Exams, Study Guides and
Web sites Boards ? Thanks ! Rick

Ricka182

Yes, you could. I had no real experience when I took my exams, other than just reading, and playing with an extra computer. You'll need hands-on for other, more difficult exams, but you should be ok for A+. Just make sure you know the objectives.

davenport

Of course you can, don't beat yourself up before you go in there . I had next to no experience in the field when I took my A+. I passed both tests the first time out and never looked back. Once you get started taking certs you'll find a million of them that you want to get.

ricktea

thanks for everyone for your encouragement, you mentioned there are
other Certs that I could take, which one's would you
recommend If I pass A+, are you talking computer related
Certs or other ? thanks

davenport

If you would like to get into networking then network+ is a good place to start, then ccna or mcsa, or mcse . If you want to stay into pc's and pc repair for a while you could look into the mcdst, microsoft certified desktop support tech. If I'm not mistaken it's something like two tests to get your mcdst.

If it was me, (and it once was.lol) I would go straight into network+ for a look into the networking world. But, focus on that A+ for now and good luck with your test!

ricktea

Hi, thanks again for your help. The Network plus sounds
great, is it more interesting and higher income then plain
desktop support. thanks

DirtySouth

Yes, you definitely can pass as long as you get a good understanding of how things work through reading and studying.

As far as other certs, what are you interests and goals? Desktop support, Networking, Security, Server Administration, Database, Programming...etc?