Going for the exam today.

I'm going to take the OS exam at 1:00pm today. I feel/am under prepared, I tried to study for this exam in about 2 weeks so I could take it before it was retired. Add this to the fact that I work a full time job and had christmas to deal with and you get somebody who knows about 60% of the info. I'm going to go take it anyway, maybe i'll get lucky and will pass and can finish my studies after it's retirement. Normally, I wouldn't support such an action, the certification is worthless if you don't know the info, but lets be honest, half of A+ is outdated and superfluous information anyway. I'm pretty sure i'm going to fail, i'll update you on the outcome.

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Plantwiz

Depending on where (country) you live, if you read the announcement thread you'll notice the exam has been extended a few months.

Regardless, I think it's best to take it and get through it rather then put it off.
Best of luck!

sthomas

Good Luck!!!

Family_Guy

W00000t! I passed, it was a low score (660) but I passed none the less. It's great to get that boring exam out of the way just before it's retired, i'm in the US so this is the last day it's offered, in my area at least.

I got lucky, the exam I took was pretty simple, I will never recommend that anybody else try to take this exam without thoroughly learning the material unless you've got a lot of experience and feel you're ready based off of practice exams. Good luck to everybody who tries the next A+ exams and thanks for the support/material.

Plantwiz

Congratulations

BTW - since you live in the US today was not the last day of the exam, but you have completed it so good for you!

gamepro

Congrats Sir! Seems like you knew more than 60% after all!

Looks like Plantwiz gave you good advice to go for it! Now it's behind you.

Family_Guy

Plantwiz wrote:

Congratulations

BTW - since you live in the US today was not the last day of the exam, but you have completed it so good for you!

That's why I said 'in my area'. All of the testing centers near me have stopped offering the exam. The tech college stopped on the 23rd, the testing center I used isn't offering it after today.

bdalen

Congrats,
I have to take my test next week, because I failed it last week when I took the OS with the hardware test on the same day. I did not know that you had to pay for the re-test also. I will never do that again, I knew going in that I did not know enough about the OS to pass, but I thought I could just take it over again without paying again. Wow do I feel dumb.. At least you are through it now, and can go on to better things. Good luck.

Bob

Family_Guy

I have to take my test next week

Your profile says that you are A+ certified, am I confusing something here?

janmike

Congrats on the pass!

Orion82698

Nice job!

Tricon7

janmike wrote:

Congrats on the pass!

I see that you have both Network+ and A+ certifications. In your opinion, which test was more difficult to pass? How much work does it take to know what is needed for Network+? I haven't decided if I want to pursue this certification or not. Thanks.

Orion82698

Tricon7 wrote:

janmike wrote:

Congrats on the pass!

I see that you have both Network+ and A+ certifications. In your opinion, which test was more difficult to pass? How much work does it take to know what is needed for Network+? I haven't decided if I want to pursue this certification or not. Thanks.

I'm not Janmike, but I'll give you my opinion.

Network+ was much easier by far (IMO). I had some network experience at the time, but my test was really just about cables, OSI model, protocols, ect...

To me, A+ was a harder test.