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Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
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I have completed 8 chapters of Darril's book, and I usually miss one or two tops on the end of chapter tests...

I am not reading the Sybex book, but I do have their cds and I have been using their end of chapter tests... granted they have 9 chapters as opposed to Darril's ten, and I'm sure they don't go in the same order...

but the point is... I score lower on the Sybex tests, not much, but still... I seem to find a lot of questions not covered by Darril's book... questions that may have been covered by A+ or Net+ but the point is...

I know this board loooooooooooves Darril's book, but I am really glad I have these Sybex cds...

I like Darril's book, I really love the font size and page layouts.... and I feel confident I will pass Security+ will little to no problems... but... at the risk of being ostracized by this board... part of me feels like if I had the time, I would have been better off reading the Sybex book cover to cover like I have done with A+ and Net+..


again... i LIKE darril's book... but I feel good about having Sybex as an addition... and I have a .pdf from PrepLogic... but I haven't looked at it yet
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    erpadminerpadmin Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Mike-Mike wrote: »
    I like Darril's book, I really love the font size and page layouts.... and I feel confident I will pass Security+ will little to no problems... but... at the risk of being ostracized by this board... part of me feels like if I had the time, I would have been better off reading the Sybex book cover to cover like I have done with A+ and Net+..

    No one will ostracize you, but at the same time, no need to reinvent the wheel either. If 100% of folks have posted that Darril's book was more than sufficient to pass this exam, there is a reason for that. You can use the Sybex as supplemental material (I did), but you should just read and work through Darril's book.

    That's going to get you Security+ certified. If it didn't, you would be the first to say so. :)
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    Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
    maybe I spoke too soon, chapter 9 covered a lot of the questions I had in Sybex that I had not see in Darril's book... and Chapter 10 may cover most of the rest...

    scheduled my test for tomorrow afternoon...

    starting chapter 10 now
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    earweedearweed Member Posts: 5,192 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Best of luck to you Mike!
    No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives.
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    xenodamusxenodamus Member Posts: 758
    Mike-Mike wrote: »
    I like Darril's book... but...

    icon_eek.gif Blashphemy!!!!...jk icon_wink.gif

    Darril's book does have all the info you need for the test, but everyone learns differently. I liked the LabSim for S+ just as much as Darril's book.
    CISSP | CCNA:R&S/Security | MCSA 2003 | A+ S+ | VCP6-DTM | CCA-V CCP-V
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    rogue2shadowrogue2shadow Member Posts: 1,501 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Good luck MM
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    Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
    thanks yo... ready to get this over with and then take a small break...
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