A+ Passed How I did it
I took essentials yesterday and passed the practical today (I thought I had the failed the test when I entered the last answer and of course I passed with a 785). Those tests were the most stressful I've taken in my life and taken many hard tests in college.
I wondered quite a bit about was or wasn't on the exams and I think everyone does. The truth is your best bet is to know as much of the material as possible.I don't like writing this because it's exactly what I wouldn't want to read but: There are no shortcuts and the only method that will work is thorough study.
I was probably over prepared but there's nothing wrong with that. I read five books total in last month. Combined with practice tests included with the books and professor's Messer's free videos.
I'm starting a server class and a networking class next week on to network+
I wondered quite a bit about was or wasn't on the exams and I think everyone does. The truth is your best bet is to know as much of the material as possible.I don't like writing this because it's exactly what I wouldn't want to read but: There are no shortcuts and the only method that will work is thorough study.
I was probably over prepared but there's nothing wrong with that. I read five books total in last month. Combined with practice tests included with the books and professor's Messer's free videos.
I'm starting a server class and a networking class next week on to network+
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Dakinggamer87
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Congrats on pass!!
*Associate's of Applied Sciences degree in Information Technology-Network Systems Administration
*Bachelor's of Science: Information Technology - Security, Master's of Science: Information Technology - Management
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Darril
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Congratulations. Good luck on the Network+. -
joshmadakor
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Grats dude. Yeah these certification tests can be very nerve wracking. Preparation for school tests is nothing compared to these
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avoice217
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I am just curious, is the 220-701 exam easier than the 220-702 or are they about equal?
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NOLAJ
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Congrats!! Good luck on Net +.WGU - MBA: I.T. Management --> Graduated!!
WGU - B.S. Information Technology—Network Administration --> Graduated!!
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4_lom
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congrats! Good luck on Net+ Goals for 2018: MCSA: Cloud Platform, AWS Solutions Architect, MCSA : Server 2016, MCSE: Messaging -
MrXpert
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Congrats on your pass!I'm an Xpert at nothing apart from remembering useless information that nobody else cares about. -
quinnyfly
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Congrats, I agree, it was a hard exam.....well done The Wings of Technology -
bobafett108
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Writing mine next week, any tips. i scored 965-900 on the first one but am freaking out abit, i have heard the second one is so much harder.
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joshmadakor
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In my opinion it's not harder, they seemed like basically the same test to me. I don't know what CompTIA was thinking when they split that certification into two tests. Oh yes I do, they were thinking "My my, we sure do love money." You'll do fine, just review before you go.bobafett108@hotmail.com wrote: »Writing mine next week, any tips. i scored 965-900 on the first one but am freaking out abit, i have heard the second one is so much harder.WGU B.S. Information Technology (Completed January 2013) -
Darril
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joshmadakor wrote: »In my opinion it's not harder, they seemed like basically the same test to me. I don't know what CompTIA was thinking when they split that certification into two tests.
Many people report that they do look similar. The biggest difference I can think of is that there are more command prompt questions in the second than the first.
Originally, the two exams were split as hardware for one, and operating systems/software for the other. They've been merging over the last couple of versions, but the next version (220-801 and 220-802) seem to be separating hardware and software again. -
bobafett108
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did you think it was harder then the first exam. i am taking the second one next week and worried. i got a fairly good score on the first one. i got 12 yrs experince and have been passing all the practice test. i have heard some of the wording can be a real pain. but i been told if i read them a few times that can help. any suggestion would be great
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Mrkali
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bobafett108@hotmail.com wrote: »did you think it was harder then the first exam. i am taking the second one next week and worried. i got a fairly good score on the first one. i got 12 yrs experince and have been passing all the practice test. i have heard some of the wording can be a real pain. but i been told if i read them a few times that can help. any suggestion would be great
I took practical yesterday. If you did well for essentials you'll do well with practical. The tests were fairly similar, I felt I encountered more printer questions during 702. Take multiple practice tests from various sources, if you're hitting in the 80's-90's % then you'll do fine.
