A+ Core on 25 May @ 14:00

GR8BA55

Hi all! I'm really nervous on taking the exam on wednesday! I've been studying really hard for the test but i still feel like i need to know more!! For instance reading a previous topic it mentions someone having a question on memory size in centimeters! I would not have thought this would have been an issue or an objective for the exam! I dont even know what they are! I've been getting around 80% on most practise tests including most free ones on the net, transcender, and exam cram!!

Any last minute advice from you all would be greatfully appreciated!!!

THANX!!!

Starter

I say don't worry about it. A+ is so broad that you can't possibly know every little topic, at least in my opinion. The fact that the passing score is 500 something tells you something. 80% is a pretty good score; I would go ahead and schedule the exam.

luCiD

I would not have thought this would have been an issue or an objective for the exam! I dont even know what they are!

You don't know what the 2003 objectives are? You can get it free from Comptia's website. I can also email it to you if you would like. If that's what you meant, I strongly encourage you to look over the current objectives, then decide.

Since you're already getting 80% on all those practice exams you probably only need to touch up in a few specific areas (if you're unfamiliar with the objectives). Good luck and let us know how you did! I am scheduled for the A+ hardware exam myself on the 1st of June so I am really interested to see what you thought of it.

GR8BA55

No i understand the objectives! Wot i didnt know was the physical size of memory in centimeters! Thanx anyway!!

luCiD

I'm not sure what you're referencing...but I would love to know since I am taking the exam pretty soon myself.

reloaded

No i understand the objectives! Wot i didnt know was the physical size of memory in centimeters! Thanx anyway!!

There are absolutely no questions like that on the exam. It's pretty straight forward. CompTIA isn't gonna care how long a DIMM of RAM is, as nobody else cares either. What matters is that you understand concepts and how to install and configure hardware.

ScriptX

No i understand the objectives! Wot i didnt know was the physical size of memory in centimeters! Thanx anyway!!

Well what I think is being reference is the size of PCMCIA which was convered on my exam. Just know the size of Type I, II, and III.

Actually here you go:

Type I - 3.3mm
Type II - 5.5mm
Type III - 10.5mm

Also know what each is used for.

Type I - RAM
Type II - modems
Type III - disk drives

-A Type I slot can hold one Type I card
-A Type II slot can hold one Type II card or one Type I card
-A Type III slot can hold one Type III card or any combination of two Type I or II cards.

Thats all you need to know about those.

I hope it helps.

ScriptX

Plantwiz

GR8BA55 wrote:

Any last minute advice from you all would be greatfully appreciated!!!

Get lots of rest the night before...trust what you already know


ScriptX, nice post!

GR8BA55

Scripx thats information is brill!!! Thanx!!!

Metaldave

Good luck in your exam mate...

Mario18Man

OMG! i got a question that asked about the PCMCIA CARDS!!! and how long it was! i just passed hardware today, but i dont remember what type it asked for lol but the choices were 3.3, 5.5, 10.5 and like 12 something. i put 3.3 lol idk tho.

i doubt you will get that question tho, but if u do, u will be prepared. also, the 2 times i took hardware (first time i failed w/ a 470) i've been drilled with some hard drive questions, and def. wireless networking!! today i got mostly SCSI and wireless and a little bit of hard drives. everythign else was random.

-Nate-