Security+? Check!
I just got back from taking Security+. I easily passed. I used Darril Gibson's book and I also partly used Exam Cram Study Questions. As usual, DG delivered. Not having a lot of direct IT experience, I like how all the subjects are broken down and thoroughly explained. There were a few questions on the exam that I wasn't sure about but because I felt comfortable with the topic, I was able to extract (what I'm guessing is) the right answer. Some books are for people with more experience which is fine. I just don't like when they jump straight into heavy acronyms without explanation. If I want fancy words and acronyms I'll watch Big Bang Theory.
The Exam Cram Study Questions was very detailed and definitely helped. I like having a second reference material to compare. I didn't go through all the questions because many of them seemed needlessly repetitive.
I'm confident I could have passed with only Gibson's book but don't want to take chance with expensive tests. I didn't take any practice tests on CompTIA or other website. Bottom line: Have a solid grasp of the concepts using Gibson's book and you'll have no problem. Best of luck to those taking the exam next.
The Exam Cram Study Questions was very detailed and definitely helped. I like having a second reference material to compare. I didn't go through all the questions because many of them seemed needlessly repetitive.
I'm confident I could have passed with only Gibson's book but don't want to take chance with expensive tests. I didn't take any practice tests on CompTIA or other website. Bottom line: Have a solid grasp of the concepts using Gibson's book and you'll have no problem. Best of luck to those taking the exam next.
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erpadmin Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■I too used a lot of over-preparation before I took the Sec+ exam (a little over two years ago.)
What I found was that if you used DG's book and took his end of book exam and got 90% (which I did) then I was more than ready for the exam. I was getting 80%+ on his chapter exams, and his book was just so easy to read. I wish Darril would write a prep book for every cert I want to take...lmao!
Security+ remains the highest score I've scored on any certification (870/900). It was mostly thanks to Darril Gibson.
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HectorP Member Posts: 41 ■■□□□□□□□□Thanks. I agree with everything. Would be great if he wrote more books. Actually, I've just picked up DG's Windows book for 70-685/6.
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Darril Member Posts: 1,588Congrats on the pass. Glad to hear the book helped.