sentimetal wrote: » Should I aim to read a chapter a day of Michael Meyers A+ book? I've been through Cisco's IT Essentials class/read their material and am prepping for the test by reading Michael Meyers All-In-One 7th edition with some practice tests. It's a long book.... how should I go about it?
slushi wrote: » I bought the Mike Meyers Exam Cram version of the book and didn't even finish it and passed (studied for 3 weeks). I supplemented it with Professor Messer's videos. I've taken exams and passed exams without finishing books, so study till you feel comfortable. Take practice exams/questions, watch videos, and lab if you need to.
Cisco Inferno wrote: » watch videos from professor messer and learn about various components. try building yourself a computer on newegg.com to learn what is compatible with what. i got into IT through a strong systems building/enthusiast background. it helped alot.
sentimetal wrote: » I grew up building and troubleshooting my own machines as well, so I don't think I'll need to lab or anything for the A+. Just kind of need the cert. to help with entry level. Thanks for the suggestions, though.
showbo wrote: » You will do ok. I read either 1 or 2 chapters per day. A few times I went 2 days to a full week without reading anything or studying! Bought the book on 9-24-10, took both tests one after another on 11-24-10 and passed. I was the same way as you, worked on and built computers since I was 14, so the book itself, the Mike Meyers book, was somewhat a bore to me at times. (No way knocking the book, it helped me pass both tests with ease). What I mean by a bore is, if you are reading over some material and its boring to you, meaning you know it already, just skim through it. Lots of Call of duty MW2 inbetween studying! Take both tests the same day if you can. I personally felt the tests overlapped one another, so no reason to wait. I would tell you good luck, but I have no doubt you will pass both of them first time!
Plantwiz wrote: » I would recommend setting an hour or two aside once or twice per day and cover what you cover. Some chapters may take you longer and others you might only need to glace at. For myself, it seems that when I have a set schedule to study...it gets done. So pick 5-6am or 7-8pm or whatever fits your day and use those hours to cover the material. Though can a chapter-a-day work? Yes. Just depends on you and how you learn.
sentimetal wrote: » I've been studying 7-8pm or 7-9pm depending on the night. I'm still wondering if I need to memorize DMA addresses for the A+, it doesn't appear to be listed in the exam objectives, unless I went over something.
