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Comptia A+ exam. Anyone done it?
- Thread starter Carlv8415
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So you have no idea what level the exam you want to sit is at?
bozothenutter
ClioSport Club Member
isn't that the one where you build a pc?
if it is, and you can build a pc....skip it...
if it is, and you can build a pc....skip it...
bozothenutter
ClioSport Club Member
depends on who is doing the looking and what kind of job you're going for.
if it is hardware support it would, if it is desktop user support....not much...anything higher......not really.
if it is hardware support it would, if it is desktop user support....not much...anything higher......not really.
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I have done it, followed by a Microsoft certification.
It is fairly basic stuff, covering basic components, installing and troubleshooting mainly hardware issues.
Did it through a college company called Zenos 5 years ago.
Will see if I can dig out the exam details bit and give you some more detail.
It is fairly basic stuff, covering basic components, installing and troubleshooting mainly hardware issues.
Did it through a college company called Zenos 5 years ago.
Will see if I can dig out the exam details bit and give you some more detail.
Have a look at some of the sample questions here:
http://www.proprofs.com/certification/comptia/a-plus/practice/index.shtml
That should show the level its aimed at.
http://www.proprofs.com/certification/comptia/a-plus/practice/index.shtml
That should show the level its aimed at.
Was your tutor called Craig?
I've recently done the 2009 edition of this exam, it's an okay exam but there's a lot of bullshit that you have to remember that in the real world you simply wouldn't use such as the amount of pins on a certain type of ram or what type of CPU fits on what motherboard. If you were looking for entry level exams I'd consider Microsoft MTA as you actually learn a bit from those if your beginner or they can be good to refresh your knowledge if your IT literate just not on paper.
I currently have;
CompTIA A+
MTA server fundamentals
MTA database admin
MTA networking
MTA web development
MTA software development
I felt the web and software development didn't really give me a grasp because it didn't cover the very basics which it needed to for me as I have zero previous experience with code. I found a course in London with Learning Tree to be much more valuable for this.
My favourites were MTA networking and server I learnt a lot in those courses and have applied a lot of the knowledge in the workplace.
Database admin was good, but I had background in SQL so pissed it.
The MTA books are quite good and include exercises so you could teach yourself if you wanted to. To revise for the above exams I used a website called MeasureUp that has mock exams.
Sorry for the long reply. Hoped it helped
I currently have;
CompTIA A+
MTA server fundamentals
MTA database admin
MTA networking
MTA web development
MTA software development
I felt the web and software development didn't really give me a grasp because it didn't cover the very basics which it needed to for me as I have zero previous experience with code. I found a course in London with Learning Tree to be much more valuable for this.
My favourites were MTA networking and server I learnt a lot in those courses and have applied a lot of the knowledge in the workplace.
Database admin was good, but I had background in SQL so pissed it.
The MTA books are quite good and include exercises so you could teach yourself if you wanted to. To revise for the above exams I used a website called MeasureUp that has mock exams.
Sorry for the long reply. Hoped it helped
A+ exam is really really easy, sat mine a year and a half ago at Zenos. If you need any help message me on Facebook mate.
Was your tutor Craig?
Haha no, mine was Dan! At the Derby one
Yeah exactly what I was thinking because all I ever get it that I have no experience and even if the exam is easy it one more qualification to the list.
Do you have to do all the MTA exams to get the MTA qualification ? I wanted to do the networking and Support exams but don't mind giving them all a go
No mate they are individual qualifications. You can do as many or as little as you like.
Give up with IT jobs lol. Unless you have 30 years experience and a PHD in science of computers and all bullshit no company even cares. I've tried getting into the world of IT before now and yeah... Knocked back by everyone and everything.
So now I'm agency worker doing labouring.
So now I'm agency worker doing labouring.
There is jobs out there. You just have to look.
I've literally just walked in to an IT job and I have no experience other than what I learned in my degree at Uni !
BSc Honours in Computing Science
How old are you? I'm 17 and got an apprenticeship which is how I'm learning atm
22 and been trying to get into IT for about 3 years
Depending on how money dependant you are I'd try and get an apprenticeship, mines with Coventry Building Society and there's 5 of us at ages 17(me), 19, 19, 25, 26!
The majority of degrees nowadays are very broad and not so deep. So you will learn the very basics of things without going in to too much detail which is good as it covers a lot of bases for a little knowledge but not so good if you want to specialise in something.
The problem is people think that you do all your learning at Uni, which isn't the case. You start learning once you are in the industry.
Personally, I don't regret Uni at all. Yes, I could have got an apprenticeship when I was 17 and been 4 years in to the job, but I think going to Uni and developing that way has been invaluable !
Evo 5 RS
A+ is a walk in the park. Could do most of the questions backwards
LY 220 Trophy+IB PH1
The A+ exam is a breeze, if your struggling to get into IT try an apprenticeship. I started mine with HP 3 years ago and now I'm working in backup and restore doing disaster recovery, managed to get a lot of exposure to various different jobs in IT and do patching etc in a few data centres. Mine also got me A+ Server+ and Network+
ChrisR
ClioSport Club Member
To be fair though, a computer science degree isn't really aimed at people wanting support/infrastructure type jobs. It was my understanding they are more pitched at development type roles.
As you say if you're already in a role that can get you where you want to be without a degree then you really have to weigh up if it's worth it for you.
Apprenticeships are good as said, lots of the big companies do them.
