Product Description

Written by test-prep specialists, this guide presents you with a complete description of the exam, proven test-taking strategies, and nine full-length practice exams to help you get a higher score on the CompTIA A+ exams. Included are three A+ Essentials (#220-601) exams with 300 questions, two IT Technician (#220-602) exams with 160 questions, two Remote Support (#220-603) exams with 160 questions, and two Depot Technician (#220-604) exams with 160 questions for a total of 780 questions, complete with answers and explanations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #315806 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

From the Back Cover
Your guide to a higher score on the CompTIA A+ Exams

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About the contents:

Part I: Overview

• A complete description of the exam

• Proven test-taking strategies

Part II: 9 full-length practice exams

• 3 A+ Essentials (#220-601) exams with 300 questions

• 2 IT Technician (#220-602) exams with 160 questions

• 2 Remote Support (#220-603) exams with 160 questions

• 2 Depot Technician (#220-604) exams with 160 questions

• A total of 780 questions, complete with answers and explanations

About the Author
Toby Skandier, Network+, i-Net+, Server+, is a technical education developer for Sprint Corporation. He has coauthored numerous books for Sybex, including the bestselling Network+ Study Guide.

Customer Reviews

More Difficult than the Real Test
I passed the Essentials and 220-602 tests using only A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Sixth Edition (A+ Certification All in One Exam) and this book. In addition to the practice tests in this Cliffs book, I used the practice tests in the CD that comes with Meyers' book, and additional practice tests that come bundled with CompTIA test vouchers purchased from Meyers' company.

The Meyers' tests were easier than the tests in this book. I passed the Meyers' tests with scores over ninety percent. Then I took the practice tests in the Cliffs books and got about forty percent of the questions wrong. This was true for both the Essentials and 602 tests.

I found that the degree of difficulty on the actual test is closer to the Meyers' practice tests than the tests in this Cliffs book. My performance on the Cliffs tests unnecessarily made me question whether I was adequately prepared for the actual certification tests. However, I learned valuable information from the review of the correct answers in the Cliffs book that will be useful in the real world.

Taking many practice tests, noting my errors, re-reading the relevant sections of the Meyers' book or looking up the information on whatis.com, and re-taking the practice tests was a successful strategy for me. If you want to follow that strategy, go ahead and use this book. If you do well on these tests, you should feel confident about the actual exams!

Harder than the real thing and highly recommended!
Let me ask you a question: when you sit for the A+ exams, do you want to barely pass or do you want to ace them? If yours is the second choice, then I must insist that you get this book.

As other reviewers have noted, these practice questions are often much more difficult than the real questions... and that is a good thing! On the real exams, two of the possible answers will usually be clearly wrong and two will be plausible. To choose the correct answer, you must be able to see through trick questions and really know your stuff. I can think of no better resource than this one to help you accomplish that goal.

CliffsTestPrep CompTIA A+
I bought this book to help prepare me for the CompTIA 220-601 and 220-602 exams. The practice questions were helpful in preparing me for the 601 but as for the 602, the questions did not help at all. I wouldn't recommend purchasing this book. I also used Meyers AIO and the Sybex CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide to prepare (both I would recommend). Anyway, I passed both exams on the first try.
220-601: 750 (minimum 675 to pass)
220-602: 770 (minimum 700 to pass)