Product Description

As the industry standard in terms of measuring a technician’s hardware and software knowledge, the CompTIA A+ exam is the most popular entry-level certification, particularly for individuals switching from another career to computers. This kit prepares you for the two-part certification exam by offering valuable information on personal computer components, laptop and portable devices, printers and scanners, networks, and security safety and environment.

This boxed contains three books that provides everything you need to prepare for the CompTIA A+ 2006 Certification Exam, including in-depth coverage of all exam objectives, exercises to hone your real-world skills, and a concise review for that last-minute test prep.

CompTIA A+(r) Complete Study Guide

This Study Guide provides complete, in-depth coverage of all exam objectives for all four CompTIA A+ exams in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need

• Hands-on exercises reinforce critical skills
• Real-world scenarios put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles
• Challenging review questions prepare you for exam day
• Exam Essentials in each chapter helps you zero in on what you need to know
• Includes Eight practice exams on CD: 2 each for A+ Essentials, IT Technician, Remote Support Technician, and Depot Technician

PC Technician Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA A+(r) Skills

Key information and hands-on practice organized around the actual day-to-day tasks and challenges you'll face in the field as a PC Technician, including installing and maintaining hardware and software, and much more

• Practice what you've learned with challenging real world scenarios
• Follow step-by-step exercises and get the skills you need in the field
• Based on specific exam objectives--use this as a lab manual for certification prep

CompTIA A+(r) Complete Fast Pass(TM)

A concise review tool--and the perfect companion to the CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide--focusing on essential information for all four A+ exams

• Easy-to-use book is organized by exam objectives for quick review
• Exam Essentials in each chapter helps you zero in on what you need to know
• Contains more review questions and practice tools than competing review guides
• Includes four practice exams on CD plus electronic flashcards and a searchable Glossary of Terms

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #154730 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1743 pages

About the Author
Quentin Docter, A+, MCSE, CNE, CCNA, SCSA, is an IT consultant and author. He has written or coauthored several books for Sybex, including MCSE: Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Design Study Guide.

Emmett Dulaney has written over 30 books on Windows, Security, IT project management, and UNIX, including the CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, 3rd Edition. He is the certification columnist for Redmond Magazine and CertCities.com.

Toby Skandier, A+, Network +, i-Net+, Server+, is a technical education developer for Embarq. He has coauthored numerous books for Sybex, including the bestselling CompTIA Network+ Study Guide.

James Pyles is an experienced instructor and author and currently a technical writer for EmergeCore Networks. He has participated in numerous installations of hardware, operating systems, and wireless LANs.

Customer Reviews

All in one guide to the new CompTIA 2006 A+ Certifications
This setup saved me half of what the books listed for seperately. I had read PDF versions of the Fast Pass and A+ Complete books a few months ago and wanted to pick up the hard copies for a new employee. So far the "PC Technician Street Smarts" book is helpful as a Politically Correct (CompTIA standards) tutorial. The labs cover real world skills that a newly initiated employee would need in the first weeks and months of thier vocation. It starts out with installing memory and advances to installation of other internal components. It provides more complex lab guides as it covers PC maintenance, Networking and Troubleshooting. When I first picked this book up to glance through it, I was amazed at how much was in the little guy in comparison to the 900+ pages of the study guides. I believe this is one of the most real approaches I have seen on teaching the A+ skills for a beginner.

The "CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide" is fantastic, not only is it full of more real world scenarios of what an A+ certified Tech should know, it comes with Flash cards! Flash cards have to be one of the most useful study aids there are and these are great. The CD that comes with the book has the full text in PDF format, the flash cards and practice exams. I highly reccomend the study guide over Mike Meyers', it cuts so much of the BS and teaches you using real world application.

The Fast Pass is great review of the previous 2 books and also comes with flash cards and 4 bonus exams.

In conclusion, this is a fantastic package for anyone who wants to pass the 2006 CompTIA A+ exams.

All you need to pass the A+ certification by CompTIA
I purchased this set to study for my A+ certification and this was all I used for both the Essentials test and the Remote Support Technician test and I passed both. I mainly used the FastPass book that comes with this set but the Complete Study Guide was very useful as well. I can tell you that when I took the Essentials test, there was an answer to one of the questions that was the exact wording of one of the sentences in the book. This set was full of information and easy to read. I would recommend this to anyone studying for their A+ certification! It worked for me!

A Must for Those Preparing for A+ Certification
Excellent. Very thorough and well-written except for some typos. Comes with "Complete Study Guide" as well as a "Fast Pass" summary of the guide's main points and a "PC Technician Street Smarts" book which presents ninety-four real-world scenarios. The two CD-ROMs feature the entire Study Guide in .pdf format, twelve practice tests (three per exam), flashcards, and a glossary. The purpose of the kit is to help you prepare not simply for the certification test but for employment as well.

Amazon.com sent me the package in less than two days and in excellent condition. At around $65, it was a bargain.