CompTIA A+ any one?

MaXXeH · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:18

has anyone done this? are the exmas paper based or both pc based? and how long do you get to do the exam?

i am learning it my self n just want to do the exam

any advice would be great

thanks
lads

Admiral Huddy · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:21

got my hardware booked on the 10th February.. The exam last about 2 hours.

Gilly · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:21

I have the accreditation. Exams were PC based for me.

I think we were allowed something like 1.5~2 hours but it only took 25~30 mins for me.

Admiral Huddy · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:22

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17524897

MaXXeH · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:23

how much are the exams? and did you find it hard? does it cover a lot? how many questions?

Admiral Huddy · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:27

there are £105 each at the moment.. you need to take two.

read through the link in my last post dude..

MaXXeH · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:30

yea thanks for that, iam using TestOut Navigator (Stand-Alone Version) to teach my self.. how many questions are there? how often is there gaps to do the exam?? is it like once a year, month?

Admiral Huddy · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:32

book your test here at your nearest centre. http://www.prometric.com/Default.htm

You can take as long as a break as you like between doing either the hardware or software. Can't say how hard they are because the first one is coming up.

Admiral Huddy · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:33

I'm in the proces of building a web page to answer these FAQs..

http://www.huddysworld.co.uk/A+Guide.htm

not finished yet

hopefully done by the end of February.

MaXXeH · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:41

thanks for that site, shame there is no where local 2 me they are all like 2h drive!

so you can do hardware first then do test,(do you find out strate away if u pass?)

then say 1 month later do OS one.

then you get your a+

or you get one for each?

ps3ud0 · 29 Jan 2006 at 14:58

Only get the A+ if you pass both components...

Were PC based for me - I paid £90 to a local college and got the exams paid for - very cheap

and exams arent that taxing really...

We used Cisco as our training partner and took the HP I.T Essential 1 aswell as part of the course - all in all a damn good deal looking at what others paid/got...

ps3ud0 :cool:

maranello168 · 29 Jan 2006 at 16:08

what are the advantages of doing this qualification?

Messiah Khan · 29 Jan 2006 at 16:30

Ive been considering doing this for a while now. Im in the process of tryin to pursuade work to pay for them

Does anyone know if it is possible to get hold of free mock A+ exams, so that I can see if im up to scratch?

VeNT · 29 Jan 2006 at 16:35

maranello168 said:
what are the advantages of doing this qualification?

Gilly · 29 Jan 2006 at 16:38

maranello168 said:
what are the advantages of doing this qualification?

Its just a very basic, entry level qualification that shows you have a semi decent grounding in PC knowledge.

VeNT · 29 Jan 2006 at 16:39

equivilent to anything? GCSE? A Level? kick up the bum?

Gilly · 29 Jan 2006 at 16:39

VeNT said:
equivilent to anything? GCSE? A Level? kick up the bum?

IIRC it was ranked as worth 6 months experience in the IT support industry.

energy · 29 Jan 2006 at 18:06

I did mine quite a few years ago... IIRC both modules were completely computer based. I'm sure I didn't pay £200 for mine though... can't say it secured me any jobs but its something to add to your CV and most members of OcUK computer forums should have no trouble at all completing it - its quite basic diagnosis and troubleshooting especially now that questions regarding IRQs and the like have been ditched.

MaXXeH · 29 Jan 2006 at 18:25

why have the irq questions been removed do you no why?

Behemoth · 29 Jan 2006 at 18:30

I did mine, got the highest pass mark out of everyone I did the course with. It ended up costing me £240, £100 to take the course at Truro college and a further £140 for the exams.