CompTIA A+ Training Kit (Exam 220-801 and Exam 220-802) 1st Edition

Good book for passing A+. I do have some IT background, but purchased this book to brush upon the topics covered on the exam. The author does a great job of explaining everything in a way that is easy to understand and not too wordy. I read the book, took notes on some of the most important topics and passed first time. There were a few errors, so I'd definitely recommend checking out the errata page, which you can find in the book. There are practice tests on the CD. Once you take the full practice exam once or twice, you'll notice you get the same questions. I memorized the answers quickly, but they were still helpful.There were a few hands-on type questions on the exam that I was not expecting. One was configuring a home router with specified settings (SSID, encryption type, etc.) and one was 'building' two PCs based on the type of user (gamer, professional workstation) with a list of parts. The practice exams did not have any of these types of questions.All-in-all great book for a great price! I'd recommend it to anyone studying for A+.

I've rated this book 5 stars because it did exactly what I wanted it to. It helped me pass both CompTIA A+ exams. Information is written in such a way as to make it an easy read. Each chapter comes with a fantastic chapter summary and just a few questions to see if you retained what you read.The exam prep is also noteworthy because it really does help you identify areas you need to brush up on. If you do find yourself taking the practice exams more than once though, you may begin to see previously answered questions.

Darril Gibson is the best author out there for IT certification study books. This book was my primary source of material in studying for the A+ as well as his Rapid Review book. It's straightforward, well written, and well organized. The practice exams in the included CD were an excellent resource, and it was nice to have the book in PDF form as well. I would recommend Mr. Gibson's study material above all others for the A+ exam-I scored right about 800 for both exams.

It has plenty of info, well laid out. I've found typeOs here and there.The practice test has a few problems, but is overall useful.i.e."A user's hard drive failed on his laptop computer. He wants to replace it with the fastest hard drive he can find.Which of the following drives should he purchase?1) Optical drive2) Flash drive3) PATA drive4) SATA drive"Hmmm.... I confidently chose SATA, but the answer was Flash drive. Since when are SSDs referred to as a Flash drive. Try googling "flash drive" and see what comes up. In the explanation of the answers,"A flash drive or solid state drive (SSD) is the fastest."Had it said "flash drive or solid state drive" this would have been my choice but i would have been wondering about why flash drive was included. Flash memory yes, flash drive, that's misleading. Does Comptia consider a "flash drive" an SSD? If i saw this question on the Comptia test, i'm not sure how i would answer it.I've found a few questions with questionable answers. Overall the book is great, i guess these weird questions just make me have to study harder and verify some answers at other sources.

I just finished reading this book, cover to cover; and it contained a lot of very useful information that was presented and written very well. There were a few technical mistakes in the book, but I found nothing of much concern. The practice exams on the CD were good; although the text was a little small. I found the topics to be well ordered, so that each chapter's information built upon the information given in previous chapters. I appreciated the references, throughout the book, to resources for further study on particular topics.

I had had this book for a about a week and it is very informational. If I can't pass the test using this kit, then I might as well give up. I really like that it gives you side notes on what will be on the test and examples. The kit is pretty big, but like I said, you will be able to past the test with this manual.

This book is well thought out, but I feel as though it didn't cover some material I saw in the exam itself. The simulations might throw you for a loop if you haven't done a fair amount of research and/or have some hands on experience.

The subject is not too exciting but the writer did a good job presenting it.Overall it's an okay book but the number of typos and formatting errors got me quite irritated.Errata:[...]

Amazing book for an IT guy. Very easy to understand it. Articles are in a proper way to understand a initiator.

I passed my CompTIA A+ 801 - 802 with this book! The book is well written, in a way that anyone would understand and learn from.The CD that came with the book was a bonus as you can test your knowledge with 3 modes of questioning which I found to be of great help on the day of the exams, plus you have copy of the book in PDF format on the CD that you can download to you PC, tablet ect. Brilliant!

Great way to study to become a Computer technicianVery easy to understandLike the idea of the discount voucherComes with a CD containing a E- Book version too

Fast service, well packed, product is as advertised. Thank you

As i sit writing the review I am currently studying this book and am throughly enjoying the learning. It is well paced and is very thorough although to get the best results you should definitely use the CD that comes with it. This book is an excellent study guide if you are looking to take the exam and have little or no practical experience, would recommend it to anyone. It has plenty of technical detail although if you are looking for a complete one book for this exam then you should rethink if the exam is for you , as I have quite a few books on this subject/area and I have found they vary greatly. Some are overly complicated and dry and others are just too thin. This book got a four out of five due to it having a good balance of info although occasionally it could be more complete however this is rare.As for the item it came well packaged and promptly as I would expect from Amazon Prime.