CompTIA A+: preparing, taking, and finding some (livable) work.
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fatdrifter
June 17, 2013 7:18:52 AM
Hey guys, not sure if this is the right place.....
Lately I've been studying for my CompTIA A+ and quite frankly I'm desperate to pass this one.....does anybody have any tips or advice to make studying for the 801 +802 any easier? I'm reading through Mike Meyers' All-in-one complete guide to the CompTIA A+ exams and I have just recently finished up with a basic computer support certification from my local community college. Are there high career hopes as far as A+ certification goes? Would I need to see about going for a full blown degree? I unfortunately still live with my folks and these questions are the subject of the (near daily) shouting matches.
As this is my first post, I'll give a little background on my history. My actual name is Jim and I'm 29. I have always had two passions in life, music and computers. I followed music as my major when I went between becoming Mr. Fixit ( highly unlikely at the time or seeing about becoming a music educator (a shaky alternative to not going to school at all). A transfer student, I had no trouble until changing schools, where I quickly found my department, despite accepting me, sabotaging my involvement until I was forced to flunk out or lower my degree. I stepped down.... Taking a strong interest in computer music composition with me instead.
AC (after college) has been an interesting five years....I've found the auto industry is a wonderful place to find scrap jobs (dead end), starting from insurance claim handler all the way down to tire biller (and a short bump on auction driving along the way) for a warehouse....I swear toddlers have more discipline....this gets me all of 10.50 an hour.....I can't live on this...ever.
Anyhow, I'm not an expert(as in not a guru....I haven't even built a computer before, but I do understand the basics of hardware), but I'm willing to do anything to claw my way out of here!
Lately I've been studying for my CompTIA A+ and quite frankly I'm desperate to pass this one.....does anybody have any tips or advice to make studying for the 801 +802 any easier? I'm reading through Mike Meyers' All-in-one complete guide to the CompTIA A+ exams and I have just recently finished up with a basic computer support certification from my local community college. Are there high career hopes as far as A+ certification goes? Would I need to see about going for a full blown degree? I unfortunately still live with my folks and these questions are the subject of the (near daily) shouting matches.
As this is my first post, I'll give a little background on my history. My actual name is Jim and I'm 29. I have always had two passions in life, music and computers. I followed music as my major when I went between becoming Mr. Fixit ( highly unlikely at the time or seeing about becoming a music educator (a shaky alternative to not going to school at all). A transfer student, I had no trouble until changing schools, where I quickly found my department, despite accepting me, sabotaging my involvement until I was forced to flunk out or lower my degree. I stepped down.... Taking a strong interest in computer music composition with me instead.
AC (after college) has been an interesting five years....I've found the auto industry is a wonderful place to find scrap jobs (dead end), starting from insurance claim handler all the way down to tire biller (and a short bump on auction driving along the way) for a warehouse....I swear toddlers have more discipline....this gets me all of 10.50 an hour.....I can't live on this...ever.
Anyhow, I'm not an expert(as in not a guru....I haven't even built a computer before, but I do understand the basics of hardware), but I'm willing to do anything to claw my way out of here!
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unoriginal1
June 17, 2013 7:47:15 AM
Check out Prof Messers videos. They are extremely valuable in studying and are for free. You can find them at freeaplus.com
Go to the A+ cert tab at the top and select the 801-802.
As far as certs... There are TONS! The foundation certs as I would call them are your A+, Net +, and Sec + From there it really branches out. TO things like security, medical, networking, microsoft, linux/unix just tons and tons of roads you can take.
A+ may not land you your dream job.. Won't lie... But it's a very good start. If you have any other questions let me know.
Go to the A+ cert tab at the top and select the 801-802.
As far as certs... There are TONS! The foundation certs as I would call them are your A+, Net +, and Sec + From there it really branches out. TO things like security, medical, networking, microsoft, linux/unix just tons and tons of roads you can take.
A+ may not land you your dream job.. Won't lie... But it's a very good start. If you have any other questions let me know.
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fatdrifter
June 17, 2013 8:02:26 AM
unoriginal1 said:
Check out Prof Messers videos. They are extremely valuable in studying and are for free. You can find them at freeaplus.com Go to the A+ cert tab at the top and select the 801-802.
As far as certs... There are TONS! The foundation certs as I would call them are your A+, Net +, and Sec + From there it really branches out. TO things like security, medical, networking, microsoft, linux/unix just tons and tons of roads you can take.
A+ may not land you your dream job.. Won't lie... But it's a very good start. If you have any other questions let me know.
Thanks a lot....yea, the objective right now isn't to find the "dream job" but to at least manage funding/finding an actual home. I knew I shouldn't expect much with the current job but even going to affordable housing revealed if I wanted I could sink 900 a month into a powerless, heat-less, cable less, unfurnished one bedroom apartment.....and considering I just barely make 1200 a month pulling 45-50 hours a week.... The ratio has to even out. It just does.
I guess what's keeping me from looking further so far is the seeming limitless amount of certification that I don't know if it will do much for me.....
I took networking (amongst java, HTML, computer literacy, and desktop hardware and software) while I went for the college certification with some foreign prof who nobody understood....all I know is I'm lucky I at least stayed up for all the "homeworks" (online exam format) or I would've failed.
I don't want this path to end up like my college days (or hell, my days at weichert real estate school.....another waste).
Is it worth going for a BA in IT? Or is experience the determining factor?
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unoriginal1
June 17, 2013 8:09:55 AM
fatdrifter said:
unoriginal1 said:
Check out Prof Messers videos. They are extremely valuable in studying and are for free. You can find them at freeaplus.com Go to the A+ cert tab at the top and select the 801-802.
As far as certs... There are TONS! The foundation certs as I would call them are your A+, Net +, and Sec + From there it really branches out. TO things like security, medical, networking, microsoft, linux/unix just tons and tons of roads you can take.
A+ may not land you your dream job.. Won't lie... But it's a very good start. If you have any other questions let me know.
Thanks a lot....yea, the objective right now isn't to find the "dream job" but to at least manage funding/finding an actual home. I knew I shouldn't expect much with the current job but even going to affordable housing revealed if I wanted I could sink 900 a month into a powerless, heat-less, cable less, unfurnished one bedroom apartment.....and considering I just barely make 1200 a month pulling 45-50 hours a week.... The ratio has to even out. It just does.
I guess what's keeping me from looking further so far is the seeming limitless amount of certification that I don't know if it will do much for me.....
I took networking (amongst java, HTML, computer literacy, and desktop hardware and software) while I went for the college certification with some foreign prof who nobody understood....all I know is I'm lucky I at least stayed up for all the "homeworks" (online exam format) or I would've failed.
I don't want this path to end up like my college days (or hell, my days at weichert real estate school.....another waste).
Is it worth going for a BA in IT? Or is experience the determining factor?
To be honest it's kind of a toss up. I would say Experience is a HUGE factor.... But to give you an example..
Where I work the Director of the IT department has his BA and makes roughly 80-100k. The network admin makes close to the same. Has no degree... But has 30 years experience and a ton of certs. From Microsoft certs to ccna.
It's good to have a balance. But I guess all in all... Certs can land you a good job. The real question then becomes are you motivated enough to learn the material and pass the tests?
When I first got my A+ It took me some searching to get a job but I started at $19 an hour. Some will start below that some might start above it.. Would depend a lot on the company and location, but you certainly have a great chance of advancing and making a promising career off of certs I know many who have.
School is still a good option thou... Have you considered online courses like WGU? They have a program where you can get your BA and about 10 certs. The best of both worlds.
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fatdrifter
June 17, 2013 8:28:25 AM
unoriginal1 said:
fatdrifter said:
unoriginal1 said:
Check out Prof Messers videos. They are extremely valuable in studying and are for free. You can find them at freeaplus.com Go to the A+ cert tab at the top and select the 801-802.
As far as certs... There are TONS! The foundation certs as I would call them are your A+, Net +, and Sec + From there it really branches out. TO things like security, medical, networking, microsoft, linux/unix just tons and tons of roads you can take.
A+ may not land you your dream job.. Won't lie... But it's a very good start. If you have any other questions let me know.
Thanks a lot....yea, the objective right now isn't to find the "dream job" but to at least manage funding/finding an actual home. I knew I shouldn't expect much with the current job but even going to affordable housing revealed if I wanted I could sink 900 a month into a powerless, heat-less, cable less, unfurnished one bedroom apartment.....and considering I just barely make 1200 a month pulling 45-50 hours a week.... The ratio has to even out. It just does.
I guess what's keeping me from looking further so far is the seeming limitless amount of certification that I don't know if it will do much for me.....
I took networking (amongst java, HTML, computer literacy, and desktop hardware and software) while I went for the college certification with some foreign prof who nobody understood....all I know is I'm lucky I at least stayed up for all the "homeworks" (online exam format) or I would've failed.
I don't want this path to end up like my college days (or hell, my days at weichert real estate school.....another waste).
Is it worth going for a BA in IT? Or is experience the determining factor?
To be honest it's kind of a toss up. I would say Experience is a HUGE factor.... But to give you an example..
Where I work the Director of the IT department has his BA and makes roughly 80-100k. The network admin makes close to the same. Has no degree... But has 30 years experience and a ton of certs. From Microsoft certs to ccna.
It's good to have a balance. But I guess all in all... Certs can land you a good job. The real question then becomes are you motivated enough to learn the material and pass the tests?
When I first got my A+ It took me some searching to get a job but I started at $19 an hour. Some will start below that some might start above it.. Would depend a lot on the company and location, but you certainly have a great chance of advancing and making a promising career off of certs I know many who have.
School is still a good option thou... Have you considered online courses like WGU? They have a program where you can get your BA and about 10 certs. The best of both worlds.
WGU? Western Governers University? I have no idea how I feel about going up school again.....school has went from the "reprieve" from the current job to becoming something of a hobbyist's option, if you ask me.
I have a friend that apparently does a lot of traveling for oracle, and he seems to be ok owning a house, etc....
I'm mostly just worried about getting the certification or accelerating the path to getting it. The past decade has been a pretty hard spiral I've been trying to turn around. I can't live on the low branches of life anymore...I can see it, hell, even my job can see it. I'm just hoping things change.
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unoriginal1
June 17, 2013 8:33:23 AM
fatdrifter said:
unoriginal1 said:
fatdrifter said:
unoriginal1 said:
Check out Prof Messers videos. They are extremely valuable in studying and are for free. You can find them at freeaplus.com Go to the A+ cert tab at the top and select the 801-802.
As far as certs... There are TONS! The foundation certs as I would call them are your A+, Net +, and Sec + From there it really branches out. TO things like security, medical, networking, microsoft, linux/unix just tons and tons of roads you can take.
A+ may not land you your dream job.. Won't lie... But it's a very good start. If you have any other questions let me know.
Thanks a lot....yea, the objective right now isn't to find the "dream job" but to at least manage funding/finding an actual home. I knew I shouldn't expect much with the current job but even going to affordable housing revealed if I wanted I could sink 900 a month into a powerless, heat-less, cable less, unfurnished one bedroom apartment.....and considering I just barely make 1200 a month pulling 45-50 hours a week.... The ratio has to even out. It just does.
I guess what's keeping me from looking further so far is the seeming limitless amount of certification that I don't know if it will do much for me.....
I took networking (amongst java, HTML, computer literacy, and desktop hardware and software) while I went for the college certification with some foreign prof who nobody understood....all I know is I'm lucky I at least stayed up for all the "homeworks" (online exam format) or I would've failed.
I don't want this path to end up like my college days (or hell, my days at weichert real estate school.....another waste).
Is it worth going for a BA in IT? Or is experience the determining factor?
To be honest it's kind of a toss up. I would say Experience is a HUGE factor.... But to give you an example..
Where I work the Director of the IT department has his BA and makes roughly 80-100k. The network admin makes close to the same. Has no degree... But has 30 years experience and a ton of certs. From Microsoft certs to ccna.
It's good to have a balance. But I guess all in all... Certs can land you a good job. The real question then becomes are you motivated enough to learn the material and pass the tests?
When I first got my A+ It took me some searching to get a job but I started at $19 an hour. Some will start below that some might start above it.. Would depend a lot on the company and location, but you certainly have a great chance of advancing and making a promising career off of certs I know many who have.
School is still a good option thou... Have you considered online courses like WGU? They have a program where you can get your BA and about 10 certs. The best of both worlds.
WGU? Western Governers University? I have no idea how I feel about going up school again.....school has went from the "reprieve" from the current job to becoming something of a hobbyist's option, if you ask me.
I have a friend that apparently does a lot of traveling for oracle, and he seems to be ok owning a house, etc....
I'm mostly just worried about getting the certification or accelerating the path to getting it. The past decade has been a pretty hard spiral I've been trying to turn around. I can't live on the low branches of life anymore...I can see it, hell, even my job can see it. I'm just hoping things change.
They'll change and your taking the right steps by exploring your options. I agree with the school part. I personally only have my AA in Information Tech and I'm doing just fine. (paying $1000 rent, cc debt and student loan debt)
I'd say explore the Certs options. The A+, Net + and Sec + are fairly simple for a knowledgeable IT person. Healthcare is really booming in the IT world as well. Personally considering doing that myself (undecided).
But your headed down the right road. Just keep your head up. The more you keep pushing forward the better your career will get. The road from where you are now and the future you see for yourself is action
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Hashwagon
June 17, 2013 11:38:05 AM
fatdrifter
July 9, 2013 6:16:27 AM
unoriginal1
July 9, 2013 7:22:20 AM
fatdrifter said:
Hey guys one thing I just saw was the 701 exams are going up til August 31 this year? So should I take the 700 or 800 series?? Would that make me a lifetime cert if I did take those (as opposed to the 3 year expiration period)?The A+, Sec+ and net+ are all 3 year certs. Regardless of version. If you haven't started studying already then I would take the 8xx series.
Once you have your A+. Say in 6 months you take your Net +. When you pass the net + it renews your A+ as well so the 3 years starts over from that pass date. The same can be said for any higher cert.
Ccna, ccnet, etc etc.
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fatdrifter
July 9, 2013 7:28:19 AM
unoriginal1 said:
fatdrifter said:
Hey guys one thing I just saw was the 701 exams are going up til August 31 this year? So should I take the 700 or 800 series?? Would that make me a lifetime cert if I did take those (as opposed to the 3 year expiration period)?The A+, Sec+ and net+ are all 3 year certs. Regardless of version. If you haven't started studying already then I would take the 8xx series.
Once you have your A+. Say in 6 months you take your Net +. When you pass the net + it renews your A+ as well so the 3 years starts over from that pass date. The same can be said for any higher cert.
Ccna, ccnet, etc etc.
Cool. Yea I've been reading that Meyers book day and night (work/home, finished it, actually. Starting over soon) and I'm getting smashed by the hardware on the practice exams.
Thanx tho lol wasn't sure if I just happened to be looking at a loophole.
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unoriginal1
July 9, 2013 7:31:32 AM
fatdrifter said:
unoriginal1 said:
fatdrifter said:
Hey guys one thing I just saw was the 701 exams are going up til August 31 this year? So should I take the 700 or 800 series?? Would that make me a lifetime cert if I did take those (as opposed to the 3 year expiration period)?The A+, Sec+ and net+ are all 3 year certs. Regardless of version. If you haven't started studying already then I would take the 8xx series.
Once you have your A+. Say in 6 months you take your Net +. When you pass the net + it renews your A+ as well so the 3 years starts over from that pass date. The same can be said for any higher cert.
Ccna, ccnet, etc etc.
Cool. Yea I've been reading that Meyers book day and night (work/home, finished it, actually. Starting over soon) and I'm getting smashed by the hardware on the practice exams.
Thanx tho lol wasn't sure if I just happened to be looking at a loophole.
One of the best ways ive found to study is... read the meyer chapter. Then watch the Prof Messer video over the same chapter. He has a way of explaining things that make it crazy simple. Prof messer also has practice questions on his site.
Upward mobility has an app also for android and apple phones that has great test questions on it. I think it runs 8.99 in the app store.
Once your scoring about 90% on your practice tests in the meyer books etc then your ready for the sit in
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EntropicTempest
July 10, 2013 3:00:53 PM
It took me two attempts on the practical applications, I failed just barely the first time. I forget the name of the other exam, but that one was pretty easy. At the time I had no work experience in IT, I just had my own personal experience from messing with my computer and reading the Meyer book (great book!).
From what I have noticed with IT, is that it really, really, REALLY depends on the company whether or not you should have a degree. Not having a degree makes it harder to get that job, but having certs can balance it out somewhat. Some companies recommend a degree for applicants and some flat out require it. Once you have experience under your belt and more certs there isn't much of a difference. Again, depends on the company you end up working for, some have requirements for the higher positions where you absolutely need a degree, others don't.
As many others have said A+ is a great start and if you look hard enough you will find a job with it, but definitely don't stop there! Jobs in my area (Texas) ranged from $10-25 per for an A+ cert tech. The higher paying ones of course going to those who already had work experience.
From what I have noticed with IT, is that it really, really, REALLY depends on the company whether or not you should have a degree. Not having a degree makes it harder to get that job, but having certs can balance it out somewhat. Some companies recommend a degree for applicants and some flat out require it. Once you have experience under your belt and more certs there isn't much of a difference. Again, depends on the company you end up working for, some have requirements for the higher positions where you absolutely need a degree, others don't.
As many others have said A+ is a great start and if you look hard enough you will find a job with it, but definitely don't stop there! Jobs in my area (Texas) ranged from $10-25 per for an A+ cert tech. The higher paying ones of course going to those who already had work experience.
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fatdrifter
July 10, 2013 5:44:57 PM
EntropicTempest said:
It took me two attempts on the practical applications, I failed just barely the first time. I forget the name of the other exam, but that one was pretty easy. At the time I had no work experience in IT, I just had my own personal experience from messing with my computer and reading the Meyer book (great book!). From what I have noticed with IT, is that it really, really, REALLY depends on the company whether or not you should have a degree. Not having a degree makes it harder to get that job, but having certs can balance it out somewhat. Some companies recommend a degree for applicants and some flat out require it. Once you have experience under your belt and more certs there isn't much of a difference. Again, depends on the company you end up working for, some have requirements for the higher positions where you absolutely need a degree, others don't.
As many others have said A+ is a great start and if you look hard enough you will find a job with it, but definitely don't stop there! Jobs in my area (Texas) ranged from $10-25 per for an A+ cert tech. The higher paying ones of course going to those who already had work experience.
I hear you on the exams. The unfortunate nature of my experience in computers is I've come mostly from a laptop background (my family had some really **** desktops in our early days, we all figured it was best if we all just dealt with our own machines) and so I fell into being much more comfortable with windows/software than hardware.
The Meyers book makes the whole ball of wax a little difficult to identify your weak areas by trying to lump in everything into each chapter, IMO. You kind of have to get used to reading the book from one test's perspective, and then read it again from another's. I've been mixing in some professor Messer to see if it helps at all.
Yea I'm not sure what to make of "getting a degree" and going to college again as I went once for a music degree, and long story short when I finally transferred to another school I got relatively ****ed over with my career direction. So while I've went a 2nd time for a separate computer support certification (it's like a blanket statement mini degree), I question the worth of traveling somewhere else to begin again (by pivoting to a specific computer degree).
Yea I'm pretty desperate for a new job where it's different environment, hopefully some self-supporting variant of pay.
We'll see how the cookie crumbles.
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unoriginal1
July 11, 2013 7:16:59 AM
You'll get there
Keep your head up. As with any field it can be tough to get your foot in the door. So don't get frustrated when u start applying after getting your A+.
Keep studying, go net + then sec +. This is where your software knowledge will benefit you. A+ is about the only "hardware" oriented cert for pcs there is. Other then networking stuff when your dealing with cables / switches / routers and such.
Your on a good career path with tons of options. There are so many branches.
When do you plan on sitting for your A+?
Keep your head up. As with any field it can be tough to get your foot in the door. So don't get frustrated when u start applying after getting your A+.Keep studying, go net + then sec +. This is where your software knowledge will benefit you. A+ is about the only "hardware" oriented cert for pcs there is. Other then networking stuff when your dealing with cables / switches / routers and such.
Your on a good career path with tons of options. There are so many branches.
When do you plan on sitting for your A+?
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fatdrifter
July 11, 2013 8:18:38 AM
unoriginal1 said:
You'll get there
Keep your head up. As with any field it can be tough to get your foot in the door. So don't get frustrated when u start applying after getting your A+.Keep studying, go net + then sec +. This is where your software knowledge will benefit you. A+ is about the only "hardware" oriented cert for pcs there is. Other then networking stuff when your dealing with cables / switches / routers and such.
Your on a good career path with tons of options. There are so many branches.
When do you plan on sitting for your A+?
Haha, "when" is a good question. I'm looking into ideally within this month, as I'm just starting to lose my cool with the current job. So far I started some of the practice testing....the 801 practice test pretty much made me think its time to restart the book from the top (questions about all the various drives, lengths of wires, and a whole bunch of obscure setup questions will do that to you). I hope it's just a case of hitting a speed bump in the road to certifying that'll just settle itself once I clear things up....otherwise it seems like somehow I spent the last month "unreading" the book 3 hours a night....
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unoriginal1
July 11, 2013 8:47:50 AM
fatdrifter said:
unoriginal1 said:
You'll get there
Keep your head up. As with any field it can be tough to get your foot in the door. So don't get frustrated when u start applying after getting your A+.Keep studying, go net + then sec +. This is where your software knowledge will benefit you. A+ is about the only "hardware" oriented cert for pcs there is. Other then networking stuff when your dealing with cables / switches / routers and such.
Your on a good career path with tons of options. There are so many branches.
When do you plan on sitting for your A+?
Haha, "when" is a good question. I'm looking into ideally within this month, as I'm just starting to lose my cool with the current job. So far I started some of the practice testing....the 801 practice test pretty much made me think its time to restart the book from the top (questions about all the various drives, lengths of wires, and a whole bunch of obscure setup questions will do that to you). I hope it's just a case of hitting a speed bump in the road to certifying that'll just settle itself once I clear things up....otherwise it seems like somehow I spent the last month "unreading" the book 3 hours a night....
How did you do on the practice test?
A REALLY good app (costs 8.99) is upward mobility. They have a ton of practice questions for A+, Sec +, net +. You can pick and choose what you want to go through etc.
Take notes, Find your struggle areas, whether it's cable lengths, hardware, software etc etc. So you can focus on the areas you need to most. And most of all. ASK QUESTIONS. I hang out in the chats at prof messers site and most of the people there will answer questions. I also will answer on here. Don't get frustrated
It'll start to click
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fatdrifter
July 11, 2013 9:47:07 AM
unoriginal1
July 11, 2013 10:01:50 AM
fatdrifter
July 11, 2013 12:48:15 PM
unoriginal1 said:
Everyone starts somewhere. Shoot for about 90% once your achieving that you are ready
. You'll get there.Any particular parts your struggling with to understand?
So far I've been trying to get a tighter grip on hard drives, ATA and SCSI, between connection types and RAID arrangements....that was the first banana peel lol.
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unoriginal1
July 11, 2013 1:37:43 PM
fatdrifter said:
unoriginal1 said:
Everyone starts somewhere. Shoot for about 90% once your achieving that you are ready
. You'll get there.Any particular parts your struggling with to understand?
So far I've been trying to get a tighter grip on hard drives, ATA and SCSI, between connection types and RAID arrangements....that was the first banana peel lol.
Awesome.
I have found for those that Flash cards do amazing things! Check out this chart. Might want to print it out and start studying it, Pin #'s etc are important on the test as well. This will help a ton!
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/07/22/computer-hardware-...
Don't let it overwhelm you, if you need to take 3 months to prepare do so. IF less cool if even more that's fine. Everyone has their own way. After you get a grasp of A+ it will help wonders on finding the niche you want to get into. Remember that the A+ is extremely broad in the topic areas. You have software, hardware, networking, some security, etc etc etc. It's basically a little bit of every branch of IT you can imagine all packed into one. History present and future.
As far as raid arrangement's 0, 1, 5 and 10 are the ones you'll need to know. Think of 0 as 2 hard drives with 50% data on disk1 and 50% data on disk2 so it makes it fast because it shares the responsibility. But has zero redundancy, Because the data is shared on both disks. It requires all disks stay healthy for it to work. If 1 goes.. the whole raid array goes.
Think of 1 as just the opposite. This one "mirrors" the data. So disk 1 and disk 2 are identical. IF disk 1 goes it can use disk 2 to access the same info. This slows "write times" down because it has to write now to 2 or more disks instead of 1. But it allows some redundancy in the form that if 1 disk goes not all is lost. You'll still have another drive with the same info.
Raid 5 uses striping (like raid 0) across multiple disks but the difference is it does this with parity. parity basically allows the chance of 1 disk to fail and the data to not be compromised. It's more detailed then that but keeping it simple
.Raid 10. Think of it as Raid 1-0 and it's often referred as such. This is basically just what it sounds like. raid 1 and 0 combined. It has Speed combined with redundancy. It mirrors the disks and allows for multiple failures and typically in a raid ten you can just "hot" replace a disk that needs it and it will rebuild the array on the fly. So you never have to turn anything off.
Any who I'm sure that's all very repetitive. Keep it up.
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fatdrifter
July 11, 2013 1:53:47 PM
fatdrifter
October 7, 2013 11:16:25 PM
hey guys, I wanted to give you all an update.
I took the test last month, early, and well...I failed. I was doing the practice tests from the Mike Meyers software daily and acing them, I was reading the book, I was watching professor Messer. I didn't fail that hard (I guess on one test I was 70 points from passing and 50 on another) but the way the test was carried out, with all the legal jargon, etc, I felt like I could take away this: if you plan to get certified, to become IT, you prettymuch have to be in a career thats constantly testing your knowledge, showing you things, or else you just aren't going to pass. I had a ton of the theory set in my head, but the fact is, I need real live experience. Something I'll never get in my current job.
So I'm in the process of moving.
Well, now that everything's laid out there. Time for me to pass out for a few hours.
I took the test last month, early, and well...I failed. I was doing the practice tests from the Mike Meyers software daily and acing them, I was reading the book, I was watching professor Messer. I didn't fail that hard (I guess on one test I was 70 points from passing and 50 on another) but the way the test was carried out, with all the legal jargon, etc, I felt like I could take away this: if you plan to get certified, to become IT, you prettymuch have to be in a career thats constantly testing your knowledge, showing you things, or else you just aren't going to pass. I had a ton of the theory set in my head, but the fact is, I need real live experience. Something I'll never get in my current job.
So I'm in the process of moving.
Well, now that everything's laid out there. Time for me to pass out for a few hours.
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