A+ exam

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Can anyone tell me if there's a way to sit an A+ exam straight off?
I'm almost certain I'd pass it without doing the course.
Might need a book to just study up on a few things - anyone suggest any good ones? How much is this all likely to cost?


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Sure, you can book your exam from your nearest testing center and sit it.

Take a look at http://www.vue.com and http://www.prometric.com and use the testing center search facilities on the sites.

 

A+ Exam Cram 2 might be a good book to try for that quick revision.

Check it out here. Might be worth going through the CF link.

 

you dont actually need an A+ cert, if you have the relevant skills, and have higher certs already, then nobody cares if you have an A+ or not unless you want ot work at PCn00b (i mean world)

you should be fine
its a great start for people who DONT know all that hardware stuff, but a waste of money for those that do

 

Thanks guys, much appreciated.
I started my MCDBA last week, and have no paper qualifications in IT (except a Learndirect C++ Foundation), so I was seeing if it's worth trying to get an A+ asap to help get a job & hence experience. It'll probably be a while before I get the first MCP from my course, and I know i'm more or less at an A+ level of computing knowledge

 

If you have no other certs, it might be worth it to get the A+. Believe it or not, it does seem to open a lot of doors. Also, the A+ plus either the Network+ or Server+ are electives you can use towards a MCSA. If you got your A+ and Network+ certs for example, all you would need to pass is three MS exams to get your MCSA. Just food for thought.

 

i guess if its going to take u that long to work thru the MCDBA then yes it may be a good idea, but id look into something like an MCSA or something, or getting the required extra exams to make the MCDBA an MCSE and MCDBA, but if A+ is an elective now then i guess thats a good option
didnt realise on the time frame in question mate, so ignore my earlier comment

 

Don't forget that we have started to run an A+ quiz here too. Usually details will be posted shortly beforehand.

 

btw Gaz, since we both seem to have the same last name (45), does that make us related?

 

Think we must be trip. Didn't know I had any relatives in the states!