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sYz-Adrenaline
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1850 Posts
July 14 2010 14:50 GMT
#1
So I got a random email a couple days ago from my LT asking if i wanted to attend a 5 day class to get my A+ Certification. I'm like "holy fucking really?" And i jumped all over it. A+ Cert is just in general a great thing to have for resumes and stuff.

A day later I get another email from my SGT saying "Call me ASAP". So i'm like ok.. whats up? I give em my number to call me because i've been calling them with no answer.

So then they wake me up this morning at 8:30ish asking if i really want to go to it, my reaction after the phone call was.. "wtf..really" waste of a phone call.

Then I get another phone call again from the LT again asking, would you rather go to 2-6 instead of 9-13.. again waste of a phone call i have a LAN on the 1st no way am i going to let training get in the way of that.

So yeah I get to go get my A+ Cert anything I should brush up on or start learning?

**
Can you feel the rush?
jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5516 Posts
July 14 2010 14:54 GMT
#2
A+ Cert in what?
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Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-14 14:56:36
July 14 2010 14:54 GMT
#3
What are you asking from us? Do you mean things in particular or just in general? It's probably your phraseology, but I get the feeling that you have no idea what A+ is about other than "it looks good on resumes", and you are completely unprepared.

On July 14 2010 23:54 jimminy_kriket wrote:
A+ Cert in what?


http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A+_Certification
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5516 Posts
July 14 2010 15:00 GMT
#4
Ahh thats kind of cool, thanks cambium.
life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
July 14 2010 15:22 GMT
#5
i just love blogs with LT, A+, SGT, ASAP.

you should really cut down on some of those shortcuts. LT is lost temple and SGT is sergeant?

on topic, congrats :D
I am not good with quotes
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
July 14 2010 15:28 GMT
#6
The A+ certification is obsolete. You'll see why when you take the test, but good luck either way.
Atom Cannister
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Germany380 Posts
July 14 2010 15:35 GMT
#7
On July 15 2010 00:28 Sadistx wrote:
The A+ certification is obsolete. You'll see why when you take the test, but good luck either way.


What would you recommend in its place?
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Purind
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Canada3562 Posts
July 14 2010 15:44 GMT
#8
I saw LT and A+ in the same sentence, and that's all I got
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Glider
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States1353 Posts
July 14 2010 15:52 GMT
#9
On July 15 2010 00:35 Atom Cannister wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 15 2010 00:28 Sadistx wrote:
The A+ certification is obsolete. You'll see why when you take the test, but good luck either way.


What would you recommend in its place?


network+
security+

A+ is a very basic certificate that's good to have if you want a job that's phone / tech support.
rbkl
Profile Joined March 2010
772 Posts
July 14 2010 15:56 GMT
#10
I hear A+ is pretty standard nothing very special - aka it will probably be very easy. I know most high school students are able to pass it without any problems.
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sYz-Adrenaline
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1850 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-14 16:01:17
July 14 2010 16:00 GMT
#11
hmm, ok then im not stressing about it if highschool students are able to do it, especially with the military they bring everything down to a 3rd grade level

edit: come on everyone should know what "ASAP" is i get A+ and LT t.t LT (lieutenant)
Can you feel the rush?
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10682 Posts
July 14 2010 16:03 GMT
#12
Yea I honestly thought this was about getting A+ on lost temple.
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Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-14 16:16:35
July 14 2010 16:16 GMT
#13
This is cool. Do you have to be a Computer Science major to get this certificate? I wouldn't mind getting it.
FlameSworD
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States414 Posts
July 14 2010 16:19 GMT
#14
your playin korean A+ on lost temple lol jk
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Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12237 Posts
July 14 2010 16:44 GMT
#15
The A+ certification is extremely outdated as others have mentioned, and the only business owners or hiring managers who take any interest in it are those who are unfamiliar with computing or just out of touch with more modern programs. I would say it doesn't hurt because it never hurts to have additional qualifications to your resume, but if you plan to work for a major computing business it's not really something you can fall back on anymore.
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Av4st
Profile Joined September 2008
Canada92 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-14 17:05:42
July 14 2010 16:56 GMT
#16
A+ is a good thing to get right now to add to your resume regardless of occupation because apparently compTIA is adding expiry dates to their certs next year. It's fairly easy but there is a lot of nuancey stuff to memorize about computer hardware.



Here are four example questions from a free practice test to give you a bit of an idea of what it's like:

A user reports that their laptop shuts off after around 20 minutes after turning it on and it gets unusually hot. The battery is full, the laptop is plugged in, and there are no error codes or beeps. Which component is most likely at fault?

A. Fan
B. CPU
C. Battery
D. RAM

A customer reports that their laptop keyboard does not work. Which of the following is the NEXT step in the troubleshooting process?

A. Update the keyboard drivers
B. Re-install the OS
C. Attach an external keyboard
D. Press ctrl + alt + delete on the keyboard

Which of the following is a reason why a technician would install a new Windows XP Pro installation with a FAT32 file structure?

A. To support dynamic disks
B. To allow RAID support
C. Support for file encryption
D. Legacy support for older systems

Which of the followiong is a benefit of using STP cable?

A. Increased RFI
B. Decreased ESD
C. Decreased EMI
D. Increased transfer rate


Answers: ACDC



If you "obtain" a program called Visual CertExam, there are some free practice tests you can download from http://www.examcollection.com/
xiaofan
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States513 Posts
July 14 2010 17:17 GMT
#17
A customer reports that their laptop keyboard does not work. Which of the following is the NEXT step in the troubleshooting process?

A. Update the keyboard drivers
B. Re-install the OS
C. Attach an external keyboard
D. Press ctrl + alt + delete on the keyboard

LOL@ choice D
Louder
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States2276 Posts
July 14 2010 17:37 GMT
#18
A+ cert is SUPER, super easy. Super easy. Buy a book and study for 2 days and you'll be fine if you already have a decent knowledge base.

Network+ is a far more valuable certification - also more difficult - but worthwhile.
Z3kk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4099 Posts
July 14 2010 18:34 GMT
#19
Wait, the wikipedia page says the test is based on XP and 2000...that really is pretty old. o-o"
Failure is not falling down over and over again. Failure is refusing to get back up.
mucker
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1120 Posts
July 14 2010 18:50 GMT
#20
On July 15 2010 03:34 Z3kk wrote:
Wait, the wikipedia page says the test is based on XP and 2000...that really is pretty old. o-o"


The vast majority of business computers are still on XP. 2k is rare on desktops but still found somewhat often on severs.
It's supposed to be automatic but actually you have to press this button.
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