A+ certification practice?

[Mohenjo]

So i am planning to get an A plus certification by at least the time that i leave high school so i can get a somewhat decent paying job as soon as i can, and ive been looking at getting an A+ plus degree. Ive been looking through comptia and study guides seem to be really expensive, then i would need to pay for the test! Are there any places that offer practice for the exam? Thank you for the help! 

[LeapFrogMasterRace]

Youtube has some useful A+ training videos however many are a bit outdated.

[NumLock21]

Gives you a general idea on how well you do

http://www.proprofs.com/certification/comptia/a-plus/exams/HW-E1/exam.shtml

[dalekphalm]

Gives you a general idea on how well you do

http://www.proprofs.com/certification/comptia/a-plus/exams/HW-E1/exam.shtml

That quiz has some really ancient and outdated questions on it. Lots of legacy hardware, questions about "Which current CPU uses socket 1" (Answer: None. That fucking shit is 20 years old).

 

But a lot of the questions are simple logic or basic PC questions that still apply today as well.

[NumLock21]

That quiz has some really ancient and outdated questions on it. Lots of legacy hardware, questions about "Which current CPU uses socket 1" (Answer: None. That fucking shit is 20 years old).

 

But a lot of the questions are simple logic or basic PC questions that still apply today as well.

I doubt every one who brings in a computer to fix will have bleeding edge hardware, so it's good to know a thing or 2 about legacy stuffs. 

[as96]

Gives you a general idea on how well you do

http://www.proprofs.com/certification/comptia/a-plus/exams/HW-E1/exam.shtml

That thing has questions about floppy disks

[alicskysareblue]

That quiz has some really ancient and outdated questions on it. Lots of legacy hardware, questions about "Which current CPU uses socket 1" (Answer: None. That fucking shit is 20 years old).

But a lot of the questions are simple logic or basic PC questions that still apply today as well.

You will stulill have to have some understanding of legacy hardware working at a computer shop I worked on duel core E6600 on a daily basis, and that came out in 2006

My advice get a few ok desktops and an old laptop or too that's what I did ( had to scrap all of irlr as um moving) and learn how to work on them, help freinds do some volunteer work, anything to get hands on experience.

YouTube is good to get basic knowledge but in order to really learn you need to get your hands a bit dirty

[dalekphalm]

I doubt every one who brings in a computer to fix will have bleeding edge hardware, so it's good to know a thing or 2 about legacy stuffs. 

Some legacy stuff, sure. But many (I'm talking more than 10-20) of them were dealing with Pentium I, II, Socket A, ISA cards, etc. Like, realllllly legacy.

[dalekphalm]

You will stulill have to have some understanding of legacy hardware working at a computer shop I worked on duel core E6600 on a daily basis, and that came out in 2006

My advice get a few ok desktops and an old laptop or too that's what I did ( had to scrap all of irlr as um moving) and learn how to work on them, help freinds do some volunteer work, anything to get hands on experience.

YouTube is good to get basic knowledge but in order to really learn you need to get your hands a bit dirty

I'm quite familiar with Core2Duo. That's significantly advanced compared to the stuff in that quiz.

 

My point was that there comes a point where knowledge about legacy hardware becomes pointless. Do you need to know the specs/details about a Commodore64 to be a good PC Tech? No. You do not.

 

If you are proficient in general, and are knowledgeable about newer current tech (With Socket 939/LGA 775, and onwards), you will be able to use your general skills to work on older machines if you come across them.

[NumLock21]

Some legacy stuff, sure. But many (I'm talking more than 10-20) of them were dealing with Pentium I, II, Socket A, ISA cards, etc. Like, realllllly legacy.

Well this is where they will know who's up for the job and who isn't. Those that only care about modern tech, then being a computer tech is not for them.

Pre Core 2 days, setting clock speed and solving conflict between 2 devices, isn't automatic, it has to be done manually, so know a thing or 2 on this, is a good thing.

 

That thing has questions about floppy disks

Some questions will make floppy disk look like modern tech.