So after wasting a large part of my life working in couple different industries iv decided that IT is the correct route for me.

It seems getting a comptia a+ cert is a good start for someone green wanting an entry level or at least start going the right direction. (please let me know if im way off)

Anyone can point me to some study/practice/learning/helpful material? And if im incorrect about CompTIA A+ cert being a good starting point for an entry level let me know thanks.

  • Morgikan@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’ve worked IT for probably the last 10 to 13 years, and kind of drifted off after CCNA/CEH type stuff, so things obviously may have changed in that time, but I do remember doing the Net+ and A+. Cert books are probably one of the only things I would not skimp on or pirate. I went with the all-in-one gold books. Those don’t get you the vouchers to take the tests, but they do have really excellent practice software to go along with the reading.

    Read the chapters, do the exercises, and do all of the software training. Keep retaking the tests until you score 100% continuously. Once you have a continuous 100%, then schedule your test. Some people schedule it a month out and then do prep just so they have a deadline, but either way works. If you are not scoring 100% do not take the test. And don’t get stressed out when you do, if you’ve done that prep work you’ve got it. Good luck man.

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      1 year ago

      haha ty. im a pretty confident guy in general, but testing… is so nerve wrecking its alway has been for me. i hate it. you are talking bout the official books from comptia themselves?

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        1 year ago

        They were the gold colored All-In-One guides written by Mike Meyers. I don’t know the current CompTIA test numbers, but you might search for those.