I'm about to take my 901 and 902 exams, any advice Jow Forums?
Comptia A+ 901 & 902
Logan Bailey
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Elijah Garcia
what kind of resources did you use for studying? take any practice tests? how hard is it to master for someone who knows how to assemble a computer, can diagnose things, and can install arch without a guide?
for advice? don't fail. zing.
Jose Wilson
I got the book, Testout, and that's about it really...
Logan Hill
I took a class and it was major overkill. However, I do recommend looking at practice exams and going through each specific area the exam tests for. A few things like common ports and RAM specifications need to be memorized. Messer's stuff works fine, I listened to it at work.
I'm not sure it's worth anything once you have it though.
Owen Bailey
Same, I have to take this to get into a certain program at my school.
free resources: professor messer videos on YouTube can not be beat. Also check out the exam objectives released by CompTIA, they give you a whole document of objectives and items which will be on the test.
paid resources: udemy course or pay extra and get the CompTIA official study software.
Best of luck to all anons
Kayden Ross
Liam Jackson
A+ cert is mostly useful as toilet paper imo
>t. got A+ cert in 2007
Luis Jackson
What the actual fuck
Elijah Wilson
>I'm not sure it's worth anything once you have it though.
foot in door for entry level tech jobs (geeksquad, microcenter type stuff)
Matthew Russell
Hasn't helped at all with that, geeksquad wants 1-3 years professional experience or internal promotion which requires no cert.
Lincoln Collins
idk, i lied and said my studying was a handson internship, but i lie for fun most of the time so i didn't realize what i had done until after i got hired.
Charles Rivera
>comptiaexamtest.com
well, thank you good user. I'm not the op, but it will help me
Parker Perez
Thanks, I might look into that
Juan Nelson
Got a link to that Comptia doc?
Easton Walker
Bump
Jordan Harris
Any sites like these but for AWS certs?
Nathan Ward
Just study a lot of facts if you know the basis of computers. A very, very large portion of it is theory. Also printers. Like 30%+ of my questions were about printers so prepare for that. I imagine it doesn't happen to everyone, but it sure as fuck happened to me.
Wyatt Hughes
Save your money and get a Network+ cert instead
Anthony Baker
Can deny, I only have A+ cert and have $53k/yr job in cheap rural area working as level 2 support that requires at least one of the base CompTIA certs (A+, Net+, or Sec+).
>t. got A+ cert in 2016
Brayden Martin
Is this real? Is it worth it to spend the time going over these or will I get scammed?
Carson Bailey
>I only have A+ cert and have $53k/yr job
lol, the help desk peasants at my company don't even have a cert and they earn $60k+
A+ is fucking useless
Landon Flores
I studied for about 5 hours, just watch a couple youtube videos and go over some flash cards and you should be fine.
Angel Brown
fug, I would be ecstatic with $40k/yr...wtf
Landon James
Where in the world do you work? My living expenses are ~$9k/yr with rent + utilities.
Hunter Rodriguez
Take what he says with a grain of salt, I used to work a help desk position at $10/hr in Jacksonville, Florida. A good wage in help desk there is $12/hr. He's probably in a very high cost of living area where $60k/yr is nothing.
Oliver Hall
A large financial institution. Also this
Leo Nelson
Both of those people that you quoted are me. I specifically asked that question because I knew the wage was being misrepresented.
Brody Smith
>Get A+ in 2012
>Work in small east coast town for $7.25/hour while I go to school
>Finally gonna make those big bucks
>Best paying job is $13/hour for net admin with database experience + web dev experience required.
>fugg
>End up working help desk for a college
>Make $9/hour
>6 years on the job, I'm making a whopping $10.25/hour
>want to die
>quit in September
>going back to school come January in a less destitute field.
Brandon Nelson
You need to git gud. None of the call center monkeys have any certs (or relevant degrees... fucking art history and gender studies majors)
Bentley Cooper
Dude you have plenty of experience just rewrite your resume correctly & you'll get into sysadmin easily
Jaxon Rodriguez
Have you considered trying for military bases? They require secret clearance, but subcontracting companies are willing to cover the cost of that.
Zachary King
nah, he posts on Jow Forums
he aint never getting a clearance
Colton Wilson
What makes you think I'm not gud?
Asher Garcia
You might be good, but you ain't gud
Otherwise you would have already be gud
Grayson Carter
But I post on Jow Forums and I have a clearance. Granted I got this when I enlisted so the Army covered that cost without batting an eye. Something worth looking into because at my site, we're still looking for a tech and finding one is NOT easy. It's one of the few industries where hiring people to subcontract is actually WORTH it because of how difficult it is to get someone for one reason or another.
Isaac Nelson
901 is simple hardware crap
902 is simple software shit mainly gonna be Windows though you might get some Linux and Mac questions but still nonetheless easy
good luck
Jason Perez
lol, three-letter agencies have the same problem too. 6 months to 2 years of vacant entry-level positions
Christian Collins
I have a TS that is still active and I started using Jow Forums from my barracks room.
Aaron Lee
Why the hell would I want to join the army right now? Jow Forums keeps saying WW3 is near and based on France I’m starting to believe them.
Levi King
Being a sub =! being in the Army
You will be someone's personal dickcozy though, and you will learn to get used to it
Jackson Nguyen
>someone's personal dickcozy
That’s the best description of being a trooper I’ve heard.
Aaron Cruz
It was a bondage joke
Benjamin Campbell
Pretty much just skimmed that book and passed it a few years back. It's really hard to know how much studying you will need without knowing your background.
Carson Long
I don't have any on the job experience and I'm not that big of a techy. Never even built my own PC. That background enough?
Thanks Mr. Obvious
Dylan Murphy
Luis Butler
>geeksquad
>entry level
>tech job
don't fucking do it. its not a tech job, and its not entry level. its below entry level. its just a hole you crawl into with nowhere to go but down.
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Evan Moore
I made about 42k for my first tech job with just an A+ in the DFW area. None of the areas I've lived in paid less than $15/hr for actual helpdesk. You guys sure you're not applying to some shitty call center?