I want to get a head start on the technique d’informatique college course i am going to take next (school) year, and i figured comptia A+ is as good a place as any to start.

The title is self-explanatory, but i would like to add i would much prefer a book than a video. I am fine with paying for it, but then it would have to be physical. Video recommendations are also welcome though, because they could help anyone else who is asking themselves the same thing.

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  • lordnikon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    So I will tell you as a sys admin of more than 20 years A+ is a worthless cert i mean study for it for the info but it’s not worth the paper it’s printed on. At this point i search for job listing’s that require it to filter out jobs i don’t want. I have done interview loops for two FAANG companies and an A+ cert was never even looked at as a plus for a candidate.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    82·
    2 days ago

    I used to teach A+ classes, oh, 25 years ago now. No idea what’s currently on the test.

    But a couple of pointers:

    1. Know the OSI model upside down, inside out, and backwards. You’ll likely never, ever need it other than to pass this test, but you will need it to pass the test.

    2. Ethernet wiring diagram.

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    I’d go over this in class and tell everyone it’s very important to know. They’d always ask “So you’re saying it’s on the test?”

    "Legally, I have an NDA that prevents me from telling you what is or is not on the test, what I CAN tell you is:

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    “So you’re saying it’s on the test.”

    "I am not saying it’s on or not on the test, I can’t tell you that, what I can tell you is:

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    My favorite part of teaching that test. :) Also a good idea to know which wires make a passthrough cable, which wires make a crossover cable, and which wires make a loopback cable.

    1. From a software perspective, the A+ is everything an entry level technician should know after 6 months on the job. Back when I passed it, there were still Windows 3.1 questions because there were still Windows 3.1 machines in use.

    I would expect, nowadays, the oldest stuff you might see are Windows 7 questions? There are still way too damn many Win7 machines out there.