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CompTia a+ home course or self study

  • 09-02-2014 11:08pm
    #1
    mickysquint
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Just a quick question I was hoping some one could help me with. I was meant to do my second year of a part time course in computer systems management at ITB last September but due to money ****e I wasn't able to so I'm going to have to wait until this September to do it.

    My problem is I feel the things I studied in the first year are slowly slipping away from me, so to keep things fresh in my head I was going to go for the CompTia a+ certificate. So what I was wondering is should I enroll in to a distant learning course and do it that way or could I just save the money and buy a few books and self study for it.

    Any help or any one with advice would be massively appreciated.


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  • #2
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,600 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Self study should be more than sufficient. A lot of the distance learning courses are little other than the free resources available packaged together for a fee anyway. Unless they can offer discounted testing vouchers at least equal in discount to the cost of the course, it isn't worth it.


  • #3
    mickysquint
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭mickysquint


    Thanks for the reply. Yeah I was wondering that myself, the cheapest course I could find was for 400 euro but the you have to pay extra on top of that to take the test. I think I'll just save the money and self study.


  • #4
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    http://www.professormesser.com has a few videos to start you off.

    Check out the sample pages on Amazon for the CompTIA A+ books, as some you'll be able to read better than others.


  • #5
    Eircom_Sucks
    Registered Users Posts: 3,193 ✭✭✭Eircom_Sucks


    the_syco wrote: »
    http://www.professormesser.com has a few videos to start you off.

    Check out the sample pages on Amazon for the CompTIA A+ books, as some you'll be able to read better than others.

    I bought the complete study guide for 802 and 802 exams off amazon and downloaded comptia a+ live sessions ( video instructions ) want to send me a usb ill fill it up with them and study guide just pm me


  • #6
    0760609
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭0760609


    I just recently purchased the CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Authorized Exam Cram (6th Edition) off amazon, has anyone used this particular book before? From your own experiences should this be sufficient to read and pass both exams?


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