Wednesday, September 30, 2009

CompTIA A+

Discover Our Arts & Sciences Programs I just tested for my A+ certification and passed on my first attempt. I had bought a single A+ guide prior to enrolling at WGU and while I liked it, the primary learning resources available through WGU much better prepared me for the questions I encountered in the exams today.

The key to WGU is multiple learning resources. Mike Meyer's videos were excellent for "most" of the information but CompTIA often words questions in deliberately confusing ways. The primary texts were technically descriptive and helped fill in any blanks Mike's materials left out. I used practice tests from one resource that was more straightforward, and another that more closely matched the difficult wording/structure of CompTIA's.

The result is I passed.