@Nathaniel-Fernandez I just took the Linux+ this past Sunday and scored an 812/900. I had 0 knowledge of Linux 3 months ago. My resources were, this course, a YouTuber named Shawn Powers, and the Linux+ Sybex book. I studied 3-6 hours every day for about a month and a half. I had a virtual machine with both Rocky and Mint to test my skills in a virtual environment. Don Pezet does an amazing job explaining the topics. I hope this helps.

Hey @Japhet-Rivera, great question! The videos teach the concepts of the CySA+ objectives. The labs give the learner hands-on experience with the concepts. You will encounter exercises in labs that may provide documentation to review to reinforce the concepts. The videos and labs are developed separately; however, we recommend utilizing them together to learn and practice the content.

Core 1 is indeed hardware-focused. Things like different display types such as Twisted Nematic, In-Plane Switching and Vertical Alignment, RAM pin counts, types and speeds, HDD types (SSD, HDD, hybrid) and speeds (7200 RPM, etc.), and Core 2 is software-focused, like Windows troubleshooting, macOS, some Linux, etc.

One thing I would do is go through the objectives and make flash cards for the memory-based things like RAM pin numbers, RAM speeds, hard drive speeds, etc.

My suggestion would be to check out Professor Messer's YouTube channel. His A+ series is outstanding, and maybe even check out an Exam Cram book. I have one by David L. Prowse, and it outlines just what you need to know to pass the exams. If you're looking for an A+ book, I suggest Mike Meyers' 220-1101/220-1102 Study Guide. He breaks down the objectives into easily-explainable subjects. Also, if you want, Udemy has a Mike Meyers A+ 1101/1102 video series that's relatively cheap (about $15 each).

One thing I've heard a lot of people who have nailed certification exams say is when you're studying, try teaching the subject to someone. If you can teach it, you understand it!

Lastly, try a practice exam (90+ questions is ideal), and time yourself. Give yourself the 90-minutes allotted in the exam, and see how you do. Get used to being under the gun of that 90 minutes at home so you can learn to relax when you're in the thick of it, doing the real deal.

Good luck!

I've heard many people say, if you struggle a bit with some of the topics in the A+ objectives (such as USB types/speeds, display types - VA, TN, IPS), then it's good to acquaint yourself with the foundational topics on the ITF+ (can't hurt, right?). Maybe try an A+ quiz and see how you do. Gauge your score and your understanding of the topics against "Do I need to work more on the foundational topics?" and go from there.

Make a note of the topics you are uncomfortable with and as you focus your studies on them, make flash cards and study study study.

From Ronnie Wong in another post:

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We are currently developing these. We're efforting this to be out by the time the exam drops for general availabillity.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
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We are currently developing these. We're efforting this to be out by the time the exam drops for general availabillity.

Thank you!

The new Network+ content is up for viewing! Oddly, CompTIA has not yet released the objectives for the N10-009 exam.

@wes-bryan thank you for your response this helped me a lot

You too, @Mustafa-Mohamud!

Hi Chris! What a tricky one. To confirm that the question is correct, I labbed this up on my Windows machine. As you can see - the practice exam question is correct. The DIR command will find subdirectories named FILECHK.* as well. Here are the results of my labbing:

C:>dir C:\MYDOCS\FILECHK.* /S
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is D033-816F

Directory of C:\MYDOCS

03/04/2024 09:43 AM <DIR> FILECHK.FOLDER
03/04/2024 09:43 AM 0 FILECHK.txt
1 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of C:\MYDOCS\FOLDER2

03/04/2024 09:44 AM 0 FILECHK.bmp
03/04/2024 09:44 AM <DIR> FILECHK.private
1 File(s) 0 bytes

Total Files Listed: 2 File(s) 0 bytes 2 Dir(s) 223,950,413,824 bytes free

@Keifer-Rector, you mentioned "realistic," remember to set goals that are achievable (based on the time you have). Try not to put too much pressure on yourself. Focus on them one at a time. I look forward to hearing from you.

Hey @batuhan-yeşil great question, our learners are encouraged to take notes while watching the videos. Some of our viewers will watch the video once, then take notes when watching the video a second time. The notes are to help guide the shows topics throughout the episode. There are certain courses that will have greater depth to the notes and there are shows where the notes are like @Andrew-Despres has mentioned (a bulleted list to help the Edutainers move the show along). If need any help with a concept, you can post it here to the forum, or you can email me if you would prefer to get assistance that route! Thank you for watching and I look forward to hearing from you!

@Ian-Knight-0 You can email me at davidlthompson@protonmail.com.

Thanks, Ronnie. I've been a member of ITPro TV for 4 years now and I've learned a lot in that time. Particularly, from you and Wes.

I guess the main point here is the definition of Synchronous RR stated in the last scenario is not entirely correct.
SRR replicates both ways simultaneously.

The criticality of the data being stored would be a factor. If it was critical data, SRR would be the choice, if not, ARR would be acceptable.
Also, cost effectiveness would influence a decision between the two. One is more expensive than the other.

Sorry, I don't mean to be a hard head about this. I normally include supplemental reading material to enhance and deepen my learning experience. I came across the definitions in my reading and happened to remember the 4 scenario in this video mentioned above.

I understand everything you wrote in your last reply.

Thanks very much! I appreciate all the replies! I don't use the message boards often, but I thought this topic was worth questioning.

Keep up the good work!

The amount of time it takes to study for the A+ exam is subjective. It largely depends on not only your experience level (CompTIA recommends 9-12 months of experience), but also how easily you digest the content on the exam.

Like @Ronnie-Wong said, I would download the objective from here https://www.comptia.org/certifications/a and use it while you study, checking off the objectives as you learn them.

Lastly, I would give yourself the best opportunity for retaining the information, by using a good book and a video series (like ITProTV), and make flash cards. Also utilize ITProTV's labs. Take the practice exams as well. When you're consistently nailing 80% or higher, I'd say you're ready to take the exam.

For people with less than nine months experience, I would say, if, as you're going through the A+, the content becomes confusing or difficult to retain, maybe stop and do some review with the CompTIA ITF+ (IT Fundamentals), then return to the A+. Plus, utilize your ITProTV community. There are a lot of talented and knowledgeable people on here who are invested in your success.

Good luck!

Hi Wes, I'm watching your A+ course with Ronnie and like the OP states/asks, I had some of the same observations.

Watching the A+ content I couldn't help but snicker a little bit when NetBIOS was discussed. I've completely removed/disabled it in our environment because it's a security best practice, so why is it being discussed in a CompTIA course. When I took a practice test, one of the questions mentioned Windows XP! Granted, the question had nothing to do with the OS, it was just setting up the question, but still...C'mon CompTIA, it's 2024!

Please understand, this is not a criticism of the content, you two are great!
I guess our musings should be directed at CompTIA.

Thank you,
Rob

Hi Andy - CV0-004 is currently in beta from CompTIA. We will be pushing out a new Cloud+ following the Beta period. Just like CompTIA - we are not at the stage to announce release dates at this point. But have no fear - the new Cloud+ will be here :-)