a+ certification
 

How do I find a testing location?

I just bought the 5th edition textbook and am looking to take the test.......

at the A+ site they tell you a bunch of places.

I looked and saw nothing

hm.. i dunno then because that's where i found out where to take mine (i took mine at sqlsoft in bellevue last summer)

im trying to learn about comps can u guys help?

With good practice test and books you will be fine.
 

Cert21.com. freecomptia.com(all compTIA certs exam), ucertify.com is good for starting preparation for all compTIA exam. Apart from exam simulation A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (5th edition) and Mike Meyers' A+ Certification Passport, Second Edition study guide are best for preparation. I used this and read by heart all, although i didn't spare much time with ucertify but here questions are from all topics.

If I can also jump into this thread :/

Those sites have a lot of questions, prep for exams. Are there any that do the teaching without paying 100's of $£?

Yo Wes go to www.braindumpcentral.com
Some questions on there are actually on the test.
I took the A+ test and passed the hardware objective.
I'm going to take OS sometime.
It's not as hard as you think, but youll still have to put some time into
studying.

I took an A+ class in high school....

I was confindent going in (aren't we all), but was surprised at the difficulty of the questions (the test is smart). However, I passed and have the A+!

I took the A+ a few years ago after a short training class, and passed it with higher marks than my instructor - who took it at the same time. It's not that I know more about computers than him - he's been doing this for a LONG time - it's that I know the test better. If you have a chance to take practice tests, do them over and over again so you get a feel for the way that questions are worded and the diagrams look. Like Jason425 said, the test is surprisingly hard for an entry level certification test.