Experience on Passing 220-601 And 220-602
Here is exam experience for the A+ 601 exam and the A+ 601?exam shared by someone called snazy. It is a great post and sure to give insight into the exam for anybody that is considering taking it soon.
CompTIA? CompTIA A+? 220-601? 220-602
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I am kind of new to this forum but I was reading the topics for a while, which helped me a lot to understand what my weak points were.Thanks to everybody that took the time to write a review of their experience on the exams and here now I am able to contribute to future success.
I passed with 870 on the Essentials and 885 on the 602 exam.My opinion is that the second exam was much easier than the essential.
I used Mike Meyers 6th edition?CompTIA A+ and everything on the exams was covered in the book if you read it carefully.
There was no questions on CPU socket types.I dont think that IRQs are included at all in the new exams as Windows 2000 and XP are Plug and Play OS and you dont need to configure irq
Know everything about laser printers,troubleshooting,printer languages and differences between them,spooler service and methods to stop and start it;network printers installation process and what you would do the last when installing one;a few questions on inkjet,dot-matrix and scanners;IEEE 1284 specification and ports.I felt like I was tested on Comptia Printer +
A LOT OF CUSTOMER TYPE QUESTIONS;Imagine you are the customer;Make sure you know what your responsibilities as an IT Technician are and are not
Everything about wired and wireless networking;network adapter failure and things to check first or never do first when troubleshooting;topologies,protocols and how they differ,authentification,encryption,best encryption protocol and best security methods;cable types and their range and speed;client-server and peer to peer differences;utilities like tracert,ping,ipconfig,nbstat,netstat and for what and when you would use them;thicknet,thinnet,ethernet,802.11,802.11x,bluethooth,ifrared,mobile-distances,speeds and RF
Operating systems-upgrade paths,minimum requirements;differences between windows pro,home and 2000;file system types,how they differ,permissions.The paths to utilities questions were the last possible thing I would use in a normal enviroment;know the differences between defrag,msconfig,chkdsk;know when to use ASR,NtBackup,Recovery Console,Last Known Good Configuration and Safe mode;boot files,registry and locations and default backup location of system files and user files;how would you check all installed patches
Laptops and specific things about them like differences between laptop and desktop cpu usage;hotswappable devices and procedure to remove them;keyboard features;enabling external display;PCMCIA types,thicknest and for what components would you use
them;throttling,hyperthreading,overclocking;batteries and troubleshooting;overheating and restarting and reasons for that;common parts in LCD displays and troubleshooting CRT monitors,troubleshooting video adapter failures and POST,slots questions;sound problems,no sound.A few questions on POST excluding beep codes USB,IEEE 1394 speeds and distances and when they are commonly used Hard drives-internal and external connection types and number of pins Storage devices-DVD,DVD DL,CD,DLT and which one would you use in a specific situation.ESD,best procedures and when not to use ESD wrist strap There was even two questions on PDAs.
Thats all I can remember for now.As overall experience I suggest you know your material well,as you might be surprised how easy it is to be cofused on the exam when you are under pressure.The Essentials exam had questions from all over the material,nothing specific.The IT Techician was customer,customer,customer and printers.There was only about 6-8 questions that were the same on both exams and they were the easy questions!
THERE WAS NO QUESTIONS WITH A FEW RIGHT ANSWERS THAT YOU HAD TO CHOOSE THE BEST RIGHT ONE.You would think that only if you werent prepared enough.There was only one way to answer.I dont mean here that there wasnt multiple choice answer,?just you couldnt use F and 8 pressed at the same time instead of the function key F8 only because the F8 key on your keyboard is stuck? or use Last Known Good Configuration as the first troubleshooting option when you are required to use a boot disc first,even though the reason is a device driver you just istalled.
Dont be afraid to overstudy as you wont be second guessing yourself and wil fly through the exams if you are well prepared.When you are on the job second guessing is not going to do you or the customers any good.And about the so much recommended Pass4Sure-you wont pass if you use only that as study material,dont have experience in IT and dont understand why the right answer is the right answer.But I do recommend after reading the material,whatever book you use,do every possible available practice exam to help you understand and connect everything together.
GOOD LUCK!
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