A+ Certification

Who Is CompTIA?Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a membership trade organization that was formed in 1982 to promote standards of excellence in computer technology. Its goals are to develop ethical, professional, and busin...

Why Get A+ Certification? Why cram for a pair of tests and sweat bullets over taking them to get a piece of paper that says, “I know computer repair stuff”? Well, I can think of a number of good reasons. The first is that more th...

What Do the A+ Exams Cover?The exams are based on an industry-wide analysis of what a PC repair service technician with six months of on-the-job experience should know to be considered competent. The results of this analysis have been validat...

Who Can Get Certified?A+ certification is open to anyone who registers for the exams, pays the exam fees, and passes the exams. You don’t need to have the six months of work experience, be a working PC repair technician, work for a part...

How to Get CertifiedThe A+ exams are scored on a scaled method, meaning that some questions and answers are worth more than others. The total possible points on each exam is 900. To pass the Core Hardware exam, you must get a score of at leas...

Where to Go You can find a testing center and register for the exams online on these Web sites: Prometric: www.2test.com VUE: www.vue.com ...

How Much Does It Cost?The cost of CompTIA’s exams range from $89 USD to $225 USD, depending on your country and whether or not you or your company are CompTIA members. Corporate CompTIA members are given substantial discounts on certifi...

Studying for the ExamsThis book and the resources listed, named, or cited throughout its contents are your sure-fire best first steps to getting there. ...