Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, 4th Edition (Exams 220-801 & 220-802)

Love the book but hated the class.

Had to purchase for a summer college class. It is a ton to cover in 9 weeks (32 chapters and over 800+ pages) and I am not sure I will be ready to actually take the CompTIA A+ before the semester is over but it will be a great reference book for when I actually do. It is great as far as teaching you what will be covered on the exams and the terminology used. It was recommended by my professor who has been teaching this class for many years and he felt this is the best text out there for succeeding in passing the 220-801 and the 220-802 exams to be A+ certified. The lab manual has hands on projects that help you to understand how things actually work instead of just reading about it.

Mike Meyers books have been a big help studying for comptia certs, but this book beats the rest hands down. The color photos are a big plus for quick reviews. Having the big pics on display makes for a much easier and faster study session. I think this book, combined with the practice test that is sold on their website that adds more questions, makes for a very similar testing experience. One thing you should do though, when prepping for this test, is to practice command lines. This is something that the practice tests out there do not cover well enough and is covered a bit on the actual test. Knowing how to actually solve a problem is required on the test, and this book prepped me well to handle it.

I used this book for a college class.I perfer the digital copy (as I do for all books) because with the terms being highlighted allowed me to jump back forth between the different terms which can range between 20 to 50 depending on the chapter.The book is represented in logical order and the author generally uses great analogies to describe new concepts. Worth the money as it does have notes about A+ cert questions. Easy read.

This book is the same as the hard cover Mike Meyers All In One CompTIA A+ Certification Exam Guide Eight Edition (978-0071795128)This softcover version is in color, and in addition to the multiple-choice quiz's found in the hard cover at the end of each chapter, there is a chapter summary, key terms, key terms quiz, essay quiz, and lab projects. In addition, there is a glossary at the end of the book.The one thing missing from the soft cover but found in the hard cover are the answers to the multiple choice quiz's.

If you're studying for the CompTIA A+ certification. Or if you just want to learn more about computers, this is THE book to have. It's written in a clear, easy-to-understand style that actually lets you learn how everything fits together inside your computer/smart phone/printer etc., and not just rote memorization. If you only get one computer troubleshooting book, make it this one.

the author must have been a major dork cuz it doesn't explain things nearly well enough for me to understand half the time, and I know my computer well enough. The humor is super corny and I wanted to murder the cartoons they drew in.the book itself was in average condition, no major damage, shipped fine. For a textbook requirement, 5 stars, but for someone looking to learn, this book is kinda s***.

This book has a lot of very useful information on computers and starts from a basic level and goes through to more advanced concepts. My problem with the book is that it explains some things perhaps a bit too briefly. All in all one of the better text books i have purchased. Probably worth 3.5 stars

Hope this will help me pass the exam.. I am enjoying this book as they explain all the subject as simple as possible.. Can recommend this book to my friends.

A great help!