ISBN0072263113

A+Certification is a great book for all persons who want to learn about their PC.

I would have liked to have been able to print out the helpful glossary and take it with me, but it is secured and both printing and right-click feature (to copy and paste)are locked. You would have to retype everything into another document if you wanted a glossary or have a computer with the glossary.pdf on it. This makes for a very frustrating experience. I'm sure there is a good reason to lock this from McGraw-Hill's point of view, I just don't know what it is.

This book is very detailed and a great reference. I recommend it to anyone wanting to take the A+ exams.

I just needed the A+ certification ASAP. I took 220-601 (Essentials) and 220-602 (IT Technician) and the book was a good help. My score was 710 and 800, just good enough to be certified. The sixth edition is updated and covers all I needed to pass.

Also bought the vouchers with practice exams from Meyers and many questions were pretty similar.

I studied the material, reading 3 or 4 hours a day, 5 days a week, in one month. I recommend complement the study with wikipedia or whatever quick source of consultation and of course the practice tests

Conclusion: The book and the practice exams are the perfect combination to pass the exams, but you need at least six months of experience in the "Real world" because you find some answers in the field.

Some background on me, I have a Computer Science degree but didn't enter the field upon graduating. Currently looking to broaden my career choices, I purchased this as a self-study exercise. Through this reading material and the practice exams you can purchase, I passed both exams for the Essentials and IT Technician on my first try. I know this book will retain it's value (until the whole computing world goes to different OSs) on my workspace shelf. I would highly reccomend the purchase of this product. Now on to Network+. Good luck all.