So I passed 901 yesterday with a score of 848. I used Exam Cram, CertBlaster, Professor Messer, Mike Meyers on Udemy.com and other free stuff on the internet. The 848 really surprised me. I was thinking more like low 700's as I was taking the test.
On at least 10 of the multiple choice I was able to eliminate 2 choices right off the bat and then I was left with 2 possibilities. And I'd be thinking, neither choice makes any sense. So I'd take my best guess and move on. There were times when I was thinking, I didn't study this. But there were a lot of easy ones I could rapidly click through. I'd say that a lot of what I studied was not on the test.
There were only 3 other test takers in the room and one of them started typing 100 miles an hour at the end of her test. Lots of noise coming from her keyboard. I can only guess that she had an opportunity to leave a comment.
Anyway, on to 902.......
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08-18-2016 11:56 PM #1
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08-19-2016 08:19 AM #2Congrats!
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08-19-2016 05:40 PM #5@Trucido
About 4.5 months. It was over kill. I realize now that I was studying stuff that will be on the 902 and Network+Last edited by Plantwiz; 08-19-2016 at 09:26 PM.
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08-19-2016 05:42 PM #6Congrats mate
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08-19-2016 08:26 PM #7Thanks for the reply. Good to know.
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08-24-2016 09:07 PM #9Thanks for all the replies. Looks like 902 will be harder. However I just downloaded Professor Messers 902 notes and they look like they'll be a big help...
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08-25-2016 07:00 PM #10Cong, by the way, how many drag and performance based questions?
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08-25-2016 11:50 PM #116 performance based questions and thats about all I can say......
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08-26-2016 08:07 PM #12Quick question. You mentioned certblaster. Was it certblaster or cert master by comptia?
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08-27-2016 05:59 AM #13CertBlaster....I'd give it a rating of 'good', maybe 8 out of 10. I just took a 5 question sample test by Measure Up. I'm thinking Measure Up might be better.
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09-05-2016 06:39 PM #14Congrats !
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09-05-2016 06:54 PM #15Congrats nice score!
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09-22-2016 07:25 PM #17Congrats!!
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09-23-2016 08:10 AM #18Congrats and good luck on the 902!
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09-23-2016 03:26 PM #19Thanks for all the replies.....
So I picked up Dave Prowse new book: Exam Cram 220-901, 220-902 Practice Questions. 640 questions. And these questions are a step up from his other A+ book. Forget those $100+ exams and buy this. I picked it up off Amazon for something like $17 and it covers both exams.
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09-28-2016 03:17 PM #20Brother, i saw you said something about Dave Prowse New Book. Did it help out alot.Are most of the questions similar to his book.? Sorry for this question, but you will be saving me alot of money and stress. Thanks Bro
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09-28-2016 10:14 PM #21Hey Steff....the new Prowse book came out after I passed the 901, as did Pro Messers $10 quiz question package. And I haven't taken the 902 yet. Although I could probably pass it right now. I'll keep studying to make sure. Plus we've got a 3 day community wide garage sale coming up that may further put the 902 off for awhile.
Anyway, if I were just starting on the 901 here's what I would do......
Buy a book from Prowse, Meyers, Gibson, whoever. A+ is not rocket science......
Buy the new Prowse book off Amazon for $17. Its a lot of bang for the buck....
Buy gcgapremium.com 901/902 package. All of his stuff is good to go.....
Buy Pro Messers questions for $10 each.....
And yes some folks can read a book and pass the test.......
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09-29-2016 05:07 AM #22i need to get this A+ cert....studied for 801 and 802. took the test 1 week before it retired and i sure damn failed it 801-not much of points maybe just 15 pts so im guessing 5 questions the 802-i failed it big time, 400 out of 700....do you think the questions were anything similar from the 801 and 802? what do i need go over or refresh my memory before I try to take the test for 901/902? Thanks!
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10-13-2016 04:18 PM #23Congrats
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11-15-2016 08:30 PM #24I just passed the 902 on my first attempt with a score of 772. This exam is a step up from the 901. I had 3 PBQ and they were all tough. Looked at them at first and couldn't get anywhere with them. So on to the mult choice thinking I could blow them away. Uh...no. I found myself guessing on far to many of them. Went back to the 3 PBQ and started to put it all together. You really have to know what your doing to complete them....
So on to Network+........
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11-16-2016 11:40 AM #25congrats!
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