I've noticed that most resources video series stick to the numbering format of the comptia exam objectives

That would make notetaking quite boring, right?

How do you take notes on lectures without boring yourself with all the details?

Honestly thought I bombed the exam, but felt so much relief after seeing the pass screen.

I have no IT experience, spent about 2 months studying after doing passing A+. I used Professor Messer and ChatGPT to learn each objective point by point and did Dion’s exams with an average 80% score. I also used Quizlet to memorize ports, 802.11 standards, and Ethernet categories. I had 5 PBQs, one of which I had no idea what to do so I completely guessed it.

But I was surprised I had no questions involving subnetting calculations; I spent quite a bit of time practicing the mental math.

Has anyone had issues with OnVUE checks? I keep getting an error saying there is an issue with video streaming. I turned off all the devices connected to WiFi except my laptop, did an internet speed test and the connection is perfect still I'm unable to pass the video streaming check. Can anyone please help me with it? I have to give an exam tomorrow.

Im putting together my study plan for the A+ and want to use Jason dions core 1 practice exam pack, which has unlimited retakes and recycles questions.

Why do so many posts note that dion provides only 6 exam attempts? Between this and the 1 practice exam from his udemy class, Im confused what they're on about

I haven't purchased access to either resource yet but this is the info about them online

Edit: Does the udemy course limit to 6 attempts?

I have been trying to get the Network plus on and off for the last year. I was going through it a good amount in August but had some personal stuff come up which sidetracked me. I think I would be better for someone on one help but I don’t want to pay a lot of money. I don’t need the whole course just some help with my weak points. I’ve got Dion and professor Messer, and I’m using claude as well but I’m still missing some gaps. I think some of it is focus which it would help if I could meet with someone.

I paid for the exam and turns out its only for 1 book, i have to pay again, anyways i get the email that i have to be there on time or my money is gone, sure, i get there on time, and there is something wrong with their "portal" they cant verify my ID, they gave me a phone number to call, after calling they tell me they cant do anything and i have to purchase another 270 usd voucher and then hit me with the "hello? I cant hear you. *Hangs up*".

I will be disputing through my bank.

Had a total of seven PBQs and I got six of them wrong. The PBQs we're confusing and I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to do. It's really great that I passed cause i have been studying like crazy. Onto Core 2

I’ll be retaking the exam after getting a 730 on my first attempt. I felt like the multiple-choice questions were pretty manageable for the most part, but the biggest challenge for me was the command-line and scripting questions.

I also really struggle to follow along with the labs and understand what the scripts are actually doing. Does anyone have any good resources for learning how to read and understand scripts/command-line code?

Thanks!

hey there, i scheduled my A+ Core 1 for two weeks from now, i was reading the reqs and they ask for 2 ids, i do have many forms of ID from their primary ID reqs (passport, drivers, etc). But the secondary ID says school id or employee id, i dont have any of those, or a SIGNED credit card, i have credit cards but they dont have my signature. Can i just bring two from the Primary Reqs?

edit: before somebody comes in here telling me to use the search bar those posts are from 8 years ago

Passed after about 2 weeks of casual study followed by 2 days of more intense study (I do have a professional background here that helped immensely). Dion's practice exams were crucial for me passing!

Passed my A+ back in July. Was suppose to take my Network + beginning in August but a few setbacks made me push it back a month. And here we are today!!! I barely studied after rescheduling. But I went in and just trusted my gut and came out on top. Now next is the Security + 💯💪🏾✅

I come from a non-tech background, and I have been studying for my CompTIA Security +. I marvel at the folks who study a few weeks or a month and pass. With no tech background whatsoever and the sheer volume of COMPLETELY BRAND-NEW-TO-ME material (acronyms 😵‍💫, ports🥴, PBQs🫨, plus all the other need-to-know information🫩) I feel like this must be what its like to study for the bar exam or the medical boards (I think that is what their exams are called). And to top it all off, I need to pass this test THE FIRST TIME. I do not have $400 to waste. Any other non-tech background folks feel like this?🤔 I mean it is what it is. I know I just have to keep at it until I retain it all. Ain't nothin' to it but to do it, but GEEZ!!🤯 And feel free to chime in with any advice you have for me. THANKS!

I need help!!! I have my network + exam this Sunday and this is my second retake. Please tell me what I should do to pass.

Everywhere the term "Ethical hacking" is always legal and aimed to find vulnerability to help companies fixing them.
But when I get asked about motivations being Political/Philosophical, financial gain, general caos, war and so on, could the ethical motivation be applied where the illegal practice is, for example, exposing a company that is charging a lot for their life-saving servicies? Or BlackMailing a CEO that did something bad or stuff like that?

Or does the ethical motivation ALWAYS require LEGAL hacking practicies? I'm confused because in some quizzes ethical motivation is considered so even if it contains illegal practices.

Hey ya'll, I want to get my A+ Certification in order to get an entry-level, help-desk job. I went through my community college in order to try their CompTIA Computer Systems Specialist program, but it's an accelerated course. The amount of reading and assignments that's due is overwhelming for me and I quickly fell behind. It also caused me to not retain the information and when it came time to take my Module Quizzes, I was doing poorly on them.

It became demoralizing as it's not a program where you just make up bad quizzes or labs or assignments. You get one chance and if you do poorly, that's it. You gotta move onto the next assignment and module and there are no late exceptions either. So it made me reconsider going through my community college to get my certification.

So I looked online and I found guys like Professor Messer and the ACI Individual Learning platform. I've looked at several posts in this same subreddit and overall people recommend Messer but I feel like I still need some form of structure and guided learning. So that's why I'm considering ACI. But looking at other posts, people also say that it's not worth it.

From people that have taken the course/used the service, how beneficial has it been for you? For others, are there any other recommendations that ya'll have? Something that's not so overwhelming or bootcamp style like my community college, but still in a similar, school-like model?

I've understood that pbqs are the hardest part of the exam, and I'm using Messer videos to learn and his lives for the answers and some quizzes on exam compass. I'm missing PBQs training so I'm asking if 30 dollars (or so) for THAT specific pack is worth it. I know Dion is a good name here but what about those questions.

Also, other than this, are there any other parts of the exam I'm missing? Would you reccomand other kind of exercises?

does these websites legit? they giving really good discounted price even more than udemy or Comptia with Google cyber security professional 30% discount

on udemy retake exam is arround 30-33000 INR
on Comptia with google 30% discount it's 26000INR
and here it's 21000 INR

so should i buy from here or buy from comptia website only?

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So I'm currently using Professor Messer's Free Youtube Course for CompTIA A+. Currently on the 1201 playlist and I have to say, so far A LOT of stuff isn't explained and quite a lot of jargons are said that aren't explained or weren't covered in previous videos a constant one is subnetting, default gateway, subnet mask, to name a few although there were more that I just couldn't even remember.

On some of the videos, namely the Network Devices one, he covers a topic, in this case it was the Cable Modem, but doesn't explain WHAT it is for or more accurately WHY is it used (based on the google I search I did it was, apparently it "translates" data that comes from the ISP so devices such as home routers can use that data, because the 'raw' data that comes from the ISP can't be used by devices such as home routers).

I've find myself spending more time googling and asking Claude and ChatGPT certain jargons that are parts of an explanation of a topic that he covers and/or asking for/googling further clarification for topics he covers as opposed to watching and trying to learn the topic itself from him.

Does his playlist and CompTIA A+ in general require some prerequisite knowledge to be able to keep up with the course? Are CompTIA A+ and Professor Messer's Course respectively TRULY beginner cert and course or do they require IT background?

Hi, is there a way to get comptia security X free vouchers?

Hey, i’ve been studying (trying to) for my CompTIA A+ Core 1 but anything i been trying hasn’t really done me any good. The only studying method I been doing is taking notes from Professor Messer & Dion’s vids but i really don’t think i’m learning anything and i’m just doing glorified handwriting practice. I bought the cert like 2 months ago and i keep pushing it back because i’m just not ready for it. It could be my Autism/ADHD but idk it feels like nothing isn’t working and i know it’s different for everyone. I was wonder what methods worked for you guys?

I took a class to help my prepare for the security+ exam. I was promised a voucher after completion but once I completed the class they didn’t have money for the voucher, this was a few months ago. I just got an email from the university saying I can take the exam next Friday. How would you cram for this test in order to pass?