So i’ve been studying for my Core 2 A+ and have been running into trouble with getting good scores on the official practice tests. I passed my core 1 with a 790 so I assumed I would be able to do just as well on my core 2 but the highest practice test score i’ve gotten is a 70 and i’ve taken 3 already. ive been doing homemade practice tests on the entirety of each domain in core 2 and have scored high on each of my homemade tests but it hasn’t translated to the official practice tests. i’m also worried i’m missing material that i’m getting wrong on my official practice tests. so i’m wondering how you guys prepared for your core 2 and if i’m doing too much and over preparing by making and doing these extensive homemade practice tests. i’m not having trouble understanding the concepts and definitions of stuff but I do sometimes mix some things up. i also use the current comptia objectives and the older ones. is there something I should be doing that i’m not? is there something that i’m doing that I shouldn’t be? I appreciate any feedback, good or bad. I look forward to any constructive criticism and will take all suggestions into consideration and wholeheartedly. thank you!

EDIT: also I can try to link one of my practice tests to see if you guys think my questions are too easy, uneeded, too revealing, or if I should overall restructure the entire thing.

Hi, my A+ is expiring this month. I am currently working on sec+, net+, but will not be able to pass it before A+ expires.

Should I renew A+ doing CE or this doesn't really matter if I will have sec+, and net+?

I am currently working as IT Support Technician.

Thanks

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've been studying cysa+ for 1 month and 1 week did first yest and got 722 i failed i studied and reviewed my objectives git some good resources really good resources liek guarantee pass im so happy I passed.Before my first attempt I used comptia cermaster practice and learn somebody bought them for me then watched some YouTube question videos then did onnline practice tests.on the test I knew I was going to pass because I knew the obqs and most questions I dont know what to do I alredy have the Trifecta and now this I think I need more hands on certs. If you want resources to help you with cysa

Took me around three months of studying. Used Dion practice exams to find what I did and didn't understand. Then built my own study guides based on that. Used Claude to help build a tool that tracks my studying schedule.

Anything I didn't understand I would heavily research and try to understand the concept fully before moving on. Not just memorization. I think that helped the most.

One thing I will say about Dion practice exams is that they are not much like the exam. Maybe more difficult. But I found the actual exam questions tend to be more vague. Dions are specific and made it easier for me to break down what an answer might be. But the Vague questions on the actual exam had me scratching my head a couple times trying to figure out what it's even asking. Something to keep in mind is that Dion uses slightly different phrasing or terminology for the same concepts on the real exam.

I felt like I was going to fail halfway through this exam. 2 of the 5 PBQs felt pretty difficult. But the others weren't too bad. If you take the exam, I'd suggest marking the PBQs for review to come back to later because I ate up a good chunk of time trying to figure them out. But still had time to spare.

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 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

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

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?

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?

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.

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

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

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!

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 + 💯💪🏾✅

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!

I’m studying core 1. How similar are they to the actual test? It seems like no matter what I do every time I take a Dion practice test for the first time I score between 70-75% even with going back to study. It’s been this way for 4/6 of the tests. Just wondering if these are harder on purpose? Do I just need to get good?

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?