Passed my A+ Core 1 in 1 week
Hi everyone as the title states just passed and moving onto Core 2 soon.
I wanted to share the resources i used since i dont see sybex talked about alot and after using it for my A+ & Sec+ i get why (it is often too in depth for what compTIA tests on) although it provides a very good foundation. I'm not saying to read the whole book (trust me i did that for my sec+ 3-Week sprint & i hated my life) but the practice exams are good.
Although be warned they are harder and more detailed, i would argue harder than Dion's although i only took 1 of his so i'm not too sure. I would not recommend sprinting an exam, I have 2 years of exp in the field, but here's how i did it.
Study Resources: Dion's A+ Core 1 video series & Sybex Study Guide + Practice Exams
Dion: 26 hours video time, 1 90 Question 90min practice exam (83%)
Sybex: 13 chapter quizzes, 643 Questions, 2 100-75 Question 90min practice exams (76%&78%)
I started off doing 40~ questions a day with GPT review along with dion's video sections on 1.25x-1.5x speed and as i got to the end of the week i was doing easily over 100~ questions a day. The day before the exam i was just doing practice exams & GPT review.
Ngl passing the Sec+ was easier for me than the A+ core 1 ;-; but i think its because sec+ is more concept based.
-Edited to block out my info, its 3am and im tired sorry lol