What is Reddit's opinion of Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Certification Passport, Sixth Edition (Exams 220-901 & 220-902) (Mike Meyers' Certficiation Passport)?

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I'd say that if you already have tech experience, like with the year long program you took, try to get into tech support somewhere. You won't need A+ if you already have that kind of background. When I got my tech support job, I didn't have anything, but I could do basic troubleshooting.

Here's what you actually need to be able to do to be good at tech support:

1. Is it plugged in, is it turned on

Its amazing how many people don't understand that electrical things need electricity.

1. Turn it off, then turn it back on

This blew my god damn mind when I got hired. I thought it was a joke. It was not. 85% of my job was telling people to unplug their router and plug it back in.

That's it.

You might think I'm kidding. I am not. For Tier 1 Tech Support, that is most of your job. Electronics need electricity. Rebooting solves most problems.

Everything else you'll learn on the job. If you can, try to get in with a local ISP. You'll learn to troubleshoot TV, Phone, and Internet. If you live in a small town, like I did, you might very well learn to troubleshoot literally everything. People thought we were the damn power company.

I haven't personally tried A+, but I passed net and security in the last few weeks, and net involved a lot of memorization of things like wires and speeds and other things you don't really have to know. I suspect is probably the same with A+.

Try working through the Exam Compass tests, and when you come across something you're not really certain of, spend time studying that specific thing. No need to re-study everything.

You might also try this. I used the passport books for net and security. They come with a bunch of practice test questions which really help. Focus on practice tests. Its far more effective than just reading. It's probably the reason you got a higher score the second time without studying, because taking the test the first time sort of counts as studying.

For studying, work on 1-3 chapters a day. Do the practice questions at the end of the chapter, then do the digital questions for the chapter. At the end of the day, do a set of questions from all the chapters you covered. At the end of the week, do the same for all chapters you covered that week.

And make sure to take a break between chapters. The time you spend not studying is as important as the time you take to study.