CompTIA

quagmondo23 · 06-01-2008, 06:56 PM

For the comptia certifications, is a pass good enough?

What way does it work? do you pass and thats it or is there like A,B,C,D?

Can I barely scrape a pass and be no different from the guy who got 100%?

tlarkin · 06-01-2008, 07:01 PM

No, it is based on a point system. Each question is worth a set amount of points, and at the end of the test if you get a score above passing points wise you pass. Most certs require 80% to pass though if you want to look at it from a percentage stand point.

quagmondo23 · 06-01-2008, 07:07 PM

Thanks again.

I got a comptia A+ book and a Linux+ book. Will study for a year or two and when i can, i will take it, I challenge myself to get 90%.

tlarkin · 06-01-2008, 07:14 PM

Well, I would just read the books and then take practice tests that is the best way to learn and how I passed all my certs.

Good luck.

quagmondo23 · 06-01-2008, 07:22 PM

Thanks

Ambushed · 06-01-2008, 11:45 PM

A PASS IS A PASS, it won't show what percent you got on your certificate. I'm currently about to sit my A+ and Network+ exams.

I think the pass rate you need is APROX 78% for A+ and Network+.

Good luck and I suggest the Mike Meyers passport books.

quagmondo23 · 06-02-2008, 12:16 AM

thanks, good luck to you too. I have the official study guide

Calibretto · 06-02-2008, 12:55 AM

The passing grade you need for the A+ Essentials test is a 675 out of 1000 and for the rest of the three A+ tests you need a 700 out of 900.

quagmondo23 · 06-02-2008, 01:38 AM

Does it mean anything? Like, if you go to a small employer and he looks at it and there is 1 previous job working at a supermarket and you have every CompTIA cert, will he employ you?

Calibretto · 06-02-2008, 01:53 AM

Well the A+ cert is definitely a plus. That means you know your stuff and most small companies will hire you.

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quagmondo23 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At My Computer, In My Room, In My House, In My Town, In My County, In My Country, Which Is Ireland Posts: 846	CompTIA For the comptia certifications, is a pass good enough? What way does it work? do you pass and thats it or is there like A,B,C,D? Can I barely scrape a pass and be no different from the guy who got 100%? __________________ Wikipedia was made in the same time it takes 100,000 people to watch the super bowl. if this means something to you, put this in your profile If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

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quagmondo23 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At My Computer, In My Room, In My House, In My Town, In My County, In My Country, Which Is Ireland Posts: 846	Thanks again. I got a comptia A+ book and a Linux+ book. Will study for a year or two and when i can, i will take it, I challenge myself to get 90%. __________________ Wikipedia was made in the same time it takes 100,000 people to watch the super bowl. if this means something to you, put this in your profile If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

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quagmondo23 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At My Computer, In My Room, In My House, In My Town, In My County, In My Country, Which Is Ireland Posts: 846	Thanks __________________ Wikipedia was made in the same time it takes 100,000 people to watch the super bowl. if this means something to you, put this in your profile If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

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Ambushed Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,042	A PASS IS A PASS, it won't show what percent you got on your certificate. I'm currently about to sit my A+ and Network+ exams. I think the pass rate you need is APROX 78% for A+ and Network+. Good luck and I suggest the Mike Meyers passport books. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6550 2.3GHz @ 3.4GHz FOXCONN MARS 2GB DDR2 800 500GB western digital SATA II XP Professional SP3 Nivida GeForce 9600GT 512MB 19" LCD widescreen 5ms www.easycomputers.co.nz McCain/Palin 08'

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quagmondo23 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At My Computer, In My Room, In My House, In My Town, In My County, In My Country, Which Is Ireland Posts: 846	thanks, good luck to you too. I have the official study guide __________________ Wikipedia was made in the same time it takes 100,000 people to watch the super bowl. if this means something to you, put this in your profile If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

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tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,241	No, it is based on a point system. Each question is worth a set amount of points, and at the end of the test if you get a score above passing points wise you pass. Most certs require 80% to pass though if you want to look at it from a percentage stand point.

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tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,241	Well, I would just read the books and then take practice tests that is the best way to learn and how I passed all my certs. Good luck.

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quagmondo23 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At My Computer, In My Room, In My House, In My Town, In My County, In My Country, Which Is Ireland Posts: 846	Does it mean anything? Like, if you go to a small employer and he looks at it and there is 1 previous job working at a supermarket and you have every CompTIA cert, will he employ you? __________________ Wikipedia was made in the same time it takes 100,000 people to watch the super bowl. if this means something to you, put this in your profile If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

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Calibretto Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 19 Posts: 2,470	Well the A+ cert is definitely a plus. That means you know your stuff and most small companies will hire you. __________________ - Gigabyte P35-S3G - Q6600 @ 2.40GHz \| Cooler Master GeminII - 4GB OCZ Platinum @ 800MHz - XFX 9800GT \| Zalman VF1000 Cooler - Antec Three Hundred Case \| Antec NeoPower 380W PSU - Best 3DMark06 Score: 15109 Visit and Bookmark my blog! Tech Olive Winner of Photo Comp: Computer Peripherals

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