Passing the CompTIA A+ 1101 Exam in 2 Weeks! (2024) 

I listen to Messer's videos but my mind wanders so I have to rewind a lot

Shit I'm 34 and it took me 5 months to pass both the 1101 and 1102 but I had no IT background or experience at all , congrats to you

Decided to start a career in IT at age 33. I wish you luck in your journey and I'll be following along as I start mine.

As someone who is been working in IT for past 5 years. I think you taking the first step who is to get your certification. I dropped out college and never got the certification but I did however got lucky and was able to accumulate some experience. I got laid off a month ago and today I got a job offer and I'm looking to start my new role. That's the beauty of working in IT there is plenty of opportunities.

Passed my Core 1 this morning. One thing that I can say that most of the practice exams and dumps get wrong is for the multiple choice questions. On most of the practice exams I saw, there were really obviously wrong answers along with the correct one(s) but I didn't see ANY like that on the real exam. Most of them had at least two correct answers but you have to choose the best answer to fix the problem in the easiest and least disruptive way possible. I can definitely see why they recommend working in a helpdesk position. Some of this stuff would make far more sense with hands-on experience.

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Thank you so much for this terrific heads up!

Love this video. Thanks Bro...

Nice video and thank you for the useful tips!👍

Congrats. Great tips!

This is really honest advice, kudos

Thank you so much for sharing this important information with us.

Great video really informative thank you!

Thank you for sharing your experience. It's was really helpful

Thanks for the port flashcard site. Huge help in remembering port numbers.

Thank you for the evaluation of your experience and the pointers regarding the beep codes and printers. I’ll brush up on those.

Thank you for putting this out. I’m working on my comp as a stepping stone to have a stable career as I learn programming. The comptia a+ has had me stressed out beyond belief for a year now and this definitely helps me put it all in a good perspective and I’ll definitely be taking those tips. I hate port numbers with a passion so I look forward to practicing on the site you mentioned

Wow. Thanks a lot, I have been using professor messer as a study guide but that jason dion practice test and port number game is new to me. I'll definitely give it a try, hopefully I would be able to pass it on my first try just like you. Thank you so much.

Thanks for the tips. I am gonna take the 1101 exam soon, and I am new to tech with no prior experience, and have been stressing out alot.

Thanks for the input and especially the port game, ports have always given me trouble in memorizing!

Thanks for great info - and thank you for your service!

Appreciate the video bro. Good content. I'm taking my exam in 2 weeks.

You are a Legend, Just subscribed 👌

Jason Dion’s study materials are amazing.

Took me 8 weeks to pass both core 1 and 2 I have no experience. I used professer messer video and bought his notes, then Jason Dion’s course plus his practice test. Honestly the best route for anyone.

Congratulations man

This might be the most realistic and best study plan I have heard thus far. Thank you, man, and you have just gotten a new subscriber!

Thank you for the tips! This port website is amazing, exactly what I needed! Thank you. I struggle with printers and good to know about the motherboard beeps too. Thanks!

Don’t usually comment on videos but this one deserved it! So genuine and to the point, taking my core 1 exam soon and I have been feeling nervous about it. Your words have helped me a bunch. THANK YOU! Wish you the very best 😊

No words to describe how thankful I am for this video. Good luck with your 1102 test, hopefully I will join you on that soon.

i'm trying to take my a+ as soon as possible to get out of a field i'm staritng to loathe. this has been such a helpful video for me. thank you!

Thanks for the resources dude! I'm a Navy vet myself, going to finally get my A+ so it's nice to know how to knock it out quick since I already have a tech background.

Usually don’t comment but thank you seriously appreciate this will take your advice to heart! Def gonna subscribe for more content like this!

No bs study printers 😂😂 it’s the hardest thing on the 1101

I'm a simple man, I see a veteran who went cyber and I follow. I am also trying to go this route! Overwhelmed with all of the things I could learn. I have quite a bit of IT knowledge

Thanks for the help.

I was unaware of the little game for the ports. I immediately started to get after it once I saw your video. Didn't take me too long to learn them all, but still takes me a bit to name some more than others. Overall, great video man! Thanks a bunch.

Thanks for the info - Professor Messer is a complete set of videos to bolster learning

thanks for that port number game

Clean setup man!

Thanks for the tips

This was great video bud. Thank you . I also bought on groupon ITU which included all comptia certs and u have lifetime access . So between professor itu courses and Dion no way u can fail. Also Google just released cyber security cert program that goes over what u would do hands on job .

Ur a G for giving me the link to the port memorization thank you

Thank you G.

That is amazing it take me three months to pass core 1 and 3 weeks core 2.

i’m a 25S in the army, just coming out of AIT, struggling to stay motivated to leave with certs, i’m glad i found a brother-in-arms with the energy i need to improve!

ive been learning cyber for some time now, i love how you are able to control your stutter, inspirational

Thx for sharing

Yes for printers. There are 26 questions on printers hardware and network troubleshooting.

Thx much man

First of all, thank you for making this video. I wish I had watched it before taking my exam yesterday. Unfortunately, I scored 638 which was short of the 675 I needed to pass. I won't say where but I took a two-week course as part of a program and before you could take the exam; you had to make at least an 85% on CompTIA's CertMaster practice exam for a release of the voucher to pay for the exam. I took that practice exam five times and made 90% on my last one and decent scores twice before that. A majority of the questions on the actual exam are nothing like what's on CompTIA's own CertMaster practice exams. You better know your stuff and know exactly what the answer is. The questions are worded differently than you see elsewhere and seem to be tricky. It seemed the same way when I took the ITIL 4 exam but I was fortunate and passed that one on the first try. Along with my class material, I did review other sources, some of Professor Messer's content, and several RU-vid videos with practice exams. Most people who have been successful in passing the A+ and other exams seem to praise Jason Dion and have said his practice exams and simulations are closer to the actual exams than anyone else. I originally didn't feel like I needed to look at his material since there was so much else out there and a cost involved but I can honestly say now that the price of the material (and passing an exam) are peanuts compared to finishing after long preparation and failing. Take this young man's advice wholeheartedly because it's on point. Good luck!!!

I recommend the All in One book by Mike Myers for those who are starting at ground zero. It will explain everything in very good detail so you really learn how components operate and learn the concepts of how they function.

Im sooooo excited I passed core 1 today and I was so scared af! Prof Messer and IceburningTech did it for me

I'm proud of you buddy! I am studying for my CCNA (I skipped A+ and Net+ for the CCNA), but I am very interested in getting my A+ and Net+ to cement everything I learned with the CCNA. I subscribed to you, so you better start accumulating all those certs!!!

I'm 1D7 pretty much the USAF version of what your MOS was. I've done XCOMM and now Base COMM, they had us start out with Sec+, then I decided to go back for ITF+, and now that I'm going to WGU for my Bachelors, A+ and Net+ are part of the program. I'm hoping I can meet timelines like you are saying here, if so, I could have my degree in less than a year!

Learned python and SQL 2 years ago trying to get into tech field. Since then I've been learning web design, app development, and cyber security and have friends in the field but yet here I am still in Healthcare. Just now am I getting the A+ to fill in the holes of my knowledge of tech. now I'm learning C# in the process.

I appreciate the info Lil bro 👍

Me me too jumping of doing HVAC installs to being studying with Jason plus not knowing English at all .

Nice video! Did you take notes while watching Professor Messer?

same boat, Tried to do a coding bootcamp while of shore duty but got scammed by EDX, now I'm going the cyber security route and I've been study for A+ solo . good job bro

The b roll of the old man curling the dumbbell had me crying

I’ve been watching professor messers vids as well. Did you bother taking notes while watching at all? Or did you just binge watch and do practice tests? Also thank you for the port number mini game site, seems useful, I’ll have to give it a try.

Quick question: What's the opinion on the Popular Science CompTIA crash courses? I saw they're on a steep discount and was thinking of picking them up.

Lmaoo crazy I got out last year 4 years active 25U as well

Would you recommend taking notes on Professor Messers videos?

Yo, im a radio operator too, but with the marine corps rah. Also, im taking the exams to ahah

hearing you getting a 739 getting 75% on jason dion's test makes me feel a lot better about passing, especially when the passing score is 675. my highest on the 1101 is 81% and i've taken 3. on the 1102, my highest is 76% and i've only taken one. i'm taking the 1101 at 2am on the 31st, and then later in the day at 9pm i'll be taking the 1102. i think i have enough time to cram more to ensure i pass.

Did not expect this video to work with the clickbait can confirm.

hey does someone have a login i can us for the json deon practice test in udemy, i really would be thankful.

LETS FUCKING GO BROOOOOOO 🫡🫡

I passed it in a day lol took some practice tests 3 hours before and passed

Any update on the 1102?

Any update on 1102? Are you about to take the test or have you already taken it

is there a way i can buy the practice exams without buying the full course?

I'm studying and preparing to take core 1 soon. There seems to be a ridiculous amount of information. Was the exam very difficult?

Do you study and watch all the videos for the A plus certification before you purchase the exam

Ahhhhh a US Army soldier. So this means you have an absolutely ferocious secret meme folder reserved for your group chat with your boys

I'm 16 rn, taking core 1 sometime in May. Hopefully i pass.

As someone who passed 1001 core 1 during covid and wasnt able to complete core 2 before the cutoff date. 739 is a good score. The people who even administrate the test explain that even hitting the 700 mark on either test is hella hard as they are formed to make u confuse yourself

What kind of scores we're you getting on Jason Dion's practice tests before you felt confident enough to take the real exam? I'm currently averaging around 75/90 correct on the practice tests and I'm not sure if that's good enough/if I feel comfortable enough to schedule my real exam. Also, how similar we're Jason Dion's tests compared to the real thing? Thanks for the great video!

So I want to go the cyber security route... also going from Vet to Tech as well, usmc. 1. Should college even be something I think about? 2. What courses/certs should I be doing? I've seen so many juggled around. 3. How long does this take? I have all the time right now so I'm not in a hurry.

Depending on the company you work for you could deal with printers a lot

63M here. Hooah!

bro, this video was great, but the bleep after the swear. #gold 😅

took me 1 week of studying per test passed both

This might be a stupid question, but do you have to take both tests in the same sitting? Since they cover different things in a way, do you suggest studying for one over the other, taking it, and then studying for the other?

I heard Dion's 1102 practice tests aren't as good as 1101, did you find that to be the case? A lot of reviews were saying it's outdated or inaccurate.

1102 video 👀

I can’t seem to pass the 1101 part with wgu. I’ve tried 3 times and failed. Now I moved on to 1102 currently studying to take it within a week. Any tips for both 1101 and 1102

did you find a job with the cert?

Are professor Messors practice exams good? Was about to buy Messors, but just saw Dions are only $14 right now.

thx for intro i thought there's no way u can pass that exam with zero IT background and remember most part of the material

thank you for that port game

Just watched this video I'll let you know if I passed it

I spit coffee all on my macbook at 2:53.

I got prof Messer practice exams, would that be good enough?

I struggle with printers because i have less actual experience on it.

Do you have to take 1101 and 1102 exams at once or can you take them separate??

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