A + certification

Hi,
I used the A+ certification study guide - third edition. The ISBN number is 0-07-212-634-5 It's published by mcgraw-hill.

I always cringe when I remember the A+. I was an MCSE+I twice over when I thought i'd take it as a diversion. I gotthe aforementioned book, and went to download a study guide from cramsession.com (that was before they started charging - don't get me started on that one). I noted at cramsession that they rated the exam at 2 out of 5 for difficulty. Ho Ho I thought, another easy result. I studied for about a day, skimming through the book. I tripped into the exam centre the next day, sat down with a smile on my face, and proceeded to get the worst a$$ whipping of my life. I didn't just fail - I crashed and burned. It's an adaptive exam (or at least it was then) and I had to sit through the maximum number of questions before the software put me out of my misery and told me what I'd figured out already- I wasn't ready. On a brighter note, The exam was on afriday, and I went home that weekend extremely pi$$ed at myself and studied hard for two days solid - working through the book chapter by chapter like I should have done in the first place. I took the exam again on the Monday and aced it in the minimum number of questions. I guess the moral here (for me at least)is don't underestimate exams, even if they are widely thought of to be relatively easy...: ) Good Luck.