On 26 May 00, at 10:50, Susan Sutherland wrote:

> >From: [log in to unmask]
> I would prefer self-teaching, if possible, because
> >it looks a lot less expensive.
>
> I was self-taught, and it certainly is cheaper. I like
> Certification Insider Press' Exam Prep/Exam Cram series.
> Transcender practice exams are helpful, and these books usually
> come with sample exams on CD. I used these for both MS and A+.
> There are also numerous web-based resources for these tests, but
> the quality varies.

  For what it's worth:  I was self-taught; for each $100 exam, I
spent $60-100 on books to study from.  The "Exam Prep" series were
the ones where I went out and bought the books for tests I'd already
passed, in order to have them on hand for reference.
  That said, I don't think I ever found a practice test incuded with
a book (never tried Transcenders) that didn't have at least one bug
in either the test itself (e.g. "choose two of the following"
question coded to onl;y allow one selection) or in the test
software....

  Anyway, I second the recommendation of the Exam Prep series.

David G
A+, MCSE
working on CCNA when I find time

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