Hi Leopreponderance,

Welcome to Tech-101 .

I did my A+ a few months back now and was no walk in the park but its rewarding at the end. Its not got me anywhere by itself but along with other qualifications it backs them up.
I'm afraid its a big misconception that an A+ exam will get you a job, it just never works like that unless someone has some evidence of it happening.

The books you have seem good. I absolutely loath the "...for Dummies" series of books because more of then than not are made to look thicker with far more than you need to know.
I would say go through with a book and PC and make sure you know how to do which exercises and how they are carried out. There is also a bit on helping the customer where you look at working practices and what would be correct.

If you need any help just pop back and I'll do my best...

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