Highly Anticipated Revision--Considered by far the mostly popular IT certification offered, the current version of CompTIA's A+ has been out for almost 3 years.       

 Move Towards Job-Role Certs--In addition to taking the A+ Essentials exam, new A+ requires the candidate to take one of three job-specific exams: IT Technician, Technical Support Technician, or Depot Technician. This book covers this change in Job-Role Certifications.

 Industry Support--A+ is considered the standard for the majority of software and hardware vendors. A+ committee members include IBM, Microsoft, Intel, and HP.

Builds on the Strong Sybex Brand--Written by well-know and best-selling author David Groth