The most challenging aspect of the CompTIA A+ Core 2 exam was getting to take the exam. Because of the unavailability of seats in the PearsonVue testing centers near me, I had to wait until today (June 18th) to take the exam. With a scheduled start time of 5:00 p.m., because of computer networking issues, I spent an hour waiting to take the exam. Following my usual practice, I skipped the “performance-based questions” and focused on the standard multiple choice questions. My score was far from perfect as noted in the Exam Report, but about what I expected based upon some of the questions and answers that were focused on outdated technical solutions, long ago erased from my mind. My sense is with the exception of a very small number of questions, I’d seen most of the questions before. That sighting I believe was in January of 2016 when I took the 220-902 exam. I had hoped that there would have been more questions that were based upon the rapid changes in technology in the 3.5 years that have passed since the 220-901/220-902 exams were released in December of 2015.
Now I can continue my focus on preparing for the (ISC) CCSP certification.