Week 3 update

As stated previously, there's really nothing exciting to report in my quest toward A+ certification.  No milestones, no seemingly insurmountable problems solved.  I continue to read and learn.  From what I've read and reviewed, my biggest trouble will be in the technical details.  

Knowing the details of  IDE vs. SATA, for example.  I can look at the devices or cables and obviously see the difference, but knowing the maximum speed or each, or knowing how to describe pin #1 on an IDE ribbon cable is a weakness of mine.  I just know things.

I equate it to giving directions.  I am not very good at giving directions because I 'just know' how to get someplace.  I don't know all the street names.  I don't take conscious note of landmarks.  I just get to where I need to get to.  I'm blessed with a pretty good sense of direction too.  Just recently, with my kids in Seattle, I took a road I'd never been on away from the city.  I had a destination in mind, but was pleasantly surprised when I ended up a block away from that destination even though I had little idea that road would actually lead me there.

In much that way, I've been able to assemble computers, troubleshoot them, and keep them working since I started with my Commodore Vic-20 back, ummm, a while ago.  As I read this last book before taking my A+ certification test, I just hope that the test ends up working out the same way as that trip from Seattle did.