1/22/2003 -- A spokesperson for the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) told CertCities.com this week that the organization expects to post new objectives for at least one of its A+ exams in late February/early March.

According to the spokesperson, it's too early in the process to say what exactly will be changed, or whether the update will affect both A+ exams. However, she did say that the organization is estimating that the revision will affect only around five to 10 percent of the current objectives.

Because the revision will be "minor" CompTIA does not plan to offer separate beta exam(s) to test the new material. Instead, it expects to integrate the new questions as non-scored items on the current exams at some point this summer. The organization will convert the new questions into scored items and remove the outdated ones once testing is complete, "sometime in Q3 or Q4 [2003]," the spokeperson said.

CompTIA will release more details on the update as the information becomes available. To find out more about the current A+ exams, click here. -B.N.