CompTIA A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002

Hours: 50 / Access Length: 12 Months / Delivery: Online, Self-Paced
Retail Price: $995.00

Course Overview:

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CompTIA A+ exam is a globally recognized industry standard for establishing an IT career. CompTIA A+ Core Series 220-1001 exam and 220-1002 exam cover expanded content on growing IT support role including expanded baseline security topics. The certification provides a different approach to define competency in operational procedures including basic disaster prevention, recovery, and scripting basics and a greater dependency on networking and device connectivity.

This course includes FREE access for 12 months to a cloud based lab platform to assist students develop the practical information technology (IT) skills necessary to succeed in high in demand IT jobs.  This cloud based lab solution uses real equipment that enables our students to execute each practical task in a safe environment that is accessible from anywhere without needing to buy their own hardware or risk damage to their own system.

Along with providing the necessary hardware in a virtual environment, students gain access to high quality practical exercises that cover many of the exam topics they will encounter on their certifying exams.

This course prepares students to take the CompTIA A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002 certification exams.

Course Outline:

Chapter 1: Troubleshooting
  • Module A: Troubleshooting theory
  • Module B: Safety
  • Module C: Professionalism
  • Summary
Chapter 2: Motherboards and CPUs
  • Module A: Motherboards
  • Module B: CPUs
  • Summary
Chapter 3: Computer power supplies
  • Module A: Power supply connectors
  • Module B: Power supply installation
  • Module C: Power supply troubleshooting
  • Summary
Chapter 4: Memory
  • Module A: Read-only memory
  • Module B: Random access memory
  • Summary
Chapter 5: Computer expansion
  • Module A: Expansion interfaces
  • Module B: Expansion card installation
  • Module C: Connectors and cables
  • Summary
Chapter 6: Physical storage
  • Module A: Disk drives
  • Module B: RAID storage
  • Module C: Optical drives
  • Module D: Other storage methods
  • Summary
Chapter 7: Input-output devices
  • Module A: Input devices
  • Module B: Output devices
  • Module C: Dual input-output devices
  • Summary
Chapter 8: Display Devices
  • Module A: Display technologies
  • Module B: Display management
  • Summary
Chapter 9: Operating systems
  • Module A: Windows versions and features
  • Module B: Non-Windows operating systems
  • Module C: Operating system installation and upgrades
  • Module D: Applications and scripting
  • Summary
Chapter 10: Windows management
  • Module A: Operating system features and tools
  • Module B: Control Panel utilities
  • Module C: Command-line tools
  • Module D: Troubleshooting
  • Summary
Chapter 11: Network basics
  • Module A: Classifying networks
  • Module B: Network devices
  • Module C: Internet connections
  • Summary
Chapter 12: Network cables and connectors
  • Module A: Twisted-pair connections
  • Module B: Coaxial connections
  • Module C: Optical media
  • Summary
Chapter 13: Network protocols
  • Module A: TCP/IP settings
  • Module B: Transport protocols
  • Module C: Application protocols
  • Summary
Chapter 14: Wireless networking
  • Module A: Wireless technology
  • Module B: Wi-Fi standards
  • Summary
 Chapter 15: Windows networking
  • Module A: Network shares
  • Module B: Network connections
  • Module C: Connection troubleshooting
  • Summary
Chapter 16: Virtualization and cloud computing
  • Module A: Virtualization
  • Module B: Cloud computing
  • Summary
Chapter 17: Mobile devices
  • Module A: Mobile device types
  • Module B: Mobile device configuration
  • Module C: Mobile device troubleshooting
  • Summary
Chapter 18: Security principles
  • Module A: Threats and vulnerabilities
  • Module B: Security controls
  • Summary
Chapter 19: Security technologies
  • Module A: Operating system security
  • Module B: Security hardware and software
  • Summary
Chapter 20: Securing devices and data
  • Module A: Workstation security
  • Module B: Mobile device security
  • Module C: Security troubleshooting
  • Summary
Chapter 21: SOHO network configuration
  • Module A: SOHO router features
  • Module B: Network security
  • Summary
Chapter 22: Printers and multi-function print devices
  • Module A: Printer technologies
  • Module B: Printer installation and maintenance
  • Module C: Printer troubleshooting
  • Summary
Chapter 23: Custom computers
  • Module A: Custom computer considerations
  • Summary
Chapter 24: Operational procedures
  • Module A: IT operations
  • Module B: Environmental factors
  • Module C: Incident response
  • Module D: Backup and recovery
  • Summary
Chapter 25: Appendix A
Chapter 26: Appendix B
  • 3D Objects
Chapter 27: Appendix: 3D Avatar based Simulation
  • 220-1001 3D Game
  • 220-1002 3D Game

All necessary course materials are included.

Certification(s):

This course prepares students to take the CompTIA A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002 certification exams.


System Requirements:

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:
  • Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.
Hardware Requirements:
  • CPU: 1 GHz or higher
  • RAM: 2 GB or higher
  • Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
  • Speakers / Headphones
  • Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)
Operating System Requirements:
  • Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
  • Mac OSX 10 or higher.
  • Latest Chrome OS
  • Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:
  • Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
  • Latest Mozilla FireFox
  • Latest Microsoft Edge
  • Latest Apple Safari
Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):
  • Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
  • PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
  • Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.