CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Cert Prep
Offered By: LinkedIn Learning
Course Description
Overview
Practice your skills and get ready to tackle the CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) certification exam.
Syllabus
1. All About the CompTIA A+
- What is the CompTIA A+?
- Why get CompTIA A+ certified?
- How to take the A+ exam
- What's on the CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) exam?
- How to pass the CompTIA A+ exams
- How to use this video course
- Tools of the trade
- Troubleshooting theory
- Primary PC components
- Touring a PC
- What is a computer?
- What is a CPU?
- Modern CPUs
- 32-bit vs. 64-bit computing
- Choosing the right CPU
- CPU generations and architecture
- CPU cooling
- Installing and troubleshooting a CPU
- RAM technology
- RAM capacity
- RAM features
- Virtual memory
- Installing and troubleshooting RAM
- What is BIOS?
- Power-on self-test (POST)
- System setup
- Troubleshooting firmware
- Form factors
- Chipsets
- Choosing the right motherboard
- Installing and troubleshooting a motherboard
- The power supply
- Choosing a power supply
- Cooling your system
- Installing and troubleshooting a PSU
- Introduction to mass storage
- Magnetic disk drives
- Solid-state drives (SSDs)
- Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
- RAID
- Hardware RAID
- Software RAID in storage spaces
- Encrypting mass storage
- Mass storage troubleshooting
- USB standards
- Understanding USB
- Configuring USB
- Thunder and lightning
- Optical media
- Readers and scanners
- Common peripherals
- Webcams and videoconferencing
- Installing and troubleshooting expansion cards
- Monitor technologies
- LCD breakdown
- Graphics cards and connections
- Resolutions and aspect ratios
- Installing a graphics card
- Multiple monitors
- Projectors
- Troubleshooting display technologies
- Introduction to networking
- Hubs vs. switches
- Hexadecimal
- WANs and routers
- Cables and connectors
- Crimping cables
- Structured cabling
- Network card troubleshooting
- Introduction to TCP/IP
- Dynamic IP addressing
- IPv6
- Port numbers
- TCP, UDP, and ICMP
- Understanding DNS
- Working with DNS
- Routers
- Basic router configuration
- Virtual LANs (VLANs)
- Network troubleshooting
- Wireless network hardware
- Wi-Fi standards
- It's a huge mesh
- Enterprise wireless
- Beyond Wi-Fi
- Troubleshooting wireless connections
- Beyond the LAN
- Internet tiers
- Broadband connections
- Firewalls and servers
- Proxy servers
- Virtual private networks (VPNs)
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Troubleshooting internet connections
- Understanding virtualization
- Your first virtual machine
- Advanced virtualization setup
- Cloud computing
- Cloud ownership
- Cloud-based applications
- Laptop features
- Laptop hardware troubleshooting: The tools
- Laptop hardware: Core hardware
- Laptop hardware: The CPU and motherboard
- Touring your laptop display
- What is a mobile device?
- Mobile connections
- Touring Android
- Maintaining mobile devices
- Mobile devices and email
- Mobile synchronization
- Mobile device security
- Mobile security troubleshooting
- Mobile device troubleshooting
- Laser printers
- Inkjet printers
- Impact printers
- Thermal printers
- Installing a local printer
- Sharing printers
- Installing wireless and cloud printers
- Troubleshooting printers
- 3D printing
Taught by
Mike Meyers and Total Seminars
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