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CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Cert Prep

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Course Description

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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
2. Safety and Professionalism
  • Tools of the trade
  • Troubleshooting theory
3. The Visible Computer
  • Primary PC components
  • Touring a PC
  • What is a computer?
4. CPUs
  • 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
5. RAM
  • RAM technology
  • RAM capacity
  • RAM features
  • Virtual memory
  • Installing and troubleshooting RAM
6. Firmware
  • What is BIOS?
  • Power-on self-test (POST)
  • System setup
  • Troubleshooting firmware
7. Motherboards
  • Form factors
  • Chipsets
  • Choosing the right motherboard
  • Installing and troubleshooting a motherboard
8. Power Supplies
  • The power supply
  • Choosing a power supply
  • Cooling your system
  • Installing and troubleshooting a PSU
9. Mass Storage Technologies
  • Introduction to mass storage
  • Magnetic disk drives
  • Solid-state drives (SSDs)
  • Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
10. Implementing Mass Storage
  • RAID
  • Hardware RAID
  • Software RAID in storage spaces
  • Encrypting mass storage
  • Mass storage troubleshooting
11. Essential Peripherals
  • USB standards
  • Understanding USB
  • Configuring USB
  • Thunder and lightning
  • Optical media
  • Readers and scanners
  • Common peripherals
  • Webcams and videoconferencing
  • Installing and troubleshooting expansion cards
12. Display Technologies
  • Monitor technologies
  • LCD breakdown
  • Graphics cards and connections
  • Resolutions and aspect ratios
  • Installing a graphics card
  • Multiple monitors
  • Projectors
  • Troubleshooting display technologies
13. Essentials of Networking
  • Introduction to networking
  • Hubs vs. switches
  • Hexadecimal
  • WANs and routers
  • Cables and connectors
  • Crimping cables
  • Structured cabling
  • Network card troubleshooting
14. Local Area Networking
  • 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
15. Wireless Networking
  • Wireless network hardware
  • Wi-Fi standards
  • It's a huge mesh
  • Enterprise wireless
  • Beyond Wi-Fi
  • Troubleshooting wireless connections
16. The Internet
  • Beyond the LAN
  • Internet tiers
  • Broadband connections
  • Firewalls and servers
  • Email
  • Proxy servers
  • Virtual private networks (VPNs)
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Troubleshooting internet connections
17. Virtualization
  • Understanding virtualization
  • Your first virtual machine
  • Advanced virtualization setup
  • Cloud computing
  • Cloud ownership
  • Cloud-based applications
18. Portable Computing
  • Laptop features
  • Laptop hardware troubleshooting: The tools
  • Laptop hardware: Core hardware
  • Laptop hardware: The CPU and motherboard
  • Touring your laptop display
19. Mobile Devices
  • What is a mobile device?
  • Mobile connections
  • Touring Android
20. Maintaining and Securing Mobile Devices
  • Maintaining mobile devices
  • Mobile devices and email
  • Mobile synchronization
  • Mobile device security
  • Mobile security troubleshooting
  • Mobile device troubleshooting
21. Printers and Multifunction Devices
  • 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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