CompTIA / IT support / 220-1201

Build the A+ Core 1 foundation

Begin the current CompTIA A+ V15 route with Core 1. It develops practical skills across mobile devices, networking, hardware, virtualization and cloud computing, and hardware and network troubleshooting. A+ requires both current core exams.

A+ certification requirement

A+ requires 220-1201 and 220-1202

Prepare for and pass both current exams from the same series. One core alone does not earn the A+ certification.

Core learning

Follow the current official objectives

  1. 1.Mobile devices
  2. 2.Networking
  3. 3.Hardware
  4. 4.Virtualization and cloud computing
  5. 5.Hardware and network troubleshooting

Hands-on consolidation

Build and troubleshoot in a safe lab

Assemble or document a workstation build, configure a small wired and wireless network, add a virtual machine, connect common peripherals, and troubleshoot seeded hardware, addressing, DNS, and wireless faults using a written methodology.

Ready when…

You can identify components and connectors, configure endpoint connectivity, distinguish cloud and virtualization models, and isolate hardware or network faults from evidence.

Practice and review

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