Class Notes:
What is the A+
- Certification from CompTIA
- Vendor Neutral Certification for Desktop Support
- NOT a requirement for MS or Cisco certs
What’s the A+ For?
- Basic PC Maintenance and configuration
- Desktop Support Jobs
- Field Techs Jobs – ISP Technicians, etc
Should You Get the A+
- 12 months of experience
- If You’re a Teenager
- For Government Contracts
- For Coders to Prove Hardware Knowledge
- Desktop Technicians
- Field Techs
A+ Requirements
- 2 Tests
- CompTIA A+ 220-901 and 220-902
- 901 – PC Hardware, Peripherals, Mobile Hardware, Networking Hardware Troubleshooting
- 902 – Installing and configuring Operating Systems. Windows, OS X, Linux, Android
- Up to 90 questions per exam
- 90 minutes per exam
- Pass 220-901 – 675 out of 900
- Pass 220-902 – 700 out of 900
- CompTIA A+ 220-901 and 220-902
- $211 per test
Self Study
- Don’t pay for A+ Training…
- Mike Myers – CompTIA A+ Certification
- Buy and build your own PC
- Trial and Free software
- NOT Pirated Software
ETCG Track
- Will go over the overall topics, but generally not get into how many pins are on a certain CPU.
- Will not be enough to pass test alone.
Final Thoughts
- Learn the material, but don’t take the tests
- TESTS TAKE A LOT OF WORK
- MCSA for Windows 10 is far better than A+ (2 tests also)
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