CompTIA A+ Exam Prep

What you will be able to do

• Configure and troubleshoot mobile devices, laptops, and printers
• Explain networking hardware, TCP/IP basics, and wireless standards
• Install and troubleshoot PC hardware, storage, and virtualization basics
• Apply the CompTIA troubleshooting methodology to hardware and network scenarios
• Administer Windows plus macOS and Linux basics for the Core 2 exam
• Apply security, malware-removal, and operational procedures the exam tests
• Pass timed practice questions across both Core exams

What is inside

6 modules, 24 lessons. Each module ends in a graded quiz.

1. 01

   Mobile Devices: Laptops, Tablets, and Smartphones

   Covers CompTIA A+ Core 1 Domain 1.0 Mobile Devices, about 13% of the 220-1201 exam. You will learn to service laptop hardware safely, compare display technologies, configure mobile ports and accessories, and support cellular connectivity, synchronization, and mobile device management. Every objective area is taught with exam focused prose, realistic scenarios, and inline knowledge checks.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

2. 02

   Networking Fundamentals

   Covers Core 1 Domain 2.0 Networking, about 23% of the 220-1201 exam. You will master TCP and UDP ports and protocols, network hardware, wireless standards, SOHO configuration, IP addressing, DHCP, DNS, network services, hardware tools, and internet connection types, with exam-style checks in every lesson.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

3. 03

   Hardware, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing

   Covers Core 1 Domain 3.0 Hardware together with Domain 4.0 Virtualization and Cloud Computing, about 36% of the 220-1201 exam. You will learn to identify cables, connectors, motherboard components, RAM, storage, and power supplies on sight, service every printer type the exam names, and map virtualization and cloud scenarios to the correct model, service tier, or characteristic.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

4. 04

   Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

   Covers Core 1 Domain 5.0 Hardware and Network Troubleshooting, the heaviest domain on the 220-1201 exam at 28 percent. You will master the CompTIA six-step troubleshooting methodology, then apply it to motherboard, RAM, CPU, power, and storage failures, to display, mobile device, and printer symptoms, and to wired and wireless network problems, exactly the way the exam frames its scenarios.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

5. 05

   Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux, and Mobile

   Covers Core 2 Domain 1.0 Operating Systems (about 28% of the 220-1202 exam): Windows editions and installation, the Settings and Control Panel toolset, the command line, client networking and user management, application installation, and the essentials of macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, and mobile operating systems. This domain is tied with Security as the heaviest on Core 2, so every lesson drills the tool-to-task matching the exam rewards.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

6. 06

   Security, Software Troubleshooting, and Operational Procedures

   Covers three grouped Core 2 (220-1202) domains that together carry most of the exam weight: Security, Software Troubleshooting, and Operational Procedures. You will learn threats and malware families, physical and logical controls, workstation and mobile hardening, the structured malware-removal and Windows troubleshooting playbooks, and the documentation, change-management, safety, and professionalism practices CompTIA expects from a working technician.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions