CompTIA A+ (220-1002) Cert Prep 1: Getting Started

1h 54mBeginner2019-03-29

Authors

Mike Meyers

Expert on CompTIA, Founder of Total Seminars, LLC

Course details

The CompTIA A+ (220-1002): Cert Prep series is a comprehensive eight-part series designed to help IT professionals prepare for the CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1002) exam, which focuses on operating systems, security, software troubleshooting, and operational procedures. If you're looking to pass the exam for the first time or refresh your skills, this is the series for you. In this course—the first installment in the series—CompTIA expert Mike Meyers covers fundamental operating system types, as well as microprocessing and RAM. Plus, he goes over the communication skills that IT pros need to have to help their users, as well as a specific process that can help you troubleshoot any problem on a system.

Learning objectives
Communication skills for technical professionals
Physical safety in the workplace
Troubleshooting theory
What is an operating system?
32-bit vs. 64-bit processing
Virtual memory
Windows editions and versions

Skills covered

Software AdministrationServer AdministrationNetwork AdministrationCert PrepNetwork and System Administration

Concepts

Welcome

01 - Introduction to safety and professionalism

1. Safety and Professionalism

02 - Professional communication, part 1
03 - Professional communication, part 2
04 - Electromagnetic pulse
05 - Physical safety
06 - Troubleshooting theory

2. The Visible Computer

07 - What is a computer
08 - What is an operating system
09 - Users and super users
10 - Why Windows
11 - Windows editions and versions
12 - Touring macOS
13 - Touring Linux (Ubuntu)

3. Microprocessing

14 - 32-bit vs. 64-bit processing

4. RAM

15 - Virtual memory