CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102) Cert Prep

Course details

CompTIA A+ is one of the world’s leading vendor-neutral certifications—with more than one million certified IT professionals to date. Get ready to take your skills to the next level and tackle the CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102) certification exam. Join instructor and CompTIA expert Mike Meyers as he gives you an overview of the second exam in the popular, entry-level, two-part series, which targets aspiring IT professionals who are new to the industry and looking for a job as a help desk or IT technician. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to tackle the CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102) certification exam.

Note: This Total Seminars course covers the topics tested on the CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102) certification exam.

Concepts

All about the CompTIA A+

01 - What is the CompTIA A+
02 - Why get CompTIA A+ certified
03 - How to take the A+ exam
04 - What's on the CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1101) exam
05 - How to pass the CompTIA A+ exams
06 - How to use this video course

1. Safety and Professionalism

07 - Professional communication - Part 1
08 - Professional communication - Part 2
09 - Dealing with difficult customers
10 - Physical safety

2. The Visible Computer

11 - Common safety procedures
12 - What is an operating system
13 - Users and super users
14 - Why Windows
15 - Touring Windows 10 and 11
16 - Touring macOS
17 - Touring Linux OS

3. Power Supplies

18 - Power protection

4. Mass Storage Technologies

19 - Boot order

5. Implementing Mass Storage

20 - Understanding partitioning
21 - MBR partitioning
22 - GPT partitioning
23 - Understanding file systems
24 - Popular file systems
25 - Formatting in action
26 - Dynamic disks
27 - New installation - First drive
28 - Software RAID in storage spaces
29 - Encrypting mass storage
30 - Maintaining storage disks

6. Essential Peripherals

31 - Understanding USB
32 - Webcams and video conferencing

7. Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems

33 - Windows 10 editions and features
34 - Windows 11 editions and features
35 - Boot from everything
36 - Installing and upgrading Windows 10
37 - Post-installation tasks
38 - Installing and updating Linux
39 - Upgrading macOS

8. Working with Operating Systems

40 - The Task Manager
41 - The Control Panel
42 - Windows settings
43 - MMC and additional tools
44 - What is the Registry
45 - macOS core tools

9. Users, Groups, and Permissions

46 - Introduction to users and groups
47 - Managing users and groups
48 - NTFS permissions
49 - Linux and macOS permissions
50 - File explorer
51 - Sharing resources
52 - Security policies

10. Maintaining and Optimizing Operating Systems

53 - Maintaining Windows
54 - Maintaining macOS
55 - Maintaining Linux
56 - Working with applications
57 - Backing up your data in Windows
58 - Backing up your data in Linux and macOS

11. Working with the Command-Line Interface

59 - Understanding the CLI
60 - Navigating the CLI
61 - Working with folders
62 - Working with files
63 - Working with drives
64 - Super copy commands
65 - Command-line permissions
66 - Advanced Windows commands
67 - Advanced Linux commands
68 - Introduction to scripting
69 - Interpreted languages
70 - Scripting and the terminal

12. Troubleshooting Operating Systems

71 - Windows Recovery Environment
72 - Advanced Windows start-up options
73 - Troubleshooting boot problems
74 - Troubleshooting at the GUI
75 - Troubleshooting applications
76 - Kernel panic

13. Local Area Networking

77 - Introduction to TCP IP
78 - Network IDs and subnet masks
79 - Special IP addresses
80 - Network address translation (NAT)
81 - Dynamic IP addressing
82 - Working with connections
83 - Understanding DNS
84 - Working with DNS
85 - Windows naming
86 - Working with workgroups
87 - Working with active directory
88 - Windows sharing with macOS and Linux
89 - The net command
90 - Routers
91 - Basic router configuration
92 - Firewall configuration
93 - Windows firewall
94 - Port forwarding
95 - Advanced router configuration
96 - Virtual LANs (VLANs)

14. Wireless Networking

97 - Basic setup
98 - Wireless encryption
99 - Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
100 - Enterprise wireless
101 - Troubleshooting wireless connections

15. The Internet

102 - Telnet and SSH
103 - Remote desktop connections
104 - The World Wide Web
105 - File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
106 - Proxy servers
107 - Virtual private networks (VPNs)
108 - Internet of Things (IoT)
109 - Troubleshooting internet connections - Part 1
110 - Browser security

16. Portable Computing

111 - Power management

17. Mobile Devices

112 - Touring Android
113 - Touring iOS
114 - Virtual reality

18. Maintaining and Securing Mobile Devices

115 - Maintaining mobile devices
116 - Mobile devices and email
117 - Mobile device security
118 - Mobile device troubleshooting

19. Securing Computers

119 - Threats
120 - Dealing with threats
121 - Physical security
122 - Passwords and authentication
123 - Multifactor authentication (MFA)
124 - Malware
125 - Anti-malware
126 - Social engineering
127 - Licensing
128 - Incident response
129 - Environmental controls
130 - Malware in action

20. Operational Procedures

131 - Documents you need to know
132 - Data you need to know
133 - Change management
134 - The zen of backup
135 - Recycling and data destruction
136 - Ticketing systems