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+

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

Safety and Professionalism

Professional communication - Part 1
Professional communication - Part 2
Dealing with difficult customers
Physical safety

The Visible Computer

Common safety procedures
What is an operating system
Users and super users
Why Windows
Touring Windows 10 and 11
Touring macOS
Touring Linux OS

Power Supplies

Power protection

Mass Storage Technologies

Boot order

Implementing Mass Storage

Understanding partitioning
MBR partitioning
GPT partitioning
Understanding file systems
Popular file systems
Formatting in action
Dynamic disks
New installation - First drive
Software RAID in storage spaces
Encrypting mass storage
Maintaining storage disks

Essential Peripherals

Understanding USB
Webcams and video conferencing

Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems

Windows 10 editions and features
Windows 11 editions and features
Boot from everything
Installing and upgrading Windows 10
Post-installation tasks
Installing and updating Linux
Upgrading macOS

Working with Operating Systems

The Task Manager
The Control Panel
Windows settings
MMC and additional tools
What is the Registry
macOS core tools

Users, Groups, and Permissions

Introduction to users and groups
Managing users and groups
NTFS permissions
Linux and macOS permissions
File explorer
Sharing resources
Security policies

Maintaining and Optimizing Operating Systems

Maintaining Windows
Maintaining macOS
Maintaining Linux
Working with applications
Backing up your data in Windows
Backing up your data in Linux and macOS

Working with the Command-Line Interface

Understanding the CLI
Navigating the CLI
Working with folders
Working with files
Working with drives
Super copy commands
Command-line permissions
Advanced Windows commands
Advanced Linux commands
Introduction to scripting
Interpreted languages
Scripting and the terminal

Troubleshooting Operating Systems

Windows Recovery Environment
Advanced Windows start-up options
Troubleshooting boot problems
Troubleshooting at the GUI
Troubleshooting applications
Kernel panic

Local Area Networking

Introduction to TCP IP
Network IDs and subnet masks
Special IP addresses
Network address translation (NAT)
Dynamic IP addressing
Working with connections
Understanding DNS
Working with DNS
Windows naming
Working with workgroups
Working with active directory
Windows sharing with macOS and Linux
The net command
Routers
Basic router configuration
Firewall configuration
Windows firewall
Port forwarding
Advanced router configuration
Virtual LANs (VLANs)

Wireless Networking

Basic setup
Wireless encryption
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
Enterprise wireless
Troubleshooting wireless connections

The Internet

Telnet and SSH
Remote desktop connections
The World Wide Web
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Proxy servers
Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Internet of Things (IoT)
Troubleshooting internet connections - Part 1
Browser security

Portable Computing

Power management

Mobile Devices

Touring Android
Touring iOS
Virtual reality

Maintaining and Securing Mobile Devices

Maintaining mobile devices
Mobile devices and email
Mobile device security
Mobile device troubleshooting

Securing Computers

Threats
Dealing with threats
Physical security
Passwords and authentication
Multifactor authentication (MFA)
Malware
Anti-malware
Social engineering
Licensing
Incident response
Environmental controls
Malware in action

Operational Procedures

Documents you need to know
Data you need to know
Change management
The zen of backup
Recycling and data destruction
Ticketing systems