
Prepare for the CompTIA A+ 220-901 certification by exploring essential computer hardware, software, and related technologies, guided by 2015 objectives and hands-on exam prep.
A-plus certification is a vendor-neutral program by CompTIA that provides third-party verification through two exams, enabling recognition and entry into IT careers worldwide.
Explore bios monitoring and the monitoring tab to read temperatures, fan speeds, voltages, and clock speeds for troubleshooting. Use intrusion detection and built-in diagnostics to spot overheating and power issues.
Explore motherboard form factors, including atx, micro atx, and mini itx, and how size and layout improve space, cooling, airflow, and maintenance in pc builds.
Manage device drivers via the Windows device manager to install, update, rollback, or uninstall drivers. Understand signed vs unsigned drivers and how digital signatures affect installation.
Explore Intel LGA sockets, including 775, 1150, 1156, 1366, and 2011, and learn which CPUs fit each socket, with pin vs hole conventions and alias names.
Explore solid state drives and recognizable formats from compact flash to sd cards (sdlc, sdhc, sdxc), micro and mini variants, xd cards, and emmc used in mobile devices.
Master network cabling basics for the CompTIA A+ exam by examining twisted pair, coax, and fiber optic cables, factors: length, speed, interference, cost, and installation; include NICs, switches, routers.
CompTIA A+ certification validates your understanding of the most common hardware and software technologies in business and certifies the skills necessary to support complex IT infrastructures. CompTIA A+ is a powerful credential that helps open doors of opportunity allowing IT professionals worldwide to begin and accelerate their IT career. The A+ certification is currently held by over 1 million IT professionals worldwide. CompTIA's A+ is the most essential IT certification for establishing an IT career. If you're new to the IT industry, this will help you put your best foot forward. And if you're already an IT professional, the CompTIA A+ certification validates your skills and can help boost your career to new levels and opportunities.Achieving the CompTIA A+ certification requires you to pass two exams, the 220-901 and 220-902 exams.In this course, Mark Long helps you to understand technologies and functionalities that you need to understand to help prepare to successfully take the 220-901 A+ exam. Mark brings over 25 years of real world experience along as he helps you learn what you need to know to prepare for the CompTIA A+ 220-901 exam.