
CompTIA A+ (220-1201 / 220-1202)
Exam 220-1201 / 220-1202 CompTIA Foundation
The standard first IT certification and the usual route into a helpdesk or support role. Two exams: Core 1 hardware and networking, Core 2 operating systems and security.
Free resources
- FreeHow to Get CompTIA A+ Certification
- FreeThe Best CompTIA A+ Study Guides & Books
- FreeHow Long to Study for A+?
The path
Step 1 — Core 1 — hardware, networking, mobile, cloud
Diagnose and repair the physical and network layer.
1 course
Learn
- CourseTOTAL: CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201) Course 🔒 StationX Unlimited
30 sections · 177 lectures
- Course Overview 2
- Section : All About the CompTIA A+ 6
- Section : Safety and Professionalism 3
- Section : Introduction to Computers and Operating Systems 4
- Section : CPUs 8
- Section : RAM 6
- Section : BIOS and UEFI 5
- Section : Motherboards 5
- Section : Power Supplies 5
- Section : Mass Storage Technologies 6
- Section : Implementing Mass Storage 6
- Section : Essential Peripherals 10
- Section : Installling and Upgrading Operating Systems 1
- Section : Working with Operating Systems 1
- Section : Troubleshooting Systems 3
- Section : Display Technologies 8
- Section : Essentials of Networking 9
- Section : TCP/IP Basics 8
- Section : Operating System Networking and Network Troubleshooting 14
- Section : Wireless Networking 9
- Section : Internet and SOHO Networking 14
- Section : Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and AI 7
- Section : Portable Computing 7
- Section : Mobile Devices 6
- Section : Maintaining and Securing Mobile Devices 7
- Section : Printers and Multifuction Devices 10
- Section : Essential Security Practices 3
- Section : Operational Procedures 2
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- Audio Version of Training 1
Free resources
Step 2 — Core 2 — operating systems, security, troubleshooting
Install, secure and support Windows, Linux and macOS.
1 course
Learn
- CourseTOTAL: CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1202) Course 🔒 StationX Unlimited
30 sections · 180 lectures
- Course Overview 2
- All About the CompTIA A+ 6
- Safety and Professionalism 5
- Introduction to Computers and Operating Systems 10
- Power Supplies 3
- Mass Storage Technologies 2
- Implementing Mass Storage 13
- Essential Peripherals 3
- Installling and Upgrading Operating Systems 8
- Working with Operating Systems 7
- Users, Groups, and Permissions 8
- Maintaining and Optimizing Operating Systems 7
- Working with the Command-Line Interface 14
- Troubleshooting Systems 7
- Display Technologies 2
- Essentials of Networking 2
- TCP/IP Basics 7
- Operating System Networking and Network Troubleshooting 14
- Wireless Networking 8
- Internet and SOHO networking 10
- Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and AI 4
- Portable Computing 4
- Mobile Devices 3
- Maintaining and Securing Mobile Devices 6
- Printers and Multifuction Devices 2
- Essential Security Practices 6
- Securing Endpoint systems 8
- Operational Procedures 7
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- Audio Version of Training 1
Free resources
Step 3 — Practise on live systems
Do the job on real machines rather than reading about it.
1 course · 65 labs
Learn
- CourseCompTIA A+ Labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
7 sections · 108 lectures
- Course Overview 1
- Module : Networking Concepts 32
- Module : Wireless Networking 8
- Module : Operating Systems 22
- Module : Security 30
- Module : Troubleshooting 9
- Module : Bonus Labs 6
Practise
- LabsTechnical Support Specialist Training Series — 50 labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
- Analyze Malicious Network Traffic
- Applying Filters to TCPDump and Wireshark
- Auditing Service Accounts and Creation of Service Accounts To Run Specific Services
- Auditing Service Accounts and Setting Up Automated Log Collection
- Baseline Systems in Accordance with Policy Documentation
- Block Incoming Traffic on Known Port
- Comparing Controls
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis for System Crashes
- Conduct Supplemental Monitoring
- Control Assessment and Evaluation
- Creating a List of Installed Programs, Services and User Accounts from a WIN2K12 Server
- Denial of Service PCAP Analysis
- Firewall Setup and Configuration
- Host Identification Scanning via Windows
- Host Identification Scanning with Linux
- Identify Access to a LINUX Firewall Through SYSLOG Service
- Intro to Linux - Routing and SSH Tunnels
- LNX101 - OpenSSH Installation, Configuration, and Hardening
- LNX101 - Setting Up a Firewall With UFW and Firewalld
- LNX101 - Telnet vs. SSH
- Manual Vulnerability Assessment
- Manually Analyze Malicious PDF Documents
- Manually Analyze Malicious PDF Documents 2
- Monitoring and Verifying Management Systems
- Network Segmentation (FW/DMZ/WAN/LAN)
- Network Topology Generation
- PAM Lab
- Parse Files Out of Network Traffic
- Participate in Attack Analysis Using Trusted Tool Set
- Patching With WSUS
- Post Incident Service Restoration
- Preliminary Scanning
- Protect Against Beaconing
- Recover from Incident
- Rogue Device Identification and Blocking
- Scanning From Windows
- Scanning with Nmap
- Securing Linux - Firewalls
- Securing Linux for System Administrators
- Setting Up SYSLOG Forwarding From a Windows System
- Setting Up Zones in a Firewall
- Snort Signatures, IDS Tuning, and Blocking
- Tweaking Firewall Rules for Detection
- Use pfTop to Analyze Network Traffic
- Using Snort and Wireshark to Analyze Traffic
- Vulnerability Analysis/Protection
- Windows Event Log Manipulation via Windows Event Viewer
- Windows System Hardening with Group Policy & Active Directory
- Windows System Hardening with PowerShell
- Wireshark
- LabsWindows Administration Fundamentals — 15 labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
- Backup and Restore Data in Windows
- Configure Network Load Balancing for a Web Farm
- Configure Security Settings by Using Microsoft Group Policy
- Configure Standard Windows Permissions
- Configure Update Management in Windows
- Configure Windows Defender on a Windows System
- Configure Windows Firewall ACL Rules
- Configure a Local Security Policy on Server 2019
- Configure and Test the Firewall in Windows
- Creating a List of Installed Programs, Services and User Accounts from a WIN2K12 Server
- Disable User Account on Windows 10
- Install and Manage Windows Admin Center Extensions
- Manage Users and Groups in Windows
- Use EFS to Encrypt Files on NTFS Volumes
- Using PowerShell to Analyze a System
Before the exam
- FreeFree A+ Performance Based Questions (PBQs)
- FreeA+ Practice Questions
- FreeA+ Cheat Sheet (220-1201 / 220-1202)
- FreeCompTIA A+ Exam Cost Guide
- CourseCompTIA A+ Core 1 Practice Test Online (220-1201) 🔒 StationX Unlimited
4 sections · 10 lectures
- Practice Exam 3
- CompTIA A+ Core 1 v15 Scenario Based Practice Questions 1
- Practice Questions per Domain 5
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- CourseCompTIA A+ Core 2 Practice Test Online (220-1202) 🔒 StationX Unlimited
4 sections · 8 lectures
- Practice Exam 3
- CompTIA A+ Core 2 v15 - Scenario Based Practice Questions 0
- Practice Questions per Domain 4
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- CourseCompTIA A+ Study Material: Core 1 Exam Domain Flashcards 🔒 StationX Unlimited
3 sections · 7 lectures
- Practice Questions 1
- Practice Flashcards 5
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- CourseCompTIA A+ Study Material: Core 2 Exam Domain Flashcards 🔒 StationX Unlimited
3 sections · 6 lectures
- Practice Questions 1
- Practice Flashcards 4
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- CourseCompTIA A+ Core 1 Practice Questions and Flashcards 🔒 StationX Unlimited
3 sections · 7 lectures
- Scenario Practice Questions 1
- Practice Flashcards 5
- Next Steps & Certification 1
- CourseCompTIA A+ Core 2 Practice Questions and Flashcards 🔒 StationX Unlimited
4 sections · 6 lectures
- Practice Questions 1
- Practice Flashcards 4
- Scenario Practice Questions 0
- Next Steps & Certification 1
Where this leads
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