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220-1001 CompTIA A+ (Core 1) Exam Summary ● Exam Name: CompTIA A+ (Core 1) ● Exam Code: 220 1001 ● Exam Price: $246 (USD) ● Duration: 90 mins ● Number of Questions: 90 ● Passing Score: 675 / 900 ● Books / Training: CertMaster Learn for A+ ● Schedule Exam: ○ CompTIA Marketplace ○ Pearson VUE ● Sample Questions: CompTIA A+ Core 1 Sample Questions ● Recommended Practice: CompTIA 220-1001 Certification Practice Exam

Introduction to CompTIA A+ Exam

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The CompTIA 220 1001 Exam is challenging and thorough preparation is essential for success. This exam study guide is designed to help you prepare for the A+ Core 1 certification exam. It contains a detailed list of the topics covered on the Professional exam, as well as a detailed list of preparation resources. This study guide for the CompTIA A+ (Core 1) will help guide you through the study process for your certification.

Keyboard

 Screen 

Wireless card/Bluetooth module

Hard drive SSD vs. hybrid vs. magnetic disk vs. 2.5in

 CPU

Given a scenario, install and configure laptop hardware and components.

3. Webcam 4. Microphone 5. Inverter 6.

 Mini

1.

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Smart card reader Optical drive

 Speaker  System

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 LCD  OLED 2. WiFi

Given a scenario, install components within the display of a laptop. Types antenna connector/placement Digitizer/touchscreen

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1. Hardware/device replacement

Video card PCIe

Plastics/frames board

Mobile Devices - 14%

 Memory 

DC jack

Given a scenario, use appropriate laptop features. Special function keys

Cellular card

1.

1.8in

 Battery  Touchpad 

-

lock and cable lock 5. Rotating/removable screens

Dual displays

 Screen

Keyboard backlight (on/off) orientation

Volume settings brightness (on/off)

 GPS

 Bluetooth

 Cellular

 Airplane

4. Physical

 Fitness monitors  VR/AR headsets 4. E-readers 5. GPS

Given specific

Compare

and devices.typescharacteristicscontrastofvariousofothermobile 1. Tablets 2. Smartphones 3. Wearable technology devices 

Wireless (on/off) (on/off)

a scenario, connect and configure accessories and ports of other mobile devices. 1. Connection types  WiredMicro USB/Mini USB/USB C - ProprietaryTetheringLightning vendor

2. Docking station 3. Port

Topic Details

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Media options (fast forward/rewind) (on/off) mode replicator laptop

 Screen

Smart watches

ports (communication/power)  -WirelessNFCBluetooth

 Touchpad

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5. PRI updates/PRL updates/ baseband updates 6. Radio firmware 7. IMEI vs. IMSI 8. VPN

Topic Details

use methods to perform mobile device synchronization.

Given a scenario,

to the cloud  Synchronize to the desktop  Synchronize to the automobile 2. Types of data to synchronize  Contacts  Applications  Email  Pictures  Music  Videos  Calendar  Bookmarks  Documents  Location data  Social media data  E books  Passwords 3. Mutual authentication for multiple services (SSO) 4. Software requirements to install the application on the 5.PCConnection types to enable synchronization

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Networking

Synchronization methods 

1.

Synchronize

- 20% Compare and contrast TCP and UDP ports, protocols, and their purposes. 1. Ports and protocols  s21 FTP  22 SSH  23 Telnet  25 SMTP

WWW.EDUSUM.COM PDF 220 1001: CompTIA A+ 6 Topic Details  53 DNS  80 HTTP  110 POP3  143 IMAP  443 HTTPS  3389 – RDP  137-139 NetBIOS/NetBT  445 SMB/CIFS  427 SLP  548 AFP  67/68 DHCP  389 LDAP  161/162 – SNMP 2. TCP vs. UDP Compare and contrast common hardwarenetworkingdevices 1. Routers 2. Switches  Managed  Unmanaged 3. Access points 4. Cloud based network controller 5. Firewall 6. Network interface card 7. Repeater 8. Hub 9. Cable/DSL modem 10. Bridge 11. Patch panel 12. Power over Ethernet (PoE)  Injectors  Switch 13. Ethernet over Power Given a scenario, install and configure a basic 1. Router/switch functionality 2. Access point settings

assistant 7. Cable/DSL

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Details

Thermostat switches cameras enabled, speaker/digital modem

3. IP

smart

configuration 8. Firewall settings 

 MAC

Screened subnet (previously known as demilitarized zone)

9. 10.QoSWireless settings  Encryption  Channels Compare and contrast wireless protocols.networking 1. 802.11a 2. 802.11b 3. 802.11g 4. 802.11n 5. 802.11ac 6. Frequencies  2.4Ghz  5Ghz

wired/wireless SOHO network. addressing configuration device device configuration

 Wired  Wireless 5. End-user

 Light

 Door locks  Voice

Port forwarding list/deny list filtering

Topic

configuration 6. IoT

4. NIC

 Security

 NAT  UPnP  Allow

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 Authentication

 syslog 2. Internet appliance  UTM  IDS  IPS  End-point management server 3. Legacy/embedded systems Explain common network configuration concepts. 1. IP addressing  Static  Dynamic  APIPA  Link local

Web server server server server server server server server

 File

Summarize

 Print

 DHCP

 DNS

the properties and purposes of services provided by networked hosts. 1. Server roles 

 Proxy

 Mail

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Topic Details

Hardware - 27%

twisted pair Unshielded twisted pair 568A/B and transmission limitations

 VGA  HDMI  Mini

DisplayPort DVI (DVI-D/DVI-I)

 Serial 5.

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4. Peripheral cables Hard drive cables

 --EthernetCat5Cat5eCat6PlenumShielded

 Fiber  Coaxial  Speed

1. Network cables

3. Multipurpose cables USB C USB 2.0 3.0

 SATA  IDE  SCSI

 Lightning  Thunderbolt  USB 

 USB

2. Video cables HDMI

Explain basic cable types, features, and their purposes.

 USB

 DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD-RW DL  Blu-ray  BD R

 CD

1.

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6. Adapters

 DDR2  DDR3  DDR4 2. Single

DVI to VGA

2. RJ 45 3. RS

3. Dual

6. Parity

Topic Details

Given a scenario, select, and configure storage devices. Optical drives ROM/CD RW

5. Error

1. RAM types

9. 15.14.13.12.11.10.Mini-USBUSB-CDB-9LightningSCSIeSATAMolex

Identify common connector types. RJ 11 232 USB

DVI to HDMI to Ethernet

4. BNC 5. RG 59 6. RG 6 7. USB 8. Micro

4. Triple

1.

Given a scenario, install RAM types.

SODIMM channel channel channel correcting vs. non parity

install

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card  Socket types  SATA  IDE  Front panel connector  Internal USB connector 3. BIOS/UEFI settings  Boot options  Firmware updates  Security settings  Interface configurations  2.1.SecurityPasswordsDriveencryptionTPMLoJackSecureboot 4. CMOS battery 5. CPU features  Single core  Multicore  Virtualization  Hyperthreading  Speeds  Overclocking  Integrated GPU 6. Compatibility  AMD  Intel 7. Cooling mechanism  Fans  Heat sink  Liquid

Riser

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power supply types and features. 1. Input 115V vs. 220V 2. Output 5V vs. 12V 3. 24-pin motherboard adapter 4. Wattage rating 5. Number of devices/types of devices to be powered

the purposes and uses of various peripheral types. 1. Printer 2. ADF/flatbed scanner 3. Barcode scanner/QR scanner 4. Monitors 5. VR headset 6. Optical drive types 7. Mouse 8. Keyboard 9. 10.TouchpadSignature pad 11. Game controllers 12. Camera/webcam 13. Microphone 14. Speakers 15. Headset 16. Projector  Lumens/brightness 17. External storage drives 18. KVM 19. Magnetic reader/chip reader 20. NFC/tap pay device 21. Smart card reader

Explain

Summarize

Maximum RAM Audio/video editing workstation

7.

Maximum RAM and CPU cores

Basic applications

1. Graphic/CAD/CAM design workstation

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Topic Details

Gigabit NIC RAID array Hard drive

3. Virtualization workstation

Dual monitors

SSD

High-end video

Large, fast hard drive

4. Gaming PC

2.

SSD

Specialized audio and video card

5. Network attached storage device Media streaming File sharing

High-end video/specialized GPU

6. Standard thick client

Desktop applications

Meets minimum requirements for selected OS Network connectivity

High end cooling

High definition sound card

Given a scenario, select and configure appropriate components for a custom PC configuration to meet customer specifications or needs.

Meets recommended requirements for selected OS Thin client

Synchronization settings

Given a scenario, install and configure common devices.

Infrastructure vs. ad hoc

2. Laptop/common mobile devices

Touchpad configuration

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1. Desktop

 --WiredUSBSerialEthernet  -WirelessBluetooth802.11(a,

Account setup/settings Wireless settings

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3. Public/shared devices

1. Configuration settings

Thin client

Topic Details

Touchscreen configuration Application installations/configurations

Sharing local/networked device via operating system

-settingsTCP/Bonjour/AirPrint

2. Device sharing b, g, n, ac)

Thick client

CollateDuplex QualityOrientation

Integrated print server (hardware)

Cloud printing/remote printing

1. Use appropriate drivers for a given operating system

Given a scenario, configure SOHO settings.devices/printersmultifunctionand

Account setup/settings

Given a scenario, install and maintain various print technologies.

Feed assembly, heating element

5. Virtual

Imaging process: processing, charging, exposing, developing, transferring, fusing, and cleaning

Impact paper

Print to file

Calibrate

3. Thermal

- Hard drive caching

1. Laser

Maintenance: Replace paper, clean heating element, remove debris

Print head, ribbon, tractor feed

Print to PDF

Print to XPS

2. Inkjet

Maintenance: Replace ribbon, replace print head, replace paper

DataUserprivacyauthentication on the device

Print to image

Imaging drum, fuser assembly, transfer belt, transfer roller, pickup rollers, separate pads, duplexing assembly

Topic Details

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6. 3D printers

Maintenance: Clean heads, replace cartridges, calibrate, clear jams

Maintenance: Replace toner, apply maintenance kit, calibrate, clean

Ink cartridge, print head, roller, feeder, duplexing assembly, carriage, and belt

4. Impact

Special thermal paper

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a scenario, set up and configure client side virtualization. 1. Purpose of virtual machines 2. Resource requirements 3. Emulator requirements 4. Security requirements 5. Network requirements 6. Hypervisor

Topic Details

for cell phones/tablets  Applications for laptops/desktops 11. Virtual desktop 

NIC

Synchronization

Applications

Virtual

Given

Plastic filament

apps 10. Virtual application streaming/cloud-based applications 

Compare

Virtualization and Cloud Computing - 12%

and contrast cloud computing concepts. 1. Common cloud models  IaaS  SaaS  PaaS  Public vs. private vs. hybrid vs. community 2. Shared resources  Internal vs. external 3. Rapid elasticity 4. On demand 5. Resource pooling 6. Measured service 7. Metered 8. Off site email applications 9. Cloud file storage services 

1. Identify the problem

3. Test the theory to determine cause

Inquire regarding environmental or infrastructure changes

Review system and application logs

1. Common symptoms

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6. Document findings, actions, and outcomes

POST code beeps

Topic Details

System lockups

If necessary, conduct external or internal research based on symptoms

Blank screen on bootup

Attempts to boot to incorrect device

No power

2. Establish a theory of probable cause (question the obvious)

Given a scenario, use the best practice methodology to resolve problems.

If theory is not confirmed re-establish new theory or escalate

Continuous reboots

Hardware and Network Troubleshooting - 27%

Question the user and identify user changes to computer and perform backups before making changes

4. Establish a plan of action to resolve the problem and implement the solution

BIOS time and setting resets

5. Verify full system functionality and, if applicable, implement preventive measures

- Always consider corporate policies, procedures, and impacts before implementing changes

Once the theory is confirmed, determine the next steps to resolve problem

Unexpected shutdowns

Given a RAM,relatedtroubleshootscenario,problemstomotherboards,CPUs,andpower.

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Artifacts

Fans spin no power to other devices

S.M.A.R.T. errors

Distended capacitors

Loud clicking noise

Failure to boot

Log entries and error messages

RAID not found RAID stops working

Given a troubleshootscenario,hard drives and RAID arrays.

Burning smell

Distorted geometry

Flickering image

Dead pixels

1. Common symptoms

Smoke

Proprietary crash screens (BSOD/pin wheel)

1. Common symptoms

Incorrect color patterns

Topic Details

Slow performance

Burn in

Intermittent device failure

Overheat shutdown

Overheating

Loud noise

Proprietary crash screens (BSOD/pin wheel)

Read/write failure

OS not found

Distorted image

VGA mode

No image on screen

Indicator lights

Drive not recognized

Given a issues.projector,troubleshootscenario,video,anddisplay

Dim image

Topic Details

Num lock indicator lights

1. Common symptoms

2. Disassembling processes for proper reassembly

Touchscreen non-responsive Apps not loading

Oversized images and icons

Streaks

No wireless connectivity

No display

Use appropriate hand tools

Dim display

Given a procedures.adheringmobiletroubleshootscenario,commondeviceissueswhiletotheappropriate

Extremely short battery life

1. Common symptoms

Organize parts

No power

Flickering display

Swollen battery

Sticking keys

Frozen system No sound from speakers

Unable to decrypt email

Refer to manufacturer resources

GPS not functioning

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Overheating

Battery not charging Ghost cursor/pointer drift

Document and label cable and screw locations

No Bluetooth connectivity

Intermittent wireless

Cannot display to external monitor

Faded prints

Given a troubleshootscenario,printers.

Slow performance

Slow transfer speeds

Intermittent connectivity

Low RF signal

Access denied

Unable to install printer

Toner not fused to the paper

APIPA/link local address

IP conflict

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Creased paper

Paper jam

Printer will not print

Color prints in wrong print color

No connectivity

Limited connectivity

Low memory errors

Topic Details

1.

2.

Unavailable resources Internet Local resources - PrintersShares - Email No connectivity

No image on printer display

1. Common symptoms

SSID not found

Multiple failed jobs in logs

Vertical lines on page

Given a troubleshootscenario,common wired and wireless network problems.

Printing blank pages

Ghost images

Garbled characters on paper

Backed up print queue

Paper not feeding

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The technician pings the gateway and gets a reply. The technician then pings an external IP address and also gets a reply. Which of the following commands would MOST likely resolve the issue? a) netstat nbt b) netsh int ip reset c) ipconfig /flushdns d) nslookup 192.168.0.254

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a) LTE b) IR c) Bluetooth d) NFC

03. A user is unable to browse Internet websites. A technician runs ipconfig and sees the following output: IP address............: 192.168.0.31

Subnet mask...........: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway.......: 192.168.0.254

Which of the following is MOST likely causing the problem? a) Airplane mode b) Tethering c) Disabled hot-spot d) VPN

02. A user brings in a smartphone for repair. The device is unable to send/receive calls or connect to WiFi. All applications on the device are working unless they require connectivity.

01. Which of the following technologies can be used for wireless payments?

c) Monitor

c) WPA encryption, infrastructure mode, and MAC filtering

04. Which of the following devices provides the portability of a mobile phone and functionality of a laptop/desktop?

Which of the following connection types would the user MOST likely utilize to connect the video card to the motherboard?

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a) PCIe b) ISA c) AGP

b) Off site email

Which of the following settings should be configured to meet the requirements?

a) Resource pooling

b) GPS unit

b) Mouse

b) WPA encryption, UPnP, and blacklisting

d) USB

d) Fitness monitor

d) Optical drive

d) WPA2 encryption, infrastructure mode, and QoS

08. Which of the following resource types would be BEST suited to saving photographs from a mobile device with limited on-board storage?

a) WPA2 encryption, UPnP, and MAC filtering

a) Tablet

07. A user wants to build a computer with a high-end CPU, plenty of RAM, and a high-end graphics card for online gaming. The user wants to verify that the graphics card is compatible with the motherboard.

05. Which of the following peripheral types is MOST likely to be used to input actions into a PC?

a) Webcam

c) E reader

06. A human resources manager requests wireless APs to be set up for the office. A server will manage the wireless settings, and authorized devices should be able to access confidential records over WiFi.

c) Virtual desktop d) Cloud file services

a hard drive scan to identify and lock out any bad sectors from use.

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d) Increase the size of the swap file to ensure adequate virtual memory is available.

d) Micro USB

10. An engineer's workstation experiences a BSOD whenever loading very large CAD files to modify. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should a technician take to isolate the issue?

Answers:Answer 01:- d Answer 02:- a Answer 03:- c Answer 04:- a Answer 05:- b Answer 06:- c Answer 07:- a Answer 08:- d Answer 09:- b Answer 10:- b

a) USB b) USB C c) Mini USB

09. Which of the following connector types can be plugged into a device both right-side up and upside down?

a) Install additional RAM rated at the fastest speed the motherboard will support. b) Run a memory test to verify all memory addresses can be reliably written to and read c)from.Perform

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