If you're preparing for a career as an entry-level information technology professional or computer service technician, the CompTIA® A+® Certification course provides the essential first step in your professional preparation. This course builds upon your existing knowledge and hands-on experience with personal computer software and hardware systems, presenting fundamental skills and concepts you'll apply regularly on the job. You'll develop essential competencies needed to install, configure, optimize, troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and perform preventive maintenance on personal computers, mobile digital devices, and operating systems.
The CompTIA A+ course benefits your career development in multiple ways. Whether you work in a mobile environment or corporate setting where direct customer interaction, client communication, and training are critical responsibilities, or in a position emphasizing hardware work with minimal customer contact, this course equips you with the essential knowledge and practical skills required to excel as an A+ technician. Additionally, this course prepares you to successfully pass the CompTIA A+ certification examinations based on the 2016 objectives, specifically exams 220-901 and 220-902, allowing you to earn CompTIA A+ Certified Professional status.
Course Objectives:
This course prepares you to install, configure, optimize, troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and perform preventive maintenance on personal computers, digital devices, and operating systems. Through the course, you will:
- Identify and understand hardware components found in personal computers and mobile devices
- Identify basic operating system components and their respective functions
- Understand networking fundamentals and information security principles
- Identify proper operational procedures for professional PC technicians
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot display devices and monitors
- Install and configure peripheral hardware components
- Manage and maintain system components effectively
- Manage data storage systems and configurations
- Install and configure Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Optimize and maintain Windows systems for performance
- Work with and support alternative operating systems
- Identify hardware and software requirements for client environments
- Understand and apply network technologies
- Install and configure networking capabilities
- Support and troubleshoot mobile digital devices
- Support and troubleshoot printers and multifunction devices
- Identify information security threats, vulnerabilities, and appropriate security controls
- Implement practical security controls
- Troubleshoot and resolve system-wide technical issues
Target Audience:
This course is designed for individuals with basic computer user-level skills who are interested in pursuing employment as an entry-level information technology technician. It's also designed for students seeking CompTIA A+ certification who want to prepare for the CompTIA A+ 220-901 and CompTIA A+ 220-902 certification examinations.
Prerequisites:
To succeed in this course, you should have basic computer user skills, be comfortable completing tasks in a Microsoft® Windows® environment, be able to search for and access information on the Internet, and possess basic knowledge of computing concepts and terminology.
