CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Exams 220-1001 & 220-1002

by Mike Meyers

The 220-1001 exam tests your ability to install, configure, and maintain all the hardware technology involved in a personal computer. You need to be able to install and set up a hard drive, for example, and configure devices in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. You have to understand device drivers. The 220-1001 exam tests you on mobile devices. While the smartphone and tablet market covers an impossibly wide array of hardware and software, the 220-1001 exam focuses on Apple iOS and Google Android devices (though you might get a question on Google Chrome OS or Windows Phone). You’ll need to know how to interact with the hardware and software. The 220-1001 exam tests extensively on networking. You need to know how to set up a typical local area network (LAN), for example, understanding cabling standards, network protocols, and Windows configuration. The 220-1001 exam will quiz you on cloud computing and virtualization technologies. You’ll need to know about available cloud services such as online storage and applications only available via the Internet. You’ll get asked how to set up and maintain virtual machines in a network environment. The 220-1001 exam requires you to know a lot about hardware and network troubleshooting. You’ll get questions, for example, on how to fix a network failure.

NEED TO KNOW THESE TOPICS FOR THE 220-1001