Comptia A+ Course

• Given a scenario, install and configure laptop hardware and components.
• Given a scenario, install components within the display of a laptop.
• Given a scenario, use appropriate laptop features.
• Compare and contrast characteristics of various types of other mobile devices.
• Given a scenario, connect and configure accessories and ports of other mobile devices.
• Given a scenario, configure basic mobile device network connectivity and application support.
• Given a scenario, use methods to perform mobile device synchronization.

• Compare and contrast TCP and UDP ports, protocols, and their purposes.
• Compare and contrast common networking hardware devices.
• Given a scenario, install and configure a basic wired/wireless SOHO network.
• Compare and contrast wireless networking protocols.
• Summarize the properties and purposes of services provided by networked hosts.
• Explain common network configuration concepts.
• Compare and contrast Internet connection types, network types, and their features.
• Given a scenario, use appropriate networking tools.

• Explain basic cable types, features, and their purposes.
• Identify common connector types.
• Given a scenario, install RAM types.
• Given a scenario, select, install and configure storage devices.
• Given a scenario, install and configure motherboards, CPUs, and add-on cards.
• Explain the purposes and uses of various peripheral types.
• Summarize power supply types and features.
• Given a scenario, select and configure appropriate components for a custom PC configuration to meet customer specifications or needs.
• Given a scenario, install and configure common devices.
• Given a scenario, configure SOHO multifunction devices/printers and settings.
• Given a scenario, install and maintain various print technologies.

• Compare and contrast cloud computing concepts.
• Given a scenario, set up and configure client-side virtualization.

• Given a scenario, troubleshoot problems related to motherboards, RAM, CPUs, and power.
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot hard drives and RAID arrays.
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot video, projector, and display issues.
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot common mobile device issues while adhering to the appropriate procedures.
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot printers.
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot common wired and wireless network problems.

The CompTIA A+ certification training covers the following topics in detail:

• Laptop hardware components
• Types of Mobile devices (tablets, smartphones, etc)
• Set up mobile devices (syncing and networking)

• Networking hardware devices (routers, switches, firewalls, bridges, gateway, access points, etc)
• Configure a basic SOHO network (IP addressing, wireless access points, IoT devices, etc)
• Networking configuration concepts (IPv4, IPv6, DNS, VPNs, etc)
• Internet connections and network types (cable, Fiber,  DSL, LANs, etc)

• Introduction to cables and connectors (USB, Ethernet, HDMI, Lightning, Thunderbolt, etc)
• Motherboards, CPUs, RAM, power supplies, hard drives and, SSDs
• Peripherals such as printers, monitors, keyboards, etc
• Exploit local host vulnerabilities in a given scenario
• Summarize physical security attacks related to facilities
• Perform post-exploitation techniques in a given scenario

• IaaS, SaaS, PaaS
• On-demand cloud services
• Client-side virtualization
• Hypervisors
• Emulators

• Learn to troubleshoot RAM, CPUs, power supplies, hard drives, and motherboards
• Troubleshoot mobile device issues, printers, wired/wireless networks