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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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Try This! Recommending an OS

Imagine this scenario. One of your first clients wants to upgrade her

computing gear and doesn’t know which way to go. It’s up to you to make

a recommendation. This is a great way to assess your knowledge at the

start of your journey into CompTIA A+ certification, so try this!

Open a Web browser on a computer or smartphone and browse to my

favorite tech store, Newegg (www.newegg.com). Scan through their

computer systems. What operating systems seem to be most common?

What can you get from reading reviews of, say, Chrome OS vs. Windows

10? Do they sell any Apple products?

Don’t get too wrapped up in this exercise. It’s just a way to ease you

into the standard research we techs do all the time to stay current. We’ll

revisit this exercise in later chapters so you can gauge your comfort and

knowledge level over time.

Exam 220–1001

The questions on the CompTIA A+ 220-1001 exam fit into one of five

domains. The number of questions for each domain is based on the

percentages shown in the following table.

The 220-1001 exam tests your knowledge of computer components,

expecting you to be able to identify just about every common device on PCs,

including variations within device types. Here’s a list:

• Hard drives

• Optical drives

• Solid-state drives (SSDs)

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