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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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• Motherboards

• Power supplies

• CPUs

• RAM

• Monitors

• Input devices, such as keyboards, mice, and touchscreens

• Video and multimedia cards

• Network and modem cards

• Cables and connectors

• Heat sinks, fans, and liquid cooling systems

• Laptops and mobile devices

• Printers and multifunction devices

• Scanners

• Network switches, cabling, and wireless adapters

• Biometric devices

• Virtualization

• Cloud computing

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

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