CompTIA A+ Certification Study Guide, Eleventh Edition (Exams 220-1101 & 220-1102)

PART I Safety and Professionalism
1 Operational Procedures
2 Planning and Professionalism
PART II Operating Systems
3 Operating System Fundamentals
4 Upgrading, Installing, and Configuring Operating Systems
5 Disk, File, and Application Management
6 Operating System Troubleshooting and Maintenance
7 Client-Side Virtualization
PART III Computer Hardware
8 Personal Computer Components: Motherboards and Processors
9 Personal Computer Components: Memory, Adapters, and Storage
10 Power Supplies, Display Devices, and Pierpherals
11 Installing and Upgrading PC Components
12 PC Hardware Troubleshooting and Maintenance
13 Using and Supporting Printers
PART IV Laptops and Mobile Devices
14 Configuring and Using Laptops
15 Supporting Mobile Devices
PART V Networking
16 Network Basics
17 Installing a Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) Network
18 Internet, Cloud, and Remote Access
19 Troubleshooting Networks
PART VI Security
20 Physical Security and User Authentication
21 Protecting and Managing Data
22 Defending Against Malware and Social Engineering
PART VII Appendices
App A Scripting
App B About the Online Content
GL Glossary

More than 800 practice exam questions—fully updated for the 2022 versions of the exams

Filled with hands-on exercises with accompanying videos, and with hundreds of practice questions including performance-based types, CompTIA A+™ Certification Study Guide, Eleventh Edition (Exams 220-1101 & 220-1102) covers what you need to know—and shows you how to prepare—for these challenging exams.

• 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for the exams
• Exam Readiness Checklists—you’re ready for the exams when you’ve mastered all the objectives on the lists
• Exam Watch notes call attention to information about, and potential pitfalls in, the exams
• Two-Minute Drills for quick review at the end of every chapter
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exams

Covers all the exam topics, including:

Operational Procedures • Planning and Professionalism • Operating System Fundamentals • Upgrading, Installing, and Configuring Operating Systems • Disk, File, and Application Management • Operating System Troubleshooting and Maintenance • Client-Side Virtualization • Motherboards and Processors • Memory, Adapters, and Storage • Power Supplies, Display Devices, and Peripherals • Installing and Upgrading PC Components • PC Hardware Troubleshooting and Maintenance • Using and Supporting Printers • Configuring and Using Laptops • Supporting Mobile Devices • Network Basics • Installing a SOHO Network • Internet, Cloud, and Remote Access • Troubleshooting Networks • Physical Security and User Authentication • Protecting and Managing Data • Defending Against Malware and Social Engineering • Scripting

Online content includes:

• Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by chapter or by exam domain
• Performance-based question simulations
• Videos training from the author
• Comprehensive glossary