UNM Division of Continuing Education Courses
CompTIA A+ Certification
Parts 1 and 2
Text:
Pearson Cert Guide: CompTIA A+ (220-801, 220-802)
book and CD
Course 1: A+ Essentials
Day 1
Introductions, experience and objectives
Discussion of the texts and their uses
What the test was, what the test is, and what that means to you
Pre-test: Current skills evaluation
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Day 2
Chapter 3
Monitors and Power Supplies
Cleaners
Troubleshooting
Physical Tools
Software Tools
Exercise: Show and Tell
Day 3
Chapter 4
Busses
Interfaces
Troubleshooting
Day 4
Chapter 5
RAM
Tools and Consoles
Attributes
Exercises: Show and Tell
Day 5
Chapter 6
OS Installation
Requirements
Utilities
Partitions and Formatting
Upgrades
Chapter 7
Video
Day 6
Chapter 8
Custom PC Configurations:
CAD/CAM/Graphics PC
Audio/Video PC
Virtualization Host
Home Theatre
Thick Client
Thin Client
Home Server
Diagnostic Tools
Printing and Imaging
Mechanisms
Laser Printing and Charlie
Page Description Languages
Diagnostics
Day 7
Chapter 9
Laptops
Exercise: Laptop Teardown and Rebuild
Course 2: Troubleshooting
Day 8
Chapter 10
Mobile Devices
Chapter 10
Environment and Safety
Day 9
Chapter 11
Printers and Printing
Steps to the Process
Chapter 12
Storage Devices
RAID
Day 10
Chapter 13
Installing/Upgrading Windoes
Chapter 14
OS Management
Utilities
Remote Desktop/Remote Assistance/VNC
Exercise: Remote Connections
Advanced Startup and the Recovery Console
The Command Line
Exercise: Startup Script
Day 11
Chapter 15
Troubleshooting
Boot Management
Chapter 16
Network Management
Day 12
Chapter 17
Security
Exercise: Practice Test
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