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To become A+ certified you must do
at least two things:
Pass the A+ Core Hardware
Service Technician Examination (220-221)
- You should possess the knowledge and
skills required "to identify, install, configure, and
upgrade microcomputer modules"
- You should possess the "knowledge
relating to diagnosing and troubleshooting common module
problems and system malfunctions."
- You should "know all about "the
potential hazards to personnel and equipment when working
with lasers, high voltage equipment, ESD, and items that
require special disposal procedures"
- You should be familiar with "specific
terminology, facts, ways and means of dealing with classifications,
categories and principles of motherboards, processors, and
memory"
- You should be familiar with the "basic
types of printers, basic concepts, and printer components"
- You should possess an awareness of "basic
network concepts and terminology"
- You should own the Examiner A+ Bundle.
Pass the A+ Operating System Technologies
Examination (220-222)
- You need to know the "underlying
DOS (Command prompt functions) in Windows 9x, Windows2000
operating systems in terms of its functions and structure,
for managing files and directories, and running programs."
- You need to know about "installing,
configuring and upgrading Windows 9x, and Windows 2000.
This includes knowledge of system boot sequences and minimum
hardware requirements."
- You need "the ability to apply knowledge
to diagnose and troubleshoot common problems relating to
Windows 9x and Windows 2000."
- You need "knowledge of network capabilities
of Windows and how to connect to networks on the client
side, including what the Internet is about, its capabilities,
basic concepts relating to Internet access and generic procedures
for system setup."
- You need to buy the Examiner A+ Bundle.
The Exam Objectives are available from CompTIA
web
site.
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