All about the CompTIA A+
What is the CompTIA A+?
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Why get CompTIA A+ certified?
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How to take the A+ exam
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What's on the CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1101) exam?
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How to pass the CompTIA A+ exams
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How to use this video course
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1. Safety and Professionalism
Professional communication: Part 1
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Professional communication: Part 2
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Dealing with difficult customers
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Physical safety
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2. The Visible Computer
Common safety procedures
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What is an operating system?
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Users and super users
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Why Windows?
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Touring Windows 10 and 11
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Touring macOS
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Touring Linux OS
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3. Power Supplies
Power protection
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4. Mass Storage Technologies
Boot order
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5. Implementing Mass Storage
Understanding partitioning
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MBR partitioning
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GPT partitioning
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Understanding file systems
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Popular file systems
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Formatting in action
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Dynamic disks
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New installation: First drive
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Software RAID in storage spaces
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Encrypting mass storage
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Maintaining storage disks
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6. Essential Peripherals
Understanding USB
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Webcams and video conferencing
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7. Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems
Windows 10 editions and features
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Windows 11 editions and features
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Boot from everything
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Installing and upgrading Windows 10
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Post-installation tasks
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Installing and updating Linux
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Upgrading macOS
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8. Working with Operating Systems
The Task Manager
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The Control Panel
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Windows settings
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MMC and additional tools
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What is the Registry?
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macOS core tools
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9. Users, Groups, and Permissions
Introduction to users and groups
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Managing users and groups
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NTFS permissions
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Linux and macOS permissions
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File explorer
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Sharing resources
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Security policies
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10. Maintaining and Optimizing Operating Systems
Maintaining Windows
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Maintaining macOS
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Maintaining Linux
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Working with applications
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Backing up your data in Windows
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Backing up your data in Linux and macOS
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11. Working with the Command-Line Interface
Understanding the CLI
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Navigating the CLI
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Working with folders
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Working with files
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Working with drives
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Super copy commands
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Command-line permissions
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Advanced Windows commands
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Advanced Linux commands
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Introduction to scripting
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Interpreted languages
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Scripting and the terminal
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12. Troubleshooting Operating Systems
Windows Recovery Environment
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Advanced Windows start-up options
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Troubleshooting boot problems
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Troubleshooting at the GUI
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Troubleshooting applications
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Kernel panic
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13. Local Area Networking
Introduction to TCP/IP
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Network IDs and subnet masks
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Special IP addresses
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Network address translation (NAT)
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Dynamic IP addressing
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Working with connections
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Understanding DNS
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Working with DNS
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Windows naming
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Working with workgroups
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Working with active directory
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Windows sharing with macOS and Linux
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The net command
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Routers
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Basic router configuration
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Firewall configuration
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Windows firewall
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Port forwarding
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Advanced router configuration
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Virtual LANs (VLANs)
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14. Wireless Networking
Basic setup
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Wireless encryption
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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
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Enterprise wireless
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Troubleshooting wireless connections
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15. The Internet
Telnet and SSH
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Remote desktop connections
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The World Wide Web
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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
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Proxy servers
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Virtual private networks (VPNs)
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Internet of Things (IoT)
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Troubleshooting internet connections: Part 1
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Browser security
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16. Portable Computing
Power management
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17. Mobile Devices
Touring Android
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Touring iOS
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Virtual reality
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18. Maintaining and Securing Mobile Devices
Maintaining mobile devices
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Mobile devices and email
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Mobile device security
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Mobile device troubleshooting
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19. Securing Computers
Threats
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Dealing with threats
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Physical security
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Passwords and authentication
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Multifactor authentication (MFA)
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Malware
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Anti-malware
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Social engineering
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Licensing
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Incident response
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Environmental controls
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Malware in action
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20. Operational Procedures
Documents you need to know
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Data you need to know
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Change management
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The zen of backup
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Recycling and data destruction
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Ticketing systems
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