CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Complete Bundle

Begin your IT career with StaySharp and a CompTIA qualification. We equip you with the essential skills needed for the job and boost your confidence to successfully pass the two exams required for your A+ certification.

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100% syllabus coverage

Exam Voucher + Retake

CertMaster Learn + Labs

CertMaster Practice

Course Overview

CertMaster Practice is an online knowledge assessment and training tool designed to help you prepare for your CompTIA certification exam. With its adaptive question-first approach, CertMaster Practice quickly identifies what you already know and what you need to focus on. For areas needing more support, it offers personalised feedback and remediation. When you're ready, you can test your knowledge with a timed practice exam featuring performance-based questions.

Course Structure

  • CertMaster Learn is a comprehensive eLearning experience designed to help you gain the knowledge and practical skills needed for CompTIA certification exams and a successful IT career. With a structured Learning Plan, you can stay on track with your studies, while robust analytics highlight your strengths and areas for improvement.

    CertMaster Labs allow you to practice and apply your skills in real workplace scenarios, using actual equipment and software. These labs provide feedback, hints, and scores based on your inputs, guiding you to the most efficient path through job tasks.

    In this integrated experience, CertMaster Labs are included as Study Tasks within the CertMaster Learn Learning Plan, accessible through a single login and seamless workflow.

    1. Comprehensive Lessons: Cover all exam objectives with integrated videos.
    2. Practice Questions: Hundreds of questions to test your knowledge.
    3. Performance-Based Questions: Apply what you’ve learned in real-world scenarios.
    4. Assisted Labs: Step-by-step guidance through tasks.
    5. Applied Labs: Goal-oriented scenarios requiring critical thinking and analysis.
    6. Flashcards: Ensure you know the terminology and acronyms for the exam.
    7. Learning Plan: Keeps you on track with your studies.

    Lesson 1:Installing Motherboards and Connectors
    Lesson 2:Installing System Devices
    Lesson 3:Troubleshooting PC Hardware
    Lesson 4:Comparing Local Networking Hardware
    Lesson 5:Configuring Network Addressing and Internet Connections
    Lesson 6:Supporting Network Services
    Lesson 7:Summarizing Virtualization and Cloud Concepts
    Lesson 8:Supporting Mobile Devices
    Lesson 9:Supporting Print Devices

  • Assisted Lab:Exploring the Lab Environment
    Assisted Lab:Installing a Motherboard
    Assisted Lab:Installing Power Supplies
    Assisted Lab:Installing and Configuring System Memory
    Assisted Lab:Installing RAM
    Assisted Lab:Installing CPU and Cooler
    Assisted Lab:Upgrading and Installing GPU and Daisy-Chain Monitors
    Assisted Lab:Exploring the Virtual Machine Lab Environment
    Assisted Lab:Compare Networking Hardware
    Assisted Lab:Compare Wireless Network Technologies
    Assisted Lab:Configure a SOHO Router
    Assisted Lab:Compare Protocols and Ports
    Assisted Lab:Troubleshoot a Network #1
    Assisted Lab:Troubleshoot a Network #2
    APPLIED Lab:Troubleshoot a Network #1
    APPLIED Lab:Troubleshoot a Network #2
    Assisted Lab:Adding Expansion SSD in a Laptop
    Assisted Lab:Upgrading Laptop RAM
    Assisted Lab:Replacing Laptop Non-User Removable Battery
    Assisted Lab:Configuring Laptop Dock and External Peripherals
    Assisted Lab:Deploy a Printer

  • CertMaster Practice is an online knowledge assessment and training tool designed to help you prepare for your CompTIA certification exam. With its adaptive question-first approach, CertMaster Practice quickly identifies what you already know and what you need to focus on. For areas needing more support, it offers personalised feedback and remediation. When you're ready, you can test your knowledge with a timed practice exam featuring performance-based questions.

    Module 1: Mobile Devices
    Module 2: Networking
    Module 3: Hardware
    Module 4: Virtualization and Cloud Computing
    Module 5: Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
    Practice Test

  • A CompTIA exam voucher is a unique code that will enable you to take your exam at an authorized CompTIA Test Service Provider. A representative from our operations team will send you an exam voucher and instructions shortly after you purchase your course.

    1. Vouchers are non-refundable and non-returnable.
    2. CompTIA A+ certification requires two exams, with one voucher per exam required.
    3. One voucher is applicable towards one exam [in any A+ series] at an authorized CompTIA Test Service Provider.
    4. You must pass both A+ exams from the same exam series to achieve CompTIA A+ certification (e.g., A+ 1101 and A+ 1102).
    5. You must register and take your exam prior to the voucher expiration date.
    6. Voucher expiration dates cannot be extended under any circumstances.
    7. Certification exam retirement dates supersede voucher expiration dates. CompTIA may retire certifications and corresponding exams prior to voucher expiration dates.
    8. Visit the CompTIA website for certification exam information, including exam launch and retirement dates. 
    9. Vouchers are country and currency restricted.
    10. CompTIA and the participating test providers are not responsible for lost or stolen vouchers.
    11. Vouchers cannot be redeemed for cash or credit.
    12. CompTIA vouchers may not be resold.

    Exam Retake Details

    1. For voucher purchases that include a retake, if you fail the exam on your first attempt use the same voucher to register and retake the exam.
    2. The retake is only valid for the same exam version that you failed. You cannot use the retake for a different version of the exam.

    Redeeming Your Voucher 

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