From the course: CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102) Cert Prep: 1 Getting Started

What is the CompTIA A+?

From the course: CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102) Cert Prep: 1 Getting Started

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What is the CompTIA A+?

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- So by now you're probably wondering what is the CompTIA A+ exam? But before we get into that you need to know who is CompTIA, right? CompTIA is a vendor neutral nonprofit trade association that also helps lobby the IT industry to reform best practices and generally improve efficiency and standards in our industry. They offer certifications from basic IT fundamentals to the A+, to networking and Linux and cybersecurity and more. Now, the A+ exam test the skills of a tech with 12 months hands-on experience in a help desk support technician, desktop support technician or field service technician job role. And the A+ certification actually requires you to pass two exams. They are known as the Core 1 or the 220-1101 and the Core 2, or the 2200-1102. And you can actually find out a lot of information about CompTIA and not only the A+ certification, but all the certification and resources that they have to offer by going to their website, comptia.org. And here it is, and you'll see they have a bunch of information on certification and some other resources. Also, some of the other certifications they offer here like the Network+ and Security+, the fact that they have online testing available which we'll walk through. And all sorts of other ways to get involved with CompTIA. The point is, they are one of the de facto certifying agencies in information technology and you can find everything you need to know about CompTIA and the A+ exam right here on their website.

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