CompTIA A+(Plus) 220-1001 Overview
Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
The CompTIA A+ (Plus) 220-1001 exam is also known as the Comptia A+ Core 1 exam, and covers 5 main subjects. Subject Percentage of Exam 1. Mobile Devices 14% 2….
Series: Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001 Series
1.1 Laptop Keyboard – Hardware/Device Replacement
1. Mobile Devices (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
The CompTIA A+ objectives wants you to know how to how to install and configure a mobile device keyboard replacement. Keyboards on laptops may not be full sized due to…
1.1 Hard Drive – Hardware/Device Replacement
1. Mobile Devices (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Explanation of the different types of hard drives.
1.1 Memory – Hardware/Device Replacement
1. Mobile Devices (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
CompTIA lists the replacement of laptop memory as one of the objectives on the 220-1001 exam. In laptops or other mobile devices it is common to find either a SO-DIMM…
1.1 Smart Card Reader – Hardware/Device Replacement
1. Mobile Devices (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Smart cards can provide a method of authentication. For example, your laptop can be securely configured so that the only way you can use your laptop is by inserting your…
1.1 Optical Drive – Hardware/Device Replacement
1. Mobile Devices (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Optical drives can usually read and write to CD-RW/CD-ROM and to DVD-RW/DVD-ROM. Optical drives built into laptops are becoming obsolete. As laptops become smaller and smaller most laptop manufacturers are…
1.1 Wireless / Bluetooth / Cellular Card – Hardware / Device Replacement
1. Mobile Devices (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Replacing a wireless card/Bluetooth module is also listed as an objective for the CompTIA 220-1001 exam. Laptops are designed to be mobile devices, and as such you’ll need some sort…
1.1 Video Card – Hardware/Device Replacement
1. Mobile Devices (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Video cards on laptops are usually built into the processor or on a separate chip on the motherboard. Generally, video cards in laptops are not upgradable. However, some of the…
1.1 Mini PCIe – Hardware/Device Replacement
1. Mobile Devices (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Mini PCIe has replaced Mini PCI. Mini PCIe has a 64 bit data bus, which is faster than the 32 data bus of Mini PCI. A mini PCIe card is…
1.1 Screen – Hardware/Device Replacement
1. Mobile Devices (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen are the most common laptop screens. They are lightweight and provide high resolution images. More information on laptop displays will be discussed in Section 1.2….