CompTIA help?

Skeletor_118 · February 25, 2019

Hey guys, so I'm currently in a course at my college to get A+ certified and take the CompTIA 220-901 and 902 exams. However, especially over the past 3 weeks I've been more caught up with a new job and have ended up falling a bit behind in my coursework, and I won't get a chance to really catch up for a few more days. Luckily, I have until March 14 to take the 901 exam, and we still haven't started working on material specifically for the 902 exam yet. Being an online class, we have been using videos to learn from, from lynda.com, and as good as they are, the biggest chunk I've missed is a 5 hour long chunk of videos for networking. Of course, I recognize that it's because it's likely very important to the test, and to a lot of work with computers, but at the moment I'm mostly concerned with what I need to know to pass the test. I know that's not ideal, and I will try to learn as much of the topic as I can at a later date. But for right now, I need to pass the 901 exam, and then pass the 902 exam.

Does anyone have any tips for the 220-901 exam that could help me? I'm still somewhat new to all of the intricacies of computers and pc building, though I've learned a lot over the past months both from this class, as well as my own research (on LTT and elsewhere) to eventually build a pc of my own. Unfortunately, I don't think I know much of anything regarding networking, and I don't know exactly what to expect for the exam. Any advice is appreciated, and I'm hoping I'll be able to watch all of the material I should before going into the test.

My school has also provided me with a code to be able to take a practice exam through Kaplan IT Training, so I will be doing that as well.

Also, if this is not the proper category for this, I apologize, I wasn't sure. I figured general discussion would be a pretty safe bet.

NinJake · February 25, 2019

I always thought the A+ cert was mainly based at physical things, such as hardware and less about software. If this is the case, I'm sure networking will be discussing like what is an RJ-45 connector, vs let's say a ST connector. (Ethernet vs fiber)