220-602 – CompTIA A+ IT Technician Practice Test

What is A+ IT Technician exam?

CompTIA’s A+ IT Technician exam is designed to measure your ability to support computers and install, configure, troubleshoot, optimize, diagnose and perform preventive maintenance in the field or in organizations. This test is an elective for the A+ certification. You now have to pass two exams to achieve the new A+ certification. The A+ Essentials is the mandatory exam and the other two electives are A Remote Technician and A+ Depot technician.

Is A+ IT Technician exam right for you?

This test is appropriate for you if you want to be an entry-level IT professional. After passing the A+ IT Technician test, you can work as an IT Technician, Enterprise Technician, PC Technician, Desktop Support Technician, Field Technician or PC Support Specialist. If you would like to know more about the A+ IT Technician test 220-602 please visit the CompTIA Website.

The A+ IT Technician test validates your skills and knowledge on different types of hardware and operating systems, basic networking as well as soft skills and office communication. This is a vendor neutral entry-level test, which can be used for the preparation of many-advanced certification such as MCSE, CCNA etc.

What to expect in A+ IT Technician exam?

This test consists of multiple-choice questions. There are no case study type questions and the test is not adaptive. You will be required to attempt approximately 80 questions in 90 minutes. To pass, you need a score of 700.

How to prepare for A+ IT Technician exam?

The CompTIA test 220-602 is meant for entry-level computer technicians. In order to achieve CompTIA A+ certification, a candidate must register for and pass the CompTIA A+ Essentials and any of the elective exams. However, those who have already achieved A+ certification can upgrade by taking only the core exam or any of the elective exams. The CompTIA test 220-602 measures an individual’s ability to manage an operating system on a stand-alone computer as well as on a client computer in a network.

Before taking the A+ IT Technician, a candidate should practice the following:

• Add, remove, and configure computer components
• Identify the names, purposes, features, and use of different hardware tools
• Identify and apply the common preventive maintenance for computer components
• Identify appropriate applications for laptop-specific communications
• Install, configure, and upgrade laptop devices
• Use command-line functions and utilities, create views, and manage directories

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What is covered in PrepKit A+ IT Technician?

The PrepKit covers 100% objectives for CompTIA’s 220-602: A+ IT Technician, in accordance with actual exam pattern and question types. The 220-602 prep kit covers following exam essentials:

• Networks
• Security
• Operating Systems
• Printers and Scanners
• Personal Computer Components
• Laptops and Portable Devices
• Safety and Environmental Issues
• Communication and Professionalism