Welcome to this course. The CompTIA A+ certification is immensely popular and often essential to many entry-level positions in the IT world. This course is for anyone looking to take and pass the CompTIA A+ Core 2 certification exam. You will find this course useful if you want to improve your skills as a computer or IT technician, and are interested in learning about PCs, Macs, mobile devices, networking, cloud, and IT security. This course covers all 4 domain areas of the A+ Core 2 Exam: Operating system fundamentalsSecurity fundamentalsSoftware troubleshootingOperational procedure basics You will understand how to: Install and configure PC system unit components and peripheral devicesInstall, configure, and troubleshoot display, multimedia devices, storage devices, and internal system componentsExplain network infrastructure conceptsConfigure and troubleshoot network connectionsImplement client virtualizationSupport and troubleshoot laptops, mobile devices and print devicesIn this course, you will learn operating system basics and operating system administration. Furthermore, you will gain an understanding of how computer systems architecture can be implemented and properly maintained to support the needs of an organization. Throughout this course, you will gain an understanding of how operating systems are installed and configured and used in various business settings and review how to troubleshoot common computer and operating system issues and identify common security threats to computer resources. At the end of this course, you will be ready to sit for the exam and take the next step to become CompTIA A+ certified. Once you complete the CompTIA A+ course, you will have the knowledge and confidence to pass the exams and the skills to be a great PC tech. This course is ideal as both a study tool and an on-the-job reference.