CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide 10th Edition Book / Exams 220-1001, and 220-1002

Nearly every profession has some criteria that you must meet to show your competence and ability to perform at a certain level. Although the way this works varies widely from one profession to another, all of them will at some point make you take an exam or series of exams. Passing these exams proves that you have the necessary skills to work at a certain level in your profession, whether you’re an aspiring plumber, teacher, barber, or lawyer.

Modern PC techs attain the essential credential that shows competence in the modern field of information technology (IT), a fancy way of saying CompTIA A+ is an industry-wide, vendor-neutral certification program developed and sponsored by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). You achieve this certification by taking two computer-based exams consisting of multiple-choice and performance-based questions. The tests cover what technicians should know after 12 months of hands-on work on personal computing devices, either from a job or as a student in the lab. CompTIA A+ certification enjoys wide recognition throughout the computer industry. To date, more than 1,000,000 technicians have become CompTIA A+ certified, making it the most popular of all IT certifications. (CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide 10th Edition; Mike Meyers; McGraw-Hill Education [2019], Introduction: Page xxix)