Get A+ ready by doing, not just reading.

Find your weakest domain in a free 20-minute diagnostic for Core 1 or Core 2, fix it with a short lesson, then practice the hands-on tasks in browser labs.

The only interactive course with a tutor that finds your weak spots and fixes them.

One payment in US dollars. Full refund within 14 days, for any reason.

Two exams, one certification

Pass both, in either order. Each is up to 90 questions in 90 minutes.

Core 1 220-1201

  • 1.0 Mobile devices13%
  • 2.0 Networking23%
  • 3.0 Hardware25%
  • 4.0 Virtualization and cloud11%
  • 5.0 Hardware troubleshooting28%

Pass: 675 on a 100 to 900 scale

Free Core 1 diagnostic

Core 2 220-1202

  • 1.0 Operating systems28%
  • 2.0 Security28%
  • 3.0 Software troubleshooting23%
  • 4.0 Operational procedures21%

Pass: 700 on a 100 to 900 scale

Free Core 2 diagnostic

Performance-based labs

Lock down a router, read ipconfig output, spec a build. The hands-on tasks, in your browser.

All 6 labs

Try four questions

Question 1Core 1 · 1.0

A customer pays by holding a phone a few centimeters from the card reader at a checkout. Which wireless technology does this use?

Question 2Core 1 · 2.0

A help desk needs to reach Windows desktops with Remote Desktop through an internal firewall. Which port must the firewall allow?

Question 3Core 2 · 1.0

Windows shows errors that suggest protected system files are corrupt. Which command scans those files and replaces bad copies?

Question 4Core 2 · 2.0

An employee gets a phone call from someone claiming to be IT support, who asks for her password to "fix her mailbox". What is this?

In the course

  • 26 interactive lessons and labs
  • 92 practice questions
  • 2 full practice exams, one per core

See the course

Free tools

A+, Network+, Security+

CompTIA recommends A+ before Network+, and Network+ before Security+. Each has its own course here.

  1. A+

    Hardware, operating systems, support and troubleshooting. Two exams, Core 1 and Core 2.

    You are here

  2. Network+

    Addressing, routing, switching, wireless, operations and network troubleshooting.

  3. Security+

    Threats, security architecture, operations and risk.

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Guides

IT Support Genius Pro

US$129one payment

  • 26 interactive lessons
  • 92 practice questions
  • 2 full 60-question practice exams

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