CompTIA A+ 2026 Complete Guide

For people working toward CompTIA A+ — hardware, networking, OS, troubleshooting, and ops. This one PDF covers Core 1 (220-1201) and Core 2 (220-1202); you still need both Pearson exams for the cert.

A+ is two exams. Studying only hardware or only Windows leaves the other half weak.

What’s inside

  • Topic lessons across both cores, 52 practice questions with answers and explanations, a quick-reference sheet, and a study plan.
  • 52 questions with answers and short explanations (Q&A pairs in the PDF)
  • Instant PDF download after payment — link also arrives by email

Sample questions & answers

Short previews from this guide (not the full book):

Sample Q1. A laptop that will not POST and has no lights often fails first at:

Answer: B — Power path: adapter, battery, DC jack, board

No life equals power until proven otherwise.

Sample Q26. Least privilege for a standard office user means:

Answer: B — A standard account; elevate only when required

UAC exists for a reason.

Sample Q31. Event Viewer is used to:

Answer: B — Read Windows logs

Application / System / Security logs.

Who this is for

For people working toward CompTIA A+ — hardware, networking, OS, troubleshooting, and ops. This one PDF covers Core 1 (220-1201) and Core 2 (220-1202); you still need both Pearson exams for the cert.

What’s not included

Not affiliated with CompTIA. You still schedule and pass both Pearson exams separately.