The A+ certification demonstrates competency as a computer technician.
CompTIA A+ certification is a vendor
neutral certification.



The CompTIA A+ certification exam was developed in 1993. There has been three
versions of the A+ exam, the 1993 objectives, the 2003 objectives and the 2006
objectives, which are both broken down into two separate exams; however, the
2003 objectives exam was retired on June 30, 2007. The 2003 objectives contained
the A+ Core Hardware Exam and the A+ Core Operating System Technologies Exam.
The 2006 objectives require that a candidate successfully pass the A+ Essentials
and one elective: IT technician, remote support technician, or depot technician.
CompTIA is vendor neutral but does lean toward Microsoft Windows.



The A+ exam is intended for information technology professionals who have the
equivalent of 500 hours of hands on experience. The exams are computer based and
composed of multiple choice questions, of which there may be more than one
correct answer. Over 800,000 people have earned the A+ credential worldwide, to
date.



Topics of the Core examination include IRQs, direct memory access, and practical
computer repair, including the installation and repair of hard drives, modems,
network cards, CPUs, power supplies, printers, and so forth. The focus of the
exam is not theory, but practice. Sometimes graphics are used in exam questions.
Topics included in the Operating Systems Exam include memory management,
configuration files, and historical operating environments rather than newer,
cutting edge technologies.



In September 2006, the CompTIA A+ test was updated so that the test taker must
take the CompTIA A+ Essentials (220-601) test along with one of three other
tests (220-602, 220-603, or 220-604). Each of these elective exams offers the
candidate the opportunity to specialize their A+ certification to match their
desired career path.



With the introduction of the 2006 A+ exam, candidates were offered a grace
period whereby both the 2003 and 2006 versions were available. As of June 2007,
the 2003 version of exams is no longer available in the United States. In some
countries, the grace period was extended to December 2007. The 2003 version was
also extended in cases where the A+ certification exam was included in a course
of study. Also, most legacy support questions have been excluded.



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