A+ Core 2 220-1202 Practice Test and Study Guide

The exam at a glance

This course

How the course works

1. Cheat sheet. Everything the exam expects you to recall cold, printable.
2. Starter test. A few questions per exam domain, with a confidence rating on each.
3. Your tutorial. Lessons chosen from what you missed or guessed, each with a checkpoint and a deeper explanation.
4. Practice tests and retraining. 50 questions, weighted like the real exam. Every miss is explained and feeds back into your lessons.
5. 3 of your last 5 at 80%. That unlocks one full-length test on the real exam's clock: 90 questions in 90 minutes, at its real passing score of 78%. Pass it once and you are ready to book.

Read the first 15 lessons here

1. Operating System Types, Filesystems, Life Cycles, and Compatibility 10 min
2. Windows Editions, Feature Differences, Upgrade Paths, and Hardware Requirements 10 min
3. Installing and Upgrading Windows: Boot Methods, Installation Types, Partitioning, and Upgrade Considerations 11 min
4. Installing Applications and Cloud Productivity Tools: Requirements, Distribution, Impact, and Cloud Services 10 min
5. Task Manager and the MMC Snap-Ins 11 min
6. The Other Windows Utilities: msinfo32, resmon, msconfig, cleanmgr, dfrgui, and regedit 8 min
7. Windows Command-Line Tools 12 min
8. Control Panel Applets, File Explorer Options, and Power Options 10 min
9. The Settings App 8 min
10. Windows Networking on the Client 11 min
11. macOS Features and Tools 11 min
12. Linux Commands, Configuration Files, and Components 12 min
13. Physical Security and Physical Access Controls 9 min
14. Logical Security: Least Privilege, Zero Trust, ACLs, MFA, SAML, SSO, JIT, PAM, MDM, DLP, IAM, and Directory Services 11 min
15. Wireless Security Protocols and Authentication Methods 9 min

Every lesson, by unit

Flashcards

405 cards from the cheat sheet and glossary: 194 Acronyms; 7 The exam itself; 16 Operating systems, filesystems, and Windows editions; 12 Installation, upgrades, and application requirements; 36 Command-line tools; 25 Control Panel, Settings, and Windows networking; 7 macOS and Linux features; 45 Security concepts; 9 Windows security, Active Directory, hardening, and mobile security; 7 SOHO, browser, disposal, and the malware removal procedure; 23 Software troubleshooting; 7 Documentation, change management, and backups; 17 Scripting, remote access, and AI. Flip, shuffle, mark what you know.

Drill the flashcards

Performance-based questions

10 interactive PBQs: A+ Core 2 PBQs, 220-1202 performance-based questions, A+ PBQ practice. Every task graded and explained, and the official-format test opens with 2 of them.

Try 3 PBQs here

Guides

• CompTIA A+ 220-1201 and 220-1202 Exam Guide
  Both A+ exams explained: format and passing scores, the domains of each, which to take first, and how the two courses split the work.

Questions people ask

How many questions are on the A+ Core 2 exam?

Up to 90 questions in 90 minutes, multiple choice and performance-based. The passing score is 700 on a scale of 100 to 900.

What does Core 2 cover?

Operating systems, security, software troubleshooting, and operational procedures, including scripting, remote access, and backups.

How much does A+ cost?

See CompTIA's current voucher price for each exam; the course is free.

How does the course decide I am ready?

Three of your last five fifty-question practice tests at 80% or better, then one ninety-question test at the real passing score of 700 of 900.

What is on the CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202 exam?

Operating Systems (28%), Security (28%), Software Troubleshooting (23%), Operational Procedures (21%). The course's units follow the same domains, and the practice tests draw on the same domain weights.