No formal prerequisites. CompTIA recommends 9-12 months of hands-on IT support experience. Eligibility details like these are worth double-checking before you register — vendors revise them periodically, and the official exam page (official 220-1101 exam page) always has the current version.

The official CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1 outline has 5 domains — the biggest include Virtualization and Cloud Computing (11%), Hardware and Network Troubleshooting (29%), Networking (20%). Those weightings are your study compass: the largest domains hide the most points. See the full outline above for every subtopic.

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The pass mark is 675 (on a scale of 100-900), and the official fee is $253 USD. That fee resets to full price on every retake, so the real money-saver is preparation — run the 865 practice questions from ActualTestsIT until passing becomes routine, then book your seat.

The CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1 is CompTIA's official exam for the A+ certification, a Entry-Level-level credential. Candidates take it to validate real skill — and employers read it exactly that way. It also connects to related credentials such as CompTIA A+.

The exam gives you 90 minutes for Maximum 90 questions. The candidates who struggle aren't usually short on knowledge — they're short on pacing. Fix that before test day: set a time budget per question, practice moving past hard items without stalling, and rehearse full timed sessions in the ActualTestsIT engine until the clock stops being a factor.