Professor Messer’s CompTIA A+ 220-1202 Core 2 Training Course
This is the index to my free CompTIA A+ 220-1202 training course videos.
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17 Videos – Total Run Time: 3 hours and 29 minutes (and counting!)
This course is in active production, and new videos are added all the time. Keep checking back for more A+ training information!
Section 1: Operating Systems
1.1 – Operating Systems
The operating system is the foundation of any computing platform. In this video, you’ll learn about Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, Google Chrome OS, Apple iOS, Google Android, and more.
The data stored by our operating systems is written to a specific file system. In this video, you’ll learn about NTFS, ReFS, FAT/FAT32, exFAT, ext4, XFS, and APFS.
1.2 – Installing Operating Systems
There are many options to consider when installing an operating systems. In this video, you’ll learn about different boot methods, installation options, zero-touch deployment, partition types, and formatting options.
Upgrading Windows requires more than launching a setup utility. In this video, you’ll learn about upgrade types, OS requirements, hardware requirements, and more.
1.3 – Microsoft Windows
There’s an edition of Windows for almost any computing environment. In this video, you’ll learn about different Windows editions for Windows 10 and Windows 11, the features available in each edition, and how Windows N editions are used in Europe.
Windows includes a number of useful features for managing devices in an enterprise. In this video, you’ll learn about Domain Services, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), RAM support, encryption options, and more.
1.4 – The Windows OS
The Windows Task Manager is an important utility when performing real-time monitoring and troubleshooting. In this video, you’ll learn about Task Manager and features for Services, Startup, Processes, Performance, Networking, and Users.
The Microsoft Management Console provides a framework for creating the perfect troubleshooting toolkit. In this video, you’ll learn about Event Viewer, Disk Management, Task Scheduler, Device Manager, Performance Monitor, and more.
Windows includes a number of useful troubleshooting utilities. In this video, you’ll learn about System Information, Resource Monitor, System Configuration, Disk Cleanup, defrag, and regedit.
1.5 – The Windows Command Line
The Windows command line provides a powerful interface for monitoring and troubleshooting. In this video, you’ll learn about navigating the command line prompt, copying files, viewing host and version information, managing Group Policy, and keeping your system secure.
Troubleshooting the network is often managed from the Windows command line. In this video, you’ll learn about ipconfig, ping, netstat, nslookup, net view, net use, net user, tracert, and path ping.
1.6 – Windows Settings
The Windows Control panel allows for the configuration the Windows user experience. In this video, you’ll learn about Internet Options, Devices and Printers, Network and Sharing Center, Performance Settings, User Accounts, and more.
The Windows Settings utility provides a consistent user interface for configuring many operating system options. In this video, you’ll learn about Time and Language, Personalization, Apps, Privacy and Security, and more.
1.7 – Windows Networking
Windows includes many resources for networking devices together. In this video, you’ll learn about shared resources, Workgroups, Domains, and sharing printers.
Windows Defender Firewall is a built-in personal firewall and is available for most Windows versions. In this video, you’ll learn about the Defender Firewall configuration options and how to create your own customized firewall rules.
There are many ways for a Windows computer to obtain an IP address. In this video, you’ll learn about Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA), TCP/IP host addressing, and alternate configurations.
Windows includes a number of different features to connect to different network technologies. In this video, you’ll learn about VPN connections, wireless networks, wired connections, WWAN links, proxy settings, network locations, network paths, mapping drives, and metered connections.
This course is in active production, and new videos are added all the time. Keep checking back for more A+ training information!