CompTIA A+ 220-1001: Troubleshooting

Skillsoft issued completion badges are earned based on viewing the percentage required or receiving a passing score when assessment is required. Computer peripherals and mobile devices have similar troubleshooting workflows. Knowing how devices should work and troubleshooting common problems—part of maintenance—are important when preparing for exam CompTIA A+ 220-1001. Through this course, learn to troubleshoot post beeps codes, basic input/output system (BIOS) time settings, and booting to an incorrect device; to resolve issues relating to power such as overheating, smoke, and a burning smell; to troubleshoot common hard drive issues such as read/write, slow performance, failure to book, drive not recognized, and OS not found. Next, learn to investigate Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) issues and failure conditions; to use self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology (S.M.A.R.T) error technology; how to fix video or display issues such as dead pixels, artifacts, color patterns, dim image, flickering, distortion; to troubleshoot issues with display, batteries, power, indicator lights, connectivity, touchscreen, performance, and GPS. Other issues: common wired and wireless network problems such as limited connectivity and unavailable resources, such as the Internet, printers, e-mail, Internet Protocol (IP) conflict, transfer speeds, and service set identifier (SSID) not found.