CompTIA A+ Core 1 - 5.0 - Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
This course covers Domain 5.0 of the CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201) exam: Hardware and Network Troubleshooting. You'll learn a structured approach to diagnosing problems with motherboards, power supplies, storage devices, video and display issues, mobile devices, and printers, along with common network connectivity problems. We walk through a repeatable troubleshooting methodology, common symptoms and their likely causes, and the tools you'll use to confirm a diagnosis before fixing it. This is the domain that ties together everything else in Core 1, since it's about applying that hardware and networking knowledge to real problems. By the end, you'll be able to work through a hardware or network issue step by step instead of guessing at fixes.
- Apply the standard CompTIA troubleshooting methodology to hardware issues
- Diagnose common motherboard, CPU, RAM, and power supply symptoms
- Troubleshoot storage drive issues, including boot failures and slow performance
- Identify and resolve common video, display, and peripheral problems
- 01CompTIA A+ Core 1 - Domains4:35
- 02Course Objectives1:58
- 03Module 01 - Overview4:51
- 04Best Practice Methodology4:37
- 05Troubleshooting From a business point-of-view6:08
- 06The CompTIA's A+ troubleshooting model6:47
- 07Identify the Problem7:21
- 08Establish and Test a Theory - Part One5:11
- 09Establish and Test a Theory - Part Two13:59
- 10Establish and Test a Theory - Part Three7:31
- 11Establish a New Theory or Escalate - Part One5:38
- 12Establish a New Theory or Escalate - Part Two5:44
- 13Implement a Plan of Action - Part One8:14
- 14Implement a Plan of Action - Part Two8:39
- 15Verify and Document - Part One5:49
- 16Verify and Document - Part Two11:07
- 17iTUS - Document the findings using Google Keep6:55
- 18iTUS - Create DLC Boot USB Drive9:14