CompTIA A+ Exam Codes 220-1001 & 220-1002 (Core 1 & Core 2)
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Hello All,
The new CompTIA A+ series (2019) will be a big change in the familiar naming convention.
1 - In the past the series have followed the 600, 700, 800 and 900 series
2 - Each exam would be labeled 220-701/220-702, 220-801/220-802, 220-901/220-902The new structure will be different:
1- Core 1 content will map to the exam 220-1001
2- Core 2 content will map to the exam 220-1002In the future you will probably see them continue with this naming convention.
We are recording the first edition according to CompTIA's single book format. It will be comprehensive and include both Core 1 and Core 2 content. We will be shooting all new content with no "carry-over" videos from the 900 series.
In the future we will be going back and recording a two book format as well. This format will break the Core 1 (220-1001 exam) and the Core 2 (220-1002) into separate shows. The two exam format is pending.
A great majority of the objectives that were relevant to the 900 series are still relevant in the 1000 series exams. Some information will be removed and there will be new material as is on par with past exam series releases.
I am not sure as to the practice exams availability, but they are usually ready to go shortly after the official announcement from CompTIA that the new exams have been released. I hope this helps and please ask any questions you might still have.
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You are most welcome @Cole-Maki if you need help do not hesitate to ask.
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Hello @wes-bryan
What do you mean by “single book format” and “the two exam format is pending”? From what I see on the comptia website, there are two study guides, two exams. The course overview here is also clear about the separation.
You also say “In the future we will be going back and recording a two book format as well”. What do you mean? Can’t you just break the information in two, following the course overview? From what I see, the topics posted in the course, although not all complete, are the same as those posted by comptia in the course overview available here. Why do you have to “go back and record a two book format as well”? This makes me uncertain, can I go take the separate exams with the information provided by you in this unified format? If I do, why do you have to rerecord for the two format?
What about the practice labs I was asking about?
Thank you!
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Hey @Andrei-C
Great questions, I apologize if I have not answered them in completeness. We are working with CompTIA to create the content according to a format that they provided. All of the exam objectives will be covered in the single format. The study guides you have mentioned follow the individual exam format. We will have somewhere around 90 hours of content filmed for the A+ series upon completion. The new exams went live on Jan. 15th 2019 and we have a good bit of the content already filmed and we are still in production. In the past when we have followed a two exam format each exam was around 40 hours of content. We will be recording the same amount of content under a single series.
As far as the practice exams and labs I will get back with you on these as I do not have that information, but I am more than happy to get it for you and post it here. Thank you so much for being a member and we will work hard to get the show completed very soon. I hope this helps to answer your questions.
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@wes-bryan, I still don’t understand why you take the unified approach, who benefits from that? It’s not like there’s a unified exam, like CCNA, and you create content for it because some may choose the all-in-one exam against the split examination (ICND1 & ICND2). As far as I know, the only way with A+ is with the two exams.
Anyway, again, if I choose the topics from your all in one training based on the course overview of each of the two exams, it shall be fine, right? It’s not even the first half and the second half, they’re all mixed…
On a more appreciative note, thank you for the promptness of your answers. Also, the fact that they come from the trainer itself is a big plus.
Good luck with the recordings :)
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@wes-bryan, just when I was starting to appreciate the promptness of your answers... no answer in two weeks :)
Anyway, Installing and Configuring PC Components - PC Components Part 3 (about motherboards as I understand from part four's introduction) is missing. Instead it is replaced by Common Connection Interfaces Part 3. A few episodes down the line, Common Connection Interfaces Part 3 again.
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Hey @Andrei-C I am sorry for a delayed response, the practice exams are managed and released by Kaplan. We have not received any information on availability for the 1000 series exams. We have heard from the company that is responsible for the Practice Labs and the labs are due for availability in Q1 of 2019. I also talked with the backend team on the video error and it should be corrected. Thank you for keeping me on my toes!
https://app.itpro.tv/course-library/comptia-a-2201001-core-1/pc-components3-core1/
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@wes-bryan When will the "supporting and troubleshooting laptops" and "network infrastructure concepts" videos be uploaded in the A+ core 1001/1002 course?
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@Jose-Ortiz great question, we have yet to record those episodes and as soon as we record them we will post them to the site (usually 24-48 hours after recording)