CompTIA · Exam 220-1201 & 220-1202

A+ practice questions built around the decisions the exam tests.

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What you will practice

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The experience is designed around relevant decisions and troubleshooting, not disconnected trivia.

  • Mobile devices and computer hardware
  • Windows, macOS, Linux, and software
  • Networking and operational troubleshooting

Try three questions. Understand every answer.

Original English practice examples, with answers and explanations available here. No account required. These are independent teaching examples, not official exam questions or exam dumps.

Question 1 of 3 · Mobile devices and computer hardware

A laptop charges normally with its original USB-C adapter. On a compatible dock, data and video work, but the battery drains under load. The dock delivers less power than the laptop requires. Which change addresses the evidence with the least disruption?

Answer and explanation

Best answer: Use a supported dock or power arrangement with sufficient delivered wattage

The measured power shortfall explains discharge under load even though data and video work. Use a supported arrangement that meets the laptop power requirement.

Why the other choices fit less well

Battery replacement is premature when the measured charging input is insufficient. Stable video does not indicate a graphics-driver fault; reducing refresh rate without checking the required and delivered wattage does not establish a supported charging arrangement.

USB-IF: power delivery

Question 2 of 3 · Operational procedures

A user asks you to reset a slow laptop. Their only copy of an important folder is on its internal drive. What should you do before starting a potentially destructive reset?

Answer and explanation

Best answer: Back up the required files and verify that the backup can be read

Preserve the required data and verify the backup before a destructive operation. Confirm the destination and that the files open; an unverified backup is an assumption.

Why the other choices fit less well

A reset can remove data before recovery is possible. A renamed folder remains on the same drive. Cloud sync must be checked rather than presumed to cover local files.

Microsoft: reset your PC

Question 3 of 3 · Network troubleshooting

A workstation can reach a service by IP address, but a lookup of its hostname against the configured DNS server fails. Other users can resolve the name. Which check best follows this evidence?

Answer and explanation

Best answer: Inspect the workstation DNS-server configuration and test that resolver

The successful IP connection narrows the investigation. Check which resolver this workstation uses and query it directly before making a wider change.

Why the other choices fit less well

Display cabling does not resolve hostnames. A working service for other users does not justify reinstalling it. Successful IP communication contradicts the claim that all connectivity has failed.

Microsoft: nslookup

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Official format for CompTIA A+ (220-1201 & 220-1202) — confirm current pricing and policy on the vendor's site before you book, since those can change.

Format2 exams required — Core 1 (220-1201) and Core 2 (220-1202)
QuestionsUp to 90 questions per exam
Duration90 minutes per exam
Passing score675 for Core 1; 700 for Core 2 (scored on a 100–900 scale)
Question typesMultiple-choice (single and multiple response) plus performance-based questions (PBQs) that simulate real troubleshooting tasks
DeliveryPearson VUE test center or online proctored (OnVUE)
Retake policyImmediate retake allowed after a first fail; a 14-day wait applies before a third attempt on the same exam
Study plan

A 6-week plan weighted to the real question bank.

Every week's length is proportional to how many A+ practice questions that domain actually has — not a generic template. Track real progress against it from your dashboard.

  1. 1

    Hardware + Networking

    Smaller domains grouped together to keep every week substantive.

    ~26 questions/day
  2. 2

    Mobile Devices + Virtualization and Cloud Computing + Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

    Smaller domains grouped together to keep every week substantive.

    ~17 questions/day
  3. 3

    Operating Systems + Security

    Smaller domains grouped together to keep every week substantive.

    ~22 questions/day
  4. 4

    Software Troubleshooting + Operational Procedures

    Smaller domains grouped together to keep every week substantive.

    ~13 questions/day
  5. 5

    Cumulative review

    Mixed practice across every domain, prioritizing whichever ones your readiness tracker shows below 80% accuracy — not a fixed list, but whatever the data says is weakest this week.

  6. 6

    Timed mock exam

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