CompTIA A+ flashcards

What's in it

Every deck follows the course outline, with tags you can study or suspend topic by topic. Open a deck to study its free sample right here.

Study guide

Topics covered

The decks follow the order of the course outline. Numbers are cards per topic.

• Mobile Devices 23
  • Laptop Hardware 8
  • Displays 6
  • Connectivity and Accessories 9
• Hardware 68
  • Cables and Connectors 14
  • RAM 6
  • Storage 14
  • Motherboards CPUs and Add-on Cards 14
  • Power Supplies 8
  • Printers 12
• Virtualization and Cloud Computing 17
  • Virtualization 8
  • Cloud Concepts 9
• Networking 73
  • Ports and Protocols 20
  • Network Devices 6
  • Wireless 9
  • Network Services 11
  • IP Addressing 10
  • Network Types and Internet Connections 3
  • Cables and Tools 14
• Hardware and Network Troubleshooting 42
  • Troubleshooting Methodology 6
  • Motherboards RAM CPU and Power 8
  • Storage 6
  • Displays 3
  • Mobile Devices 4
  • Printers 8
  • Networks 7
• Operating Systems 110
  • OS Types and File Systems 9
  • Installation and Boot Methods 7
  • Windows Editions 8
  • Command-Line Tools 27
  • Windows Tools and MMC Snap-ins 18
  • Control Panel and Settings 8
  • Windows Networking 5
  • macOS 8
  • Linux 14
  • Application Installation 6
• Security 54
  • Physical Security and Data Destruction 7
  • Logical Security and Accounts 6
  • Wireless Security 6
  • Malware and Removal 13
  • Social Engineering and Threats 5
  • Windows Security Settings 9
  • SOHO and Mobile Hardening 8
• Software Troubleshooting 14
  • Windows 9
  • Mobile OS and Apps 5
• Operational Procedures 41
  • Documentation and Change Management 9
  • Backup and Recovery 8
  • Safety and Environment 8
  • Privacy Licensing and Policy 6
  • Communication and Professionalism 3
  • Scripting and Remote Access 7

A study plan

• 16 new cards a day covers everything in a month, leaving the last weeks for review.
• 8 new cards a day covers everything in two months, leaving the last weeks for review.
• 6 new cards a day covers everything in three months, leaving the last weeks for review.

Willys schedules reviews for you (FSRS spaced repetition), so the daily number above is only for new cards; reviews of what you have learned come back on their own. Study a topic's cards right after you meet it in class, suspend topics you have not reached yet, and use the app's quiz mode in the final two weeks.

How to get these decks

1. Install Willys on your iPhone, iPad or Mac — App Store. 14-day free trial, then $14.99 a year.
2. In Willys, tap Exam Library at the top of your Decks (or Browse Exam Library… under the + button), find the exam on its shelf or by search, tick it and tap Add.
3. Study. The exam comes in as its own collapsible folder, every card scheduled by FSRS spaced repetition. Nothing you already have is changed.

About these cards

Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

Checked against:

• Checked against vendor documentation from the USB Implementers Forum, PCI-SIG, JEDEC and Microsoft Learn (reference only; no text copied).
• CompTIA A+ exam objectives 220-1201/220-1202 (topic outline only; no text copied)
• Checked against the IANA Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry (public) and RFC 1918 and RFC 3927 for private and link-local addressing (reference only; no text copied).
• Checked against IEEE 802.11 and 802.3 standard summaries and the TIA-568 cabling standard summaries (reference only; no text copied).
• Checked against NIST Technical Note 1291 (UL 910 plenum cable test), UL Code Authorities guidance on NFPA 262 plenum cable, Southwire and Extron plenum-cable documentation, and Mike Holt's EC&M Code Q&A on wiring methods in air-handling spaces (reference only; no text copied).
• Checked against vendor and standards documents: Intel's ATX Version 3 Multi Rail Desktop Platform Power Supply Design Guide (Rev. 2.1a), HP, Dell, Lenovo, NVIDIA and congatec technical documents, NVM Express, CLEAResult (80 PLUS), CommScope and Fluke Networks on TIA TSB-155, ETSI TS 123 003, the GSMA Block List Services Description, the UK Home Office mobile-theft paper, the NIST CSRC Glossary, the Bluetooth SIG and Apple Support, and NIST Technical Note 1291, UL, Extron, Southwire and Mike Holt (EC&M) on plenum cable and raceways (reference only; no text copied).
• CompTIA A+ exam objectives 220-1201 V15 and 220-1202 V15, Exam Objectives Document Version 4.0 (topic outline only; no text copied)
• Checked against Microsoft Learn documentation for Windows commands, editions and system requirements, Apple Support documentation for macOS, and the Linux man-pages project (reference only; no text copied).
• Checked against Microsoft Learn documentation for Windows security features, Kerberos and backup concepts, the Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3 Specification v3.5, NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 (media sanitization, September 2025), NIST SP 800-97 (wireless security, 2007; withdrawn 2025), and OSHA (portable fire extinguisher eTool and 29 CFR 1910.155), US Fire Administration and FAA AC 20-42D guidance on fire extinguishers (reference only; no text copied).
• Checked against Microsoft Learn documentation for Windows commands, editions and security features, Apple Support documentation for macOS, the Linux man-pages project, the Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3 specification summary, and NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 (media sanitization, September 2025) (reference only; no text copied).

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