SKILL BENCHMARK
CompTIA A+ Core 1 Awareness Benchmark (Entry Level)
- 19m
- 19 questions
The CompTIA A+ Core 1 Awareness Benchmark (Entry Level) benchmark measures your ability to identify core desktop and mobile technologies and participate in conversations about said technologies. A learner who scores high on this benchmark demonstrates that they have a basic awareness of mobile computing.
Topics covered
- describe features of the IaaS cloud computing service
- differentiate between 115v and 220v power supply inputs
- differentiate between 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies
- differentiate between 3.3v, 5.5v, and 12v power supply outputs
- differentiate between AMD and Intel microprocessors
- differentiate between ethernet cable types such as Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, coaxial, and plenum
- differentiate between public, private, hybrid, and community cloud model types
- identify the general purpose of virtual machines including how they can be used for sandboxing, application virtualization, and cross-platform virtualization
- identify well-known ports and protocols
- illustrate how to configure the domain name system (DNS)
- list configuration settings to be aware of on MFDs including duplex, orientation, tray settings, and quality
- list features of automatic document feeders
- list features of PaaS cloud computing service
- list features of SaaS cloud computing service
- outline use cases for the virtual random access memory (RAM) management technique
- provide an overview of multifunction devices (MFDs) including proper unboxing and set up location considerations
- provide an overview of virtualization
- recognize how to replace common hardware device components such as batteries, keyboards, and random-access memory (RAM)
- recognize how to set up and configure USB connections including USB-C, microUSB, and miniUSB