Certified - The CompTIA A+ Audio Course

This episode covers environmental and disposal issues that can cause system failures or create safety risks. For the A+ exam, you should understand how dust, heat, humidity, electrical problems, and hazardous materials...

This episode explains basic technician safety practices that protect both people and equipment during support work. For the A+ exam, you should understand electrostatic discharge, grounding, safe lifting, proper...

This episode covers backup planning from the technician’s point of view, with emphasis on whether recovery will actually work when it is needed. For the A+ exam, you should understand backup types, restore choices...

This episode explains the change management concepts that A+ candidates need to recognize when systems are updated, repaired, replaced, or reconfigured. You will review planning, approval, risk review, rollback plans...

This episode explains the support records that help an IT team become more consistent over time. For the A+ exam, you should understand tickets, asset records, standard operating procedures, service level agreements...

This episode focuses on the visible signs of compromise on traditional PCs and how technicians interpret them correctly. For the A+ exam, you should recognize symptoms such as fake security alerts, unexpected pop-ups...

This episode explains the signs that a mobile device may be operating outside normal security boundaries, which is a key concept for the A+ exam. You will review rooting, jailbreaking, sideloading, spoofed applications...

This episode covers the mobile software issues that combine performance, stability, and usability problems into one support challenge. The A+ exam expects you to recognize symptoms such as frequent reboots, failed...

This episode explains system-level issues that prevent Windows from functioning normally, including failed services, low-memory conditions, and missing operating system errors. For the A+ exam, you need to understand...

This episode focuses on the Windows problems that affect startup and overall system stability, which are common topics on the A+ exam. You will review symptoms such as blue screens, boot loops, freezes, slow logins, and...

This episode explains why the web browser remains one of the most exposed parts of a user’s daily workflow and how technicians reduce that risk through configuration and user guidance. For the A+ exam, you should...

This episode covers the small office and home office network settings that most often create security risk when left at default values. The A+ exam expects you to recognize how router configuration affects overall...

This episode explains the proper handling of retired devices and storage media, which is both a security requirement and an operational responsibility. For the A+ exam, you need to understand data sanitization methods...

This episode focuses on the mobile security controls that protect devices which are frequently lost, moved, or used outside controlled environments. The A+ exam expects you to understand encryption, patching, content...

This episode explains the everyday habits that reduce risk on endpoints without requiring complex tools or advanced security roles. For the A+ exam, you should understand how patching, screen locking, account...