COMPTIA A+ ?

Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a non-profit organization for Information Technology that was founded in 1982 and, provides training to members, companies and individual bodies. Upon course completion, a certificate is issued from the organization which certifies an individual with the knowledge and skill sets to function as a technical persons anywhere in the world.

                                                       WHY COMPTIA A+?

The compTIA A+ is the starting point for a career in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The course training covers maintenance of Computers, Mobile devices, Laptops, Operating systems and Printers.

The course is broken into 4 parts and, certification in 1(one) and any other one choice amongst 2, 3 & 4 below makes a complete A+ certified technician.

1.     Essentials.

2.     IT Technician.

3.     Remote Support Technician.

4.     Depot Technician.

                              WHO NEED A+ TRAINING?

Anyone whom by reason of office work or place of residence have access to a laptop/desktop computer or any mobile device/application whether modern or of old version technology is eligible for the compTIA A+ training and certification exam.

In the learning path for A+ course, one has to be familiar with the four basic stages of computer function (Input of  data, Processing the data, Output which displays the result of processing and Storage of resulting data.

Again, you should be able to recognize various plugs, ports, jacks and connectors on a computer. Detailed below are some cables and ports pictures and their functions.

USB    The Universal Serial Bus commonly called USB cord is a universal type of connector that allows many devices (Cameras, Printers, Scanners etc) to connect to your PC and share data with it (Pictures, Files etc) can be shared via this port and cable connection.

FireWire    Firewire is the Apple brand name for a IEEE 1394 high-speed cable. This cable functions just like the USB only that it is used connected to the PC to transfer large amount of data at high-speeds.

RJ45     

                                                           This is a standard type of connector for network connections, they are mostly seen with Ethernet cables and Networks. The port is usually called the Ethernet or Network port. This port can be found not only on computers but also in a number of devices and it functions primarily to connect systems and devices to a common function.

RJ11                                                            The RJ11 is the cable terminal on the end of a telephone cable. The cable plugged into your PC helps to carry voice or analog signals to a desired destination.

Parallel Ports    Parallel cable is used to connect to the parallel ports on a Computer.This connection is becoming repaced by the universal funtionality of USB ports and strage devices.

HDMI Port     This port serves the High Definition Media Interface (HDMI) cable which is known for passing high definition videos from one device to another. HDMI supports on a single cable, any TV or PC video format including enhanced and standard definition vidoes amongst others.

Serial Port      This port is used to connect a modem, data acquisition terminal or other device via a serial interface. Serial ports provide very slow speed and is being superseded by USB and other faster interfaces connectors like firewire etc.

Just a brief overview of compTIA A+ course basics and the need to take this course when desiring a career in ICT. I hope this has been informative for you and thank you for your time.