New ! The Official CompTIA Tech+ Student Guide FC0-U71 eBook - Valid for 12 Months

What’s included

• Content mapped to Tech+ exam objectives (FC0-U71)
• Hands-on activities designed to put knowledge into practice
• Video demonstrations of key activities
• Practice questions that check for understanding
• PowerPoint slides
• Access to the CompTIA Learning Center

What you’ll learn

The Official CompTIA Tech+ Student Guide teaches the essential skills and information needed to troubleshoot and problem solve, helps learners understand a wide variety of issues ranging from networking and operating systems to mobile devices and security, and prepares candidates to take the CompTIA Tech+ certification exam (FC0-U71). Developed by CompTIA for the CompTIA certification candidate, the Student Guide has been rigorously evaluated by third-party subject matter experts to validate coverage of the Tech+ exam objectives.

Accessing the Course Materials

An access key and instructions for accessing the CompTIA Learning Center, the online platform through which the eBook and all digital materials as described above are delivered, are emailed within 3-4 hours of purchase. The eBook is provided in an interactive online version, along with a downloadable PDF.

Access keys must be redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

Product Information

ISBN: 978-1-64274-558-0

Pub. Date: 2024-12-06

Author(s): Robert Plank

Table of Contents

Module 1.0: Understanding Tech Basics

• Lesson 1.1: Use Technology Effectively
• Lesson 1.2: Explore the Computing Cycle
• Lesson 1.3: Recognize Computing Devices
• Lesson 1.4: Careers in Tech

Module 2.0: Data and Privacy

• Lesson 2.1: Understand Your Data
• Lesson 2.2: Data Privacy
• Lesson 2.3: Passwords and Encryption
• Lesson 2.4: Careers in Data and Privacy

Module 3.0: Internet Technologies

• Lesson 3.1: Identify Internet Basics
• Lesson 3.2: Using a Web Browser
• Lesson 3.3: Internet Service Providers
• Lesson 3.4: Careers in Internet Technologies

Module 4.0 Cybersecurity

• Lesson 4.1: Basic Security Concepts
• Lesson 4.2: Identify Common Security Threats
• Lesson 4.3: Security Tools and Software
• Lesson 4.4: Careers in Cybersecurity

Module 5.0: Networking

• Lesson 5.1: Binary and Other Numbering Systems
• Lesson 5.2: Basic Networking Concepts
• Lesson 5.3: How Networks Work
• Lesson 5.4: Small Wireless Network Specifications
• Lesson 5.5: Virtualization on the Network
• Lesson 5.6: Careers in Networking

Module 6.0: Applications and Software

• Lesson 6.1: Common Applications
• Lesson 6.2: Productivity Software
• Lesson 6.3: Safely Managing Software
• Lesson 6.4: The CompTIA Troubleshooting Methodology
• Lesson 6.5: Careers in Apps and Software

Module 7.0: Operating Systems

• Lesson 7.1: What is an Operating System?
• Lesson 7.2: What Does an Operating System Do?
• Lesson 7.3: File Management
• Lesson 7.4: Data Backup
• Lesson 7.5: Careers in Operating Systems

Module 8.0: Hardware

• Lesson 8.1: Units of Speed and Capacity
• Lesson 8.2: What’s Inside a Computer:
• Lesson 8.3: Storage Types
• Lesson 8.4: What Can I Connect to My Device?
• Lesson 8.5: Installing Connected Devices
• Lesson 8.6: Careers in Computer Hardware

Module 9.0: Databases

• Lesson 9.1: Database Basics
• Lesson 9.2: Types of Databases
• Lesson 9.3: Relational Databases
• Lesson 9.4: Careers in Databases

Module 10.0: Coding

• Lesson 10.1: What is Coding?
• Lesson 10.2: Planning a Coding Project?
• Lesson 10.3: Variables and Data Types
• Lesson 10.4: Coding Principles
• Lesson 10.5 Careers in Coding

Module 11.0: The Future of Tech

• Lesson 11.1: Leading Technologies