CompTIA A+ Core 1 Competency Benchmark (Intermediate Level)

Topics covered

• define global positioning system (GPS) services and cellular location services
• define the role of an inverter in an LCD screen
• describe features of digitizers and touchscreens
• describe mobile webcams and microphones
• describe physical privacy and security components such as biometrics and near-field scanner features
• describe rapid elasticity
• describe the differences between internal and external sharing and file synchronization
• differentiate between cable and DSL modems
• differentiate between hubs and bridges
• differentiate between LCD types including in-plane switching (IPS), twisted nematic (TN), and vertical alignment (VA)
• differentiate between wireless cards/Bluetooth modules, cellular cards, and mini peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe)
• identify the general purpose of virtual machines including how they can be used for sandboxing, application virtualization, and cross-platform virtualization
• list common mobile display components including touchscreens, webcams, and microphones
• list features of mobile device synchronization including data caps, ActiveSync, calendars, contacts, and commercial mail applications
• list the benefits and security features of firewalls
• outline PoE standards and injector and switch features
• provide an overview of mobile device management features
• provide an overview of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display types
• provide an overview of virtualization
• recognize mobile Wi-Fi antenna connectors and placement
• recognize the benefits of high availability cloud solutions
• recognize virtual machine resource requirements