REQUIREMENT #2 A + CERTIFICATION THE A+ CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS A TESTING
PROCEDURE PROVIDED BY COMPTIA - A CORPORATION THAT DEVELOPS VENDOR-NEUTURAL
CERTIFICATIONS. THIS CERTIFIES THE COMPENTENCY OF ENTRY-LEVEL (6 MONTHS
EXPERIENCE) COMPTER SERVICE TECHNICIANS. CERTIFICATION PROVIDES THE CREDIBILITY,
RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT, AND QUALITY ASSUANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE
HIREING ORGINIAZITION. THE CERTICATION IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO TAKE IT.
THERE IS NO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY; ALTHOUGH, THERE WILL BE A FEE OF
$128.00 FOR EACH TEST. THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED BY COMPTIA AND IS BACKED BY
MAJOR COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE VENDORS, DISTRIBUTERS, RESELLERS AND
PUBLICATIONS.
THE CONTENT OF THE TEST WAS DEVELOPED BY COMPTIA AND MAJOR
COMPUTING VENDORS TO CREATE AN INDUSTRY STANDARD TO IDENTIFY THAT THE TECHNICIAN
HAS THE PROPER KNOWLEDE AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR A SUCCESSFUL ENTRY LEVEL
POSITON AS DEFINED BY COMPANIY EXPERTS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY. THE COMPANIES THAT
SUPPORT THE PROGRAM INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP.,
COMPUCOM, GATEWAY 2000, PACKARD BELL NEC EUROPE B.V., TANDY CORP., EASTMAN KODAK
CO., IBM, LEXSMARK. COMPTIA CERTIFICATION TESTING IS ADMINISTERED BY THE WORLD
WIDE NETWORKS OF PROMETRIC AND VUE. THE SACRAMENTO AREA TESTING LOCATIONS ARE
NEW HORIZONS AND INFOTEC COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS, INC.. (SEE THE GROUP QUARTERBACK
FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS). AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE EXAM WILL CONSIST OF TWO PARTS.
THE FORMAT IS AS FOLLOWS: THE DOMAINS FOR THE CORE HARDWARE EXAM ARE: DOMAIN
PERCENT OF EXAM 1.0 INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION 30% 2.0 DIAGNOSING AND
TROUBLESHOOTING 25% 3.0 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE 05% 4.0 MOTHERBOARD /
PROCESSORS / MEMORY 15% 5.0 PRINTERS 10% 6.0 BASIC NETWORKING 15% TOTAL 100% THE
DOMAINS FOR THE OPERATING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES EXAM ARE: DOMAIN PERCENT OF EXAM
1.0 OPERATING SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS 30% 2.0 INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION AND
UPGRADING 15% 3.0 DIAGNOSING AND TROUBLESHOOTING 40% 4.0 NETWORKS 15% TOTAL 100%
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