Computing Technology Industry Association, more commonly known as CompTIA, is known as a leader of the information technology (IT) industry. CompTIA was started in 1982 by a company called Association of Better Computer Dealers Inc. which is a group of many different Information Technology companies. CompTIA offers certification exams and jobs in the IT industry such as the A Plus certification, Network Plus exam, Server Plus, Linux Plus, and Security Plus as well as many others. CompTIA is also the chair of an organization called Initiative for Software Choice (ISC). This organization was founded by Microsoft and strives to have many different software markets competing at the same time without government interference. It is very difficult to obtain work in the Computer Engineering or Information Technology field without CompTIA certification.
The CompTIA A+ exam is the best known of all the exams. This exam demonstrates competency as a computer technician, which should be the base knowledge when going into any field in the Computer Engineering or Information Technology career paths.
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English: This is a snapshot of CUTE, a free and op...The exam questions are based on Microsoft Windows operating systems, which previous exams also covered MS-DOS operating systems. The CompTIA A+ certification exam was created in 1993 and three versions have been created since then. The 2003 test differs greatly from the 2006 exam in ways such as; the 2003 exam consists of many different topics such as; IRQs, direct memory access, and practical computer repair, including the installation and repair of hard drives, modems, network cards, CPUs, power supplies, printers, and so forth. The 2003 exam has two mandatory parts to it which are hardware and software, now there are currently four tests and you get to pick which of the job based tests you would like to take, the A Plus Essentials which everyone must take and...