From the course: CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Cert Prep

How to take the A+ exam

From the course: CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Cert Prep

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How to take the A+ exam

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- So let's dig into how do we actually take the A+ exam? First, we have to start by buying a voucher, and you might be wondering, "Well, what's a voucher?" Well, you're going to go to CompTIA's site, like this here, and we can select their CompTIA Store and then go to the A+ Certification Voucher. Now remember, the A+ Certification is actually two separate exams, so you're going to need two separate vouchers. And if that price seems a little high, don't worry because you can certainly find some discount vouchers online. So now that we've bought our voucher, and we have our codes, we can actually go to the CompTIA website to schedule the exam. So I'm logged into the CompTIA site, and I'm going to go to Schedule an Exam, and I'm going to try and find the A+. Ah, and let's say I wanted to schedule the new Core 1 exam. I can click on that and hit Go. And where would I want to take it? So this is an important thing. You have multiple modalities of taking this exam, meaning that you can either take it from the comfort of your own home, or you can go to a proctor testing center. Now if you take it from the comfort of your own home , you're going to have to do some common setup things. They're going to require you to actually take photos of your testing area. You're going to have to run a system test on the Pearson VUE site and a couple other things. And by the way, when you take it online, there's actually going to be somebody hooked into your webcam watching you. So if you're not comfortable with that, you may want to take it in person. Now, taking it in person is pretty much just as easy as taking any other test that you've taken in person. You're going to go to a Pearson VUE Testing Center in your area. You're going to walk in, show your ID. They're going to have you put all your stuff in a locker, and they're going to walk you into your computer, log you in and say, "Good luck." And that's it. Just remember, there's typically no training materials allowed whatsoever for the A+ exam. Though, I have taken mine in the past, and they did give me, like, a little scrap sheet of paper to write some things on. And those are the simple steps to actually buy a voucher and schedule your exam. Just remember, grab a voucher online from CompTIA Store, or you might be able to find discount codes online as well. Schedule it in Pearson VUE, and keep your feet to the fire. You can pass this exam. I know you can, and I believe in you.

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