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Check your readiness for the CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 exam with 50 exam-style questions across all five domains, each with an instant explanation. Free to take, timed to the pace of the real exam, and retake it as often as you want.
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This free CompTIA A+ Core 1 practice test checks your readiness for the 220-1201 exam with 50 exam-style questions across all five domains, each with an explanation for every answer choice. Built by Training Camp, an authorized CompTIA partner. New to the exam? Learn more about the A+ certification.
The 220-1201 exam is organized into five weighted domains, and this test pulls its 50 questions from each in roughly the same proportions: Mobile Devices (13%), Networking (23%), Hardware (25%), Virtualization and Cloud Computing (11%), and Hardware and Network Troubleshooting (28%). Troubleshooting is the biggest slice, so expect symptom-based scenarios that ask for the most likely cause or the best next step.
The real exam allows a maximum of 90 questions in 90 minutes and uses multiple-choice and performance-based questions. You need a scaled score of 675 on a scale of 100 to 900 to pass. CompTIA launched 220-1201 on March 25, 2025, and we keep these questions aligned with the current published objectives.
CompTIA A+ is the only CompTIA certification that requires two exams. Core 1 (220-1201) covers hardware, networking, mobile devices, virtualization and hardware troubleshooting. Core 2 (220-1202) covers operating systems, security, software troubleshooting and operational procedures. You must pass both to earn the credential, and they can be taken in either order. When you are done here, try the free A+ Core 2 practice test.
Take it once without notes to get an honest baseline, then read every explanation, including the ones for the choices you did not pick. The wrong-answer explanations are where most of the learning happens, because the exam is built around distractors that sound right. The 50-minute timer gives you one minute per question, the same pace as the real exam's 90 questions in 90 minutes. Your results are broken down by domain, so use them to decide where to spend your study time before retaking.
If you want a faster, structured path, Training Camp's CompTIA A+ Boot Camp covers both Core 1 and Core 2 in one accelerated course.
Domains Covered · 220-1201
Laptop hardware, mobile connectivity and accessories, and device setup and management.
Ports and protocols, network hardware, wireless standards, and SOHO setup.
Cables, displays, RAM, storage, RAID, motherboards, CPUs, power supplies, and printers.
Client-side virtualization, hypervisors, and cloud service and deployment models.
Diagnosing faults in PCs, storage, displays, mobile devices, printers and networks.
Four questions from the bank, one per domain, with the reasoning behind every answer. The full test has 50.
A user reports that the touchscreen on a convertible laptop no longer responds to finger or stylus input, although the image on the screen is sharp and the trackpad and keyboard work normally. The technician confirms the touch driver is installed and current. Which laptop component MOST likely needs to be replaced?
Correct. The digitizer is the transparent touch-sensing layer laminated over the display. When the image is fine but touch and stylus input stop working with a current driver, the digitizer has failed and must be replaced.
A user on a metered cellular plan reaches the monthly data cap every billing cycle without streaming video. Which of the following settings should a technician change FIRST?
Correct. Automatic photo backup and cloud folder synchronization move large files in the background, and they are the usual reason a metered plan hits its cap. Limiting them to Wi-Fi pauses the transfers on cellular data while keeping synchronization on.
A technician is configuring a SOHO firewall so that an administrator working from home can open an encrypted command-line session to a Linux server in the office. Only the minimum required inbound port should be opened. Which port should the technician allow?
Correct. Secure Shell (SSH) uses TCP port 22 and provides an encrypted command-line session, making it the standard way to administer Linux servers and network devices remotely.
A software developer needs to run a Linux virtual machine and an older Windows virtual machine on a laptop running Windows 11 Home for testing, while continuing to use the laptop's own Windows installation for everyday work. Which virtualization approach fits this requirement?
Correct. A Type 2 (hosted) hypervisor such as VMware Workstation or VirtualBox runs as an application on top of the existing operating system, so the developer keeps normal use of Windows while running guest VMs alongside it. This is the standard client-side virtualization model.
Every one of the 50 questions works this way: an explanation for the right answer and for the one you picked, so a wrong answer teaches you something. Questions last reviewed against the current CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201) objectives.
Quick answers about the test, the CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201) exam, and how to prepare.
Yes. It's free to take, with an explanation for every answer choice across all five 220-1201 domains, and you can retake it as often as you want.
You answer 50 multiple-choice scenario questions drawn from all five CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201) domains, with an instant explanation after each answer and a 50-minute timer, which matches the one-minute-per-question pace of the real exam. Your results are broken down by domain. It's a readiness check, not a substitute for full preparation.
The 220-1201 exam has a maximum of 90 questions and a 90-minute time limit. It uses multiple-choice and performance-based questions.
You need a scaled score of 675 on a scale of 100 to 900 to pass the 220-1201 exam.
Five domains: Mobile Devices (13%), Networking (23%), Hardware (25%), Virtualization and Cloud Computing (11%), and Hardware and Network Troubleshooting (28%).
Yes. CompTIA A+ certification requires passing both Core 1 (220-1201) and Core 2 (220-1202), which covers operating systems, security, software troubleshooting and operational procedures. Try our free A+ Core 2 practice test as well.
A+ is CompTIA's entry-level IT certification, and CompTIA recommends 12 months of hands-on experience in an IT support specialist role before sitting it. Core 1 is broad rather than deep, so steady practice across all five domains, especially troubleshooting, is what gets most people ready.
Work through the official 220-1201 objectives, get hands-on time with real hardware, and practice with exam-style questions like these. For a faster route, Training Camp's CompTIA A+ Boot Camp covers both Core 1 and Core 2 in one accelerated course.