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Check your readiness for the CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202 exam with 50 exam-style questions across all four 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 2 practice test checks your readiness for the 220-1202 exam with 50 exam-style questions across all four 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 220-1202 exam is organized into four weighted domains: Operating Systems (28%), Security (28%), Software Troubleshooting (23%) and Operational Procedures (21%). Core 2 is the software and process half of A+. Where Core 1 (220-1201) tests hardware, networking, mobile devices and virtualization, Core 2 tests how you install, configure, secure and troubleshoot Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile operating systems, and how you handle documentation, change management, backups and customer communication.
The exam allows a maximum of 90 questions in 90 minutes and mixes multiple-choice items with performance-based questions. CompTIA refreshes its exam objectives on an ongoing basis, and we keep these practice questions aligned with the current published objectives rather than any single fixed release.
Take it once without notes to get an honest baseline. Read the explanation for every choice, not just the one you picked, because Core 2 distractors are usually real tools or real procedures applied to the wrong problem. Then review your weakest domain in a structured resource and take the test again. If you want a faster route, the CompTIA A+ Boot Camp covers both Core 1 and Core 2 with hands-on labs and exam vouchers included.
Domains Covered · 220-1202
Windows features and tools, networking, cloud productivity tools, macOS and Linux basics.
Threats, malware removal, physical and logical controls, Windows and wireless security.
Windows OS problems, PC security symptoms, mobile OS, app and mobile security issues.
Documentation, change management, backups, safety, scripting, AI policy, professionalism.
Four questions from the bank, one per domain, with the reasoning behind every answer. The full test has 50.
A small accounting firm is buying six new laptops that must join the company's Active Directory domain and use BitLocker drive encryption. The vendor is offering Windows 11 Home at a lower price. Which edition should the technician recommend as the MINIMUM that meets both requirements?
Correct. Windows 11 Pro is the lowest edition that supports joining an Active Directory domain, Group Policy management and BitLocker drive encryption. Enterprise adds features but is not needed to meet these two requirements.
A receptionist receives a phone call from someone claiming to be from the company's IT help desk. The caller says a virus is spreading and asks her to read out her username and password so the account can be secured immediately. The help desk has no record of the call. Which type of attack is this?
Correct. Vishing (voice phishing) is social engineering carried out over the phone, using urgency and a trusted identity to extract credentials. Legitimate IT staff never need a user to reveal a password.
A user is about to enter credit card details on a supplier's checkout page when the browser displays a full-page warning that the site's certificate is not trusted and the connection may not be private. The page looks identical to the supplier's normal site. What should the user do?
Correct. An untrusted certificate means the browser cannot confirm the site's identity, which can be caused by an expired or mismatched certificate or by an on-path (man-in-the-middle) attack. Never submit sensitive data over that connection. Navigate to the known address or contact the vendor through a trusted channel before proceeding.
A help desk notices that the same printer driver conflict has generated eleven separate tickets from different users in the past month. Each technician solved it independently, and the fix took about an hour every time. Which documentation practice would MOST reduce the time to resolve the next occurrence?
Correct. A knowledge base captures proven fixes so any technician can find and apply the solution in minutes instead of rediscovering it. Good ticketing practice records the problem description, progress notes and resolution, and turns recurring issues into knowledge base articles.
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 2 (220-1202) objectives.
Quick answers about the test, the CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1202) exam, and how to prepare.
Yes. It is free to take, with a written explanation for every answer choice across all four CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1202) domains, and you can retake it as often as you want.
You answer 50 multiple-choice scenario questions drawn from all four CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1202) 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 is a readiness check, not a substitute for full preparation.
The CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1202) exam has a maximum of 90 questions and a 90-minute time limit. It includes multiple-choice and performance-based questions.
You need a scaled score of 700 on a scale of 100 to 900 to pass 220-1202. Core 1 (220-1201) is scored separately with its own passing score of 675.
220-1202 covers four domains: Operating Systems (28%), Security (28%), Software Troubleshooting (23%) and Operational Procedures (21%).
Yes. CompTIA A+ certification requires passing both Core 1 (220-1201) and Core 2 (220-1202). You can take them in either order, and you can check your Core 1 readiness with our free A+ Core 1 practice test.
A+ is an entry-level certification, but Core 2 covers a wide range of operating system, security and process topics. CompTIA recommends 12 months of hands-on experience in an IT support specialist job role, though many candidates pass with focused study and lab practice instead.
Work through the 220-1202 objectives, get hands-on time in Windows, macOS and Linux, and practice with scenario questions like these. For an accelerated path, Training Camp's CompTIA A+ Boot Camp covers both Core 1 and Core 2 with instructor-led training, labs and exam vouchers.