Course Code: 29422

CompTIA CertMaster Learn Tech+ FC0-U71

Class Dates:
2/19/2025
4/14/2025
Length:
5 Days
Cost:
$2795.00
Class Time:
Technology:
Network
Delivery:
Instructor-Led Training, Virtual Instructor-Led Training

Overview

  • Course Overview
  • CompTIA Tech+ is the foundational certification program designed to build essential tech knowledge across a range of essential domains and provide instructors with the tools they need to guide learners toward a successful career in tech.

    CompTIA Tech+ gives learners the knowledge and skills required to:

    Understand and manage tech infrastructure and computing concepts. Troubleshoot and resolve common hardware and software issues. Recognize and address basic cybersecurity threats. Understand the increasing relevance of emerging technologies.

    Pursue a more advanced certification, such as CompTIA A+.
    With hands-on simulations for tasks like setting up a computer and securing a small wireless network, learners can gain a solid foundation in tech fundamentals. The course also introduces emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, quantum computing, and more.
  • Audience
  • A CompTIA Tech+ certification verifies an individual’s fundamental tech knowledge, proficiency, and skills across a range of environments and platforms. The exam objectives are developed and curated by industry leaders, so learners will have a strong tech foundation that aligns to the industry’s standards.

Prerequisites

  • CompTIA Tech+ is the only pre-career certification that helps students and career changers determine if they have competency in tech, and if it s the right career path for them.

Course Disclaimer

Course Cost listed does not include the cost of courseware or exam. Course is subject to a minimum enrollment to run. Course may run virtually as a Virtual Instructor-Led (VILT) class if the minimum enrollment is not met. If the course is under the minimum enrollment the course may run as 4 day class (Bootcamp Style). For more information, please contact learn@vtec.org or call 207-775-0244. Course available for self paced. For more details Contact: learn@vtec.org

Course Details

  • 1.0 Understanding Tech Basics
  • Use Technology Effectively
  • Technology as a Resource, Digital Citizenship
  • When Tech Goes Wrong
  • Explore the Computing Cycle
  • Input, Processing, Storage and Output
  • What is Input?, What is Processing?, What is Storage?
  • What is Output? Lesson Review
  • Recognize Computing Devices
  • Computers, Mobile Devices, Gaming Devices
  • The Internet of Things
  • Careers in Tech
  • 2.0 Data and Privacy
  • Understand Your Data
  • The Importance of Your Data, Types of Personal Data
  • How Companies Use Your Data, Cookies
  • Monetizing Data
  • Data Privacy, Privacy in Social Media,
  • Privacy in Communications, Privacy Settings
  • Privacy in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Privacy Regulations
  • Passwords and Encryption, Encryption Basics, Encrypting Data
  • What Needs a Password?, Password Management
  • Should I Change My Password?
  • Resetting a Password, Careers in Data and Privacy
  • Lab: Resetting a Password
  • 3.0 Internet Technologies
  • Identify Internet Basics, Internet is Everywhere
  • What is the Internet?, Web Pages and Web Sites
  • Web Browsers, Safe Internet Browsing
  • Lab: Safe Browsing Best Practices
  • Using a Web Browser, Personalize the Browser
  • Customize the Browser Appearance
  • Understand Browser Add-ons, Use Browser Privacy Features
  • Maintain the Browser, Clear Browser Cache
  • Lab: Clear Browser Cache
  • Lab: Use the Browser
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  • Internet Service Providers. What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?
  • Understand ISP Equipment and Performance
  • Cable Internet,
  • Lab: Introduction to the Lab Environment
  • Set Up a Small Office or Home Office Network
  • Lab: Connect a Cable Modem
  • Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet
  • Lab: Connect to a DSL Network, Fiber Internet
  • Lab: Connect Fiber Optic Cables, Wireless Internet
  • Other Wireless Connections
  • Lab: Place Outdoor Wireless Antennas
  • 4.0 Cybersecurity
  • Basic Security Concepts, Security Strategies
  • Device Security, Authentication Factors
  • Lab: Authenticating on a Device, 5 Authorization Factors
  • Authorization Basics, Lab: Authorization Basics
  • Accounting and Tracking, Clear Browser History
  • Lab: Clear Browser History
  • Identify Common Security Threats
  • Social Engineering Overview, Types of Social Engineering
  • Phishing and Smishing, Malware and Spyware
  • Security Tools and Software, Security Tools in Practice
  • Firewalls, Antivirus Software, Check for Anti-Malware on a Machine
  • Lab: Check for Anti-Malware on a Machine
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  • Software Patching and Updates
  • Lab: Run an OS Patch or Update
  • 5.0 Networking
  • Binary and Other Nubmering Systems
  • Binary Basics, Binary as Storage
  • Hexadecimal and Octal Systems
  • Basic Networking Concepts, What is a Network to Me?
  • What Does a Network Do? Network Ports
  • Network Addresses, Lab: Explore Network Identifiers
  • How Networks Work, Networking Models
  • Local Network Types, Lab: Build a Small Office Network
  • Wide Area Network Types, Networking Devices
  • Wired Network Connectors, Wireless Network Connectors
  • Connecting to a Wireless Network
  • Lab: Explore Network Communications
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  • Small Wireless Network Specifications
  • Understanding Small Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Network Standards, Wireless Network Speed
  • Wireless Band Options, Wireless Band Options
  • Securing Small Wireless Networks
  • Lab: Secure a Small Wireless Network
  • Virtualization on the Network, What is the Cloud?
  • Hypervisors and Guest Operating Systems
  • Hardware and Virtual Machines (VMs)
  • Explore Virtualization, Lab: Explore Virtualization
  • Careers in Networking
  • 6.0 Applications and Software
  • Common Applications, What is Software?
  • Web Browsing Software, Email Software
  • Use Microsoft Outlook, Lab: Use Microsoft Outlook
  • Messaging Software, Productivity Software
  • What is Productivity Software? Collaboration Software
  • Work Management Software, Use File Sharing Software
  • Lab: Use File Sharing Software, Remote Assistance Software
  • Word Processing Software, Use Microsoft Word
  • Lab: Use Microsoft Word, Spreadsheet Software
  • Lab: Use Microsoft Excel, Presentation Software
  • Use Microsoft PowerPoint, Lab: Use Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Diagramming and Graphics Software, Software for Every Job
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  • Safely Managing Software, Where Do We Find Software?
  • Trusted Sources for Software, Software Licensing
  • Installing Software, Managing Applications
  • Removing Software, Practice Installing & Removing Software
  • Lab: Practice Installing & Removing Software
  • The CompTIA Troubleshooting Methodology
  • Standardize the Troubleshooting Process
  • Identify the Problem, Establish a Theory of Probable Cause
  • Test the Theory, Establish a Plan and Implement the Fix
  • Confirm the Solution Works, Document Your Findings
  • Careers in Apps and Software
  • 7.0 Operating Systems
  • What is an Operating System? Operating System Basics
  • Types of Operating Systems, Text-Based Operating Systems
  • Lab: Explore Operating Systems - Linux
  • Visual Operating Systems,Lab: Explore Operating Systems - iOS
  • Lab: Explore Operating Systems – Windows
  • Configure Windows OS, Lab: Configure Windows OS
  • What Does an Operating System Do?
  • Drivers and Devices, Lab: Update Drivers
  • Application Management, Lab: Manage Applications
  • Task Management, System Services
  • Lab: Manage Services
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  • Files, Disk Management and Files
  • Working with Files, Types of Files, Managing Files
  • Manage Files and Folders, Lab: Manage Files and Folders
  • Data Backup, What Data Should I Back Up?
  • System Backups, Create a Backup
  • Lab: Create a Backup, Local Backups
  • Cloud Backups, Restoring Data
  • Careers in Operating Systems
  • 8.0 Hardware
  • Units of Speed and Capacity, Storage Units
  • Throughput Units, Processing Speed
  • What's Inside a Computer? , The Motherboard
  • The Firmware and BIOS, The Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  • The Memory, The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
  • The Network Interface Card (NIC)
  • Lab: Explore the Inside of a Computer
  • Storage Types, Computer Storage, Network Storage
  • Cloud Storage, Lesson Review
  • What Can I Connect to My Device? Keyboard and Mouse
  • Lab: Set Up a Computer, Video and Audio Devices
  • Printers and Scanners, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Lab: Install a UPS
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  • Installing Connected Devices
  • Plug-n-Play Installation
  • Driver Installation
  • Updating Drivers
  • Connect to a Printer
  • Lab: Connect to a Printer
  • Careers in Computer Hardware
  • 9.0 Databases
  • Database Basics, What is a Database?
  • Explore an Access Database, Lab: Explore an Access Database
  • Database vs. Spreadsheet, Add a Record
  • Lab: Add a Record, Working With a Database
  • Lab: Run a Report in a Database, Database Location and Access
  • Types of Databases, Database Structure
  • Relational and Non-Relational Databases
  • Key-Value Databases, Document Databases
  • Relational Databases, Schema in a Relational Database
  • Tables in a Relational Database, Primary and Foreign Keys
  • Lab: Ensure Valid Input
  • Careers in Databases
  • 10.0 Coding
  • What is Coding? Coding Overview
  • What is a Programming Language? Compiled Languages
  • Interpreted Languages, Assembly Languages, Query Languages
  • Planning a Coding Project, Define What the Program Should Do
  • Map Out the Program Sequence, Pseudocode
  • Variables and Data Types, What is a Variable in Program Code?
  • Why Variable Types? Number Types
  • Characters and Text, Encoding Characters
  • Booleans and Logic, Arrays, Coding Principles
  • Simple Program Flow, Code Documentation, Branching
  • Code Visualizer Lab: If...Else Statement, Looping
  • Code Visualizer Lab: For Loop and with Array
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  • Code Visualizer Lab: While Loop, Functions
  • Code Visualizer Lab: Function
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Troubleshooting and DebuggingCareers in Coding
  • 11.0 The Future of Tech
  • Leading Technologies, What is AI?
  • Using Generative AI, Quantum Computing, Storage
  • Automation, Robotics, Virtual Reality
  • Your Place in the Future of Tech
  • A.0 CompTIA Tech+ FC0-U71 Exam Practice
  • A.1 Prepare for CompTIA Tech+ Certification
  • A.2 CompTIA Tech+ FC0-U71 Practice Exams