Operating Systems for A+

OS Types, Filesystems, and Lifecycle

This A+ topic provides technician-level recognition and decision logic for common client and mobile operating systems, commonly encountered file systems, and basic OS support lifecycle implications.

OS Installation, Upgrade, and Deployment

This A+ topic covers practical technician-level client operating system deployment: choosing appropriate installation methods, deciding between supported in-place upgrades and clean installs, recognising when image-based deployment is useful and its limits, performing b...

Windows Editions, Requirements, and Upgrade Paths

This A+ topic teaches technician-level recognition of common Windows 10 and Windows 11 client editions, practical feature differences that affect support, edition-aware upgrade-path decisions (in-place upgrade vs clean install), and the basic hardware readiness checks t...

Windows Tools and Command Line

This A+ topic teaches the Windows support utilities and command-line tools a technician should recognize and select for basic troubleshooting and system support. The focus is identification, primary purpose, and scenario-matching.

Windows Settings and Client Networking

# Topic boundaries and status

macOS and Linux Client Fundamentals

This A+ topic covers macOS and Linux client/desktop items at a technician support level as expected by CompTIA A+ Core 2. The emphasis is recognition and basic usage/implications, not administration or deep internals.

Application Installation and Cloud Productivity

This A+ topic covers the technician-level skills needed to determine whether to install an application and how to support common cloud-based productivity tools.