CompTIA Tech+ Online Course - FC0-U61

The CompTIA Tech+ Course covers the FC0-U71 exam and is designed for anyone looking at exploring a career in tech and provides learners with the fundamental knowledge and skills required to navigate today’s digital world. 

The course is suitable for those with little to no experience in the IT industry but who want to show that they have a broad general understanding of core IT topics including Hardware, Software, Operating systems, Networking, Databases, Cloud computing, Security and Troubleshooting.

The qualification is ideal for those who are interested in starting a career in IT and don't have any industry-specific certification or are unsure whether or not they will be able to progress to other more advanced knowledge IT certification courses and it validates the skills a candidate would need as a systems support specialist.

The CompTIA Tech+ Course will teach the following skills:

• Understand notational systems, computing basics, the value of data, and troubleshooting methodology.
• Learn to set up and install common peripheral devices, configure wireless networks, and understand virtualization and cloud technologies.
• Gain knowledge of operating systems, application software, web browser features, and artificial intelligence tools like chatbots and generative AI.
• Apply programming language categories, organizational techniques, logic concepts, and foundational programming principles in software development.
• Understand database concepts, structures, and uses, as well as backup methods and the value of data in decision-making.
• Learn best practices for securing devices, managing passwords, and using encryption to protect data at rest and in transit.

On successful completion of this course, learners can arrange their CompTIA Tech+ FC0-U71 exam through Pearson Vue testing centres.

This course is delivered through an online portal and will give students 12 months access to their materials. The course notes include videos, a pre-assessment, live labs and practice tests.

This study guide uses a number of common elements to help you prepare. These include the following:

Pre-Assessment Quiz:

At the end of the introduction, there is a pre assessment quiz that you can use to test your readiness for the course and the exam.

Flash Cards:

The course has an interactive Flash Card Quiz specifically written to test your knowledge, so don’t get discouraged if you don’t ace your way through them at first! They’re there to ensure that you know critical terms and concepts and you’re really ready for the exam.

Summaries:

The Summary section of each lesson briefly explains the lesson, allowing you to easily understand what is covered.

Exam Essentials:

The Exam Essentials focus on major exam topics and critical knowledge that you should take into the test. These Exam Essentials focus on the exam objectives provided by the test provider.

Lab Exercises:

The written labs provide more in-depth practice opportunities to expand your skills and to better prepare for performance-based testing on the exam.

Post Assessment:

This is a final indicator to gauge a student’s readiness and should be attempted after completing all lessons.

Practice Exam Quiz:

A Practice Exam Quiz is included for completion at the end of the course.

This course includes Live Labs, which will give you remote access to real computer equipment, networked together and conveniently accessible over the internet using virtualization.

Live Labs will allow access to equipment such as computers, servers, switches or routers, that a user is free to configure.

The benefits of live-labs are:

• Exam based practical tasks
• Real equipment, absolutely no simulations
• Access to the latest industry technologies
• Available anytime, anywhere on any device
• Break and Reset functionality
• No hardware costs

There are no required prerequisites for the CompTIA Tech+ FC0-U71 certification exam. Learners should obviously have a general understanding of computer use and Internet and email in order to complete this course.

You can register at any time and have 12 months access to the course from enrolment. The course is designed as a self-study course, but if you have any problems you can email our support email service.

As this is a self-study course, how quickly it takes to complete will depend on the learner and the amount of time they have available to study.

Assessment is in the form of the CompTIA Tech+ Certification FC0-U71 examination.

The Examination has a maximum of 70 questions which are a in a multiple choice and performance-based format over a 60 minute period. The Exam is graded on a scale of 100 - 900 with a minimum passing score of 650.

On completion of the IT Fundamentals Course you can apply for the CompTIA Tech+ FC0-U71 Examination.

Examinations must be sat at a registered Pearson VUE testing centre. This price is subject to change so please check directly with Pearson Vue for confirmation.

CompTIA Exams can be arranged in-person through a testing centre or remotely/online. You can find or register for your nearest exam centres by selecting the Test Takers option from the Pearson Vue Website.

The CompTIA ITF+ FC0-U71 exam was released in July 2024 and the retirement date will be approximately 3-4 years from the initial release. No retirement has been announced for this exam yet.