Initial Core 2 study project

reference-materials/README.md

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+# Reference Materials Intake
+
+Drop Core 2 reference files into this folder:
+
+`/home/kenpatmonk/comptia-a-plus-core2/reference-materials/`
+
+Supported or likely usable formats:
+- PDF
+- EPUB
+- HTML
+- TXT
+- Markdown
+- Images/screenshots
+- Unknown formats, after inspection with `file`
+
+## How References Will Be Used
+
+Reference materials are used to improve:
+- Small study sections
+- Memory tricks
+- Windows and Linux labs
+- Post-section quizzes
+- Wrong-answer explanations
+- HTML objective status mind map
+
+Reference materials are not copied directly into study notes. Notes should be original summaries, explanations, examples, labs, and quiz questions.
+
+## Intake Steps
+
+When new files are added:
+1. List filenames.
+2. Run `file` on unknown formats.
+3. Extract readable text from PDFs/EPUBs when possible.
+4. Identify which Core 2 objective topics the material covers.
+5. Update `REFERENCE_INDEX.md`.
+6. Update lessons, labs, quizzes, and `mind-maps/core2-status.html` as needed.
+
+## User Notes
+
+The user does not personally have a Mac, but can sometimes use a friend's Mac.
+
+For macOS material:
+- Include real Mac labs when the objective is exam-relevant.
+- Include Windows/Linux comparison notes so progress is not blocked when the Mac is unavailable.
+- Keep macOS labs safe and read-only unless a change is explicitly part of the lab.

reference-materials/REFERENCE_INDEX.md

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+# Reference Index
+
+Last updated: 2026-06-10
+
+## Indexed Files
+
+### Professor Messer’s A+ Core 2 Course Notes-1.pdf
+
+- Filename: `/home/kenpatmonk/Downloads/Professor Messer’s A+ Core 2 Course Notes-1.pdf`
+- Type: PDF, 79 pages
+- Readable: yes, extracted with `pdftotext`
+- Extracted text: `extracted-text/professor-messer-core2-course-notes.txt`
+- Main Core 2 domains covered: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0
+- Objective topics covered: broad Core 2 coverage
+- Useful for: lesson sequencing, small-section summaries, memory tricks, labs, quiz distractors
+- Notes updated: `notes/OS-1-windows-editions-system-info.md`, `notes/OS-4-windows-command-line.md`, `notes/OS-5-os-types-filesystems.md`, `notes/OS-6-windows-control-panel-settings.md`, `notes/OS-7-windows-networking.md`, `notes/OS-8-macos-tools-features.md`, `notes/OS-9-linux-client-tools.md`, `notes/OS-10-application-installation-requirements.md`, `notes/OS-11-cloud-productivity-tools.md`, `notes/SEC-1-security-controls.md`, `notes/SEC-2-windows-security-settings.md`, `notes/SEC-3-wireless-security.md`, `notes/SEC-4-malware-security-tools.md`, `notes/SEC-5-social-engineering-attacks.md`, `notes/SEC-6-malware-removal-process.md`, `notes/SEC-7-workstation-hardening.md`, `notes/SEC-8-mobile-device-security.md`, `notes/SEC-9-data-destruction.md`, `notes/SEC-10-soho-network-security.md`, `notes/SEC-11-browser-security.md`
+- Labs updated: `labs/OS-1-system-inventory-lab.md`, `labs/OS-4-command-line-lab.md`, `labs/OS-5-os-filesystem-lab.md`, `labs/OS-6-settings-lab.md`, `labs/OS-7-windows-networking-lab.md`, `labs/OS-8-macos-tools-lab.md`, `labs/OS-9-linux-client-tools-lab.md`, `labs/OS-10-application-installation-lab.md`, `labs/OS-11-cloud-productivity-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-1-security-controls-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-2-windows-security-settings-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-3-wireless-security-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-4-malware-response-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-5-social-engineering-scenario-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-6-malware-removal-tabletop-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-7-workstation-hardening-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-8-mobile-device-security-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-9-data-destruction-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-10-soho-network-security-lab.md`, `labs/SEC-11-browser-security-lab.md`
+- Quizzes updated: `quizzes/OS-1-quiz.md`, `quizzes/OS-4-quiz.md`, `quizzes/OS-5-quiz.md`, `quizzes/OS-6-quiz.md`, `quizzes/OS-7-quiz.md`, `quizzes/OS-8-quiz.md`, `quizzes/OS-9-quiz.md`, `quizzes/OS-10-quiz.md`, `quizzes/OS-11-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-1-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-2-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-3-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-4-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-5-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-6-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-7-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-8-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-9-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-10-quiz.md`, `quizzes/SEC-11-quiz.md`
+- Mind map updated: used with `core2.html` objective breakdown
+
+### Professor Messer’s CompTIA A+ Core 2 Practice Exams.pdf
+
+- Filename: `/home/kenpatmonk/Downloads/Professor Messer’s CompTIA A+ Core 2 Practice Exams.pdf`
+- Type: PDF, 23 pages
+- Readable: yes, extracted with `pdftotext`
+- Extracted text: `extracted-text/professor-messer-core2-practice-exams.txt`
+- Main Core 2 domains covered: practice questions across Core 2
+- Objective topics covered: mixed
+- Useful for: exam style, scenario wording, wrong-answer remediation practice
+- Notes updated: pending incremental updates
+- Labs updated: pending incremental updates
+- Quizzes updated: pending incremental updates
+- Mind map updated: pending score-based updates after quiz use
+
+### core2.html
+
+- Filename: `/home/kenpatmonk/Downloads/core2.html`
+- Type: HTML, 521 lines
+- Readable: yes
+- Main Core 2 domains covered: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0
+- Objective topics covered: detailed objective map from 1.1 through 4.10
+- Useful for: HTML mind map structure, objective-level status tracking, topic coverage planning
+- Notes updated: objective alignment planned
+- Labs updated: objective alignment planned
+- Quizzes updated: objective alignment planned
+- Mind map updated: used to upgrade `mind-maps/core2-status.html` to objective-level tracking
+
+## Index Format
+
+For each file:
+- Filename:
+- Type:
+- Readable:
+- Main Core 2 domains covered:
+- Objective topics covered:
+- Useful for:
+- Notes updated:
+- Labs updated:
+- Quizzes updated:
+- Mind map updated: