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# CompTIA A+ Core 2 Final Sprint Schedule
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**Current Date:** June 19, 2026
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**Primary Exam:** July 7, 2026 — 18 days
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**Hard Deadline:** July 17, 2026 — retake window if July 7 is not a pass
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---
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## What's Been Completed
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| Date | Task | Status |
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| Before June 11 | All lessons, labs, quizzes created — OS (1–11), SEC (1–11), TRB (1–4), OPS (1–10) | ✅ Done |
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| June 11 | OS-5 quiz: 7/7. Lab pending. | ✅ Done |
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| June 17 | SEC-6 (10-Step Malware Removal) studied. Updated OS-4 with DISM/bootrec/taskkill. FLASH_NOTES.md created. Sybex baseline: ~50% — "Next Step" logic identified as weak area. | ✅ Done |
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| June 18 | OS-1 and OS-2 quizzes | ✅ Done |
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---
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## Sprint to July 7
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### Week 1 — Core Domains (June 19–23)
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- **June 19 (Today):**
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- Study: Windows Admin Tools (Disk Mgmt, Event Viewer, Performance Monitor)
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- Lab: OS-3 Admin Tools Practice
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- Drill: 3 "Next Step" scenarios
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- **June 20:**
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- Study: Command Line (sfc, dism, chkdsk, gpupdate, bootrec, taskkill)
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- Lab: OS-4 Command Line Practice
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- Drill: SFC vs DISM trap — know when to switch
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- **June 21:**
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- Study: macOS & Linux client tools
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- Quiz: OS-8 and OS-9
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- Note: macOS lab optional (use friend's Mac if available)
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- **June 22:**
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- Study: Windows Networking (IP config, DNS, firewall, shares)
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- Quiz: OS-7
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- Drill: "Works by IP but not by name" scenario
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- **June 23:**
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- Study: Workstation Hardening + Data Destruction
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- Quiz: SEC-7 and SEC-9
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- Drill: Order of operations for secure disposal
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### Week 2 — Troubleshooting + Procedures (June 24–30)
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- **June 24:**
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- Study: Troubleshooting Windows OS (boot errors, BSOD, profile issues)
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- Quiz: TRB-1
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- Drill: "Clicking hard drive = chkdsk /r" vs "BCD error = bootrec /rebuildbcd"
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- **June 25:**
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- Study: Troubleshooting Mobile OS & Apps
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- Quiz: TRB-2
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- **June 26:**
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- Study: Operational Procedures — Documentation, Ticketing, SLAs
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- Quiz: OPS-1
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- Note: Domain 4 is 21% — do not skip
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- **June 27:**
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- Study: Change Management + Backup/Recovery
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- Quiz: OPS-2 and OPS-3
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- **June 28:**
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- Study: Scripting Basics (Batch, PowerShell, Bash syntax)
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- Quiz: OPS-8
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- **June 29:**
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- Study: Professionalism, Safety (ESD), AI Concepts
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- Quiz: OPS-7 and OPS-10
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- **June 30:**
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- **Mid-Sprint Full Practice Exam** (Professor Messer)
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- Analyze every wrong answer — log weak domains
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### Final Push (July 1–7)
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- **July 1:** Targeted review of weak areas from June 30 exam
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- **July 2:** **Full Practice Exam (Sybex)** — hardest questions, aim for explanation accuracy
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- **July 3:** PBQ Marathon — Disk Management, Help Desk, Command Line simulations
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- **July 4:** Acronyms, port numbers, and "Next Step" logic review
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- **July 5:** **Final Full Practice Exam** — simulate real conditions (90 min, no notes)
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- **July 6:** Light review only — 10-Step Malware Removal and Troubleshooting Methodology
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- **July 7:** **EXAM DAY.** Trust the process.
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## Retake Window: July 8–17 (Only if July 7 is Not a Pass)
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- **July 8:** Review score report — identify exact weak objectives
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- **July 9–10:** Intensive drill on the 2–3 weakest objectives only
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- **July 11:** Full practice exam focused on weak domains
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- **July 12–13:** PBQ simulations + "Next Step" scenario drilling
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- **July 14:** Full timed practice exam — aim for 750+
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- **July 15:** Light review — acronyms, port numbers, order-of-operations
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- **July 16:** Rest. Review the one thing you feel least confident about.
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- **July 17:** **RETAKE EXAM — HARD DEADLINE. Must pass today.**
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---
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## Domain Tracking
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- [ ] Domain 1.0 Operating Systems — 28%
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- [ ] Domain 2.0 Security — 28%
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- [ ] Domain 3.0 Software Troubleshooting — 23%
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- [ ] Domain 4.0 Operational Procedures — 21%
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## Known Weak Areas (from June 17 Sybex baseline)
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- "Next Step" troubleshooting logic — official CompTIA order matters
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- SFC vs DISM (when SFC fails → cache corrupt → run DISM RestoreHealth)
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- Malware response order: quarantine BEFORE scanning
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- Disk failures: clicking/missing = chkdsk /r vs BCD error = bootrec /rebuildbcd
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- DNS: works by IP not name = nslookup
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- Domain 4 Operational Procedures — highest risk for neglect
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