An independent, unofficial guide to four entry-level, vendor-neutral IT certifications — not affiliated with or endorsed by CompTIA.
A+ Core 1 — No prerequisitesA+ Core 2 — No prerequisitesNetwork+ — No prerequisitesSecurity+ — No prerequisites
| Certification | Exam Code | Pass line | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| CompTIA A+ Core 1 | 220-1201 | 675 / 900 | Mobile devices, networking fundamentals, hardware, virtualization/cloud concepts, and hardware & network troubleshooting. |
| CompTIA A+ Core 2 | 220-1202 | 700 / 900 | Operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux), security fundamentals, software troubleshooting, and operational procedures. |
| CompTIA Network+ | N10-009 | 720 / 900 | Networking concepts, implementation, operations, network security, and structured network troubleshooting. |
| CompTIA Security+ | SY0-701 | 750 / 900 | General security concepts, threats/vulnerabilities/mitigations, security architecture, security operations, and program management & oversight. |
The real exams run up to 90 questions over 90 minutes each. This platform's mock exams are focused 10-question testlets per certification — enough to check pacing and concept recall without pretending to replicate the full sitting.
CompTIA uses a scaled score (100–900) rather than a raw percent-correct cutoff — the pass lines above (675, 700, 720, and 750) are each exam's official scaled threshold. This platform's testlet scores are a straightforward percent-correct, useful as a study signal rather than an exact prediction of the scaled score.