Exam reference guide
A concise reference covering every 220-1201 exam domain — blueprint weights, must-know concepts, common exam traps, and quick-answer summaries. Use this to review the day before your exam or to build your study roadmap.
| # | Domain | Weight | Questions | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100.0 | Mobile Devices | 13% | 4 | Practice → |
| 200.0 | Networking | 23% | 7 | Practice → |
| 300.0 | Hardware | 25% | 7 | Practice → |
| 400.0 | Virtualization and Cloud Computing | 11% | 3 | Practice → |
| 500.0 | Hardware and Network Troubleshooting | 28% | 8 | Practice → |
| Total | 100% | 29 | ||
Be able to configure laptop touchpad, display, keyboard, and battery settings, and set up mobile connectivity including Bluetooth pairing, NFC payments, hotspots, and tethering. The single most important thing is matching the symptom to the correct settings screen or hardware component.
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Diagnose network faults by layer: verify physical link, then IP configuration, then name resolution, then ports and services. The single most important skill is reading a scenario and choosing the correct command or setting, especially distinguishing DNS, DHCP, and wireless security problems.
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Be able to read a symptom, isolate the failing hardware, and pick the correct part or next diagnostic step. The single most important thing: verify power, POST, and cooling before replacing components, and match every replacement to the exact form factor and specification.
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Match the workload to the right model: choose the hypervisor type, cloud service and deployment model, and storage access method that meet the requirement with the least disruption. The key skill is reading the constraint, such as legacy OS support or multi-VM shared access, and selecting the option that satisfies it.
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Be able to read a symptom, name the failing subsystem, and pick the least-invasive fix first. For power, storage, printing, and PoE scenarios, verify compatibility and capacity before swapping hardware, and confirm the motherboard or switch actually supports the feature you recommend.
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