Structured study plan

220-1201 60-Day Study Plan

Pass CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201) in 60 days with 1.5 hours of daily study. This plan follows the official blueprint weights so you spend the most time where the exam spends the most marks.

30 Days 60 Days 90 Days

Total days

Study weeks

1.5

Hours/day

100

Practice questions

Domain Allocation

Days assigned by official exam weight

Mobile Devices13% of exam
8 days~3 Q/dayPractice →
Networking23% of exam
14 days~2 Q/dayPractice →
Hardware25% of exam
15 days~2 Q/dayPractice →
Virtualization and Cloud Computing11% of exam
7 days~3 Q/dayPractice →
Hardware and Network Troubleshooting28% of exam
16 days~2 Q/dayPractice →

Week-by-Week Schedule

Week 7— Mobile Devices · Networking · Hardware · Virtualization and Cloud Computing · Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

25 days

Mobile Devices
📅 5 days🎯 ~3 questions/day⚖ 13% of exam
Study →
Networking
📅 5 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 23% of exam
Study →
Hardware
📅 5 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 25% of exam
Study →
Virtualization and Cloud Computing
📅 5 days🎯 ~3 questions/day⚖ 11% of exam
Study →
Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
📅 5 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 28% of exam
Study →

Week 8— Mobile Devices · Networking · Hardware · Virtualization and Cloud Computing · Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

26 days

(continued)Mobile Devices
📅 3 days🎯 ~3 questions/day⚖ 13% of exam
Study →
(continued)Networking
📅 7 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 23% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware
📅 7 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 25% of exam
Study →
(continued)Virtualization and Cloud Computing
📅 2 days🎯 ~3 questions/day⚖ 11% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
📅 7 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 28% of exam
Study →

Week 9— Networking · Hardware · Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

9 days

(continued)Networking
📅 2 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 23% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware
📅 3 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 25% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
📅 4 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 28% of exam
Study →

How to use this 60-day plan

→Commit to 1.5 hours per day — consistency beats marathon sessions.
→Start each domain by reading the objective description, then immediately move to practice questions.
→Don't skip domains with low weight — exam questions can come from any domain.
→When you finish a domain, score ≥ 80% on its practice questions before moving on.
→In the final 3 days, do full mixed-domain practice tests to simulate real exam conditions.
→Review wrong answers immediately — understanding why you were wrong is more valuable than getting it right.

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