Structured study plan

220-1201 90-Day Study Plan

Pass CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201) in 90 days with 1 hour 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

Hours/day

100

Practice questions

Domain Allocation

Days assigned by official exam weight

Mobile Devices13% of exam
12 days~2 Q/dayPractice →
Networking23% of exam
21 days~1 Q/dayPractice →
Hardware25% of exam
23 days~1 Q/dayPractice →
Virtualization and Cloud Computing11% of exam
10 days~2 Q/dayPractice →
Hardware and Network Troubleshooting28% of exam
24 days~1 Q/dayPractice →

Week-by-Week Schedule

Week 10— Mobile Devices · Networking · Hardware · Virtualization and Cloud Computing · Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

20 days

Mobile Devices
📅 4 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 13% of exam
Study →
Networking
📅 4 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 23% of exam
Study →
Hardware
📅 4 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 25% of exam
Study →
Virtualization and Cloud Computing
📅 4 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 11% of exam
Study →
Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
📅 4 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 28% of exam
Study →

Week 11— Mobile Devices · Networking · Hardware · Virtualization and Cloud Computing · Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

34 days

(continued)Mobile Devices
📅 7 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 13% of exam
Study →
(continued)Networking
📅 7 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 23% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware
📅 7 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 25% of exam
Study →
(continued)Virtualization and Cloud Computing
📅 6 days🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 11% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
📅 7 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 28% of exam
Study →

Week 12— Mobile Devices · Networking · Hardware · Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

22 days

(continued)Mobile Devices
📅 1 day🎯 ~2 questions/day⚖ 13% of exam
Study →
(continued)Networking
📅 7 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 23% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware
📅 7 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 25% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
📅 7 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 28% of exam
Study →

Week 13— Networking · Hardware · Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

14 days

(continued)Networking
📅 3 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 23% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware
📅 5 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 25% of exam
Study →
(continued)Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
📅 6 days🎯 ~1 questions/day⚖ 28% of exam
Study →

How to use this 90-day plan

→Commit to 1 hour 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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