Computer Course

Marou

I am considering doing a night class on computers and am wondering if anyone could advise on the following two Comptia courses -

Comptia Strata IT Fundamentals
Comptia A+

I don't work in IT and don't need the course for work. I would be doing it purely out of interest. I am pretty computer literate but would like to learn and understand more about the internal workings of them, how best to troubleshoot when there's a problem with hardware/software etc.

The best place to start is usually the beginning so my hunch is that I should do the fundamental course but if the fundamentals are along the lines of "this is a mouse; this is a monitor; this is how we install software" then it would be a total waste of time and money.

The final consideration is that the fundamental course is about €250 including the exam at the end while the A+ is about €750 including exams.

So basically my question is could anyone give a rough idea of how advanced or basic either course is likely to be?

Thanks for your help.

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If you're ok with working with pc's I'd say the best place to start would be the A+.

Here's a little more info on A+.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompTIA#A.2B_certification

And here's a great link for help with studying for it.

http://www.techexams.net/comptia/

A+ is pretty basic. I would say anyone who can use a pc proficiently will be able to understand the concepts in A+. Go for it!