{
  "id": 15305438,
  "title": "CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1202): The New Exam Is Security-Heavy — Study Accordingly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/comptia-a-core-2-220-1202-the-new-exam-is-security-heavy-study",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T23:44:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/study4pass/comptia-a-core-2-220-1202-the-new-exam-is-security-heavy-study-accordingly-f17"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1202) exam underwent a significant change, emphasizing security. Roughly one-third of the exam now focuses on security, with the same importance bleeding into operating systems and troubleshooting domains. This exam replaces the 220-1102 and has a higher passing score of 700 out of 900, compared to the previous Core 1's 675. The exam format remains the same, consisting of up to 90 questions, including multiple-choice and performance-based questions (PBQs), and lasts for 90 minutes.",
  "summary": "The 220-1202 replaced the 220-1102 as CompTIA's A+ Core 2 exam, and the headline change is impossible to miss: security now dominates. Roughly a third of the exam sits in the Security domain alone, and security thinking bleeds into the operating-system and troubleshooting domains too. Candidates who treat Core 2 as \"the Windows exam\" the way the old series sometimes felt are in for a surprise.…",
  "key_points": [
    "CompTIA A+ Core 2 exam now heavily focused on security",
    "Security content increased to roughly one-third of exam",
    "New exam requires passing score of 700/900 compared to 675"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}