Tech+ case studies
Tech+ · Put your knowledge to work in context.
CompTIA Tech+ is an entry-level certification for people exploring a career in tech who want a structured first step. CompTIA states that no prior experience is necessary, which makes it a fit for students, career changers, and anyone who needs to demonstrate baseline digital fluency before pursuing a role-specific certification. The current version, V6, launched on July 16, 2024 and is delivered under exam series code FC0-U71, with a continuing-education variant, FC0-U71-CE, carrying a five-year validity period. The exam is multiple-choice, allows a maximum of 70 questions in 60 minutes, and requires 650 on a scale of 900 to pass. The Tech+ case studies are 5 cases and about 4,101 words.
1The Slow Upload That Wasn't the Internet
Northgate Imaging runs a small radiology office with a 200 Mbps symmetric fiber circuit. Technicians upload 25 MB scan bundles to a regional archive; on a typical day they send about 12 bundles per hour during a 6-hour window.
694 words, about 3 min2Redundancy Shopping on a Credit Union Budget
Cedar Falls Credit Union operates one branch with 45 employees. Teller transactions depend on a cloud core-banking platform, and all staff use Microsoft 365.
877 words, about 4 min3The Friday Afternoon Reminder Bug
A four-person team maintains a patient-scheduling web application for a twelve-clinic medical group. They use Git with a single main branch: everyone commits directly to main, and whoever is on call deploys to production manually on Friday afternoons.
811 words, about 4 min4Eight Thousand Donors in One Spreadsheet
A regional food bank tracks about 8,000 donor households in one spreadsheet. Columns include Household Name, Address, Email, Donation Date, Amount, Food Item Donated, Volunteer Hours, and Notes.
877 words, about 4 min5MFA After the Invoice Rule
A 60-person insurance brokerage runs a hybrid Microsoft 365 environment. The owner approved a multi-factor authentication project after a near-miss: a claims adjuster received a convincing message from a lookalike domain asking her to re-authenticate to view a shared claim.
842 words, about 4 min