COMPRO CBT Exam study plan
COMPRO CBT Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Computer Fundamentals and Hardware Concepts
Label the major internal components (CPU, RAM, motherboard, storage, PSU, expansion slots) and state the function of each from memory.
Convert values among binary, decimal, and hexadecimal, and identify common units (bit, byte, KB, MB, GB, TB, Hz, GHz).
Classify at least 20 peripherals and devices as input, output, storage, or processing hardware.
Sequence the boot process from power-on through firmware, OS loading, and user session start.
Distinguish volatile from non-volatile memory and compare HDD, SSD, and optical media on speed, capacity, and durability.
Your checkpoint
Score 85% or higher on a self-written 50-question hardware quiz and produce a one-page from-memory diagram of the system unit with all components labeled.
Spreadsheets and Data Analysis
Enter and edit data across multiple worksheets while applying correct cell references (relative, absolute, mixed).
Write formulas using at least eight core functions: SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT, COUNTA, IF, and ROUND.
Build lookup and conditional summaries using VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP together with COUNTIF and SUMIF.
Format worksheets professionally with number formats, borders, conditional formatting, and frozen panes.
Create column, line, and pie charts, then sort and filter a data range to answer specific questions.
Your checkpoint
Build a three-sheet budget workbook containing at least five distinct functions, one lookup, one conditional-formatting rule, and two charts, then verify every total against a manual calculation.
Word Processing
Apply character and paragraph formatting (font, spacing, alignment, indents, tabs) to reproduce a supplied layout.
Use styles, headings, and an automatic table of contents to structure a multi-page document.
Insert and format tables, images with text wrapping, headers, footers, and page numbering.
Configure page setup, margins, orientation, section breaks, and print options for a specific output format.
Run a mail merge from a data source to generate individualized letters or labels.
Your checkpoint
Produce a formatted three-page report that includes a heading-based table of contents, a formatted table, a header/footer with page numbers, and a completed 20-record mail merge.
Internet, Browsing, and Email
Deconstruct URLs into protocol, domain, path, and query components, and explain what each part does.
Use search operators and filters (quotes, minus, site:, filetype:) to narrow results to a specific answer.
Manage browser features: bookmarks, history, downloads, private browsing, cache clearing, and extension review.
Compose, reply, forward, and file email using To/Cc/Bcc correctly, with attachments and a signature.
Identify phishing indicators and apply safe-clicking rules to suspicious links and unexpected attachments.
Your checkpoint
Score 80% or higher on a 40-question internet-and-email practice set, and produce a phishing checklist listing at least eight concrete warning signs.
Operating Systems and File Management & Computer Security, Ethics, and Safe Practice
Perform file operations (create, copy, move, rename, delete) and explain recycle bin versus permanent deletion.
Read and construct file paths, and match common extensions (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .pdf, .exe, .jpg) to their applications.
Compare account types/user privileges and describe how to install, update, and uninstall software safely.
Classify threats (virus, worm, trojan, ransomware, spyware, social engineering) and match each to a countermeasure.
Apply password, backup, and ethics rules to realistic scenarios involving data privacy and acceptable use.
Your checkpoint
Score 80% or higher on a 30-question mixed operating-systems and security set, and write a one-page safe-practice checklist covering passwords, backups, updates, and phishing.
Presentation Software & Computer Fundamentals and Hardware Concepts & Spreadsheets and Data Analysis
Build and edit slides with consistent layouts, themes, and a slide master.
Add transitions, animations, speaker notes, and hyperlinks, and set up a timed slideshow.
Insert tables, charts, and images into slides and cite external sources correctly.
Re-drill the 20 most-missed items from the Domain 1 and Domain 4 error log until each is answered correctly twice.
Complete a timed 25-question spreadsheet drill using formulas without reference aids.
Your checkpoint
Deliver an eight-slide presentation using a customized master, speaker notes, one chart, and two animations, plus a timed 25-question Domain 1/4 drill scored at 85% or higher.
Database Fundamentals & Operating Systems and File Management & Computer Security, Ethics, and Safe Practice
Define table, record, field, and primary key, and normalize a messy list into two related tables.
Distinguish one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships and choose the correct key for each.
Write simple queries with SELECT, FROM, WHERE, ORDER BY, and basic aggregate functions.
Re-audit missed items from the security, ethics, and file-management error log and rewrite each as a corrected rule.
Identify the two lowest-scoring domains from all practice to date and schedule targeted review time for each.
Your checkpoint
Score 75% or higher on a full-length 100-question mock exam, with every missed item logged by domain, topic, and root cause.
Computer Fundamentals and Hardware Concepts & Operating Systems and File Management & Word Processing & Spreadsheets and Data Analysis & Presentation Software & Internet, Browsing, and Email & Database Fundamentals & Computer Security, Ethics, and Safe Practice
Retake every logged missed item until each is correct on two consecutive attempts.
Complete two timed full-length mock exams under exam conditions with no notes.
Build one-page summary sheets for the four heaviest domains (1, 3, 4, 6) covering formulas, terms, and shortcuts.
Rehearse pacing: confirm you can finish a full section with at least five minutes left for review.
Your checkpoint
Two timed full-length mock exams both scored at 85% or higher, with an error log showing zero repeated mistakes from weeks 1 through 7.
Milestones
Week 2: Domain 1 hardware quiz at 85% or higher and the from-memory system-unit diagram complete with no missing components.
Week 4: All four heaviest domains (1, 3, 4, 6) covered at least once, with each domain practice set scored at 80% or higher.
Week 6: Every domain touched at least once, presentation deliverable finished, and no error-log item repeated more than twice.
Week 8: Two timed full-length mocks at 85% or higher, and the error log cleared with no repeated mistakes.