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Where to study for each exam the tracks cover, plus guides for the lab tools: official training and objectives, study guides, free videos and the best-rated Udemy courses.

FoundationsMicrosoft LearnUdemy: AZ coursesCompTIACiscoAWSLPILab tools

Foundations: A+ and Network+

Track F covers these two in sprints F1 to F3, and Track E starts with them. They cover the hardware, support and networking basics the core sprints assume.

220-1201 + 220-1202

CompTIA A+

Exam cost: about $274 per exam, 2 exams (about $548). CompTIA list price; check the CompTIA store before you buy

Two exams: Core 1 (220-1201, hardware, networking, mobile) and Core 2 (220-1202, operating systems, security, support).

Official pages

Free study material

Study guide

Udemy

N10-009

CompTIA Network+

Exam cost: about $399. CompTIA list price; check the CompTIA store before you buy

Official pages

Free study material

Study guide

Udemy

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Microsoft Learn

Microsoft's own training is free. Start with the study guide: it lists every skill the exam measures.

AZ-802

Administering Windows Server

Exam cost: $165 in the US

AZ-802 is the single exam for Windows Server Administrator Associate. It replaces AZ-800 and AZ-801, which retired on September 30, 2026. Microsoft has no practice assessment for it yet.

Official pages

Learning paths

Study guide

No AZ-802 book is out yet. This one was written for AZ-800, which covered much of the same Windows Server ground.

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Udemy: AZ courses

Up to three of the highest-rated courses for each exam.

AZ-802

Administering Windows Server

AZ-802 is new, so only one full video course has ratings so far.

AZ-104

Microsoft Azure Administrator

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CompTIA: Cloud+, Security+ and Linux+

For each exam: the official page and objectives, free material where it exists, a study guide and up to three of the highest-rated Udemy courses.

CV0-004

CompTIA Cloud+

Exam cost: about $399. CompTIA list price; check the CompTIA store before you buy

Official pages

Study guide

Udemy

SY0-701

CompTIA Security+

Exam cost: about $439. CompTIA list price; check the CompTIA store before you buy

Security+ v8 (SY0-801) launches on November 17, 2026, and SY0-701 (v7) stays available until June 11, 2027. The Sybex SY0-801 guide is due in December 2026.

Official pages

Free study material

Study guide

Udemy

XK0-006

CompTIA Linux+

Exam cost: about $399. CompTIA list price; check the CompTIA store before you buy

Official pages

Study guide

Udemy

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Cisco: CCNA

Track G ends here. Cisco's free tools cover the labs: Packet Tracer for most of them, Cisco Modeling Labs Free for real IOS.

200-301

Cisco CCNA

Exam cost: $300

Version 2.0 replaces 1.1 on February 3, 2027 (same exam code). It adds AI in network operations and leans harder on troubleshooting. Study the v2.0 topics.

Official pages

Free study material

Study guide

Written for v1.1. No v2.0 edition has been announced yet.

Udemy

Only Neil Anderson's course says it covers v2.0 so far.

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AWS: Solutions Architect – Associate

Track H ends here. Build in your own AWS account under the sandbox rules, and tear it down after each lab.

SAA-C03

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Exam cost: $150

AWS recommends a year of hands-on work designing on AWS. A1 gives you the lab version of that; use the practice question set to find your gaps.

Official pages

Free study material

Study guide

Udemy

The most-rated practice tests are Jon Bonso's (Tutorials Dojo, 4.4) and Neal Davis's (4.3); they are question banks, not courses.

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LPI: LPIC-1, 2 and 3

LPI publishes the objectives for every exam and free study material for LPIC-1. Udemy coverage is much thinner than for CompTIA, so lean on the objectives and your lab.

101-500 + 102-500

LPIC-1 Linux Administrator

Exam cost: $200 per exam in the US, 2 exams ($400)

Official pages

Free study material

Study guide

Udemy

LPIC courses have far fewer ratings than CompTIA ones. Christine Bresnahan co-wrote the Sybex guide.

201-450 + 202-450

LPIC-2 Linux Engineer

Exam cost: $200 per exam in the US, 2 exams ($400)

Official pages

Free study material

Study guide

From 2016. Check its contents against the current 201-450 and 202-450 objectives.

Udemy

300 / 303 / 305 / 306

LPIC-3 Enterprise

Exam cost: $200 in the US, one specialty exam

Pass one specialty exam. Version 3.0 offers four.

Official pages

Free study material

Study guide

There is no Sybex guide for LPIC-3, and LPI publishes no free LPIC-3 material yet. Study from the objectives for your specialty and your lab.

Udemy

Only one Udemy course covers a current LPIC-3 exam.

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Lab tools

Free guides for the tools the sprints use that no exam card covers. Each card links to the sprints that need it.

Used in F1, S0

VMware Workstation Pro

The lab runs on it. Free to use; the download needs a free Broadcom account.

Used in F2, N1

Cisco Packet Tracer

Free with a Cisco Networking Academy account.

Used in S4, S12

KVM and libvirt

Used in A1

AWS CLI

Or use AWS CloudShell in the browser, which has it built in.

Used in C1, C2, C3

Claude

C1 and C3 work on the free plan. C2's Claude Code needs a paid Claude plan or an Anthropic Console account. Never paste passwords, keys or real data.

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