This CompTIA ITF+ cheat sheet boils the entry-level Tech+ (FC0-U71) blueprint down to the facts examiners reward, organized by the six domains you'll actually be scored on. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free ITF+ toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
CompTIA ITF+ exam at a glance
- Questions: Maximum of 70 multiple-choice (retired ITF+ FC0-U61 used 75)
- Time: 60 minutes
- Passing score: 650 on a 100–900 scale (weighted/scaled, not a fixed percentage)
- Certifying body: CompTIA (scheduled through Pearson VUE)
- Cost: About $138 for a voucher; varies by region and promo. No prerequisites.
What’s on the CompTIA ITF+ cheat sheet
- Infrastructure (24%) — internal components, RAM vs. storage, ports and peripherals, networking devices, DHCP/DNS, and cloud and virtualization — the single heaviest domain.
- Security (19%) — the CIA triad, authentication and MFA, encryption vs. hashing, malware types, and everyday best practices.
- Applications & Software (18%) — operating systems, GUI vs. CLI, software licensing, browser essentials, and file types and management.
- IT Concepts & Terminology (13%) — binary, decimal and hexadecimal, data units, the input-process-output model, and Boolean logic.
- Software Development Concepts (13%) — compiled vs. interpreted languages, data types, variables and constants, and branching and looping.
- Data & Database Fundamentals (13%) — tables, records and fields, primary and foreign keys, SQL basics, and backups.
How to use it in your final week
- Front-load Infrastructure (24%) and Security (19%) — together they're 43% of the exam, so master the hardware, networking, cloud, and CIA-triad rows first.
- Drill the notational conversions until they're automatic: binary place values (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128), and hex A-F = 10-15, where each hex digit equals 4 bits.
- Skim the whole sheet the morning of your test for a final pass on the memory hooks — IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, RAM vs. storage, and switch vs. router.
- Pair each review pass with a short timed practice set (70 questions in 60 minutes ≈ 50 seconds each) so your pacing feels routine on exam day.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your CompTIA ITF+ practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
CompTIA ITF+ cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the CompTIA ITF+ cheat sheet downloads as a PDF for free, with no account and no sign-up. It sits alongside the rest of Career Employer's free ITF+ toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
Both — and that's deliberate. CompTIA retired ITF+ (FC0-U61) on July 31, 2025, and its direct successor is CompTIA Tech+ (FC0-U71), which keeps the same six core domains. The sheet is built to the current Tech+ objectives, so every fact still maps whether you searched for ITF+ or Tech+.
It condenses the most-tested facts into a quick reference organized by the six domains: IT concepts and terminology, infrastructure, applications and software, software development concepts, data and databases, and security — with the binary/hex conversions, cloud models, and CIA-triad definitions examiners lean on.
No — the sheet is a review and cram layer, not a full course. You need a scaled score of 650 on a 100-900 scale, so use the sheet to lock in vocabulary and quick facts, then take timed practice tests across all six domains to confirm you're ready.
Click the download button or the preview card at the top of this page and the PDF opens instantly. Bookmark the page so you can pull it back up for a final skim the morning of your exam.
References
- 1.CompTIA. “CompTIA Tech+ (formerly IT Fundamentals / ITF+) — Certification Overview.” comptia.org, 2026. ↑
- 2.CompTIA. “CompTIA Tech+ (FC0-U71) Exam Objectives.” comptia.org, 2026. ↑
- 3.CompTIA. “CompTIA Exam Retirement Dates (ITF+ FC0-U61 retired July 31, 2025).” comptia.org, 2025. ↑
- 4.Pearson VUE. “CompTIA Tech+ (FC0-U71) — Schedule Your Exam.” pearsonvue.com, 2026. ↑
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