Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs: (Exams 220-701 and 220-702) 3rd Edition

Description

Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Third Edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations.

Learn how to:
* Work with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
* Install, partition, and format hard drives
* Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
* Troubleshoot PCs and implement security measures
* Install video and multimedia cards
* Work with portable PCs, PDAs, smartphones, and wireless technologies
* Manage printers and connect to networks and the Internet
* Understand safety and environmental issues
* Establish good communications skills and adhere to privacy policies

The CD-ROM features:
* Practice exams for 701 & 702
* 600+ chapter review questions
* New video introduction to CompTIA A+
* One-hour video training segment
* Mike's favorite PC tools and utilities
* Searchable e-book

Each chapter includes:
* Learning objectives
* Full-color photographs and illustrations
* Real-world examples
* Try This! and Cross Check exercises
* Tech tips, notes, and warnings
* End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projectsMike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, and the bestselling author of seven editions of CompTIA A+ All-in-One Exam Guide. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1. The Path of the PC Tech; Chapter 2. Operational Procedures; Chapter 3. The Visible PC; Chapter 4. Understanding Windows; Chapter 5. Microprocessors; Chapter 6. RAM; Chapter 7. BIOS and CMOS; Chapter 8. Expansion Bus; Chapter 9. Motherboards; Chapter 10. Power Supplies; Chapter 11. Hard Drive Technologies; Chapter 12. Implementing Hard Drives; Chapter 13. Removable Media; Chapter 14. Installing and Upgrading Windows; Chapter 15. Working with the Command Line Interface; Chapter 16. Securing Windows Resources; Chapter 17. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Windows; Chapter 18. Input/Output; Chapter 19. Video; Chapter 20. Multimedia; Chapter 21. Portable Computing; Chapter 22. Printers; Chapter 23. Local Area Networking; Chapter 24. Wireless Networking; Chapter 25. The Internet; Chapter 26. Securing Computers; Chapter 27. The Complete PC Tech; Appendix A: Mapping to the CompTIA A+ Objectives; Appendix B: About the CD-ROM; Glossary; Index