Mike Meyers CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials Lab Manual (Exa, 220-701) 3rd Edition

Description

Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success

* 70+ lab exercises challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies
* Step-by-step scenarios require you to think critically
* Lab analyses tests measure your understanding of lab results
* Key term quizzes help build your vocabulary

Practice working with:
* Operational procedures
* CPUs and RAM
* CMOS and BIOS settings
* The expansion bus
* Motherboards
* Power supplies
* Hard drives
* Removable media
* Input/output ports
* Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
* Video cards
* Portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies
* Printers
* Networks
* Security
* Troubleshooting techniques

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1. The Path of the PC Tech; Chapter 2. Operational Procedures; Chapter 3. The Visible PC; Chapter 4. Understanding Windows; Chapter 5. Learning CPUs; Chapter 6. Learning RAM; Chapter 7. Learning Motherboards; Chapter 8. Learning PC Power; Chapter 9. Hard Drive Technologies; Chapter 10. Removable Media; Chapter 11. Installing and Upgrading Windows; Chapter 12. Learning Input/Output; Chapter 13. Learning Video and Multimedia; Chapter 14. Learning Portable Computing; Chapter 15. Learning Printing; Chapter 16. Learning Local Area Networking; Chapter 17. Learning Wireless; Chapter 18. Learning the Internet; Chapter 19. Learning Computer Security; Chapter 20. The Complete PC Technician; Index