A+ Certification Workbook for Dummies

Description

Becoming a certified computer technician can take your career to new heights. Unfortunately, sitting down to take the A+ Certification exam can do the same for your blood pressure—but don’t get your cables in a knot!

  A+ Certification Workbook for Dummies gives you everything you need to sharpen your skills and boost your confidence as you prepare for the A+ Certification exam. Reflecting the tone and content of the actual test, this friendly workbook includes hundreds of hands-on exercises, scores of quizzes covering the terms and specifications you’ll need to memorize, and tons of troubleshooting “story problems” that require critical thinking and application of theory.

  
With A+ Certification Workbook for Dummies, you’ll get practical guidance and helpful tips on answering questions and solving problems in all areas covered on the real exam, including:
* Protecting yourself and your PC
* Motherboards and CPUs
* Memory, BIOS, and CMOS
* Disk storage
* Power supplies and portable PCs
* Ports, cables, and connectors
* Monitors and adapters
* Printers
* Multimedia and input devices

  
Plus, you’ll get hands-on experience with:
* Installing and upgrading Windows
* Files, folders, and command prompts
* Running and configuring applications
* System resources and device drivers
* Optimizing and maintaining Windows
* Understanding the system files and boot sequences
* Troubleshooting hardware, bootstrap, startup, and application problems

  Bonus CD-ROM includes example files and a test engine with additional review questions!

  A+ Certification Workbook for Dummies gives you everything you need to pass the A+ Certification Exam and prove you have what it takes to work in the competitive computer support industry.

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Basic Components.

  
Chapter 1: Protecting Yourself and Your PC.

  
Chapter 2: Motherboards and CPUs.

  
Chapter 3: Memory, BIOS, and CMOS.

  
Chapter 4: Disk Storage.

  
Chapter 5: Power Supplies and Portable PCs.

  Part II: Peripherals.

  
Chapter 6: Ports, Cables, and Connectors.

  
Chapter 7: Monitors and Display Adapters.

  
Chapter 8: Printers.

  
Chapter 9: Multimedia and Input Devices.

  Part III: Operating System Basics.

  
Chapter 10: Installing and Upgrading Windows.

  
Chapter 11: Files, Folders, and Command Prompts.

  
Chapter 12: Installing and Configuring Applications.

  
Chapter 13: System Resources and Device Drivers.

  Part IV: Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Operating System.

  
Chapter 14: Monitoring and Optimizing Windows.

  
Chapter 15: Understanding the System Files and Boot Sequences.

  
Chapter 16: Troubleshooting Hardware Problems.

  
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Boot and Startup Problems.

  Part V: Networking.

  
Chapter 18: Understanding and Selecting Network Types.

  
Chapter 19: Managing Windows Networking.

  
Chapter 20: Configuring Internet Access and Security.

  Part VI: The Part of Tens.

  
Chapter 21: Ten Things End-Users Do to Mess Up Their PCs (And How to Fix Them).

  
Chapter 22: Ten (More or Less) Windows System Files You Need to Know About.

  
Chapter 23: Ten Command-Prompt Commands That Can Save the Day.

  Appendix A: About the A+ Certification Exams.

  Appendix B: About the CD-ROM.

  Index.

  End-User License Agreement.