Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Third Edition (Exams 220-701 & 220-702)

by Meyers, Michael

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3rd

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9780071713801

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0071713808

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Pub. Date:

1/15/2010

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McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

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Summary

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 projects

Mike 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.

Author Biography

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ is the industry’s leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification. 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. Mike is the author of six editions of the bestselling A+ certification book on the market, CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide.

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