A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC

by Andrews, Jean

• ISBN13: 9780619000387
• ISBN10: 0619000384
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780619000646, 9780619034337
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-04
• Publisher: Course Technology Ptr
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Summary

A thorough, step-by-step book available for learning the fundamentals of supporting PCs. Includes complete mapping to CompTIS's current A+ exams and several in-depth, hands-on projects at the end of each chapter, designed to make certain that you not only understand the material, but can execute procedures and make decisions on your own. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents	v
A+ Table of Contents	xvii
Introduction	xxxiii
How Computers Work	1	(64)
How Software and Hardware Work Together	65	(48)
The System Board	113	(64)
Understanding and Managing Memory	177	(62)
Floppy Drives	239	(40)
Introduction to Hard Drives	279	(68)
Hard Drive Installation and Support	347	(58)
Troubleshooting Fundamentals	405	(48)
Supporting I/O Devices	453	(58)
Multimedia Technology	511	(44)
Electricity and Power Supplies	555	(42)
Supporting Windows 3.x and Windows 9x	597	(80)
Understanding and Supporting Windows NT Workstation	677	(68)
Purchasing a PC or Building Your Own	745	(54)
Communicating over Phone Lines	799	(54)
Networking Fundamentals and the Internet	853	(86)
Printers and Notebook Computers	939	(38)
Viruses, Disaster Recovery, and a Maintenance Plan That Works	977	(40)
The Professional PC Technician	1017
Appendix A Error Messages and Their Meanings	A1
Appendix B hard Drive Types	B1
Appendix C ASCII Character Set and ANSI.SYS	C1
Appendix D The Hexadecimal Number System and Memory Addressing	D1
Appendix E Troubleshooting Guidelines	E1
Appendix F Behind the Scenes with DEBUG	F1
Appendix G Interrupt Vectors	G1
Glossary	1	(1)
Index	1