Mike Meyers' A+ Certification Passport, Third Edition

by Meyers, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780072263084
• ISBN10: 0072263083
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-03
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

Summary

From the #1 Name in Professional Certification Get on the fast track to becoming CompTIA A+ certified with this affordable, portable study tool. Certification training guru Mike Meyers will guide you on your career path, providing expert tips and sound advice along the way. With an intensive focus on only what you need to know to pass the CompTIA A+ Essentials and 220-602 tests, this certification passport is your ticket to success on exam day. Featuring: Itineraries--List of official exam objectives covered ETAs--Amount of time needed to complete each lesson Travel Advisories--Expert advice on critical topics Local Lingo--Concise definitions of key terms and concepts Travel Assistance--Recommended resources for more information Exam Tips--Common exam pitfalls and solutions Checkpoints--End-of-chapter questions, answers, and explanations Career Flight Path--Career options mapped out to maximize the return from your IT journey Practice Exams on CD: Four complete practice exams A new collection of Mike's favorite shareware and freeware PC tools and utilities An electronic book

Author Biography

Mike Meyers, A+, Network+, MCP, is the industry’s leading authority on 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 including, IBM, Lucent Technologies, GE, the FBI, the FAA, and the United Nations.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Ports and Connectors

Chapter 2: Maintenance and Safety Precautions

Chapter 3: Motherboards, Power Supplies, and Cases

Chapter 4: System BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility

Chapter 5: CPUs

Chapter 6: RAM

Chapter 7: IDE Mass Storage Devices

Chapter 8: SCSI Mass Storage Devices

Chapter 9: Expansion Bus, System Resources, and Installing Peripheral

Chapter 10: Printers

Chapter 11: Portable Computers

Chapter 12: Networks: Wired Networking

Chapter 13: Networks: Wireless Networking

Chapter 14: Operating System Fundamentals

Chapter 15: Operating Systems: Windows in Detail

Chapter 16: Installing and Upgrading Windows

Chapter 17: Networking in Windows

Chapter 18: Maintaining, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting Windows NT/2000/XP

Chapter 19: Maintaining, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting Windows 2003