Mike Meyers' Guide to Supporting Windows 7 for CompTIA A+ Certification (Exams 701 & 702)

by Meyers, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780071763929
• ISBN10: 0071763929
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2011-09-15
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Complete coverage of the new Windows 7 topics and questions added to the 2009 CompTIA A+ exams Mike Meyers' Guide to Supporting Windows 7 for CompTIA A+offers up-to-date information on the new Windows 7 material and questions that have been added to the 2009 CompTIA A+ exams. Mike Meyers is well-known for his proven program of delivering the key information you want and need to pass the exam. He has become the preferred author for technicians who want to be successful on the job. Meyers' "in the trenches" voice and the clarity of his explanations of core concepts has made his certification study guides bestsellers. Mike Meyers' Guide to Supporting Windows 7 for CompTIA A+ Drills down on the new Windows 7 questions in the #1 CompTIA A+ All-in-One Exam Guideformat Includes CD-ROM with two complete practice exams with hundreds of questions, an "Introduction to Windows 7 and A+" video by Mike Meyers, a new collection of Mike's latest favorite shareware and freeware PC tools & utilities, and a free segment of LearnKey's A+ video training, featuring Meyers Up-to-date Windows 7 coverage: Changes to CompTIA A+ Exam; Extending the The Path of the PC Tech; A Deeper Understanding of Windows; Understanding Windows 7; CPUs and RAM; The Modern Motherboard; More Power; Spinning Storage; Working with Windows; Video; Potent Portables; Print; Local Area Networking; Wireless Networking; The Internet

Author Biography

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ CompTIA Security+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Meet Windows 7	p. 1
Comparing Desktops-The Taskbar	p. 2
Comparing Desktops-The Notification Area	p. 6
Windows Explorer-Almost Perfect?	p. 8
Touring Windows Explorer	p. 9
Default Libraries	p. 13
Creating Your Own Libraries	p. 15
Bye, Bye Sidebar-Hello Gadgets	p. 17
Meet Your New File System	p. 18
The Windows 7 Interface-Better Than Vista	p. 19
Chapter Review	p. 20
Questions	p. 20
Answers	p. 21
Installing Windows 7	p. 23
Editions of Windows 7	p. 24
Preinstallation Tasks	p. 26
Identify Hardware Requirements	p. 26
Verify Hardware and Software Compatibility	p. 28
Decide What Type of Installation to Perform	p. 32
Determine How to Back Up and Restore Existing Data, If Necessary	p. 32
Select an Installation Method	p. 32
Determine How to Partition the Hard Drive and What File System to Use	p. 33
Determine Your Computer's Network Role	p. 33
Decide on Your Computer's Language and Locale Settings and Plan for Post-Installation Tasks	p. 33
The Transition to UEFI, GPT, and BOOTMGR	p. 33
EFI/UEFI	p. 33
Implementing UEFI and GPT in Windows Vista and Windows 7	p. 46
Chapter Review	p. 50
Questions	p. 50
Answers	p. 52
Boot Issues with Windows 7	p. 53
WinPE and the Death of Recovery Console	p. 54
Getting to and Using Windows RE	p. 55
Getting to Windows RE	p. 55
Using Windows RE	p. 57
Chapter Review	p. 86
Questions	p. 86
Answers	p. 88
User Account Control-From Vista to Windows 7	p. 89
UAC in Windows Vista	p. 92
How UAC Works	p. 96
How to Turn Off UAC	p. 99
UAC in Windows 7	p. 100
A More Granular UAC	p. 101
Chapter Review	p. 103
Questions	p. 103
Review Answers	p. 105
IPv6	p. 107
IPv6 Address Notation	p. 108
Where Do IPv6 Addresses Come From?	p. 110
IPv6 Subnet Masks	p. 112
Global Addresses	p. 112
Aggregation	p. 114
Chapter Review	p. 116
Questions	p. 116
Answers	p. 117
Windows 7 Networking	p. 119
Classic Folder Sharing	p. 120
Simple File Sharing	p. 123
File Sharing Wizard-Vista Style	p. 125
What Are We Sharing?	p. 127
Windows Rallies to the Solution	p. 128
Public and Default Folders	p. 130
Windows Network Location	p. 131
HomeGroup	p. 142
Windows 7-The Best of All Worlds?	p. 149
Chapter Review	p. 150
Questions	p. 150
Answers	p. 151
Windows 7 Utilities	p. 153
Action Center	p. 154
BitLocker Drive Encryption	p. 156
Event Viewer	p. 159
Performance Information and Tools	p. 161
Chapter Review	p. 164
Questions	p. 164
Answers	p. 166
Mapping to the CompTIA A+ Objectives	p. 167
CompTIA A+ Essentials Objectives Map	p. 168
CompTIA A+ Practical Application Objectives Map	p. 182
About the CD-ROM	p. 193
System Requirements	p. 194
Installing and Running Total Tester	p. 194
About Total Tester	p. 194
Accessing the PDF Copy of the Book and the CompTIA A+ Exam Objectives	p. 195
Technical Support	p. 195
Index	p. 197
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