Mike Meyers'comptia a and Guide : Essentials - With CD (3RD 10 Edition)

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+ Essentials exam and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, Third Edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, youll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations.

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

The CD-ROM features

• Two complete practice exams
• New video introduction to CompTIA A+
• Video training segment
• Mikes favorite PC tools and utilities
• E-book

Complete coverage of all the topics on CompTIA A+ exam 220-701, including:

The Path of the PC Tech; Operational Procedures; The Visible PC; Understanding Windows; Learning CPUs; Learning RAM; Learning BIOS and CMOS; Learning Expansion Bus; Learning Motherboards; Learning PC Power; Learning PC Storage; Installing Windows; Securing Windows – Basics; Maintaining Windows – Basics; Learning Input/Output; Learning Video and Multimedia; Learning Portable Computing; Learning Printing; Learning Local Area Networking; Learning Wireless; Learning the Internet; Learning to Secure Your Computer; Troubleshooting Theory

This large format, textbook style guide to the first of two examinations in the CompTIA A+ certification process provides clear instruction in each subject area of this entry level computer technician certification exam. Each chapter includes numerous full color photographs and illustrations as well as sidebar tips, chapter summaries, practice questions with answer keys and "lab" assignments. An accompanying CD-ROM supplies practice exams, additional review questions, video tutorials and an ebook edition of the text. This third edition is updated to include relevant content on Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and the latest requirements from CompTIA. This volume covers the 220-701 "Essentials" exam only. Meyers is a certification trainer and the author of numerous training guides. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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+ Essentials exam and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, 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 hundreds of photographs and illustrations.

Covers all CompTIA A+ Essentials exam topics, including: Operational procedureCPUs and RAMCMO's and BIOS settingsExpansion busMotherboardsPower suppliesHard drivesRemovable mediaWindows 2000, Windows XP, and WIndows VistaInput/output portsVideo cardsPortable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologiesPrintersNetworksSecurityTroubleshooting

The CD-ROM features: Practice exam for 220-701400+ chapter review questionsNew video introduction to CompTIA A+One-hour video training segmentMike's favorite PC tools and utilitiesSearchable e-book

Each chapter includes: Learning objectivesFull-color photographs and illustrationsReal-world examplesTry This and Cross Check exercisesTech tips, notes, and warningsEnd-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ is the industrys 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. Learning CPUs; Chapter 6. Learning RAM; Chapter 7. Learning BIOS and CMOS; Chapter 8. Learning Expansion Bus; Chapter 9. Learning Motherboards; Chapter 10. Learning PC Power; Chapter 11. Learning PC Storage; Chapter 12. Installing Windows; Chapter 13. Securing Windows – Basics; Chapter 14. Maintaining Windows – Basics; Chapter 15. Learning Input/Output; Chapter 16. Learning Video and Multimedia; Chapter 17. Learning Portable Computing; Chapter 18. Learning Printing; Chapter 19. Learning Local Area Networking; Chapter 20. Learning Wireless; Chapter 21. Learning the Internet; Chapter 22. Learning to Secure Your Computer; Chapter 23. Troubleshooting Theory